Shooting

During the Shooting phase, an army unleashes its missile weapons -- bows, cannons, and all manner of fantastical war machines. Some armies field just a unit or two of archers or war machines to thin the enemy ranks before melee begins; others build entirely around massed ranged fire, aiming to win the battle at range before it ever comes to blades.

This section covers shooting for common weapons and most troop types -- war machines and other unusual devices get their own chapter, though even the mightiest trebuchet follows many of the same rules as a humble bow, so it's worth reading this section first regardless.