ZenDragon's Diablo II LOD Bow Bible

As everything on the web, this is a "work-in-progress". Specifically, right now I'm focusing on just getting some information out here so people can critique it and I can make sure that the data is correct. Along with that I'll work on making sure that the data is clearly presented. Then I'll make these pages a bit more pretty and uniform and clean up the site navigation as necessary.

Send me comments either on the Amazon Basin forum ( in this thread) or via email. I'd prefer to keep the discussion in the forum right now so we can get a more interactive clarification on the points here. My email address is: michael_lee_squires@pobox.com.

1. Purpose
   This is about bows (and crossbows) as used by the Amazon class character in Diablo II LOD. This is NOT about: skills, equipment, or tactics. It is simply a compilation of information about bows and basic calculations (e.g., damage, speed).
2. Acknowledgements
3. Definitions
4. Assumptions / simplifications
5. Calculations
6. Basic Bow Data - (tabular, graphic - without speed. graphic - with speed)
7. When can I use it?
8. How much damage does it really do?
9. How fast is it?
10. How much damage over time does it do?
11. Other considerations