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Basics:
Engineering Skill: 585
Shaping: Hobby
Current non-arrow level product: Competition Longbow
Difficulty: 9 - intricate
Current lumber master-crafted: Ironwood (12)
Example:
>ana longb
You deeply analyze the competition longbow and pore over its construction.
This appears to be a type of finished longbow that is masterfully-crafted.
The longbow is an intricate piece to make.
It was made by someone with abilities close to your own skill.
About 8 pieces of lumber were used in this item's construction.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
R>appr longb careful
An ironwood competition longbow is a long bow type weapon.
An ironwood competition longbow trains the bow skill.
The competition longbow is soundly designed for improving the force of your attacks.
You are certain that the longbow is fairly balanced and is inadequately suited for adding attack power from its draw strength.
The longbow appears set for a draw strength that is very low for a bow of this type.
The longbow does not appear to have an adjustable draw strength.
You are certain that the competition longbow is extremely weak and easily damaged, and is in pristine condition.
You are certain that the wood in the competition longbow has a quality of 80, placing it at 'very high quality' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the wood in the competition longbow has a durability of 20, placing it at 'dismal durability' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the wood in the competition longbow has a workability of 12, placing it at 'extremely difficult to work with' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the wood in the competition longbow has a hardness of 90, placing it at 'extremely hard' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the wood in the competition longbow has an stiffness of 50, placing it at 'moderately stiff' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the wood in the competition longbow has a physical resistance of 40, placing it at 'somewhat good at resisting rupture' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the wood in the competition longbow has an enchantment capacity of 6, placing it at 'no capacity' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the wood in the competition longbow has an affinity of 70, placing it at 'very good affinity for making shortbows and arbalests' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the wood in the competition longbow has an affinity of 40, placing it at 'rather poor affinity for making long bows and heavy crossbows' on the official Trader's Scale.
You are certain that the wood in the competition longbow has an affinity of 45, placing it at 'rather poor affinity for making composite bows and light crossbows' on the official Trader's Scale.
It appears that the competition longbow can be slung over one shoulder.
You are certain that the competition longbow weighs exactly 49 stones.
You are certain that the competition longbow is worth exactly 5900 Lirums.
Roundtime: 16 seconds.
R>look longb
You see the initials "R. D." impressed into the surface of the wood.
Current arrow product try: Ice-adder arrows
Difficulty: 9 - intricate
>ana my arr
You deeply analyze the ice-adder arrows and pore over its construction.
These appear to be a type of animal part arrows that are of outstanding quality.
The arrows are an intricate piece to make.
It was made by someone with abilities close to your own skill.
Roundtime: 8 sec.
R>appr my arr
This appears to be ammunition for bows.
You are certain that it could do:
poor puncture damage
somewhat fair slice damage
somewhat moderate impact damage
no fire damage
moderate cold damage with affinity for random attacks
no electric damage
You are certain that the ice-adder arrows are appreciably susceptible to damage, and are in pristine condition.
You are certain that the ice-adder arrows weighs exactly 10 stones.
You are certain that the ice-adder arrows are worth exactly 6731 Lirums.
Roundtime: 8 seconds.
Rehlyn
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