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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ghoul542" data-source="post: 3693800" data-attributes="member: 54213">Ranged combatOne of the players in my group plays a Halfling  Ranger/Rogue/Halfing Outrider.  I dont remember that exact lvls atm but it's awesome.  He went with a panther for his conpanion as well as his mount for Outrider.  He has maxed out his stealth skills which work amazingly with the choice of pets.  Mounted archery from the back of something that can sneak as well as climb and pounce is scary enough but the mobilty involved is insane. With stand on mount he can make an attack with no penalty while the mount is running.  At 200 ft per round (panthers 40ft move + 10ft from longstrider x 4) he rarely is within range of most things but with his longbow can easily hit his targets.If this wasnt enough he has leap from saddle which allows him to dismount in an adjacent square as a free action and if threatening an opponent may make a charge attack. At that moment both panthers make their pounce attacks, bite and 2 claw.   If the bite hits they get a free grapple check from improved grab, which if sucessful, allows a free rake.  To make matters even worse, with 2 creatures attacking, flanking a very real possibility, not to mention a grappled opponent.  Add in sneak attacks at this point and the likelyhood that he will be standing over a corpse is almost assured.</blockquote>