Longbows are unnecessarily nerfed with their short range. 5e distances may not translate well but there should at least be some differentiation between a shortbow and a longbow besides a measly 6d vs 8d damage die. Longbows are martial weapons while shortbows are simple, there should be a bigger difference. Furthermore, longbows should also out-range a heavy crossbow, instead all bows/crossbows have the same range. Please give us more reason to use longbows besides the cool factor.
