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<blockquote data-quote="Drawmack" data-source="post: 588521" data-attributes="member: 4981"><p>There are three routes that work well for making an archer fighter, rogue and fighter/rogue.</p><p></p><p>The fighter seems the natural choice because of his innumerable number of feats that can be sank into increasing his ability with the bow. This is a powerful archer and may be a good choice when you will need to pull double duty and run into melee sometimes. If you do a lot of dungeon delving this will be the type of archer you'll want.</p><p></p><p>The rogues sneak attack makes them an excelent sniper type archer. If you take a human rogue then you can have your proficiency and weapon focus at first level with weapon specialization at third and start on the bow feat chain at sixth. This is the type of archer you'll want if you do a lot of adventuring where the character can hide close to the fight and hit the enemy with arrows getting his sneak attack bonus. This is best for mostly outdoor campaigns. If you take elf then you don't need the wepon proficiency cause you get it with your race.</p><p></p><p>The ftr/rog gets the best of both worlds but not as fast. Take the first level in fighter, the feats are more important then the skill points. Also taking the fighter first mean not having to burn a feat on a bow proficiency so you can have weapon specialization & weapon focus right away, if you're human you can also start your feat chain at first level. I would recommend alternating between rog and ftr when leveling to keep the sneak attack up there and to get your feats quickly. This character is very well rounded and works well in most situations, especially at high levels. </p><p></p><p>Just my 2 coppers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Drawmack, post: 588521, member: 4981"] There are three routes that work well for making an archer fighter, rogue and fighter/rogue. The fighter seems the natural choice because of his innumerable number of feats that can be sank into increasing his ability with the bow. This is a powerful archer and may be a good choice when you will need to pull double duty and run into melee sometimes. If you do a lot of dungeon delving this will be the type of archer you'll want. The rogues sneak attack makes them an excelent sniper type archer. If you take a human rogue then you can have your proficiency and weapon focus at first level with weapon specialization at third and start on the bow feat chain at sixth. This is the type of archer you'll want if you do a lot of adventuring where the character can hide close to the fight and hit the enemy with arrows getting his sneak attack bonus. This is best for mostly outdoor campaigns. If you take elf then you don't need the wepon proficiency cause you get it with your race. The ftr/rog gets the best of both worlds but not as fast. Take the first level in fighter, the feats are more important then the skill points. Also taking the fighter first mean not having to burn a feat on a bow proficiency so you can have weapon specialization & weapon focus right away, if you're human you can also start your feat chain at first level. I would recommend alternating between rog and ftr when leveling to keep the sneak attack up there and to get your feats quickly. This character is very well rounded and works well in most situations, especially at high levels. Just my 2 coppers. [/QUOTE]
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