Hi everybody,
Rifts World Book 2: Atlantis, says that a simple or magic weapon tattoo can be of a bow and arrow (emphasis mine) - page 86. Does that mean you get only one arrow? Seems a bit limited.
Thanks.
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Re: Magic tattoo bow and arrow
I think the reference in WB2 is just poor phrasing. The two are practically limited alone, so you have to get two tattoos: a bow (1) and arrow (2).
Now the number of arrows created going by the Power Arrow category (DB21 pg104-6, and in the BoM) will create 4x arrows, and even the T-Archer OCC (pg108-11) seems to confirm the bow and arrow are to be separate tattoos (interestingly, at least the Power Arrows do not function in non-tattoo bows) as their starting tattoos list "the following Magic Tatoos: The Bow as a Power Weapon and six Power Arrow tattoos" confirming that the "bow and arrow" mention in WB2 is really supposed to be 2x separate tattoos (and even the arrow = payload of 4, though text indicates x4 arrows are drawn not x1, so it might be however many are depicted?)
Now the number of arrows created going by the Power Arrow category (DB21 pg104-6, and in the BoM) will create 4x arrows, and even the T-Archer OCC (pg108-11) seems to confirm the bow and arrow are to be separate tattoos (interestingly, at least the Power Arrows do not function in non-tattoo bows) as their starting tattoos list "the following Magic Tatoos: The Bow as a Power Weapon and six Power Arrow tattoos" confirming that the "bow and arrow" mention in WB2 is really supposed to be 2x separate tattoos (and even the arrow = payload of 4, though text indicates x4 arrows are drawn not x1, so it might be however many are depicted?)
Re: Magic tattoo bow and arrow
Since I do not have access to my books I cannot give page references.
Iirc the bow and arrow weapon tattoo is counted as a single tattoo. Power Arrow tattoos are their own category and have their own interactions with the rules. The bow and arrow tattoo is usually depicted with 4 arrows, this is how I run it and iirc it's because I think that I saw it in one of the fluff texts
Iirc the bow and arrow weapon tattoo is counted as a single tattoo. Power Arrow tattoos are their own category and have their own interactions with the rules. The bow and arrow tattoo is usually depicted with 4 arrows, this is how I run it and iirc it's because I think that I saw it in one of the fluff texts
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