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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 3454941" data-attributes="member: 537">I said to Nifft that I was working up a couple of schools for archery/missileers, so here they are. Diamond Arrow is for snipers; Celestial Rain is for machine-gun archers.EDIT: updated drafts are now at<a href="http://www.zipworld.com.au/~hong/dnd/diamond_arrow.htm" target="_blank">http://www.zipworld.com.au/~hong/dnd/diamond_arrow.htm</a><a href="http://www.zipworld.com.au/~hong/dnd/celestial_rain.htm" target="_blank">http://www.zipworld.com.au/~hong/dnd/celestial_rain.htm</a>----------------------------------------Diamond ArrowThe Diamond Arrow discipline is a little-known offshoot of the Diamond Mind school focusing on the bow and crossbow. The two schools share a similar meditative outlook, although their practical teachings are very different.The Diamond Arrow discipline concentrates on harnessing the flow of one's life force to achieve complete control over oneself -- and since the bow is an extension of the self, this control enables masters of the school to take down even the mightiest of foes with but a single well-placed arrow. But such feats are secondary to the purpose of the school, which is introspective in nature: its deepest teachings emphasise that perfecting one's skill is simply a metaphor for the journey towards enlightenment.The discipline's save DCs are modified by Wisdom, and its key skill is Concentration, as with Diamond Mind. Its favored weapons are the longbow, composite longbow, light crossbow and heavy crossbow. All of this school's strikes normally take a full-round action to complete.1st leveldarkwood arrow stance: stance -- all Diamond Arrow strikes deal x2 damage, you lose Dex bonus to ACunbending arrow: strike -- +2d6 damagekeen sense of the archer: boost -- negate cover bonus to AC, reroll concealment miss chanceblindfire strike: boost -- gain reroll on missed ranged attack within 1 rd2nd levelemerald initiate's attack: strike -- +5 damagehammerblow shot: strike -- ranged bull rushpierce the shadows: boost -- +20 insight bonus to next ranged attack, ignore concealment miss chancerefuge in truth: counter -- +4 AC, 50% concealment vs ranged attacks for 1 rd3rd levelconfound the blade: strike -- ranged disarmsapphire spirit shot: strike -- +10 damageeye of the archon: boost -- Conc vs Sense Motive check to deny Dex bonus to ACshot of perfection: strike -- line attack, 60' range4th leveliron arrow stance: stance -- all Diamond Arrow strikes deal x2 damage, req std action, you do not lose Dex bonus to ACstriking the heart: strike -- auto-threatunveiling light of truth: strike -- no damage, dispel all illusions on targetdistant touch of fate: boost -- negate up to -10 of range penalty5th levelruby spirit shot: strike -- +20 damageshot of reversal: strike -- target reduced to 0 spd for 1 rd, Fort reduce to 1/2 spdgolem-smashing shot: boost -- Conc vs Sense Motive to bypass DR, hardness with striketranscendent mind: counter -- immune to mind-affecting effects for 1 rd6th levelsmite the mountain: boost -- Conc vs Sense Motive to make strike as touch attackdiamond surge: strike -- +5d6 damage, target staggered 1d4 rds, Will halffog-dispelling shot: strike -- no damage, dispel all mind-affecting effects on target7th leveldiamond spirit shot: strike -- +40 damageghost-cleaving shot: strike -- +5d6 damage, attack ethereal, incorporeal targetsperception beyond sight: boost -- blindsense 120', blindsight 30' for 1 rd8th levelmithral arrow stance: stance -- all Diamond Arrow strikes deal x3 damage, reroll concealment, you lose Dex bonus to ACshot of confronting doom: strike -- +10d6 damage, target paralyzed 1 rd, Will negatestranscendent gaze: boost -- true seeing for 1 rdunstoppable solar's bolt: strike -- line attack, 120' range9th levelshot of destiny inevitable: strike -- +50 damage, +2d4 Dex damage, Fort halfCelestial RainThe Celestial Rain discipline teaches complete mastery of the bow as a deadly weapon. Speed is the key to archery, just as it is with melee combat; when an adept achieves mastery of this discipline, he becomes a veritable whirlwind of destruction, loosing arrows at a rate that no lesser warrior could seek to match. The outlook of Celestial Rain is relatively pragmatic, compared to other schools of the Sublime Way. Its practitioners tend to be rivals to those of the Diamond Arrow school, which takes a more mystical approach; this rivalry can be friendly or otherwise.The discipline's save DCs are modified by Dexterity, and its key skill is Spot. Its favored weapons are the longbow, composite longbow, shortbow and composite shortbow.1st levelagile archer's stance: stance -- +10 AC vs AoO due to ranged attackfast dance of fire: strike -- 2 attacks with std action at -2the weakest link: boost -- Spot check vs AC to negate up to 2 points armor/nat armor bonus to AC2nd levelrhythm of air: strike -- 3 attacks with FRA at -4field of quills: strike -- create difficult terrain, 4 5' squares, uses 1d6 arrows/squarehidden thorn attack: boost -- extra attack at -2mighty arrows: boost -- +1d6 damage per shot within 30'3rd levelindomitable archer's stance: stance -- generate ammunition magically, considered nonmagical, up to 5 missiles/rdunfurling steel blossom: strike -- area attack, 10' radius burstcrimson arrow onslaught: strike -- area attack, 30' cone, 1 shot per targetavoidance of nemesis: counter -- force opponent to reroll ranged attack, at -4 penalty4th levelceleritous volley: strike -- make full ranged attack with standard actionmanticore attack: strike -- 2 shots on each of 3 targets within 60' coneunrelenting aim: boost -- Spot check vs AC to deny Dex bonus to ACgiant-felling volley: strike -- make full ranged attack; if all hit, 1 Str penalty/shot for 4 rds, Fort negates5th levelperfected archer's stance: stance -- treat bow/crossbow as 10' reach weapon for AoOs, threateningrebuke of the heavens: strike -- make full ranged attack; if all hit, knock target prone, Ref negatesjade arrow flare: boost -- 2 extra attacks at -0, -5pierce the carapace: boost -- Spot check vs AC to negate up to 5 points armor/nat armor bonus to AC6th levelbreath of the celestial dragon: strike -- area attack, 60' cone, 1 shot per targetwrath of the earth dragon: strike -- create difficult terrain, 1 5' square/lvl, uses 1 arrow/square, explodes for 10d6reaving arrows: boost -- +2d6 damage per shot within 60'7th leveltempest of thorns: strike -- beaten zone, 20' radius burst, attack anyone who enters or is in the areagreater manticore attack: strike -- 3 shots on each of 4 targets within 120' conearc of furious thunder: boost -- ranged Power Attack for 1 rd, max -IL atk/+IL dmg within 30'8th levelunquenchable fire stance: stance -- generate ammunition magically, +1d6 fire damageunfurling heavenly blossom: strike -- area attack, 30' radius burst, x2 damage per targetadamantine arrow flare: boost -- 3 extra attacks at -0, -5, -10, you are fatigued for rest of encountersuperb rending volley: strike -- make full ranged attack; if all hit, 2 Str damage/shot, Fort half9th leveltears of heaven: strike -- 2 full attacks as full-round action, you are dazed next round, fatigued for rest of encounterFull descriptions to follow.</blockquote>

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