Then everywhere I said face, substitute chin. I predicted an equal chance of hitting the face as hitting the chin, but no matter.

Technically I said he had the arrows nocked, which basically is ready to fire...just not with the bow drawn. I've been trying to keep him from using his ethereal shift as a "stay in ethereal form releasing arrows from wherever faster than you can possibly do anything to him". Otherwise there is no way this attack would hit, with a 10X speed boost he would only need to be there for the bare minimum amount of time to release the arrow, and he can be gone before it even finishes leaving the bow...way out of even Shashous's ability to hit him in, prediction or not. But as I said...he isn't doing that. He materialized with the arrows nocked, but not yet drawn, meaning that his fa...chin would be protected, though his bow would be hit harder. But I'm not real worried about the bow getting stolen or damaged here. And yes, I acknowledge that Shashous rigged it...though when Cruallassar is acting on the spur-of-the-moment, he tends to charge into these sorts of things anyway if he thinks he can get away with it, and due to his speed and other abilities, he generally succeeds. You will note that I'm not pointing out the amazing improbability that Shashous would be able to predict precisely when and where Cruallassar would materialize, and that the only reason you are actually getting away with this much is because I failed to specify where Cruallassar was in relation to him...a very faint thread to rest a plan on. And really...there are other ways a melee fighter could do it, but Shashous has the advantage of not being humanoid...which brings in a high factor of uncertainty. With another person, Cruallassar would have long since closed to melee range and would be easily capable of predicting his every move.

And actually...once again, if a person much bigger than me tied a golf ball to a string and slung it around and whacked me in the head with it, it would do exactly the same amount of damage as if a smaller person did the exact same thing, if he could swing it at the same speed. F=MA, remember? The ball is tied to a string, which means that the mass of the person swinging it is completely irrelevant, only the mass of the golf ball matters, plus the speed to which the person can swing it. That, plus the amount of area and string they have to swing it with, because that directly affects being able to swing it without it being impeded by the environment, and how fast it swings. Now, in this case you are not swinging it in a circle, you are snapping it like a whip, which yes, would indeed be quite painful. It would also be able to be done in a long passageway, and it would matter far less the length of the rope and tail snapping it, only the momentum it can reach. Your strength ensures that it can reach the maximum momentum your speed will allow, and your speed allows that to be fairly high. And that would produce precisely the effect I stated. Painful, maiming...but not lethal, and probably not able to seriously impede his fighting ability as long as he can fight through the pain and stop the blood loss before it is critical.

And yes, I know you were trying to make a point, and not say my character sucked at archery. I just saw that point as inaccurate in that particular instance. And no, I actually didn't contradict myself. Both of what I said were very situational, and must be taken in context. If Cruallassar were to try to perform the same feats with a kiddy bow, the bow would snap in half. That would be a failing of the weapon. However if the bow is sufficient for the purpose, then all that matters is the wielder...Cruallassar's bow is strong and durable, able to be drawn to a full length, and able to withstand its own draw weight. Therefore, the only limit on how fast that can happen is the wielder, Cruallassar's, strength and speed. In this case, I have no doubt that Shashous can do it...but he is using the equivalent of Cruallassar wielding a stick instead of a sword. Cruallassar can hurt you with a stick, no doubt and he could probably kill people with the upmost of proficiency with that stick...but he can't stab you with it. Just the same, you can't crush my bones or eviscerate my internals with your upgraded cat-o-eight-tails. What you can do is cause me some serious pain.