Hi does anyone know if there are rules for using arrow swarms in pathfinder
come on someone must know something
I believe he does.
In which case, the answer is "no".
However, the old 3.0 non-OGC book Heroes of Battle has rules for it starting on p68.
You are correct they are fired in a volly but with little atempt to aim them
And just using sheer volume to cause damage (english lond bow men where famous for the
Use of thias tactic)
Where asa a volly just means fireing on mass but a volly can be aimed
But thanks for the help think I have a copy of heros of battle somwhere I'll look it up
I wonder what the CR would be for a swarm of magical animated arrows buzzing in a cloud like locusts. Surely you could have a swarm of animated objects.
Completely not what the OP meant, I know, but the thought occurred to me.
I would treat it like a trap and assign it a CR and To-Hit in whatever area of effect you deem correct.
There are any number of ways to model this.
1. Treat it as an area of effect with a reflex save for half damage.
2. Treat it as an ares of effect with a single "to hit" roll on each character in the area.
3. Treat it as a general level of damage modified by the type of armor a character has.
There are no rules in the game for this. This is the sort of battle mechanic usually seen in much larger army vs army combat systems.