Twinned arrows question.

[Gary1986]

can twinned arrows be used with vicious aim and/or swift aim?

[MunoValente]

Nope, I did a respec on my ranger as a result when twinned arrows came up.

[KDubya]

Does it work with crossbows or arbalests?

 

People say it works with bows and not guns but I've not seen anything about crossbows.

[srlapo]

The ability says hunting bows and war bows only.

[Boeroer]

Other question: do both arrows have the chance to proc special enchantments like prone/stun/confuse? That would be very useful because it would double the chance of causing an affliction.

[hilfazer]

Other question: do both arrows have the chance to proc special enchantments like prone/stun/confuse? That would be very useful because it would double the chance of causing an affliction.

Yes they do.

But chance would not be doubled. 50% twice results in 75% chance.

[Ymarsakar]

For other content entertainment, check this video out of a person who wanted to get a rate of fire higher than Twinned arrows.

[Boeroer]

What? Without twin arrows I had a chance of x% to cause an affliction. With twin arrows I have two chances. Two is two times one - so it's double!

[Ymarsakar]

What? Without twin arrows I had a chance of x% to cause an affliction. With twin arrows I have two chances. Two is two times one - so it's double!

 

Isn't that what people said about the split in black jack? More chances to fail and succeed.

Edited September 15, 2015 by Ymarsakar

[Mechalibur]

What? Without twin arrows I had a chance of x% to cause an affliction. With twin arrows I have two chances. Two is two times one - so it's double!

Sort of. I guess it depends how you define doubled. Like someone said earlier, 2 50% chances ends up being a 75% chance total, rather than 100%. 

[Boeroer]

Of course.

[Nobear]

Do the twinned arrows always both attack the same target or not? If they do, then it is 75%.

 

There are four cases, represented with A and B denoting a successfully applied effect with one or the other arrow:

 

1) AB

2) Ax

3) xB

4) xx

 

It is the same type of problem that you have to determine the chances of a dominant trait being passed on by two parents having one copy each of the allele (50% chance per parent, since genes come in pairs). The child has a 75% chance of inheriting the trait, because the only way for him not to inherit it is for neither parent to pass it on.

 

A Mendel square to calculate odds of a "dominant" effect (you only need one copy of it) being "passed on" from "parents" (the arrows) to "child" (the poor enemy)... a little unorthodox, but it works .

Edited September 15, 2015 by Nobear

[Ymarsakar]

What happens when driving flight is used with twinned arrows?

[dukefx]

 

What? Without twin arrows I had a chance of x% to cause an affliction. With twin arrows I have two chances. Two is two times one - so it's double!

Sort of. I guess it depends how you define doubled. Like someone said earlier, 2 50% chances ends up being a 75% chance total, rather than 100%. 

 

That's the chance of both of 'em procc'ing.

 

It's like trying to roll a six on a d6. 3 dices... triple the chance. Rolling a 6 3 times in a row would be calculated the way you did it, which would be (1/6^3)%

[MasterCipher]

Twinned arrows + driving flight = 4 arrows per shot if there's a second target behind the first (driving seems a lot better now - they don't have to be that close). I think it's viable to skip penetrating shot. Bloody slaughter and load up on the +20% dam against spirits/beast/etc. feats or take the +pet damage talents.