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how many creatures can an archer shoot through and still attack his target
an example a (medium size) archer is in a 5ft wide corridor
he comes across 3 (medium size) orcs, the front two are fighters the back one is a wizard so the archer shoots at the wizard, can he do this?
what is his minus to attack?
what if there are 4 orcs in front of the orc wizard (or 40!)
what if the archer has improved precise shotwhat rules are pertinent to this?
what else needs to be considered
You'd need to read up on the rules for cover. Also the archer would want to look into precise shot and improved precise shot feats.
how many creatures can an archer shoot through and still attack his target
Without feats or the range ability
Ranged Attacks: With a ranged weapon, you can shoot or throw at any target that is within the weapon's maximum range and in line of sight. The maximum range for a thrown weapon is five range increments. For projectile weapons, it is 10 range increments. Some ranged weapons have shorter maximum ranges, as specified in their descriptions.
Longbow, composite 100 gp 1d6 1d8 ×3 110 ft. 3 lbs. P —
110X10= 1,100 feet. Since the last square is out of range (i think) that would be 1,195 feet/5 feet per square= 239 squares. Assuming they're not swarms or something, that's 239 creatures you can shoot through.
an example a (medium size) archer is in a 5ft wide corridor
he comes across 3 (medium size) orcs, the front two are fighters the back one is a wizard so the archer shoots at the wizard, can he do this?
what is his minus to attack?
what if there are 4 orcs in front of the orc wizard (or 40!)
what if the archer has improved precise shot
Yes
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Shoot away. from a mechanics perspective, the +4 cover bonus granted by the person being in the way doesn't stack with the other cover bonuses from the other people being in the way because the same bonus doesn't usually stack with itself. From a game perspective, just let the *&^%% archer shoot his bow and get on with the game.
what rules are pertinent to this?
http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/combat.html#shooting-or-throwing-into-a- melee
what else needs to be considered