Pulley Bow

About the Pulley Bow

The pulley bow is a mechanical archer's weapon, a bow fitted with a system of pulleys or cams that store the draw's energy and let the shooter hold a full pull with far less strain. That mechanical advantage translates into a harder, flatter shot than a simple bow of the same size, and it lets even a modestly strong hunter loose accurate quarrels all day without tiring. Frontier hunters, poachers, and low-tech warriors favored them precisely because they need no power cell, make no telltale crack, and can be maintained with hand tools far from any repair depot. Light and quiet, the bow suits ambush and the patient stalk, putting a bolt through a target before it knows it's under threat. In a galaxy of blasters, its silence is often worth more than raw stopping power.