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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy" data-source="post: 338016" data-attributes="member: 4036">To reiterate something I said way earlier in the thread on the value of archery prestige classes, ranged sneak attack is a serious hindrance to an archer.It requires that the archer always be within 30' of his foe, and that he find some unlikely way to sneak attack.  One problem is you can't flank at range.  Another is that by the time you have ranged sneak attack from 5 or so levels in a prestige class, you are level 12-15.  At level 12-15, improved invisibility (IF you can get cast upon you) is easily seen through as are many other tactics.  And a final is, even a heavily armored dwarf can reach you with a charge or worse at 30' range.  You do NOT want a dragon with snatch (improved grab built in) attacking you claw/claw/wing/wing/bite/tail slap with each one allowing free grapple attacks at base attack + size bonus + strength.  Nor frost giants clubbing away at you, snapping your bow like a twig, or just picking you up and tearing you apart.An archer's primary advantage is the ability to fight at range like a spellcaster.  If you want to mix it up, be a melee class and take your 1.5x strength damage from two handed weapons.  That way you don't have to split your stats up between strength, dexterity, and constitution.  You can just pump strength and get extra damage, attack bonus, and utility.  <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=":)" />Of course, I love 30 strength characters.  But I am playing an archer currently.An Oathbow toting wood elf psychic warrior who is gonna start taking deepwood sniper levels.  So I've seen the other side too.  <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=":)" />  Rawr!</blockquote>

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