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Archery (Bows & Crossbows)
For the purpose of archery, Knight Realms allows players to use real bows with boffer-padded arrows (boffer archery). While we allow and encourage real bows for realism and the all important coolness factor, we must stress that safety always comes first.
Boffer arrows do a base of 8 damage. The base damage is high to encourage people to put the time and effort into making a good looking set of props and weapons.
Because they look poor and are inaccurate, Nerf weapons are not allowed at KR. "Packet Archery" (holding a bow in one hand, and throwing spell packets with the other) is also not permitted at KR.
In order to use a bow, you must first pass a test under the supervision of a Rules Marshal. Also, a Marshal will pick one of your arrows at random and take it apart to check and make sure they are safely made – please bring an extra for this purpose. Note that the Marshal picks one arrow randomly, so that you can’t make a good one for the Marshal and skimp on the others; they all need to be top quality.
Bows need to be simple recurve bows with no more than 20 pounds at full draw, and with a Draw length of no more than 26”. Arrows should be fitted for this (26”), keeping in mind that the end will be covered in foam, so you may want them a bit longer.
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What about say a bow made of pvc/cpvc would i be able to use that?
Do you mean a homemade bow who's material is PVC/CPVC? Or bow bought from a manufacturer which happens to be made out of PVC/CPVC?
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No one intentionally targets bows in melee combat, but chaos reigns in fights. A stray hit could whack your bow and the idea of metal bar on the inside handle doesn't sit well with me. Just my personal opinion...
If you're looking for a bow for game, check the web links on the left menu bar of the website. There are lots of sites that offer bows.
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Grant it, that's what we do here, you need to check with KR staff. I"m just documenting poundage we have on ours for general information.
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1) I've never seen one break, but..just in case, it holds everything together.
2) It takes away the 'white' color, doesn't rub off like paint, and would match a boffer staff
and lastly-even though we've used them in IN, I can't stress enough.... my information is only that... information. Approval can ONLY come from the KR staff. Don't be surprised (or put off...) if they decline the bow.
Let me repeat that one more time...
Even though we've used them in IN, I can't stress enough.... my information is only that... information. Approval can ONLY come from the KR staff. Don't be surprised (or put off...) if they decline the bow.
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As far as the Bend goes, I believe there's about 8-10" between Bow string and Handle at center of Bow.
If I have room, I'll throw one of ours in the car. No guarentees.... I have a lot of stuff to pack, but I'll try.
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Since we only allow the use of real bows for Archery at KR we take safety very seriously. The specific draw weight is very carefully inspected and we ensure that everyone that uses a Bow adheres to our safety policies.
You're welcome to bring whatever you have with you, but make sure that a staff member inspects your weapon and how you will be using it. Also per our policy, be prepared for a staff member to dissect one of your arrows to ensure they are created correctly if they are not store bought LARP arrows.
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Also thanks for the character background info, I sent mine to a different one.
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No arrow, boffer weapon, or spell packet should ever be able to fit into someone’s eye socket
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