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| 12 | Bow MP: OAF longbow or crossbow, must choose slot before mission (-1/2) |
| 1u | 1d6 HKA usable at range, invisible to hearing, 16 ch "Longbow" |
| 1u | 1d6 RKA AP, invisible to hearing, 16 ch "Crossbow pistol" |
| 10 | +5 PD/ED armor, leather costume OIF |
| 12 | +4 with any bow or crossbow |
| 10 | +2 with all ranged combat |
| 16 | +8 OCV for countering placed-shot penalties with bows |
| 4 | +2 range levels with bows |
| 23 | Commando Training Martial Arts, usable with knives/fists -- Martial Strike 6d6 -- Offensive Strike 8d6 -- Dodge +5 DCV -- Martial Block -- Choke Hold 2d6 NND |
| 6 | PS: Military 12-, Tactics 12- |
| 6 | Acrobatics 13-, Breakfall 13- |
| 6 | Combat Driving 13-, Concealment 12- |
| 6 | Shadowing 11-, Stealth 13- |
| 6 | Streetwise 13-, Survival 11- |
| 6 | Climbing 13-, Tracking 12- |
| 7 | Weaponsmith projectile weapons 13- (specialty in Bows and Crossbows) |
| Does not yet have Protectors Package | |
| = 132 | (Total: 244 character points, 142 in disadvantages) |
"As a young man growing up in Texas, Rick Parker was an avid hunter. His weapon of choice was the bow and arrow -- feeling that this represented the greatest challenge and gave the prey the fairest chance. Following a stint with the military, Rick was recruited into one of the intelligence branches of the US Government [perhaps the Kill Corps - Dave] and assigned to duty in a small, struggling Latin American country caught in the throes of civil war. While there, he bore helpless witness to the massacre of an entire village by the modernized forces loyal to that country's government. He also learned the country was being funded by US government dollars. Sickened by what he learned Rick resigned and was inspired to use his own skills to fight for justice. Again turning to the bow, he adapted [sic] the identity of The Arrow -- and this time became a hunter of men." - Protectors Handbook.
Because of licensing of toys for the Protectors, Arrow's longbow was replaced by an easier-to-market crossbow pistol in later issues. Assume he keeps both handy and uses whichever he feels suits the mission better.
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