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<blockquote data-quote="Undrave" data-source="post: 8269408" data-attributes="member: 7015698">I'm still confused why your group both doesn't care enough about mechanics that the Archery style is enough AND still feel the push to ABSOLUTELY take Sharpshooter?! Do you often have multiple Archer PC in your group? Why do you build your NPCs like PCs?! A part of it I get a little more after re-reading Sharpshooter. I completely forgot it had other benefits aside from the Power Attack thing. I can see why an Archer would want those benefits but... Does he really NEED them to be an Archer with the knowledge you ascribe to the fighting style?? Heck, there's no prerequisite to Sharpshooter. You could have a Halfling Wizard with a Sling take it (for whatever reason)! And if you do build some NPC with Feats... why does it matter? Do you need your Archer to be the BEST OF THE BEST at archery or do you need them to be good at their job? Heck, maybe your PC without a feat has 20 DEX a couple level earlier! That makes them good at a lot of other things, including AC.I get that Archery fighter don't get as wide a variety of dedicated feat as melee fighters, but it's hardly the only choice. Especially if you take subclass into account. If I went for an Arcane Archer you bet your butt I'd go with Magic Initiate to pick up Mending (thematic!), Light (Use it on an Arrow and fire it!) and Fairie Fire (no more invisibility!). If I was a Battlemaster? I'd add maneuvers with Martial Adept! And those are just two ideas off the top of my head.You act like if a player knows the most optimal way to build a certain character, they MUST absolutely build it that way or they'll resent not being that build. That's totally untrue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Undrave, post: 8269408, member: 7015698"] I'm still confused why your group both doesn't care enough about mechanics that the Archery style is enough AND still feel the push to ABSOLUTELY take Sharpshooter?! Do you often have multiple Archer PC in your group? Why do you build your NPCs like PCs?! A part of it I get a little more after re-reading Sharpshooter. I completely forgot it had other benefits aside from the Power Attack thing. I can see why an Archer would want those benefits but... Does he really NEED them to be an Archer with the knowledge you ascribe to the fighting style?? Heck, there's no prerequisite to Sharpshooter. You could have a Halfling Wizard with a Sling take it (for whatever reason)! And if you do build some NPC with Feats... why does it matter? Do you need your Archer to be the BEST OF THE BEST at archery or do you need them to be good at their job? Heck, maybe your PC without a feat has 20 DEX a couple level earlier! That makes them good at a lot of other things, including AC. I get that Archery fighter don't get as wide a variety of dedicated feat as melee fighters, but it's hardly the only choice. Especially if you take subclass into account. If I went for an Arcane Archer you bet your butt I'd go with Magic Initiate to pick up Mending (thematic!), Light (Use it on an Arrow and fire it!) and Fairie Fire (no more invisibility!). If I was a Battlemaster? I'd add maneuvers with Martial Adept! And those are just two ideas off the top of my head. You act like if a player knows the most optimal way to build a certain character, they MUST absolutely build it that way or they'll resent not being that build. That's totally untrue. [/QUOTE]

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