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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 1334958" data-attributes="member: 710">I don`t think Arcane Archers are underpowered just because Bow &amp; Arrows Enhancement Bonus do no longer stack.The Arcane Archer does not need to worry about the enhancement bonus of his bow. +1 is sufficient, the rest of his money can be spend on damage enhancing abilities (Flaming, Holy, Bane etc. pp.) If he loses his bow, it is still bad, but if he gets a replacement (even a nonmagical), he still has his special abilities available and a good magic weapon.He doesn`t have the big &quot;golfbag of weapons&quot; problem. He just needs Ellhonas Quiver and can buy special material arrows and switch to the needed arrow whenenver neccessary. He can even decide to save some money if he buys a few bane arrows for different types of monsters - probably much cheaper than improving the bows enhancement itself. (Remember the quadratic increase in price). Upgrading from a +4 to an effective +5 equivalent costs 18.000 gp - you could by 450 Bane Arrows or 225 [alignment] arrows from that money. (Or a Glove of Dexterity +4 and 50 bane arrows)And whenever he is forced to switch his arrows, he still can use Weapon Focus &amp; Weapon Specialisation with the bow. (Unlike a fighter who probably doesn`t have 6 Greatswords with him, each made from different material or quality to be prepared for the different monsters he might encounter)Mustrum Ridcully</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 1334958, member: 710"] I don`t think Arcane Archers are underpowered just because Bow & Arrows Enhancement Bonus do no longer stack. The Arcane Archer does not need to worry about the enhancement bonus of his bow. +1 is sufficient, the rest of his money can be spend on damage enhancing abilities (Flaming, Holy, Bane etc. pp.) If he loses his bow, it is still bad, but if he gets a replacement (even a nonmagical), he still has his special abilities available and a good magic weapon. He doesn`t have the big "golfbag of weapons" problem. He just needs Ellhonas Quiver and can buy special material arrows and switch to the needed arrow whenenver neccessary. He can even decide to save some money if he buys a few bane arrows for different types of monsters - probably much cheaper than improving the bows enhancement itself. (Remember the quadratic increase in price). Upgrading from a +4 to an effective +5 equivalent costs 18.000 gp - you could by 450 Bane Arrows or 225 [alignment] arrows from that money. (Or a Glove of Dexterity +4 and 50 bane arrows) And whenever he is forced to switch his arrows, he still can use Weapon Focus & Weapon Specialisation with the bow. (Unlike a fighter who probably doesn`t have 6 Greatswords with him, each made from different material or quality to be prepared for the different monsters he might encounter) Mustrum Ridcully [/QUOTE]

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