To be honest, I am not sure if I am reading this correctly. Basically the contestant rolls a standard attack roll with all appropriate modifiers. The table on page 20 is consulted and the total attack roll is compared to the chart. Whatever line they fit in is where they hit. Is that correct?
If so, then most characters will always split another arrow. Or at the very least get a Bull's Eye. One of my players is an archery specialist fighter. He has an 18 Dex, is Fighter 4, has Point Blank Shot, Far Shot, and Weapon Focus feats. This means, before rolling the dice, we already know he is going to hit the Bull's Eye. If he rolls a 4+ he splits another arrow. Even if you took a fighter with average stats, at 4th level with the same feats, he would typically split another arrow (average roll of 10, +4 for fighter level, +1 for Weapon Focus, for a total of 15).
Am I completely reading this wrong?
If so, then most characters will always split another arrow. Or at the very least get a Bull's Eye. One of my players is an archery specialist fighter. He has an 18 Dex, is Fighter 4, has Point Blank Shot, Far Shot, and Weapon Focus feats. This means, before rolling the dice, we already know he is going to hit the Bull's Eye. If he rolls a 4+ he splits another arrow. Even if you took a fighter with average stats, at 4th level with the same feats, he would typically split another arrow (average roll of 10, +4 for fighter level, +1 for Weapon Focus, for a total of 15).
Am I completely reading this wrong?