Editing Armament (section)

===Projectiles===
[[File:T Jedruszek IslandDefenders.jpg|thumb|Island defenders, by Tomasz Jedruszek © Fantasy Flight Games]]
====Bows and Arrows====
* [[w:bow and arrow|Bows]] in the [[Seven Kingdoms]] are made from wood, though bows from other lands may be made from laminated horn or bone.{{Ref|aCoK|68}} Bows are difficult to use while mounted and cannot normally be used with any accuracy if the mount is moving.
* The [[w:longbow|longbow]] is a tall{{ref|ASOS|33}} bow from seasoned wood.{{ref|ASOS|22}} Longbows are used by most armies, and they can be fired more frequently than crossbows.{{ref|ASOS|55}} Great bows of [[goldenheart]] are especially favored.{{ref|AFFC|Prologue}}{{ref|ADWD|61}} The [[Night's Watch]] use great yew longbows.{{ref|ASOS|64}}
* The [[free folk]] use short bows of horn and wood, including [[weirwood]],{{ref|ASOS|15}} but they are outdistanced by longbows.{{ref|ASOS|64}}
* A [[w:recurve bow|recurve bow]] or double-curved bow is usually smaller than a longbow, although double-curved bows of [[dragonbone]] can be tall.{{ref|AGOT|11}} [[Dornishmen]] are skilled with using double-curved bows on horseback.{{ref|ASOS|38}} Bows of bone and sinew are popular in [[Essos]]{{ref|ADWD|61}} and by [[Slavery|slavers]].{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Summer Isles}}
* The [[Dothraki]] wield great bows.{{ref|ASOS|27}}{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Grasslands}} Even on horseback their bows can outrange those of [[Westeros]].{{ref|AGOT|36}}
* The [[goldenheart]] great bows used by [[Summer Isles|Summer Islanders]] can penetrate plate.{{ref|TWOIAF|Beyond the Free Cities: The Summer Isles}}
* [[Crossbow]]s are shorter bows that shoot bolts or quarrels. There is a stock attached to the bow with a mechanical assist to draw the bowstring. Due to its shorter draw, the crossbow requires a higher draw weight to give the same amount of energy as a conventional bow. The drawing mechanism can be a stirrup with a winch or a crank. The [[Myr]]ish produce ungainly crossbows capable of firing three quarrels at a time.{{Ref|aCoK|25}} Since crossbows require less training than bows,{{ref|AFFC|20}}{{ref|AFFC|37}} some consider it to be a coward's weapon.{{ref|ASOS|11}}
* Arrowheads are normally available both as broadheads with a sharp cutting edge and barbs at the rear for less protected targets{{Ref|aGoT|37}} and bodkins which will penetrate plate.{{Ref|aSoS|39}}
*[[Crannogmen]] are known to use arrows with [[poison]]ed shafts and arrowheads covered with feces.{{ref|acok|50}}{{ref|AFFC|18}}{{ref|ADWD|20}}

====Other Projectiles====
* Throwing knifes can be used.{{ref|ASOS|74}}{{ref|AFFC|21}}
* [[Dornishmen]] utilize throwing spears.{{ref|ASOS|38}}
* [[w:Sling (weapon)|Slings]] are used to throw projectiles at enemies. [[Northern mountain clans]]men sling stones,{{ref|ADWD|17}} while the [[Tolos]]i are deadly with soft lead balls.{{ref|ADWD|47}}