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<blockquote data-quote="mkletch" data-source="post: 397517" data-attributes="member: 3396">The ranged sneak attack of the OoBI is 'nice', but a rogue could do just as well, with more damage dice.&nbsp; Close combat shot is nice, but a 5' step does just as well 95% of the time.&nbsp; Free attack is good, unless you face intelligent opponents that don't draw AoOs.&nbsp; Playing point buy, wisdom is pretty low on any fighter's list, so Zen Archery is irrelevant.&nbsp; And for Superior Focus/Spec, I'll spend 5100gp on Bracer of Archery instead of burning 7 character levels.&nbsp; By the time you get to banked shot, the levels you have spent for the other abilities seem far too many for the result.I'm not saying that OoBI can't have its sweet spot; any class can (even a diviner).&nbsp; But there seem to be easier and/or quicker ways to get the same results.&nbsp; Granted, the Will saves are excellent, and if you don;t like to play elves, the Arcane Archer is obviously out.-Fletch!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mkletch, post: 397517, member: 3396"] The ranged sneak attack of the OoBI is 'nice', but a rogue could do just as well, with more damage dice. Close combat shot is nice, but a 5' step does just as well 95% of the time. Free attack is good, unless you face intelligent opponents that don't draw AoOs. Playing point buy, wisdom is pretty low on any fighter's list, so Zen Archery is irrelevant. And for Superior Focus/Spec, I'll spend 5100gp on Bracer of Archery instead of burning 7 character levels. By the time you get to banked shot, the levels you have spent for the other abilities seem far too many for the result. I'm not saying that OoBI can't have its sweet spot; any class can (even a diviner). But there seem to be easier and/or quicker ways to get the same results. Granted, the Will saves are excellent, and if you don;t like to play elves, the Arcane Archer is obviously out. -Fletch! [/QUOTE]

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