Bowcraft/Fletching
Bowcraft/Fletching (Fletching) is the crafting skill that supplies archers with bows, crossbows, and ammunition. The prose is community-derived (paraphrased from the uorenaissance.com skill list plus ServUO behavior) pending field verification; the stats table is source-verified against ServUO.
What it does
Section titled “What it does”Fletching shapes boards and feathers into the full ranged arsenal: bows, crossbows, heavy crossbows, arrows, and bolts. It is the support craft behind every archer, keeping a steady supply of weapons and the consumable ammunition combat eats through.
How to use it
Section titled “How to use it”Stock boards (from lumberjacking) and, for arrows, feathers, then use a fletching kit to open the crafting menu and build the item. Higher skill unlocks heavier ranged weapons, improves success, and can yield exceptional-quality bows with bonus damage. See crafting and gathering resources.
How to train it
Section titled “How to train it”- Low skill — fletch arrows and shafts; cheap and fast.
- Mid skill — bows and crossbows.
- High skill — heavy crossbows and the hardest pieces give the steadiest late gains; exceptional results become more frequent.
See skill gain. Recipe skill thresholds live in
Scripts/Services/Craft/DefBowFletching.cs.
Mechanics & numbers
Section titled “Mechanics & numbers”| Primary stat | Dexterity |
| Secondary stat | Strength |
| Title | Bowyer |
| Mastery skill | No |
| Gain notes | skill-ups can raise Str +0.6, Dex +1.6 (per-use stat gain weights) |
Fletching is a pure crafting skill — no active target; all progress comes from the crafting menu, and special woods raise difficulty (and reward).
Related skills & synergies
Section titled “Related skills & synergies”- Archery — the customer for everything you make.
- Lumberjacking + Carpentry — wood supply and the sister woodcraft skill.
See also
Section titled “See also”Banner icon courtesy of uorenaissance.com.