I saw a build for this a while ago and I was curious: how well does this path work? Ranger 1, Wiz 5, EK 4(?) and then AA for like 2...
I was hoping to throw in shadow magic but I'm looking at it and... the feat tax is too huge to get both archery feats AND tenebrous/umbral spell and the school focus Illusion and such.
Any ideas on a workable build to get a sort of Shadow Binding Dark Ranger feel?
I don't know about Shadow Binding, but this describes one of my PFS characters.
It works. Remember that you're an archer first, and take the feats and place the stats accordingly.
While you don't have QUITE the numbers a straight ranger would, being able to cast cat's grace, haste, fly, or see invisibility is not so bad.
My wizard archetype is shadowcaster and my school is shadow. I was hoping to get sort of a sneaky ambush arcane archer feel. Stealth in, lay down the twilight haze/darkness/etc., and pick off the enemy while my party does the rest. How long does this take to really feel good?