Kae'Yoss
First Post
mooby said:what makes a cleric archer build so much more powerful than a melee cleric build?
i'd tend to think that a melee cleric using a big weapon with extended or persistant bulls strength would be just as powerful (if not more), especially since bows and arrows don't stack anymore in 3.5.
Well, persistant bulls strength isn't (you need a spell with personal or fixed range for Persistant Spell)
Cleric Archer's are good cause you can get point blank shot for free (elf domain).
Clerics are good because:
You can get magic vestment and greater magic weapon without outside help or magic items.
You can get righteous might and divine power
You can increase your Str and Con (and Dex with elf domain) without outside help or magic items.
Archers are good because:
Bracers of Archery
Bows and Arrows stack (well, not in 3.5, but it was there and was powerful, especially if you were cleric and could enchant your ammo yourself)
You can pepper your foe whenever you see him. You don't have to get close to him.
Rapid Shot will give you an extra attack. (the ways to get that with melee fighters are more limited than that).
But if you won't allow Persistant Spell and use the 3.5 rule about launchers and ammo, it isn't so bad anymore.