DMs who want to stop Archers without being too mean.

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Cover

Concealment

Short encounter distances, with foes that charge

Gust of Wind and Wall of Force Spells

Protection from Arrows

Counter-archers

Tower shields

Wizards that return arrows with fireballs

Lots of options.

 

[Mark Chance]

Creatures with DR and an anti-magic shell make for a real headache

DR is a supernatural ability.

 

[jgbrowning]

naw, dont worry about stopping them

just make the other side use archers too. just like him.


the original game-balance.


joe b.

 

[BiggusGeekus@Work]

DR is a supernatural ability.

You can put it on magic armor though. +2 to the value if I remember correctly.

Or everytime the player shoots something with a bow you could hit him with a rock. That always works.

 

[Ace]

A one-way force wall would be insanely powerful. Probably 9th level, at any rate. Especially if you can sculpt it like a normal force wall.

Thats was my guess too

Heheheheh

 

[jdavis]

Or everytime the player shoots something with a bow you could hit him with a rock. That always works.

In the game or in real life? If you start throwing rocks at the players sitting at the table, then you might want to beef up that DM screen a little for protection when they start throwing back, but it would definatly have a deterrent effect on players using bows.

 

[Nightfall]

My advice, send out 20-30 low level half orc barbarians with, improved bull rush, improved over-run and/or spirited charge feats.

 

[diaglo]

to add to the cover and concealment advice; go prone.

 

[Rackhir]

DR is a supernatural ability.

Ah, sorry. My bad, didn't look things up first. The no DR in Antimatic field, does give rist to some interesting ideas with regards to fighting creatures with DR, especially epic level DRs.

 

[megamania]

Archers are unbalanced.....simple as that.