I have been researching builds for a new pathfinder home campaign that we are starting. So far we have a rogue going for master spy (face), and a something going for assassin. I was thinking of a spell caster type when I encountered Treantmonk's guides. His wizard guide is very comprehensive, and if I play a wizard I would feel very comfortable using it as a guideline. Out of curiosity, I looked at his ranger guide. I became very interested in his "Switch Hitter" ranger.
I only have one question however. He seems to think that either Manyshot or Rapid Fire (cant remember which) can be used to fire two arrows as a standard action. Looking at both feats, it seems that both require the full attack action to use. If this is the case, it seems somewhat wasteful to get both.
Here is a link to the guide for those curious.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/extras/community-creations/treatmonks-lab/test2/tre antmonk-s-guide-to-rangers
Finally, this is going to be a Taldor game, anyone have any interesting thoughts for builds that would go well with our team? I was trying to figure out a melee / spell caster type, but I cant think if an interesting way to twink Eldritch Knight.
Any help here would be hot,
Swiftaxe
Both require full attack actions. There may have been a version of Manyshot that said "whenever you fire, your first attack has two arrows" however.
Thank you, I think the Pathfinder SRD may be leading me astray. A second question is what is the advantages between Manyshot / Rapid Shot? I see that you do not get precision based damage or a second crit with Manyshot, but Rapid Fire lowers your to-hit with all attacks. It seems like even when you have a full attack action its just better to Manyshot all the time. If this is the case, I would debate not taking Rapid Shot at all.
Why not take both? They're both on full attack...that means they're not mutually exclusive.
Thank you, I think the Pathfinder SRD may be leading me astray. A second question is what is the advantages between Manyshot / Rapid Shot? I see that you do not get precision based damage or a second crit with Manyshot, but Rapid Fire lowers your to-hit with all attacks. It seems like even when you have a full attack action its just better to Manyshot all the time. If this is the case, I would debate not taking Rapid Shot at all.
If you full-attack, you can use both since they only modify and don't replace your standard full attack. If you want to use one or the other, I'd use Manyshot if I need consistent damage, as it applies to your first arrow fired, the one with the best attack bonus to it. If you can hit easily, Rapid Shot can be useful if you've got some nasty critting going on or want to apply lots of precision damage.
Yep. Also, keep in mind that favored enemy is not precision damage, so it does get added onto the second arrow from Manyshot too.
Oh ok, I never thought that you could use both. That certainly makes getting both a much more attractive option.