Game! - Where the stick is mightier than the sword!

There could be bows (and crossbows and longbows and ...). A bow would do only half (or less) damage of a normal weapon and would have a higher miss rate (30%) but there would be only around 25% (or less) chance that the monster hits you. Arrows should be bought or found or made and would use up when using a bow.

This could be a better weapon for killing monsters but you might spend most of what the monster drops.

Maybe it could be implemented as a usable item (not as an ordinary weapon) so you can choose to use it when you like.