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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6982464" data-attributes="member: 6787650"><p>Yeah. I just can't think of anything that really works without changing his build. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is insightful--but I don't think it's an actual corner. I think of the main benefit of Crossbow Expert as being that you get to use heavier weapons like a Heavy Crossbow. The fact that you can carry around a bandolier of loaded hand crossbows and snatch them up to fire them with your bonus action at the same time as your regular attack is just gravy. It doesn't make the feat useless or anything, it just makes it less cheesey and more logistically difficult. (Juggling all of your crossbows and hoping they don't go off at the wrong time, vastly amusing the DM and other players.)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>See post directly above this one. I fixed a serious bug which made the monsters too tough, and added a Champion/Rogue hybrid named D'Artagnan in this version here: <a href="https://repl.it/EyQy/8" target="_blank">https://repl.it/EyQy/8</a></p><p></p><p>As expected, the addition of Athletics Expertise and Uncanny Dodge and 4d6 of sneak attack helps him do noticeably better than Rufus against either the elemental or the Slaad, despite getting no bonus from his Archery style and losing an extra attack and not getting to use his Cunning Action for anything because of the cage.</p><p></p><p><strong>Rufus the Archer wins 100 out of 100 matches against Gronk the Earthling, with 101.420000 HP remaining (81.790323% of total)</strong></p><p><strong>Brutus the Tank wins 100 out of 100 matches against Gronk the Earthling, with 113.900000 HP remaining (91.854839% of total)</strong></p><p><strong>D'Artagnan the Swashbuckler wins 100 out of 100 matches against Gronk the Earthling, with 107.250000 HP remaining (86.491935% of total)</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><strong>Rufus the Archer wins 55 out of 100 matches against Black Beastie, with 24.340000 HP remaining (19.629032% of total)</strong></p><p><strong>Brutus the Tank wins 100 out of 100 matches against Black Beastie, with 76.790000 HP remaining (61.927419% of total)</strong></p><p><strong>D'Artagnan the Swashbuckler wins 81 out of 100 matches against Black Beastie, with 37.420000 HP remaining (30.177419% of total)</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Fighter/Rogue in general is a pretty good multiclass combination for an archer.</p><p></p><p>Feel free to play around with the script and experiment with different combinations of class levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6982464, member: 6787650"] Yeah. I just can't think of anything that really works without changing his build. This is insightful--but I don't think it's an actual corner. I think of the main benefit of Crossbow Expert as being that you get to use heavier weapons like a Heavy Crossbow. The fact that you can carry around a bandolier of loaded hand crossbows and snatch them up to fire them with your bonus action at the same time as your regular attack is just gravy. It doesn't make the feat useless or anything, it just makes it less cheesey and more logistically difficult. (Juggling all of your crossbows and hoping they don't go off at the wrong time, vastly amusing the DM and other players.) See post directly above this one. I fixed a serious bug which made the monsters too tough, and added a Champion/Rogue hybrid named D'Artagnan in this version here: [URL]https://repl.it/EyQy/8[/URL] As expected, the addition of Athletics Expertise and Uncanny Dodge and 4d6 of sneak attack helps him do noticeably better than Rufus against either the elemental or the Slaad, despite getting no bonus from his Archery style and losing an extra attack and not getting to use his Cunning Action for anything because of the cage. [B]Rufus the Archer wins 100 out of 100 matches against Gronk the Earthling, with 101.420000 HP remaining (81.790323% of total)[/B] [B]Brutus the Tank wins 100 out of 100 matches against Gronk the Earthling, with 113.900000 HP remaining (91.854839% of total)[/B] [B]D'Artagnan the Swashbuckler wins 100 out of 100 matches against Gronk the Earthling, with 107.250000 HP remaining (86.491935% of total) [/B][B]Rufus the Archer wins 55 out of 100 matches against Black Beastie, with 24.340000 HP remaining (19.629032% of total)[/B] [B]Brutus the Tank wins 100 out of 100 matches against Black Beastie, with 76.790000 HP remaining (61.927419% of total)[/B] [B]D'Artagnan the Swashbuckler wins 81 out of 100 matches against Black Beastie, with 37.420000 HP remaining (30.177419% of total)[/B] Fighter/Rogue in general is a pretty good multiclass combination for an archer. Feel free to play around with the script and experiment with different combinations of class levels. [/QUOTE]
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