Specialization: Missile Style (Thrown Weapons, Mounted Archer)

Some heroes specialize in fighting with ranged weapons; Robin Hood and William Tell spring to mind as good examples.

Characters who choose to specialize in missile or thrown weapon style gain two benefits.

• First, they can move up to half their normal movement rate and still attack with their full rate of fire, or make a full move and attack at half their rate of fire.
• Second, they gain a bonus of –1 to their AC against enemy missile fire while attacking with a ranged weapon.

Mounted Archer Style

A proficient archer and rider who specializes in missile style gains a special benefit when mounted: any penalties he suffers for shooting while riding are reduced by 2. Normally, a character suffers a -2 penalty to missile attacks if his mount is moving at up to half its normal speed, and a -4 penalty if his mount is moving at full speed. Horse archers suffer no penalty for half-speed firing, and only a -2 penalty for firing at full speed.