Arcane Archer Imbue Arrow Question?

[Caliber]

I was wondering if anyone could give me a nice example of a good use of the Imbue Arrow ability of the Arcane Archer. As is, I can't really think of much.

Also, could someone give me a reference on the rules for aiming at a specific square? I know I read that you can aim at a square somewhere but I can't seem to remember where now ...

 

[Chun-tzu]

There are plenty of good examples of uses for Imbue Arrow. It basically extends the range of area spells, but another way to think of it is that it can make your archer a mystical version of Green Arrow or Hawkeye.

The trick is, though, that it works much, much better with more than one level of spellcaster.

Grease -> grease arrow
Darkness -> blackout arrow
Web -> glue arrow
Dispel Magic -> disruptor arrow
Flashburst -> flare arrow
Stinking Cloud -> gas arrow

 

[kreynolds]

Antimagic Field -> Bad Day Arrow

 

[Hypersmurf]

Detect Magic
Range: 60 ft.
Area: Quarter circle emanating from you to the extreme of the range.

Imbue Arrow

... allowing her to place an area spell upon an arrow.
... spell's area is centred upon where the arrow lands...
... allows the archer to use the bow's range rather than the spell's range.

Composite Longbow of Distance : 10 range increments of 220 ft., for a total range of 2200 ft.

Reading all those rules together, it suggests to me that Imbue Arrow allows the archer to use "2200 ft." instead of "60 ft." as the range of his Detect Magic, and the area of the spell is thus "quarter circle emanating from where the arrow lands to the extreme of the (2200 ft.) range".

That's a big area!

-Hyp.

 

[kreynolds]

LOL

 

[Hypersmurf]

LOL

Actually, it fits with the way the Enlarge Spell feat is described.

"A [enlarged] spell whose area or effect is determined by its range (such as bless or a cone spell) has the dimensions of its area or effect increased proportionally."

Place a Cone of Cold arrow in the right place, you could take out a whole army of marauding goblinkin...

-Hyp.

 

[Chun-tzu]

Detect Magic
Range: 60 ft.
Area: Quarter circle emanating from you to the extreme of the range.

Imbue Arrow

... allowing her to place an area spell upon an arrow.
... spell's area is centred upon where the arrow lands...
... allows the archer to use the bow's range rather than the spell's range.

Composite Longbow of Distance : 10 range increments of 220 ft., for a total range of 2200 ft.

Reading all those rules together, it suggests to me that Imbue Arrow allows the archer to use "2200 ft." instead of "60 ft." as the range of his Detect Magic, and the area of the spell is thus "quarter circle emanating from where the arrow lands to the extreme of the (2200 ft.) range".

That's a big area!

-Hyp.

You detect 3 magic auras within range. Somewhere.

 

[Hypersmurf]

You detect 3 magic auras within range. Somewhere.

Agreed... until round 3 of concentration, when you receive "the strength and location of each aura"...

-Hyp.

 

[hong]

Reading all those rules together, it suggests to me that Imbue Arrow allows the archer to use "2200 ft." instead of "60 ft." as the range of his Detect Magic, and the area of the spell is thus "quarter circle emanating from where the arrow lands to the extreme of the (2200 ft.) range".

That's a big area!

That's a good troll!

 

[Hypersmurf]

That's a good troll!

It's the way it reads, though... it requires application of Common Sense[tm] to rule against it

-Hyp.