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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hong" data-source="post: 591639" data-attributes="member: 537">Heh. I must have the only twink archer out there who _doesn't_ have Rapid Shot. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Although before the Munchkin Committee strips me of my membership card, I have to point out I'm using a custom prestige class that's essentially built around the concepts of "one shot, one kill", and "you can run, but you can't hide". So rather than making 5-6 shots per round for hideous amounts of damage, I get 1 shot per round, for nearly as hideous damage. And with a bit of effort, I can see the bad guys wherever they are.At 14th level (7th PrC level), I've given myself the following:- Ranged Blind-Fight (reroll miss chance due to concealment)- Negate up to +4 of cover bonus to AC- True strike 7 times per day (essentially)- Called shot ability (ranged power attack). To make it not completely broken, it's limited to 1 range increment (275 feet with Far Shot and a distance bow), and requires a standard action to use (ie, no regular iterative attacks).- Double damage on a successful called shot (!)- Ki shot +3 (mimics the arcane archer's magic arrows, but with a slower progression).A couple of fights ago, I was doing 100 points of damage per round to an ancient black dragon, shooting right through its darkness spells. I've toned it down a bit since then. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />At 10th PrC level, I'll have given myself +4 arrows, true seeing up to 10 mins/day, true strike at will, and a Con damage attack usable 3/day (albeit only once per encounter).It's basically what I think a Zen archer should have been, as opposed to the eminently bland order of the bow initiate in S&F. A class that's supposedly all about "seeking truth", but contains nothing to actually back up the fancy words? Feh on that, I say.<a href="http://www.zipworld.com.au/~hong/dnd/int_archery.htm" target="_blank">http://www.zipworld.com.au/~hong/dnd/int_archery.htm</a>, for anyone who's interested.</blockquote>

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