# Greatbow balance

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/greatbow-balance/17474>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [November 13, 2018, 9:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/greatbow-balance/17474 "2018-11-13T21:59:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tamior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tamior](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tamior)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/greatbow-balance/17474/25 "2018-11-14T18:40:07Z")

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> [@Bows, Crossbows and Their Balance](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/bows-crossbows-and-their-balance/17067/200):
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> As for the strength requirement, I haven’t checked your assertions about being able to make a starting character with 18 str,

Str 18  
Dex 4  
Int 8  
Per 4  
Is something you can make on a default multi-pool char, no questions asked.  
Dex 4 / Per 4 are effetively irrelevent if you know what you are doing (see [https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/side-effects-of-min-maxing-stats/](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/side-effects-of-min-maxing-stats/) for details).

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