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<blockquote data-quote="terrainmonkey" data-source="post: 1915453" data-attributes="member: 26827"><p>human fighter feat progression for mounted archer:</p><p>level 1: 3 feats-- Weapon focus longbow, mounted combat, and either skill focus (ride) or point blank shot. max out ride skill.</p><p>lev 2: mounted archery</p><p>lev 3: far shot</p><p>lev 4: weapon specialization long bow</p><p>lev 6: precise shot, rapid shot</p><p>lev 8: greater weapon focus (long bow)</p><p>lev 9: improved critical</p><p>lev 10: manyshot if you have the req. or dodge</p><p>lev 12: shot on the run, mobility</p><p>lev 14: greater weapon spec (long bow)</p><p>lev 15: improved precise shot</p><p></p><p>this is just an idea, that's all. it pretty much specializes you in mounted archery, so that's all you're good at. If you want to make a general all around fighter with sword and bow on a horse, you can take weapon focus in a melee weapon instead of dodge and mobility. Just my two cents. hope this helps. the ranger gets some feats automatically, but the human fighter is just too good to pass up with the feat progression and extras they get. just max out ride at every level and by 15th level you should have a guy who can stand back and shoot a lot, fall back, shoot, and never get attacked because he is firing from so far a way. of course, in a dungeon you are pretty well screwed so it's good to take a few feats for melee weapons, or weapon finesse with a sabre or rapier. the trick here is dexterity, as that should be your dominant ability. i wouldn't even think of doing this if you had less than a 17 dex, which is not always easy to roll. hope this helps</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="terrainmonkey, post: 1915453, member: 26827"] human fighter feat progression for mounted archer: level 1: 3 feats-- Weapon focus longbow, mounted combat, and either skill focus (ride) or point blank shot. max out ride skill. lev 2: mounted archery lev 3: far shot lev 4: weapon specialization long bow lev 6: precise shot, rapid shot lev 8: greater weapon focus (long bow) lev 9: improved critical lev 10: manyshot if you have the req. or dodge lev 12: shot on the run, mobility lev 14: greater weapon spec (long bow) lev 15: improved precise shot this is just an idea, that's all. it pretty much specializes you in mounted archery, so that's all you're good at. If you want to make a general all around fighter with sword and bow on a horse, you can take weapon focus in a melee weapon instead of dodge and mobility. Just my two cents. hope this helps. the ranger gets some feats automatically, but the human fighter is just too good to pass up with the feat progression and extras they get. just max out ride at every level and by 15th level you should have a guy who can stand back and shoot a lot, fall back, shoot, and never get attacked because he is firing from so far a way. of course, in a dungeon you are pretty well screwed so it's good to take a few feats for melee weapons, or weapon finesse with a sabre or rapier. the trick here is dexterity, as that should be your dominant ability. i wouldn't even think of doing this if you had less than a 17 dex, which is not always easy to roll. hope this helps [/QUOTE]
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