The Orkish shortbow is a shortbow crafted by Orcs in MUME. It is used with the Missile weapons skill and fires arrows as ammunition.
consider bow
Its accuracy is poor, its speed very fast, and it causes average damage. It weighs three pounds.
The Orkish shortbow is the dark-side counterpart to the Elven shortbow, with identical stats: very fast fire rate at the cost of poor accuracy. At only three pounds it is one of the lightest ranged weapons available. Compatible ammunition includes ash arrows and war arrows.
See also
- Missile weapons — The skill required to use bows.
- Elven shortbow — Free Peoples equivalent with the same stats.
- War arrow — Higher-damage arrow type.
- Ash arrow — Standard arrow ammunition.
- Ranged weapon — Overview of all ranged weapons.
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