Bowtorn Loot: "Bowtorn Spine"

[Maethius]

You know, those suckers are annoying but, for me, they are a welcome addition to the game. One thing that I do wish that would be updated would be a more unique loot table for them. Because they create and loose spines at you (which I wish I could harvest, but I totally get why you can't make a bowtorn farm!) I think it would be a good idea to add the ability to randomly collect a spine from the bowtorn that can be used to make a "bowtorn arrow", combining the spine, an arrowhead, and feathers. The advantage would be an arrow that delivers 20% higher accuracy and damage compared to its counterpart (not 20% overall, but a "tin-bronze bowtorn arrow" would deliver a 20% improvement over a standard tin-bronze arrow). Bowtorn Sinew could likewise be added to a bow to improve accuracy and range.

Considering how long it would take to randomly collect enough spines and sinew to improve your archery game, I think that a substantial improvement would be worth the price.

[Never Jhonsen]

I am loving that idea, and if you'd humor me I'd like to add to it

Bowtorn Spine Bow

Made with Bowtorn Spines, and something to hold them together. They give more power than a standard wooden bow.

[Maethius]

Collect the spines and bind them with Bowtorn Sinew! I think it would make a great mid to late game weapon. Perhaps make a version with Spring Steel and Steel Bowtorn Arrows as the holy grail of projectile weapons... extremely effective but requires a LOT of work to build and maintain your projectiles.