"I think Rihil is full of it."
David Morningstar

I couldn't agree more.

One site defined Prodd as the whole weapon, many more described prodd as the bow itself.

When I was a kid, I made a crossbow that shot throwing darts. Easy to do.
Accurate with practice up to 100 feet. That's good enough to survive with.
With a dart, I could kill any game bird or even a rat.
But with the same power behind a small pebble I doubt that it would kill anything.

ChuckRocks

Nice photo find, Thomas.
The photo and caption lead me to believe that this model was made to shoot projectiles the size of my big toe. The previous usage of the words "pellet" and "bullet" led me to believe we were discussing a smaller projectile, like a piece of pea gravel.

Apparently these stone chucking crossbows were made stronger than I made my little dart shooting crossbow when I was just a little punk. The power in my bow was not enough to hurt a small animal with a pebble which is why I used darts in the first place.

You can bounce a spitball off a squirrel or skewer him with a dart. What would you have done?

Today I build weaponry that can shoot a pumpkin right through you.

ChuckRocks