karossii wrote:
It isn't as much liking to do it - it is the fact that you're eliminating an intentional balancing factor of the class.
I don't see "uses arrows" as an intentional balancing factor for the class. What's the alternative going to be?
Everybody with a bow or crossbow suddenly has them appear without an expalanation?
karossii wrote:
A low level archer without magical assistance cannot carry hundreds or thousands of arrows with them, and cannot afford as many as some go through (not and get all of the other gear they buy, that is).
100s of arrows isn't really an issue to take with you. Generally there'll be someone in the party who can carry them without noticing even if it would encumber the archer 200 arrows weighs 15 lb, the odds are pretty solid there's a pack animal, fighter or dwarf who can carry that without slowing them down. At low levels 20-40 arrows will see an archer through most combats. Take 40 yourself and resupply between combats.
as far as cost goes at 1gp/20 arrows it's hardly a big factor.
50 gp for 1000 arrows?
Sunrods cost 2gp each and I don't see too many people wailing because buying sunrods meant they couldn't buy other gear.
karossii wrote:
Even at mid to high levels, when it is less a money issue, it becomes a time management issue, as pointed out above several times. You can turn it back into a money issue, by spending a decent chunk of your resources on magical means of extending the availability of your arrows; but by default you only have so many available at a time.
When you machine-gun style spray arrows down the battlefield, you WILL run out from a mundane quiver in just a few rounds. So then you have to swap quivers; interrupting your damage dealing for a round. Which can have a significant impact on the combat, sometimes.
assuming 20 arrow quivers at each hip and a quiver on the back you're right for a fair few rounds unless you're fighting an army and have improved snap shot.
If high level combats are going for more than 7 or so rounds of full on action they're a bit unusual.
karossii wrote:
Don't like that? Then spend a portion of your gold on a magic item to alleviate the problem. But now you don't deal quite as much damage, or you are slightly more vulnerable, because that gold had to go to solve the INTENTIONAL logistics issue of ammunition.
or you've dropped an interesting minor item and kept the defensive and offensive options.
karossii wrote:
Don't like either solution? Play a different style/class of character, or go play an MMO*..
actually WOW used to require tracking ammo and had quivers which increased the firing speed.
karossii wrote:
*I am not anti-MMO. I am not a WOW addict, but I invest a few hours a month playing some other MMOs, and I enjoy them in general. But they are as different from roleplaying as a boardgame is. If you don't enjoy roleplaying, stick to what you enjoy.
Somewhat over the top to suggest that if you don't want to track ammo you don't want to roleplay
