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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rackhir" data-source="post: 3002199" data-attributes="member: 149">Unfortunately, the 3.5 OoBI sucks as their primary ability the "Precision Shot" is incompatible with most other feats and using it negates one of an archer's primary advantages namely being able to get a full attack in most situations. The only real reason to take it is the Close Combat Shot which negates the AoO for firing a bow in a threatened area.However, that can be matched with either the Ranger 1st lv spell "Arrow Mind" (from Complete Adventurer), which not only negates the AoO, but let's you threaten a normal area. Or the Exotic Weapon master class which gives you the identical ability. For the latter you could either use the Greatbow (exotic bow, d10 dam, too large for horse back use) or persuade your DM to just let you burn a feat on the bow to use it as an exotic weapon.My favorite Archer Prestige class is Deepwoods Sniper from the 3.0 Splatbook "Masters of the Wild". It's primary features are giving you an enhanced crit multiplier (x4 at 2nd and eventually x5) and keen arrows (19-20 crit range). It dovetaills nicely with the archer-ranger path. Some people complain that it's "Broken", but IME none of them have actually used the class and it's hardly been overpowered in the campaigns I have used it in.</blockquote>