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<blockquote data-quote="Darklone" data-source="post: 4643146" data-attributes="member: 1372"><p>Agreeing with the Penguin. I played and loved bbn/bards several times and most of them did some archery on the way. Warblade1/bardX is great as well as mentioned above with Song of the White Raven. Pal4/Bard16 has great archery options but is pretty lame to start with... even heading for Devoted Performer.</p><p></p><p>Buy wands of Flame Arrows. That spell has a nicely long duration, so you can use it long before battle.</p><p></p><p>Str 14 is a good idea, dex doesn't have to be too high (bard has enough bonuses to hit).</p><p></p><p>Either go for Rapid Shot OR Manyshot. You won't have feats for both (not with Song of the Heart and Song of the White Raven and others you'll want).</p><p></p><p>Depending on how high your dex can be, Precise Shot isn't necessary.</p><p></p><p>Haste is the most important spell you need. Or get boots of speed. Or both.</p><p></p><p>Check out the Magic Item compendium: The most important thing for a bard archer is the Bow of songs. You can add your CHA bonus to damage AND to hit for one round and it costs only one use of bardic music! For a level 7 bard that means:</p><p></p><p>Just one level to go and you can shoot 4 arrows per round at BAB -2 (Rapid Shot) + dex bonus (should be at least at +3 here )+ cha bonus (+3 or +4)+ inspire bonus (+3 or +4 at that level or even higher). Each of these arrows causes 1d8+Str bonus+ Cha bonus+inspire bonus.</p><p></p><p>Ever seen a Swift Hunter Scout/Ranger archer with Greater Manyshot? If you have good stats, the bard archer comes close and has many other options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darklone, post: 4643146, member: 1372"] Agreeing with the Penguin. I played and loved bbn/bards several times and most of them did some archery on the way. Warblade1/bardX is great as well as mentioned above with Song of the White Raven. Pal4/Bard16 has great archery options but is pretty lame to start with... even heading for Devoted Performer. Buy wands of Flame Arrows. That spell has a nicely long duration, so you can use it long before battle. Str 14 is a good idea, dex doesn't have to be too high (bard has enough bonuses to hit). Either go for Rapid Shot OR Manyshot. You won't have feats for both (not with Song of the Heart and Song of the White Raven and others you'll want). Depending on how high your dex can be, Precise Shot isn't necessary. Haste is the most important spell you need. Or get boots of speed. Or both. Check out the Magic Item compendium: The most important thing for a bard archer is the Bow of songs. You can add your CHA bonus to damage AND to hit for one round and it costs only one use of bardic music! For a level 7 bard that means: Just one level to go and you can shoot 4 arrows per round at BAB -2 (Rapid Shot) + dex bonus (should be at least at +3 here )+ cha bonus (+3 or +4)+ inspire bonus (+3 or +4 at that level or even higher). Each of these arrows causes 1d8+Str bonus+ Cha bonus+inspire bonus. Ever seen a Swift Hunter Scout/Ranger archer with Greater Manyshot? If you have good stats, the bard archer comes close and has many other options. [/QUOTE]
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