Fletching

The Fletcher can make his own bows and arrows, both for personal use and for sale to other players

What is the best strategy to develop and use the fletching skill? Which recipes are the most and least useful? Can you make a profit off of this skill, and if so how? Where is the best city to practice your skill? What classes are best set to take up fletching?

Post your strategies on how to best use the fletching skill, and read those posted by others.
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Trueshot bows
# Jul 14 2001 at 8:31 AM Rating: Decent
hey,
I have a lvl 7 ranger (wood elf)character and was wondering,
1) when should i begin the trueshot quest.
2) where do i get the quest, is it at the trueshot bows shop?
3) what are darkwood bows? and why are they so good?
thank you
Tharriel, cleric of the tenth circle of tunare
Alathria, ranger of the seventh hunt
Answers
# Jul 16 2001 at 6:19 PM Rating: Default
1 when should i begin the trueshot quest.
Answer: As you generally have to make the bow yourself from the result of the quest, and said bow trivials sometime over 200 skill, the real question is what fletching skill should you have before attempting the quest. IMO, the answer to that is around 150 fletching skill. You've got to decide if getting your skill high enough to make the bow yourself is worth it, or if you would rather simply buy one. Though if you make it yourself, you get that gratification, and can make arrows too. As for actual level to do just the quest part, you're probably high enough already.

2. where do i get the quest, is it at the trueshot bows shop?
Answer: Ranger guild,(faydarks champions) in Kelethin from Maesyn Trueshot.

3. what are darkwood bows? and why are they so good?
Answer: Darkwood bows are the best fletched bows currently craftable, but are now pretty much obsolete due to the impressively better bows found in Kunark and Vellious.
RE: Trueshot bows
# Jul 16 2001 at 2:43 PM Rating: Decent
I hate multi-posts... =(
RE: Trueshot bows
# Jul 16 2001 at 2:40 PM Rating: Decent
The Trueshot quest is fairly easy <b>IF</b> you can kill Rogue or Runaway Clockworks (in the Steamfont Mountains), now is the time to start.
The quest <b>IS</b> started at Ranger's Guild in Kelethin with the Guild Leader.
Darkwood bows are high-end bows, good damage, good range, fast delay. They are expensive though, so wait until your skill is nearing 200 before toying with these unless you have the PP to spare. = )
RE: Trueshot bows
# Jul 16 2001 at 2:39 PM Rating: Decent
The Trueshot quest is fairly easy if you can kill Rogue or Runaway Clockworks (in the Steamfont Mountains), now is the time to start (If...).
The quest IS started at Ranger's Guild in Kelethin with the Guild Leader.
Darkwood bows are high-end bows, good damage, good range, fast delay. They are expensive though, so wait until your skill is nearing 200 before toying with these unless you have the PP to spare. = )
RE: Trueshot bows
# Jul 16 2001 at 2:38 PM Rating: Decent
The Trueshot quest is fairly easy if you can kill Rogue or Runaway Clockworks, now is the time to start (If...).
The quest IS started at Ranger's Guild in Kelethin with the Guild Leader.
Darkwood bows are high-end bows, good damage, good range, fast delay. They are expensive though, so wait until your skill is nearing 200 before toying with these unless you have the PP to spare. = )
RE: Trueshot bows
# Jul 15 2001 at 7:26 PM Rating: Default
1. In kelthin
2. At the fadarks champions guild
3. i have no clue

Kenolil,
The Wandering Traveler
Tinweeny
# Jul 13 2001 at 6:16 PM Rating: Default
Ok, so i'm doing my Trushot longbow quest and Maezyn Trueshot gives out a hint ( en enchanted Trushot Longbow ) , but i can't find any info about it. He sais to ask the Koada'Dal [Where the enchanted bows ]are, but i can't seem to find what he is talkin' about. My first thought is Koada'Dal, must be somthing about High Elf Enchanters.I've gone to the High Elf city but nothing. if someone could help that would be cool . Tinweeny, Ranger of the 9th lvl
RE: Tinweeny
# Jul 28 2001 at 9:02 PM Rating: Default
the enchanted Trueshot would probalby be Raincaller, you need to hand in your Trueshot bow and a bunch of other fun stuff to get one, I have yet to go do this one, but I am happy with Trueshot for now anyway =)

Tymoria Brightblade
Ranger of the 22nd season
master fletcher (162)
and a proud Arrow of Light from the Terris-Thulle server =)
What supplies you need to make bows?
# Jul 11 2001 at 9:44 PM Rating: Default
I have been haveing trouble makine bows every time i get the stuff i think is right for it it says you can not combinded these items in this container, i have a fletching kit
RE: What supplies you need to make bows?
# Jul 20 2001 at 12:20 PM Rating: Default
what you may be doing is putting cams, a planer, or a knife, in with a shaft that is not high quality enough for those items. only darkwood can hold two cams, and oak can hold one. some of the more simple shafts you cannot whittle or plane. keep in mind what materials go with what.
for more details, try checking this out

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~ewj/fletchguide/#Increasing%20Your%20Fletching%20Skill

good luck.
RE: What supplies you need to make bows?
# Jul 19 2001 at 10:55 PM Rating: Default
the supplies you need are simple
first bow you need bow and string
Fletching Made Easy
# Jul 11 2001 at 9:23 AM Rating: Decent
I am a wood elf Ranger (in Norrath at least) with a skill of 128+
I made my Trueshot at skill 102 on my 2nd try. Now I've been toying with increasing my skill off and on and whenever I find myself in need of good advice on what parts to use to increase my skill for the least amount of coin I refer to the following link:

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~ewj/fletchguide

A friendly Barbarian Shaman (named Iceblossom) put me on to the site so the credit goes to her.
*whispers confidentially* She's a good brewer and makes a mean drink too. =P
Complete Info on Fletching
# Jul 10 2001 at 8:38 AM Rating: Default
OK, not to ruin everyone's fun handing out fletching advice piecemeal, but you can find out EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW about increasing your fletching skill as cheaply as possible from Aenola's Fletching Guide at

http://members.bellatlantic.net/~ewj/fletchguide/index.htm.

Thank you Aenola for doing all the hard work.


Rilean,
17th season ranger
can i get some help plez
# Jul 08 2001 at 9:34 PM Rating: Decent
can any one tell me what the fastest way to get my skill up ans what are quivers for
RE: can i get some help plez
# Jul 20 2001 at 12:22 PM Rating: Default
fastest way to get up skill is arrows. quivers recently had a patch, and there is now a reason to carry them around, they reduce yor bow delay and have a weight reduction.
Boq-Making
# Jul 08 2001 at 12:30 AM Rating: Default
Where Do I Get Stuff For Bows?
Just a little info from melissalynn
# Jul 07 2001 at 6:43 PM Rating: Default
Arrows

Nock- Larger = easy to make
Smaller = Farther travel

Shaft- Wood
Bone
Porcelain
Steal - Being the best

Tip- Point
Hooked Tip
Actual Bladed - Being the Best

Fletch- Round Cut
Parabolic Cut
Shield Cut - Being the best

Put on of each in your Fletching Kit and hit combine.

I started out with the cheapest of each one till it said i couldn't improve my skill anymore with that. Then I did the cheap Nock with the second cheapest of the others. I got my skill from 0 to 33 in about an hour.
Fletching skil
# Jul 06 2001 at 4:26 PM Rating: Decent
I am a level 7 paladin. I have a fletching kit and trained twice Fletching. But when i try to make arrows i get the message that i don't have the skil to do that.
What i do wrong.
RE: Fletching skil
# Jul 06 2001 at 5:08 PM Rating: Default
if u have 4 differnet pieces to make them the heads the shafts, the feathe part and the noch put it it together and kepp doing it until u can;t do no more then buy different one so on
class limit
# Jul 04 2001 at 9:51 PM Rating: Default
I was wondering what skill cap is for shadow knight my skill is 10.
RE: class limit
# Jul 05 2001 at 5:58 PM Rating: Default
There is no cap on Fletching other than what is normal, so 200 is the cap.

All melee classes who can use a bow should become fletchers!

I have a skill of 140 and I only make arrows that I use and bows by request only. Currently I am making class 3 150 range arrows. I still gain a skill point per stack of 20 components on average and that is with the low wis/int of a barb warrior.
RE: class limit
# Jul 06 2001 at 4:58 PM Rating: Default
I'm a level 24 ranger with 75 intelligence. I have been skill 179 for the last two levels. I've combined 6 or 7 (6 slot) quivers of arrows (bladed point, steele shaft) and haven't increased in skill. I'm trying to get skill level above 180 before I try the 2-cam darkwood bow again. I've tried the bow twice at level 179 without success. I'm getting frustrated with it.
RE: class limit
# Jul 04 2001 at 9:54 PM Rating: Default
There was typo in previous posting.My skill is 102.
tradeskills have no class/level limit
# Jul 05 2001 at 6:00 PM Rating: Default
However, you can only get one tradeskill above 200.

NOTE: racial/class tradeskills aren't considered tradeskills, (i.e. tinkering, poisoning, alchemy) for these purposes, as I believe all three have level caps, and all three can go over 200 even if a *real* tradeskill is already over 200.

And no, fishing and foraging aren't tradeskills either for these purposes, even though they have added fishing "combines".
kingjo
# Jul 03 2001 at 3:25 AM Rating: Default
do people usually find a buyer for a trueshot Longbow?
RE: kingjo
# Jul 04 2001 at 6:06 PM Rating: Default
Yes.... eventually.

'course, if you're trying to sell it for too much...
ceramic parts
# Jul 02 2001 at 5:13 PM Rating: Decent
Ok Here we go a good one for you, I am now onto ceramic parts for my skill increase in fletching i am also a master potter (a very easy skill) but I cannot find any ceramic sketches for bows or more importantly arrow shafts or vanes.

if you have any info please reply to this post thanks )
RE: ceramic parts
# Jul 10 2001 at 5:05 PM Rating: Default
THERE IS CERAMIC IN NERIAK COMMON NEAR WARRIOR GUILD
Steel/Ceramic
# Jun 30 2001 at 9:44 PM Rating: Default
Ceramic Staff-
Large Block of Clay + Bow Sketch + HQ firing sheet = Ceramic Staff

HQ folded sheet of metal ( ugh ) + bow sketch + water + HQ firing sheet = Steel staff

HAVE NOT VERIFED THESE, check the guys recipe on first topic of the fletching forum on Eqtraders.com
Uhm.. Bow sketch?
# Jul 04 2001 at 6:09 PM Rating: Default
Don't think there is such a thing.
New Tailored Bow or Arrow Components?
# Jun 30 2001 at 5:37 AM Rating: Decent
OK, guys`n`gals, my fletching is at 202. Now the only things that can get my an improvement on my skill are either the Darkwood bows (waaaay too Exp to use to improve a skill at 250pp+ per bow!) or the legendary Trueshot (this one has way too much effort involved to get the components together, not to mention the primary component is No Drop, and when you succeed you have a Lore Item that is a little difficult to sell since it is Ranger Only).

Has anyone run into any new components to make bows or arrows with, like Velium Bow Staves, or Velium Arrowheads? I realize that the Bow Staff would be even more Expsensive that the Darkwood, but perhaps there is a recipe for making Velium Arrow points. I know there used to be a way to make the steel ones.

Thanks
RE: New Tailored Bow or Arrow Components?
# Jul 01 2001 at 9:26 AM Rating: Decent
I'm in the same boat Domnall. Unfortunately, there aren't any new fletching recipies that I know of, so the only way to raise our skill would be to work on Darkwood bows or the Trueshot quest...neither of which is very cost effective.

Kataryn Bladedancer
53rd Season Wood Elf Ranger
Grandmaster Fletcher od Eternal Haven
On the bright side...
# Jul 04 2001 at 6:07 PM Rating: Default
Since there are no new recipes, there's nothing that requires that higher skill either...and the only non-trivs have a fairly acceptable failure rate.
Oops
# Jun 24 2001 at 11:58 AM Rating: Default
This is for Trenir. THERE IS NO FLETCHER STORE IN RIVERVALE!!!!!! I found this out the hard way. I had a lvl 10 mage (the highest i've had a char cause I've only been playin for about 3-4 weeks :P). Almost all the time I played, I worked on his tailoring. I decided to make a alt char. Halflings seemed cool considering they only have racial tensions with one race (the Iksars, duh). They also had Druids which sounded cool cause they could tp and animals wont attack them very often (although I now hate wolves....they ganged up on me, stupid....). Anyway, I figured I'd take my mage over to Rivervale and help him out (I was in Qeynos, very long walk, and I had 150pp). I died, stupid highway guy. The corpse was unretreavable so i just deleted him and continued with my broke, poor lil druid. After I reached lvl 4 (very easy cause I just did the Uner quest where you get the money for the jumjums over and over) I put ALL my practices into fletching... Only to come to the harsh relization that there wasn't a fletching store there......hmph. Long story, but helpful. Why did i take up fletching as a druid? You might ask. I'm in it for da monaaayyyy. Any new halflings out there do what i did to lvl up and don't use invis then turn it off when you're behind a highway guy.....doesn't matter WHAT the /con says he thinks of you, he considered me indifferenty then beat the helpful stuff outa me.

Krik
the poor lil lvl 5 short guy runnin around Kelethin (got a tp to BB :P)
Indifferent...
# Jun 24 2001 at 3:41 PM Rating: Default
If you're invis, if they can't see through invis, then they'll con indiff to you, basically, that's all invis does, is change your faction to those who can't see you to indif. As soon as invis drops, bang, you're back to whatever your normal faction is, and... in this case... attacked.
Whittling knife
# Jun 23 2001 at 6:21 PM Rating: Default
I'm a realitive newbie at fletching (75). I made my first carved elm bow,Yeah! But my whittling knife disapeared? Did it drop on the floor and I was to dense to find it? I look through my packs and I wasn't there. I guess it could have been abducted by aliens. Or am I going to have to repurchase the blade when ever I make a bow?

Thanks and good hunting,

Learona
RE: Whittling knife
# Aug 04 2001 at 8:28 PM Rating: Decent
Yes they disapear on success.

Which is just plain stupid. How in the world would a Planing tool disappear? Do smithing hammers disapear every time they are used successfully? Or skinning knives on pelts?

Just being a wee bit pissy,

Yegen
skill 165
bertoxx

(sorry if I mispelled success) still doesn't look right
Whenever you succeed, yes.
# Jun 24 2001 at 3:43 PM Rating: Default
Otherwise there would be no cost disadvantage to making the better bows using the tools if you kept the tools. Personally, I'm annoyed they "fixed" it so you kept the tools on failure. Now the risk is the same (monetarily) for the toolless and tooled bows, so to be fair I had to lower the prices on my tooled bows.
RE: Whenever you succeed, yes.
# Jun 24 2001 at 3:59 PM Rating: Default
Thank you for the information.
Fletching stores
# Jun 22 2001 at 9:26 PM Rating: Default
Listen up everybody. In the world of Norrath, at least! , I repeat, AT LEAST, every major city on Norrath (Qeynos, Freeport, Kelethin, Paineel, Ogguk, Halas, Cabilis, etc..) has at least 1 store or main area where you can buy fletching kits, parts, etc. Plus, for the nonevil races, if you're stumped still on where to get flething parts to make arrows or bows, go to Surefall Glade! It's that simple. Go to Qeynos, then to Qeynos Hills. Go through the tunnel in Q.H. (the one with 2 Qeynoys Guards and a nearby campfire. HINT: Follow the Road from Qeynos to it) Ta-da! You're in Surefall Glade. The second way is much easier, ask any high level people nearby and be polite and friendly. Odds are that they'll take the time to help you and give you directions. That's all that's to it!

Trenir
Skilled Fletcher and Guide
Politeness and Friendliness Beats Everything and Anything Every & Any Day!
RE: Fletching stores
# Jul 30 2001 at 9:38 PM Rating: Default
I got news for you people there is no i repeat NO fletching kit in neriak. I'd like to know a list of what cities you've been to that have a kit in it. thank you
RE: Fletching stores
# Jun 24 2001 at 7:32 AM Rating: Default
one problem surefall only sells bowyer material and rounf flechtings

Ireronu of the Xev server
RE: Fletching stores
# Jul 21 2001 at 3:54 AM Rating: Default
Tis Not True!

All Bow and Arrow materials can be found in Surefall Glade. The lack of players in this zone also makes it a perfect place to practice, with little to no real player caused lag. Bow parts are found in the Ranger House and arrow parts are found in the house near the Druid tree. Make sure you bring your money with you though, the closest bank is in Qeynos!

*curses*

Arghhh! Snared myself again, damn spell icons!

Marabelle the 45 Ranger
Protector of Surefall Glade,
Servant of Karana,
Member of Sacred Brotherhood of the Wolf,
E'Ci

Cya Out There!
Trivial?
# Jun 22 2001 at 3:00 PM Rating: Default
What exactly do people mean when you write "When making arrows become trivial, shift to the next complex type." I note that the basic arrow "becomes trivial" at 16. Does that mean when your fletching skill becomes 16 you should move on to a type 2 arrow?

I guess I'm not sure what the trivial levels on some of the fletching guides mean.

I've just started, fletching skill 8 at moment.

Thanks.
RE: Trivial?
# Jun 24 2001 at 7:34 AM Rating: Default
at 16 start making arrows with the least exapsive
new idreaiant
sorry for the spelling

Ireronu of the Xev server
RE: Trivial?
# Jun 22 2001 at 6:04 PM Rating: Default
Quick answer

As your skill increases, at a certain point, (16 skill for that arrow) you get a message (on success) that you can no longer gain skill from making it. (NOTE: The message used to say the item was trivial, but they changed it. That's where the term "trivial" came from) At that point, you have to make a more difficult arrow in order to gain skill
RE: Trivial?
# Jun 27 2001 at 8:09 AM Rating: Default
(As your skill increases, at a certain point, (16 skill for that arrow) you get a message (on success) that you can no longer gain skill from making it.) This is not a correct statemant. It doesn't matter if you are successful or not to increase your skill. When I became a Master Fletcher (101) It told me I lacked the skill to make that arrow (You have become better at Fletching!)
tailoring fletchings
# Jun 18 2001 at 12:19 PM Rating: Decent
I've seen the pattern or whatever it is on venders, but have never bought it. Does it allow you to make your own fletchings, as opposed to round, parabolic, shield?
Prices for bows
# Jun 18 2001 at 12:02 PM Rating: Decent
Is it wrong to sell a rough hickory recurve bow to someone who is willing to pay 10pp for it? I didn't want to do it, and had been selling then for around 5gp to 1pp, but he had just given away 10pp to the first newbie to poke him, so it wasn't like he was short on money.
Bladed tips
# Jun 18 2001 at 4:34 AM Rating: Default
I have not been able to find Bladed Tips any where.. all the fletching guides say my next step is bladed tips... If anyone knows where I can find them Please let me know...

Garelyn Shadowtracker
27 level Ranger
Solusek Ro server
Bladed tips are no more
# Jun 18 2001 at 6:34 PM Rating: Default
around a year and a half ago they got renamed silver tips, got reduced greatly in difficulty, and began to result in 10 magic arrows.
RE: Bladed tips
# Jun 18 2001 at 12:03 PM Rating: Decent
I don't know what city you're looking in, but since you are a ranger you are probably familiar with surefall glade, where you can buy pretty much anything for bows and arrows.
Kludian Sliver
# Jun 17 2001 at 3:05 PM Rating: Default
At what Skill level can I start making Class 2 Arrows??
buying kit
# Jun 15 2001 at 3:06 PM Rating: Default
You can buy a fletching kit in Kelethin across from warrior guild. This is not fletchers it is one of the merchants near the tree in the middle
Mes a shada night
# Jun 11 2001 at 9:48 PM Rating: Decent
And mes wants bow to shoots nasti lil critterz. Mes wants to buy stuf for fletking. I no find eny fletking kits. Where des at dat da mean evil wood elves no hurt me? Mes no likes the mean evil elves but theys tastes yummy.

Tomdara

Knight of Hate
RE: Mes a shada night
# Jun 15 2001 at 10:15 AM Rating: Decent
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theres a merchant with arrow supplies and kits i believe in the guard tower in oggok (one in corner near ent) and one with bow supplies near the water right of bridge in feerrott
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kits and supplies
# Jun 10 2001 at 12:48 PM Rating: Default
fletching kits can be found in the tree city on faydwer if i am remembering correctly the city is felwithe.. kind of hard to find the shop is named trueshot bows.. materials for bows are sold by a merchant standing outside the shop.. this is the only place i have found fletching kits and bow making materials..

drakken
RE: kits and supplies
# Jul 11 2001 at 9:42 PM Rating: Default
How do you make a bow?
RE: kits and supplies
# Jun 17 2001 at 9:17 PM Rating: Default
You can also find the staffs, feathers, and tips in East Commonlands on the West end by the orc camp. There is a set of huts back there and u can find the material in the Left hut facing them.
RE: kits and supplies
# Jun 15 2001 at 1:09 PM Rating: Default
acually go right to the top of PoD lift and turn right. theres 2 fletching shop people right there. they both sell arrow components but only 1 sells the kit
RE: kits and supplies
# Jun 11 2001 at 5:03 PM Rating: Decent
Felwithe is the city of the high elves, the tree city is Kelethin. The only way to Trueshot bows is from the Prime/Newbie Lift (the lift that is nearest to the PoD lift). From there it's the bridge on the far left, then left, left again, then right.
Hope this isn't confusing to anyone, sorry if it is.(If you still don't get it, try http://www.eqatlas.com/kelethinmap.html trueshot bows is #24)
Good luck and good hunting to you all! =)
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