How can I make a bow like this?

[manwinc]

Rofl, I like Cerveza's Thinking. I ALWAYS USE ASH! As An Archer pvp'er till the day I die, Swing Speed is my #1 Add on a bow. It could have Double Spell, Balanced, Hld, Swing 10, and 40 di, and I'd still say... nope... not using it.... In fact, I have 3 Crossbows EXACTLY like that!

[Paulonius]

C,

You are right, if you are looking for a PVP bow SSI is the most important attribute and you should make them with Ash.  Based only on experience doing it and nothing math related, the chance of breaking them is a lot less than metal items and I like doing it with wood because then I can tailor items a bit more. Admittedly though, you are right that the marginal benefit of adding a little hit increase or damage increase to a bow here or there is probably not worth the chance of destroying the perfect pvp bow. Everything else being equal, I prefer to add some HCI to a bow than give it 10 SSI if it doesn't already have 30SSI -- but that is not where the real value is...

-P

[Cerveza]

I guess if you don't need the speed, like making Shortbows for PvM, you could make them with normal wood, then evaluate each one individually to see if you want more speed, hci+damage, or maybe a random stat on it.

Other then that I'd say make em outta ash and fugedaboudit. Making Heavy Crossbows your ALWAYS going to want more speed, so even if you make a 30% SSI your still going to go for 40%. So just use Ash in the beginning.

[Endless Night]

On the subject of crafting things... Anyone recommend a way for me to make a spell channeling Elemental Salyer Ax (Hatchet/ax or any ax type)

Or should i just wait for the old imbuing to kick in and add it that way.