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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 1572585" data-attributes="member: 8158">Let me take the opportunity to ask something tangentially-related to the topic: what have those who have firsthand experience with the arcane archer actually found it to be good at? The prerequisites are such that a character can't take the PrC until 8th level, and that's assuming that the arcane archer only settles for 1st or 2nd-level casting ability (and paltry arcane talents would tend to run counter to pursuing the class wouldn't it?). Unlike, say, the eldritch knight or arcane trickster, this PrC does not bestow any increase in spellcasting progression. Instead, the class bestows a few abilities that would be cool if they could be used more than once per day--but they can't, so they're lame. The only other possible redeeming quality is the ability to enchant arrows, and a good magic bow already does that. Anyone care to enlighten me? I've only eyeballed the PrC, but it would seem by the time a character has enough levels to have fireball as well as to have enough levels to meet the BAB bonus prerequisites, it would seem he could be a pursuing much more formidable paths.</blockquote>