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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy" data-source="post: 163898" data-attributes="member: 4036">I was over in the enhancement bonus on bows and arrows thread when the min/max bug hit me and I posted a sniper based on my current character from memory.  I matched a previous example so he's only 15th level instead of 16th, but feel free to add another sniper level or maybe a level of ranger so he can use a wand of Hunter's Mercy.  In either case, here's the post for the archive.<scoffs>That's not min/max the archer.  THIS is min/max the archer.Wood Elf Psychic Warrior 7/Deepwood Sniper 818 STR, 34 DEX (20 DEX +3 from levels, 6 from gloves of dexterity, and 5 from a lucky animal affinity)+14/+9/+4 (BAB) +6 (Metaphysical Bow and Arrows) +1 (Weapon Focus) +1 (Point Blank Shot) +2 (Bracers of Archery) +12 (DEX) -2 (Rapid Shot) = +34/+34/+29/+24 with an additional shot at +34 due to haste from Boots of Speed.Damage within 30' is 1d8 + 6 (Metaphysical Bow and Arrows) +2 (Weapon Specialization) +1 (Point Blank Shot) +1 (Bracers of Archery) +4 (Mighty [+4] Oathbow) = 1d8+14 (17-20/x5) because of the sniper's keen arrows and your improved critical feat until you swear aloud to kill something, upon which your damage becomes 2d8+28 (17-20/x6).Figuring one of those 5 attacks crits and the other 4 hit, average damage is about 222 on the critical arrow + 148 on the other arrows.  If you don't like assuming out of 5 rolls a 17 or higher will come up once, then buy the character an ioun stone that stores 6 spell levels and get 6 Hunter's Mercy spells put in it.  Then use your extra partial haste action to use the ioun stone and you've got a virtually guaranteed critical (just don't roll a 1 on the confirmation roll).And now that the Netbook of Feats pdf is in it's 8th incarnation there is a wonderful feat called "Called Shot" in there that is basically power attack but with a ranged weapon.  -to hit = +to damage up to base attack bonus...  And with +34 to hit, you can probably take a -14 to hit for +14 to damage leaving you at +20/+20/+20/+15/+10 for 2d8+56 (17-20/x6) when maxing for 390 points of damage per critical shot and 65 damage per shot for the rest.But I'll leave that part out for the purists.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I apologize for any errors in this, the President of the company is supposed to be in today so I left my books at home.  I had to do that from memory.Fun stuff.EDIT: I'm not sure novyet.  I just punched it into my calculator 3 times and got thee different totals.  I must be mentally handicapped some how if I can't do addition with a calculator.  14+6 is 20, 20+1+1+2 is 24, 24+12 is 36, and 36-2 is 34 right?  Maybe I added dex twice or strength to hit, or maybe I'm just addled.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  I fixed the numbers (I think) maybe I should just go lie down.  Please point out any further mistakes.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  Love the sig BTW, too bad there's no way to get the trumpet part to come across in letters.</blockquote>

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