Bowcraft / Fletching
Crafting · Skill guide
Make bows, crossbows and ammunition. Maximum skill: 120 with Power Scrolls; useful alongside Lumberjacking and Archery.
Summary
- Use: Double-click fletching tools and choose a recipe; carry its wood and other materials.
- Bows use arrows; crossbows use bolts.
- Special wood and learned recipes have their own requirements.
Training
Set Bowcraft / Fletching to Up ↑ and leave room under your 720 total skill cap.
| Skill Range | Recommended Activity |
|---|---|
| 0–50 | Buy an optional lesson from a Bowyer for 300 gold; it raises this skill directly to 50.0. |
| 50–70 | Make Bows: 7 Logs. |
| 70–100 | Make Crossbows: 7 Logs. |
| 100–120 | Make Heavy Crossbows: 10 Logs. |
Above 100, use matching Power Scrolls in order: 105, 110, 115, then 120. They unlock caps without granting skill points.
Right-click the teacher NPC, select the skill’s training entry, then give 300 gold. You need a skill cap of at least 50 and room for the entire lesson under your total cap.
Mechanics & Scaling
Each bundle requires 90.0 Bowcraft and uses 50 Shafts and 50 Feathers to make 50 normal Arrows or Bolts. Crafting success remains chance-based at the 120.0 skill cap. The profession gain rate applies.
Additional rules & notes
- Kindling is not a Bowcraft training recipe.
- Eligible crafted weapons can be recycled from the crafting menu.
Location & Instructors
- Trainer NPC: Bowyer NPC to 50.0.
- Academy: Craft ranged equipment and ammunition appropriate to current skill.