But those were the ones that made the least sense since glass doesn't really bend that well...

^ this. I wish people would stop equating things in a video game to things in real life. It could be a special, flexible glass *which exist in real life*, it could be elemental glass *this is a video game* etc.

^ this. I wish people would stop equating things in a video game to things in real life. It could be a special, flexible glass *which exist in real life*, it could be elemental glass *this is a video game* etc.

It's not too flexible when used as any other weapon.

Also, to the person who said ebony, it's also not real ebony.

But I wholeheartedly agree with the OP. Better bows should be made of stronger, more expensive wood.

And ivory, don't forget ivory

Mammoths seem to be in skyrim so I'd imagine people would use the tusks for something. An engraved ivory bow just screams class.

And have a nowstring made from one of a dragons tendons.

Prove to me why daedric metal shouldn't be able to bend like a bow, and then I'll think about it.

These things don't need to be realistic, they need to be believable and I can believe such things like glass and ebony bows working quite well.

Ahem... http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj125/Gizmojunk/fiberoptics3.jpg

That said, I agree, but they could be compound bows I suppose. :shrug:

Prove to me why daedric metal shouldn't be able to bend like a bow, and then I'll think about it.

These things don't need to be realistic, they need to be believable and I can believe such things like glass and ebony bows working quite well.

Daedric is just ebony with the souls of daedra infused into it, so I think in the context of the game, it makes sense

Daedric is just ebony with the souls of daedra infused into it, so I think in the context of the game, it makes sense

Then why are the weights different? And why can you further enchant the armor?

Something that irked me in Oblivion (and Daggerfall, and morrowind to some extent.. really every game) is that all the bows are either made of metal or volcanic glass (glass, ebony) it doesn't really make any sense, and I think a variety of wooden/bone bows would be cooler.

For instance, your basic "beginner bow" could be made of yew, elk bone with tendon string, whereas the higher echelons could be engraved Mammoth Ivory bows or Argonian Black-Wood bows and stuff of that sort. Daedric bows could just be made of Harrada or some sort of deformed tree that grows on the surface of Oblivion, either that or just a really high quality bow with a daedra bound to it.

It just didn't make any sense that bows were made of metal and glass just so they could match the other weapons, IMO wooden bows would be a lot better and more creative.

1. Ebony isn't volcanic glass, it is a dense black wood.

3. (Don't hurt me) A beginner bow cant be made of yew, you need lvl 40 ranged to use it... (Ok, who gets that?)

the souls are very heavy... "Daedric armor is often known to bear a curse; or have a daedra spirit forged into its unholy plates. The process is not a pleasant one for the Daedra involved, and the armor pieces often retain echoes of preternaturally prolonged suffering endured during manufacture. " "...Daedric armor and weapons are created from Ebony, the supernaturally strong metal that is mined almost exclusively from the volcanic island of Vvardenfell, in the province of Morrowind. After the forging process, a conjurer then summons a lesser Daedra and binds its soul into the object. For the rest of eternity, this malevolent being is trapped within the cool metal, and those who wield such armaments swear they can sometimes hear their tormented moans.

HAHA! Then why do daedra wear Daedric armour? Lol.

Not in TES it's not.


I did! I used to play runescape when I was 12. Got up to level 53!

Dremora do the same thing..... just look it up yourself ok. :banghead: :turtle: :turtle: :turtle: :turtle: :turtle:

Ebony is an "extremely hard, durable, black glass-like substance, said to be the crystallized blood of the gods"

The problem is, if it were glass, that would make it... glass, and glass is not crystallized, and it only says "glass-like". Overall it is very vague as to what the material truly is.