Arrow
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From the V8 Rulebook
Includes bolts and any other similar items.
NOTE: Improperly constructed or maintained arrows can pose a serious safety hazard. Before building your fist arrows take the time to study an online construction tutorial or practice with an experienced player.
General
- May not be drawn beyond 28”.
- Fletching and nocks, if present, must be in good repair.
- Must be clearly labeled with their owner’s name.
- Arrows without labels will never be allowed on the field.
- Using arrows without labels can result in immediate suspension from the field.
- Broken or poorly mended arrows are not to be used.
- Like any other equipment arrows may only be used by their owner unless the owner grants specific permission for another player to use their arrows.
- The owner of an arrow is responsible for the safety of the arrow even if fired by another player.
- Special arrows may never be shared.
- Swinging at an arrow in flight is illegal.
- Arrows may only be passively blocked by placing an object in the flight path.
Shafts
- May be fiberglass, aluminum, plastic, or graphite.
- Wood shaft are only allowed if covered in a minimum of 4 mils of plastic tape or equivalent.
- Shafts must have any real arrow head or tip removed.
- The tip of shafts must be built up to at least 1” in diameter in a solid manner such as:
- Wrapping in fiberglass strapping tape and capping with a 1" diameter galvanized steel disc.
- Affixing a 1" diameter washer into the shaft with a solidly-attached screw.
- Other similar methods. Replacing the washer or disc with a U.S. penny is not considered 'similar' to those construction methods. Acceptable construction methods include, but are not limited to, building the arrowhead onto a base which is removable but firmly attached (commonly referred to as "modular" construction) and/or shaft buildups made using fused deposition modeling ("3D Printing"). Please consult experienced arrowhead builders before attempting new designs.
- Shafts longer than 28” must have a draw stop (generally a ring of tape or similar) placed around the shaft no more than 28" from the inside of the arrow's nock where the string rests.
Heads
- Must be 2.5” in diameter.
- Front and side must be Strike-Legal.
- Must include a minimum of 2” of foam in front of the shaft of the arrow.
- The 0.5” of foam immediately after the end of the shaft must be closed-cell.
- Foam must be firm but compressible, and not able to deform around the arrow shaft on impact.
- Very soft foams such as couch cushion do not count towards the required 2” minimum of foam.
- Heads should be checked regularly for degrading foam.
- Must have a cloth cover on the head.
- Properly colored strips may be used in lieu of colored head covers to denote special arrow status.
- Normal arrows may not be covered in any of the colors reserved for special arrows.
- Reserved colors are: yellow, red, green, purple, and grey.
- Must strike point first to score a hit.
- Affects all targets struck while in motion.
- Hits from arrows are Armor Breaking.
- Hits from arrows are Weapon Destroying.
Specialty Arrows
Specialty Arrows which strike a player or object can have various effects.
Unless otherwise noted:
- A player may only physically carry one Specialty Arrow per instance of Ability. Pages and other players may not carry extra Specialty Arrows for players.
- Specialty Arrows must be fired alone.
- Incantations for Specialty Arrows must be said immediately prior to firing, and said loudly and clearly enough to be heard within 50’.
- Hits from Specialty Arrows still count as a normal hit from an arrow to the location struck.
- If a player has Specialty Arrows with a frequency that includes Charge, they may have only one Specialty Arrow of any type Charged at a time.
Types of Specialty Arrows:
Links
- Combat Arrows by Thorne
- Video on Arrow Making by Raphael
- Quick and Easy Arrows by Vaargarrd
- Arrow Making by Thorne
- Assembly of Caliston Armory Arrow Kits Tutorial ~Fitz
- Quiet's Arrow Making Tutorial
See Also: