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Fool's Bow

Classes that can use:  SCOU, RANG, HUNT
Artifact XP:  Anywhere
Type: Bow Dps 16.5, Spd 4.9 (Hibernia), Spd 4.5 (Midgard),  Spd 5.1 (Albion)
Comments on Solo, Grouped, or Battlegrouped:   

Artifact Level Abilities Gained
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0
 Dexterity +18
Quickness +18
Picture of Bow
2
 Bonus to archery speed  3%

3
 Bow ability:  5 pts

4
 dmg-over-time

7
 Bonus to archery range  3%

9
 Bonus to archery damage  3%

10
 Siege Lore
Stats

dmg-over-time:  Inflicts damage to the target repeatedly over a given time period.
    Damage per tick:  20
    Target:  Targetted
    Range:  1500
    Duration:  16 sec
    Frequency:  4.0 sec
    Casting time:  instant
    Damage:  Body
    Spell has a chance of casting when this weapon strikes an enemy

Siege Lore:  Target does more damage to keep doors and siege weapons.
    Bonus multiplier:  15
    Target:  Self  
    Duration:  1:30 min
    Casting time:  instant
    This spell is a proc.

The damage over time "proc" on the Fool's Bow artifact will now fire correctly.  (1.69 patch, Apr 14 2004)

Fool's Bow - The archery haste, archery range and archery damage bonuses on the Bow have been each reduced by 2%. The Dexterity and Quickness bonuses were each increased by 2 and the archery skill bonus was increased by 1.
(1.68 patch, Feb 19, 2004)

The Siege Lore spells on the Fool's Bow and Bruiser artifacts have been changed from a charge to a weapon proc. The duration of the siege lore spells has been reduced accordingly.  (patch notes v1.70 Jun 22 2004)

Credits: Sneekypeeps1, Slitz InCognito, Folgus, Jolnge

Strategy:

Location:    31k, 34k - in Ocean Notos (just north of Aeros)     - Ant_ButterNut

   Just wanted to let you know a GRAND technique for getting the fools bow. First, watch and make sure the harpies are flying above, watch to where they swoop and either touch or come close to the water.  The argos should be close to that area.
    Second, if you have decent stealth, stealth and swim around, if you see any argos run from you alot, try and shoot it with your bow. If the argos swims off really fast out of the pit or to shore, IT HAS THE BOW!! Watch for sporadic argos too, like dropping to the bottom of the pit and back in a second.  The one with the bow will act very strange. Chase it to a shore line, and shoot it to death.  This technique has worked 4 out of 4 times!!! It's a surefire way.
- Htothaizzo Ez

Just thought I'd put my input in.  The Argo that had my fools bow seemed to flicker white every once in a while.  He acted a little different from the others.  If he runs from you after you shoot him, its the one.  use of /face is great for re-aquiring where the thing is, and because he runs away, use stealth to sneak up on him, shoot him till he goes out of range, rinse and repeat.  Pretty easy, just watch the other argos, they do call for help.  Apr 17 2004
- Napf GladeRunner

Tips:

I just got a fool's bow after a few hours of hunting and just wanted to let you know that #1. The argo's do call for help heh and almost everyone of them comes when they do. and the argo that dropped mine did not run when i swam near it. I just started pulling a bunch and a random one dropped it.  Aug 15 2004
- Powershot

The argo that had the bow turned out to be on his lonesome OUTSIDE the pit, in fact on the other side of Desmona's Island near Stone Finger Reef, around /loc 20k, 43k. Either someone chased him a long long way then gave up, or he spawned in a funky place. Whichever it was, it is somewhat disturbing that you might hunt in that pit forever and never get the bow, because the argo that has it isn't there. I only lucked into it because I took a Spirit of Aerus out and jumped off when I realized it wasn't going to take me close to the argo pit. I submitted feedback to Mythic, but in the mean time, if you get tired of killing squidies, try exploring around a bit.
Secondly, he does run his butt away from you if you're unstealthed, I could be right next to him stealthed though. For me, he ran away as soon as I entered bow range, and runs until he's out of bow range, which made it pretty obvious. I pinned him against the island and shot him up.  Apr 26 2004
- Makie

The argos are not mezzable.  Apr 5 2004
- Ceelia

Really, just an underwater deep pit, with a shipwreck at the bottom and 100 octipi swimming around, yllow cons to 50, run at end of fight but turn and come back which helps archers solo them.
The "PIT" is between Desmonia's Harpy Island and another tall island with a Lighthouse on top. You can work from that island shore, it is almost a direct drop down into the "PIT". YOu will see about 12 to 15 frenzed harpies flying around in circles above the "PIT". When the harpies are flying it means they have dropped the bow and it is down there on one of those octipi, you just got to find the right one. <grin> If you aren't having success pulling from one spot and are getting respawns, move, one of those octip[i already has that bow in it's inventory, that is what makes this so hard, making sure you kill "ALL" the octipi to get the "one".   11/5
- Brilven

Location:    31k, 34k - in Ocean Notos (just north of Aeros)
100s of squids - Kill them till the bow drops
- Ant_ButterNut

Squids are all yellow con to a 50. They dont' have any special attacks however they are very prone to flee and call for help. So either clear the area around you so nothing hears help or stay by the top because you can run out of water on to shore and the Agro will stop attacking you. This is a good way to escape them when they bring 4 friends.
Bow drops from Agro's in Notos.
Scrolls so far have all been found in MESo.
- Zirella

Fighting against argos...
They are level 49 or 50. Purely melee mobs. At about 25% they spit out black ink and dart away. Most times they are still within bow ranger and can be pulled back to you. Twice they have called for help against me, only after darting away and being repulled. A freind tells me she waits for the argo to return on its own and has never had one call for help. Can anyone confirm if they call for help only after being repulled?
Also, only one time have I had an argo flee out of range, diving to the bottom. And he never returned. Not wanting to sit there all night waiting for the ONE argo to come back into range, I moved on to another target. I will shoot myself if he was the one with the bow and I in my impatience let him elude me.
- Janlin_Ironwood

 The argos are weak to thrust
- GideonFE

Scroll pieces:  Fool's Bow

Piece 1 of 3
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Piece 2 of 3
Melos deep scouts, Melos gyres
Piece 3 of 3
Melos spear fishers, Melos earth razers



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