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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RigaMortus2" data-source="post: 2647240" data-attributes="member: 11586">Despite popular belief, not all party members are going to be 100% effective all the time.  A melee-centric character is going to have a hard time fighting against a flying foe.  A ranged-centric character is going to have a hard time fighting against a foe with a lot of movement and feats like Deflect Arrows.  A magic-centric character is going to have a hard time going against enemies with magic resistance.  Not all characters will shine in every encounter, nor should they.  Just to clarify, there should be battles where all characters shine and there should be battles where one type of character build will do better than others.Also, if you are relying on ONE special arrow to take down a mighty foe, you need to rethink your strategy a little bit.  And if you have some sort of knowledge before hand that the BBEG has a way to block arrows, use a little bit of common sense and some tactics.  Don't fire your Arrow of BBEG Slaying as the first arrow.  Bluff him.  Fire a normal arrow so he wastes his Deflect Arrows on that, then fire your Arrow of BBEG Slaying as your second attack.I fail to see the problem.With that said, I don't disagree that a Deflect Arrows mechanic is necessarily a BAD idea.  I just personally don't see a need for it at all.  For me, I think it is just extra steps that will slow down combat even more AND I also like to play with the least amount of house rules as possible.</blockquote>

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