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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 7601531" data-attributes="member: 6716779">You're not going to be a great archer no matter how you build it.  This is because you lack the classes features  to bump up your damage and the +2 archery style to off set the -5/+10 part of sharpshooter. You also lack shells like hunters quarry and hex. You can steal the level 5 ranger spell at 10 but blowing a level 5 spell slot for an extra two average attacks is a bit underwhelming.  Level 10 is also a long time to wait to get the spells.A lore bard can steal he and Eldritch blast at level 6 and fireball or lightning bolt at level 10 plus destructive wave. You can still build an effective PC, but you'll be average at best at archery (fighters and rangers are best, assassin rogue with the CBE feat works as well). If you have rolled stats and roll well and can start with crazy high scores it can mitigate this since you in effect get extra ASIs and using high stats to make a average build better is less of a problem than using them to make a great build absurd and valor bards are a bit MAD (you want good dex, con, charisma). Without multiclassing or playing a different class there is only so much you can do though as the bard is a primary caster so being good at combat is a bit much. If you're happy with that its fine but if there is a well built archer in the party you'll probably find your character underwhelming in comparison.</blockquote>