Answer:
What gets wet while drying?
I can be used to type and point you see. But don't forget, you can count on me. What am I?
The weapon of choice to create the biggest shock.
My first is in wield, sever bones and marrow. My second is in blade, forged in cold steel. My third is in arbalest, and also in arrows. My fourth is in power, plunged through a shield. My fifth is in honor, and also in vows My last will put an end to it all.
It stands upright and can be quite grand. Its secret is not hidden but right at hand. What is it?
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.