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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6994439" data-attributes="member: 12731">It does assume feats are used, yes. As for when it comes online, I'd say level 6 (or level 4 if variant human). (If you ditched Rogue and went with Fighter instead, as a good minmaxer would)It's much better to take Sharpshooter and Crossbow Expert first, and maximize Dexterity later. Not only because ranged is safer and better than melee, but because you presumably want your chosen playstyle to &quot;come online&quot; as early as possible. Besides, compared to melee fighters you start with +2 to hit (from Archery style) already from the beginning; a gobsmackingly huge advantage equal to having an ability score at start of 20 already when the melee fighters have 16.But I can completely understand if you would fight with rapier/shield or twin shortswords for the first five levels; there is no way to avoid a short-term relative loss (compared to the greataxe-wielder). ZPS. Again, I'm not saying this to tout an OMGWFTBBQ build you gotta try. Instead I want to showcase a build I believe is harmful to the game - the only way to increase pressure on WotC to remove/nerf it is to build awareness that 1) yes, it really is this good and 2) yes, it really overshadows other martial builds.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 6994439, member: 12731"] It does assume feats are used, yes. As for when it comes online, I'd say level 6 (or level 4 if variant human). (If you ditched Rogue and went with Fighter instead, as a good minmaxer would) It's much better to take Sharpshooter and Crossbow Expert first, and maximize Dexterity later. Not only because ranged is safer and better than melee, but because you presumably want your chosen playstyle to "come online" as early as possible. Besides, compared to melee fighters you start with +2 to hit (from Archery style) already from the beginning; a gobsmackingly huge advantage equal to having an ability score at start of 20 already when the melee fighters have 16. But I can completely understand if you would fight with rapier/shield or twin shortswords for the first five levels; there is no way to avoid a short-term relative loss (compared to the greataxe-wielder). Z PS. Again, I'm not saying this to tout an OMGWFTBBQ build you gotta try. Instead I want to showcase a build I believe is harmful to the game - the only way to increase pressure on WotC to remove/nerf it is to build awareness that 1) yes, it really is this good and 2) yes, it really overshadows other martial builds. [/QUOTE]

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