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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Leatherhead" data-source="post: 7571050" data-attributes="member: 53176">Assuming that you don't want to just be a Rogue:Start with a Half-Elf. This qualifies you for the Prodigy and Elven Accuracy feats, which make you super-duper-good at skills or shooting respectively.The other mandatory feat is Sharpshooter. Hand Crossbows is only worth it if you are a Fighter, otherwise you are starving for feats, and have potentially better things to do with your bonus action anyway.Also, get a background that gives you Thieves Tools and Stealth, so you don't have to worry about the class having them. Arcana, for the odd magical trap, is also a nice grab if you can swing it.Nextly, pick any (sub)class that is good with ranged weapons, including:Basically all of the Ranger except for Beastmaster.Basically all of the Fighter except the Cavalier and PDK.Kensei Monk.Hexblade (blade pact+improved pact weapon) Warlock.Be wary of the Valor Bard. It is great at all the Roguish stuff, but it lags behind the above options at shooting thing for a few levels at a time. Finally, Trickery Clerics are really good at being tricksters, but are only barely more capable at archery than, say, a Barbarian. Who in turn, is only better than non-melee classes by virtue of having two attacks.And that's basically all you need to know.</blockquote>