Can You Point Me Towards Archer Prestige Classes?
- Thread starter Aluvial
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I'm assuming this is 3.5 no 3.0?
There are 3 main choices that will be bandied about:
Peerless Archer (FR: Silver Marches- 3.0)
Deepwoods Sniper (Masters of the Wild 3.0 --> Complete Warrior?)
Order of the Bow Initiate (Blood & Fist 3.0 --> Complete Warrior)
Technically, you could also have an Exotic Weapon Master (Complete Warrior) if you use a Composite Greatbow.
Generally everything relating to archery got toned down in 3.5.
Between the feats in Complete Warrior and Phb II, you could build a pretty good one without prestige classing.
There are 3 main choices that will be bandied about:
Peerless Archer (FR: Silver Marches- 3.0)
Deepwoods Sniper (Masters of the Wild 3.0 --> Complete Warrior?)
Order of the Bow Initiate (Blood & Fist 3.0 --> Complete Warrior)
Technically, you could also have an Exotic Weapon Master (Complete Warrior) if you use a Composite Greatbow.
Generally everything relating to archery got toned down in 3.5.
Between the feats in Complete Warrior and Phb II, you could build a pretty good one without prestige classing.
Mistwell
Crusty Old Meatwad
There is of course Arcane Archer from the DMG.
Races of Stone: cragtop archer
Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft: elven ranger
Way of the Samurai: Tsuruchi's legion, master horse archer (3.0)
Rokugan Campaign Setting: Wasp bounty hunter (3.0)
Players Guide to Arcanis: Bowman
Ssethregore: Marauder
Races of Stone: cragtop archer
Dungeons & Dragons Warcraft: elven ranger
Way of the Samurai: Tsuruchi's legion, master horse archer (3.0)
Rokugan Campaign Setting: Wasp bounty hunter (3.0)
Players Guide to Arcanis: Bowman
Ssethregore: Marauder
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VonRichthofen
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Arcane Archer is only viable if you are an elf or half elf, and it calls for an arcane spellcaster class.
Cragtop Archer is weak. (how many encounters did you play that took place over half a mile of open terrain?)
Order of the Bow Initiate is crap if ever there has been crap.
The close-combat shot can be duplicated by your ranger spells, and Ranged Precision is the hell of a weak ability - and it's all you get worth mentioning. Don't do it.
All others are 3.0 and/or third party material, thus of at least questionable legality.
Why don't you take 3 levels of the scout class and take the Swift Hunter & Improved Skirmish (both CS) feats?
With Greater Manyshot, you'd be in for a possible extra 28d6 skirmishing damage per round while still able to move. (and +7 AC)
Against your Favored Enemies, Skirmish damage can be applied even if they are immune to critical hits/precision damage.
Apart from that, scout 3 grants Trapfinding, Trackless Step, +1 to Fortitude saves/Initative, Uncanny Dodge & +10 ft. movement.
That would build a better archer than any generic 3.5 PrC, as far as I can see.
Cragtop Archer is weak. (how many encounters did you play that took place over half a mile of open terrain?)
Order of the Bow Initiate is crap if ever there has been crap.
The close-combat shot can be duplicated by your ranger spells, and Ranged Precision is the hell of a weak ability - and it's all you get worth mentioning. Don't do it.
All others are 3.0 and/or third party material, thus of at least questionable legality.
Why don't you take 3 levels of the scout class and take the Swift Hunter & Improved Skirmish (both CS) feats?
With Greater Manyshot, you'd be in for a possible extra 28d6 skirmishing damage per round while still able to move. (and +7 AC)
Against your Favored Enemies, Skirmish damage can be applied even if they are immune to critical hits/precision damage.
Apart from that, scout 3 grants Trapfinding, Trackless Step, +1 to Fortitude saves/Initative, Uncanny Dodge & +10 ft. movement.
That would build a better archer than any generic 3.5 PrC, as far as I can see.
Darklone
Registered User
3 Arrows for the King (EN or RPGnow pdf) has an archer coreclass. They get some nifty things, it's essentially the old Sovereign Stone archer class. Best ability: One extra attack at level 4 IIRC, bonuses to hit with one signature weapon type and... medium BAB.
Are you looking for a way to rebuild that 19th level ranger or do you want a one level dip into a prestige class?
Are you looking for a way to rebuild that 19th level ranger or do you want a one level dip into a prestige class?
William drake
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Deep Wood Sniper
Check out the ranger/druid/barbarian book to find Deep Wood Sniper.
Check out the ranger/druid/barbarian book to find Deep Wood Sniper.
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