Tuerny said:My group got into a big argument about whether or not a moderate to high level archer character is as potent as a mid to high level melee fighter. Can anyone give me some good evidence one way or another? 3.0 works perfectly fine for this particular exercise.
Sample builds would be great for this.![]()
nak9788 said:Plus if you are firing that many arrows a round, how do handle ammunition? I mean you would have to carry hundreds of arrows with you for one adventure (unless of course you have a magic item that creates them).
kenobi65 said:Couple of Quivers of Ehlonna.Each one holds 60 arrows, weighs only 2 lbs.
One big advantage 3E archers have is that magical enhancement bonuses on bows and ammunition stacked. (Someone realized how broken that was, and they don't stack in 3.5.) So, +2 bow and +2 arrows = +4.
Check out the Quiver of Anariel from the WotC site:nak9788 said:Plus if you are firing that many arrows a round, how do handle ammunition... (unless of course you have a magic item that creates them).
Quiver of Anariel: Quivers of Anariel appear to be typical arrow containers capable of holding a score of arrows. However, the quivers automatically replenish themselves with standard or magical arrows, such that they are always full. Some quivers also create arrows made of special materials, such as adamantine, cold iron, or alchemical silver.
Once an arrow it taken from the quiver, it must be used within 1 round or it vanishes.
Moderate conjuration; CL 7th; Craft Wondrous Item, magic weapon, minor creation; Price 28,000 gp (standard arrows), 29,000 gp (masterwork arrows), 32,000 gp (+1 arrows), 44,000 gp (+2 arrows), 64,000 gp (+3 arrows), 92,000 gp (+4 arrows), 128,000 gp (+5 arrows); Add an additional +6,000 gp for adamantine arrows, +4,005 gp for cold iron arrows, or +200 gp for alchemical silver arrows; Weight 1 lb.
focallength said:Wow, you guys actually play games where you have characters doing 300-600 points of damage from their attacks? That is totally insane. What are youre encounters like? DM " ok 5 great red wyrms, 7 Iron golems and HEY! a duke of hell attack you while you sleep" That is so far beyond the scope of the game that it isnt even funny. Interesting that you can actually do that, but where is the fun in it. 99% of the monsters ever created can be killed by one guy in one round. Oh look its a terrasque, hey mr. wizard prep your wish spell and Ill knock an arrow and kill it.