Fletching
Craft bows, crossbows and arrows for ranged combat.
Introduction quest
A Sling Before a Bow — Drusus, bowyer. Planks and leather in — and at the end of it, a weapon that shoots.
| Step | Objective | Reward |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hear out the bowyer | 0 gold, 4 XP |
| 2 | Saw 2 Olive Planks at the timber bench | 45 gold, 10 XP |
| 3 | Tan a piece of Goat Leather for the grip | 45 gold, 10 XP |
| 4 | Build an Olivewood Sling from your own parts | 55 gold, 12 XP |
Finishing the chain pays a further 50 gold and 12 XP. It runs once per character and is claimed from the Quests tab under Trades — see Quests.
The trade from here: At skill 5: arrows by the score. At skill 15: the Hunting Bow, and every bow after it.
The chain is the trade's introduction and does not continue. Everything past it opens with skill at the bench, not with another quest.
Recipes
| Recipe | Tier | Skill req | PE | Inputs | Output | Skill XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivewood Sling | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2× Olive Plank, 1× Goat Leather | Sling (item level 5) | 72 |
| Hunting Bow | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3× Beech Plank, 1× Boar Leather | Hunting Bow (item level 15) | 108 |
| Manuballista | 3 | 30 | 4 | 3× Cedar Plank, 2× Iron Bar | Arbalest (item level 25) | 144 |
| Cedarwood Sling | 3 | 30 | 4 | 3× Cedar Plank, 1× Wolf Leather | Sling (item level 25) | 144 |
| Cypress Warbow | 4 | 45 | 4 | 3× Cypress Plank, 1× Bear Leather | Hunting Bow (item level 35) | 180 |
| Ebony Recurve | 5 | 60 | 4 | 3× Ebony Plank, 1× Lion Leather | Hunting Bow (item level 45) | 216 |
| Ebony Sling | 5 | 60 | 4 | 3× Ebony Plank, 1× Lion Leather | Sling (item level 45) | 216 |
| Sacred Oak Arbalest | 6 | 75 | 4 | 4× Sacred Oak Plank, 1× Orichalcum Bar | Arbalest (item level 48) | 252 |
| Bronze Arrows | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1× Bronze Bar, 1× Olive Plank | 20× Bronze Arrows | 36 |
| Iron Arrows | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1× Iron Bar, 1× Beech Plank | 20× Iron Arrows | 54 |
| Steel Arrows | 3 | 35 | 2 | 1× Silver Bar, 1× Cedar Plank | 20× Steel Arrows | 72 |
| Gilded Arrows | 4 | 50 | 2 | 1× Gold Bar, 1× Cypress Plank | 20× Gilded Arrows | 90 |
| Orichalcum Arrows | 5 | 65 | 2 | 1× Orichalcum Bar, 1× Ebony Plank | 20× Orichalcum Arrows | 108 |
| Steel Arrows (Master Volley) | 7 | 80 | 2 | 2× Silver Bar, 2× Cedar Plank | 40× Steel Arrows | 144 |
| Opus Sling | 7 | 80 | 4 | 4× Sacred Oak Plank, 2× Lion Leather | Sling (item level 50) | 288 |
| Opus Arbalest | 7 | 80 | 4 | 5× Sacred Oak Plank, 2× Orichalcum Bar | Arbalest (item level 50) | 288 |
| Opus Recurve | 7 | 80 | 4 | 4× Sacred Oak Plank, 2× Aurochs Leather | Hunting Bow (item level 50) | 288 |
| Ashfall Sling | 8 | 90 | 4 | 8× Cinder of the Throne, 8× Sacred Oak Plank, 6× Aurochs Leather, 2× Radiant Core | Ashfall Sling (item level 50) | 324 |
| Pyrebolt Arbalest | 8 | 90 | 4 | 8× Cinder of the Throne, 10× Sacred Oak Plank, 4× Orichalcum Bar, 2× Radiant Core | Pyrebolt Arbalest (item level 50) | 324 |
| Bow of the Quiet Fire | 8 | 90 | 4 | 8× Cinder of the Throne, 10× Sacred Oak Plank, 4× Aurochs Leather, 2× Radiant Core | Bow of the Quiet Fire (item level 50) | 324 |
How much XP a recipe actually gives
As with nodes, the table's Skill XP is the full award and d = skill − skill req. Each recipe row in the game prints the exact number you would earn right now.
| Band | Condition | Skill XP |
|---|---|---|
| Optimal | d < 10 | 100 % |
| Good | d < 20 | 100 % — but the drop is coming |
| Trivial | d ≥ 20 | 25 % |
Recipes have no Capped band: several recipes can share a skill requirement at different costs, so there is no single "best one open to you" to protect.
Skill curve
Skill runs 1–100. Cumulative skill XP for key milestones:
| Skill | Cumulative XP |
|---|---|
| 15 | 2100 |
| 30 | 8700 |
| 50 | 24500 |
| 75 | 55500 |
| 100 | 99000 |