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Haha, I had a jaw drop initially too when Tyrith hit my s&xy horror-doctor with a +10 shot! That high attack bonus is coming entirely from Bullseye shot, which has a ton of pre-reqs, so it's probably true Bullseye shot is a naughty feat to give a first level character for free in an archtype...
BUT it's a fair archtype and we are 15 pt buy with no stat below 10, so I don't see any game balance issues. Also, Tyrithe is doomed to doing nothing but shooting arrows for the whole game unless he multi-classes, so I think it's fine. Might as well shoot them well!
I don't have Weapons Master Guide book. Seara, are there any offsetting STAT restrictions on the archtype in the actual book that the PFSRD misses? Or does it look like Bullseye shot is intended to be offset only by forcing Roleplay restricts, like "thou shalt worship Iomadae?". Roleplay restrictions in exchange for stats is a dangerous direction to take Pathfinder in my opinion. What if our party accidentally reads a secret book that accidentally unleashes a 29th level Armor-Eating aeon on Iomadae, and accidentally kills her???
Bullseye shot is actually about as good as Rapid Shot (that he could easily take at lvl 1 with any combination of bonus feat class/race) and Rapid Shot scales better, so from a balance perspective there is no reason to worry about it.
ILSURIAN ARCHER (RANGER ARCHETYPE)
Ilsurian archers maintain the strong tradition of archery first developed by soldiers in the service of Ilsur, who raised a small army with which he intended to overthrow the monarch of Korvosa after the fall of the Chelish Empire. Though Ilsur’s Arena teaches only the basics of these techniques, a few dedicated students strive toward true mastery in each generation.
Bullseye Shot (Ex): At 1st level, an Ilsurian archer gains
the Bullseye Shot feat as a bonus feat. He need not meet its
prerequisites. This ability replaces track and wild empathy.
Archery Style (Ex): At 2nd level, an Ilsurian archer must
select the archery combat style. This modifies the ranger’s
combat style feat class feature.
Vicious Aim (Ex): At 4th level, an Ilsurian archer
adds half his highest favored enemy bonus to all
attack rolls and damage rolls for attacks made
with ranged weapons. This does not stack with
his normal favored enemy bonus when targeting
a creature that qualifies as a favored enemy.
This ability replaces all spell casting, and the
Ilsurian ranger is not considered to have a
caster level.
Iomedae’s Influence (Ex): At 8th
level, an Ilsurian archer gains Weapon Focus with the long sword as a bonus feat, due to the influence the church of Iomedae has over Ilsurian causes. This ability replaces swift tracking.
Pinpoint Targeting (Ex): At
11th level, an Ilsurian ranger gains Pinpoint Targeting as a bonus feat, even if he does not meet its prerequisites. This
replaces quarry.
Quarry (Ex): At 19th level, an Ilsurian ranger gains the quarry class feature. This
ability replaces improved quarry.
Sorry the formatting is odd, I just copied it out of the PDF. Also it does basically make you only good at ranged except for WF (long sword)
Boy, nice bonuses, but losing spellcasting is HARSH.
Plan was to dip ranger, then head into rogue to go for a sniper build. I'm aware that sniping isn't especially effective, but I wanted to try it :p
It depends. I play two rangers and I found that it can cost you valueable actions, with some gms you can´t get any wands anyway and in the end it can be nice ... but is useally just ok.
Does the sniper not work because maybe of group size/composition? I find some of the archetypes would be better in a larger party or a overly specific party.
Well, the sound of us loudly fighting/bombing/casting provides a nice cover for shooting in the weak points.
Worst case scenario, having a large party means that others can cover the gaps if I'm way under-par. Seven PCs seems like a good time to try experimenting.
Exactly, we should be good to cover each other.
Sorry about my lack of posting. Caught a bug after tending to a family emergency.
I am also sick :P, seems to be going around.
Guess we should've left you with the doctor so she could treat you :p
Yes!
I'm here, wherever "here" is.
Still here.
still here
Here! Internet has been quite spotty for me as of late, but I should be good this weekend.
Here
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I'll be absent untill Monday (23) due to the Global Game Jam happening this weekend. For the games where i'm playing, feel free to bot my character as needed, for the games where i'm GMing, i'll be back soon!
Thanks for the patience!
Who's turn is it? I am confused.
I apologize, but I am going to have to drop out, as health and Internet issues seem to be a plague to me at the moment. Thanks again for letting me attempt the horrors of Arkham..... I mean Strange Aeons!
Sorry to see you go, Volreg, I hope both problems are swiftly resolved!
Sorry, man, we'll miss you! Get well soon!
Sorry to see you go
Take care mate!
It's Volreg who left! Not me!
Too late! Your horrible death is probably already written as a cinematic cut scene so there's nothing we can do to save you!
Its fine, PbPs get faster and slower as real life happens, take your time :).
Any news?