Best ranged weapon for a small character?

[On Puget Sound]

Ryk Tavishny (linked in my sig) is a halfling beasty ranger with pet dinosaur. He uses Talenta boomerang as his ranged weapon. I'm excited to hear there is a feat for rideable companions, and as soon as it's approved for Living Eberron I'll be adding it.

 

[Turtlejay]

Ohhh, Talenta Boomerang is also very feral shamany. A bone boomerang with shark teeth along the edge. It's one handed, too, so the other can be free to use an implement. Nice. Trantnyrs would be cool if there was a way to make them an implement. . .spears aren't an impement for an arcane class currently, are they? AIP+Trantnyr proficiency is kind of steep I guess.

Jay

 

[DracoSuave]

Tratnyrs are, in fact, versatile.

Well boo to that then!

 

[Benlo]

Are Javelins versatile? I don't *think* they are, but I could be wrong.

I saw mention of a blowgun, where can a PC get one of those?

 

[Mentat55]

The blowgun was published in Dragon 373, along with 4 multiclass feats and 3 powers to give you special abilities with the blowgun.

 

[Benlo]

The blowgun was published in Dragon 373, along with 4 multiclass feats and 3 powers to give you special abilities with the blowgun.

Any chance you remember what damage die they deal? I think my friend *might* have it, since I think he has the '09 Dragon Annual, but if not, I want to know if I'm missing out.

 

[Mort_Q]

Any chance you remember what damage die they deal? I think my friend *might* have it, since I think he has the '09 Dragon Annual, but if not, I want to know if I'm missing out.

It's 1d4, load free, 10/20 range, High Crit, small, with the multiclass feat.

It's 1d4, load minor, 5/10 range, small, with the standard weapon proficiency feat.

Seems a little underwhelming to me considering the feat cost.

 

[Benlo]

It's 1d4, load free, 10/20 range, High Crit, small, with the multiclass feat.

It's 1d4, load minor, 5/10 range, small, with the standard weapon proficiency feat.

Seems a little underwhelming to me considering the feat cost.

Yeah, unless you're really wanting the assassin flavor, it seems to be a bit weak, with the exception of if your DM readily makes poison darts or something available to you, or subterfuge is required.

 

[Mort_Q]

Yah... it might be fun with the Poisoner multiclass feat... but only the Bard can take more than one of those.