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<blockquote data-quote="irdeggman" data-source="post: 3039193" data-attributes="member: 16285">But with in 3.5 archers are even more deadly not allowing the ammo and bows to stack - imagine what happens if they stacked.In earlier editions strength bows didn't functionlike they do now either.So a character can have a +3 composite longbow (with a STR rating of +3).That will be +3 to hit and +6 to damage. The archer can fire at range (and multiple times per round if he has a high enough BAB) with these applying to every arrow fired.Add feats like far shot to increase the range increment to 165 ft (110 + 50%) then this puts the archer out of range of melee fighters and a lot of spells.The &quot;properties&quot; of ammo and bows overlap so a +3 flaming burst bow firing a +1 icy burst arrow fires a +3 flaming burst, icy burst arrow. It is possible via this overlapping to be able to fire an equivalent +20 (non-epic) arrow since both the bow and the arrow have the +10 limit. While a bastard sword wielding melee combatant is limited to only a +10 bastard sword.IMO 3.0 exposed this aspect of archers and it was &quot;fixed&quot; in 3.5 accordingly.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="irdeggman, post: 3039193, member: 16285"] But with in 3.5 archers are even more deadly not allowing the ammo and bows to stack - imagine what happens if they stacked. In earlier editions strength bows didn't functionlike they do now either. So a character can have a +3 composite longbow (with a STR rating of +3). That will be +3 to hit and +6 to damage. The archer can fire at range (and multiple times per round if he has a high enough BAB) with these applying to every arrow fired. Add feats like far shot to increase the range increment to 165 ft (110 + 50%) then this puts the archer out of range of melee fighters and a lot of spells. The "properties" of ammo and bows overlap so a +3 flaming burst bow firing a +1 icy burst arrow fires a +3 flaming burst, icy burst arrow. It is possible via this overlapping to be able to fire an equivalent +20 (non-epic) arrow since both the bow and the arrow have the +10 limit. While a bastard sword wielding melee combatant is limited to only a +10 bastard sword. IMO 3.0 exposed this aspect of archers and it was "fixed" in 3.5 accordingly. [/QUOTE]

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