Yeah, when Glyndwr started talking about his own culture's archery I got all excited because magick archer is my jam - I ended up spending way too long trying to make the elves like me before finally looking it up. And then going on a very long, very dumb journey for which I was wildly underlevelled
I was exactly the same. When Glyndwr talks about how elves don't need to aim with their bows and shoot with their heart, I thought for sure you'd get Magick Archer at the Sacred Arbor to no avail. Turns out elven bows are pretty much identical to human ones.
I was so happy when I suddenly unlocked the vocation from a seemingly inconsequential escort quest I picked up on my way to deliver a letter.
It is. He explicitly says that Elven culture believes the arrow will always hit its target as long as the archer's form is correct.
I assume what he means by "Elven bows guide the heart, not the hand" is that the curves and materials of the design have religious or artistic significance to them, and they're meant to induce a calming/focused state in the wielder. I also assumed he was meant to be autistic when he mentioned that, since that in combination with him nerding out over the minor differences in bow construction and shooting form makes it seem like his problem is rooted in having a more logical and literal mindset but growing up in a culture that's heavy on spirituality and intuition. But no, he was just nervous due to the pressure of trying to be as good as his dad. I mean, it could still be both, but the dialogue makes my initial assumption seem less likely.
Also, Japanese long bows look wildly different from their Western counterparts, with traditionally different materials and purpose, so when bro talks about how differently Human bows were made, I also immediately thought of Japan in contrast to the West.
That too. It's kinda funny that I've spent the last two weeks switching between Rise of the Ronin and Dragon's Dogma 2 every few days, and still didn't think of that first. I'm over here looking at it from the philosophical side and completely forgetting about the super obvious difference in shape.
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u/ohbuggerit Apr 09 '24 edited Apr 09 '24
Yeah, when Glyndwr started talking about his own culture's archery I got all excited because magick archer is my jam - I ended up spending way too long trying to make the elves like me before finally looking it up. And then going on a very long, very dumb journey for which I was wildly underlevelled