
The ranger also has extra attack for 2 attacks with action (as long as they arent using crossbow). If you are level 5, then you have extra attack with action and 2WF bonus action, making 3 attacks without reaction. Whether this will work with a given weapon is very subclass specific - for example, the Beast Master (Primal Companion) L11 extra attack has to come from the companion.

Generally speaking, most Ranger subclasses provide a way to get a 3rd attack (or more, like the Hunter) at level 11 that's situational in some way.Volley will work with bows, but won't work with crossbows unless you take the Crossbow Expert feat.Horde Breaker will work with bows, but won't work with crossbows unless you take the Crossbow Expert feat.There are a variety of ways for a Ranger to fire 3 arrows, and a Hunter can fire more than 3, but there's no bonus action involvement:

You can fire a hand crossbow with a bonus action using the Crossbow Expert feat. That won't work with ranged weapons at all. You must have the Dual Wielder feat if you're twf-bonus action attacking with longswords. I have the Riposte maneuver, so if someone swings a weapon at me and misses, I can get a shot at them, and if they try to leave my range without using the Disengage Action, I get to take a swing at them.Ĭan someone with a Crossbow do so as well? I can make an attack, I can make another as a bonus attack, and I can make a third one if there's a trigger. My character has all the prerequisites to use a two longswords, one in each hand. Their main use is to transport and protect arrows.My Significant other plays a Hunter Ranger, I play a Battle Master. The Yazutsu is a different type, used in Kyudo. Yebira refers to a variety of quiver designs. Some had straps or rope sewn to them for carrying, but many either were tucked into the belt or set on the ground before battle to allow easier access. When not in use, the drawstring could be closed, completely covering the arrows so as to protect them from rain and dirt. They are popular with compound bow hunters as it allows one piece of equipment to be carried in the field without encumbering the hunter's body.Ī style used by medieval English longbowmen and several other cultures, an arrow bag is a simple drawstring cloth sack with a leather spacer at the top to keep the arrows divided. They can be simply stakes in the ground with a ring at the top to hold the arrows, or more elaborate designs that hold the arrows within reach without the archer having to lean down to draw.Ī modern invention, the bow quiver attaches directly to the bow's limbs and holds the arrows steady with a clip of some kind. Ground quiver Ī ground quiver is used for both target shooting or warfare when the archer is shooting from a fixed location.

While popular in cinema and 20th century art for depictions of medieval European characters (such as Robin Hood), this style of quiver was rarely used in medieval Europe. They were also used in Ancient Greece and often feature on sculptural representations of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. This style of quiver was used by native peoples of North America and Africa, and was also commonly depicted in bas-reliefs from ancient Assyria. Arrows can be drawn over the shoulder rapidly by the nock. A y-shaped harness for a back quiver features on this bronze statue of Artemis, goddess of the hunt, mid-4th century BC.īack quivers are secured to the archer's back by leather straps, with the nock ends protruding above the dominant hand's shoulder.
