Prestige Class #
Hit dice: d8
Proficiencies: all simple and martial weapons, light and medium armor, and shields
Skill points: 4 + int modifier
Skills: craft armor, craft trap, craft weapon, heal, hide, listen, lore, move silently, ride, spot
Unavailable feats: brew potion, craft wand, curse song, deflect arrows, divine might, divine shield, extra music, extra turning, lingering song, quicken spell, scribe scroll, spell focus, weapon specialization
These general feats cannot be selected when taking a level of arcane archer.
Primary saving throw(s): fortitude, reflex
Base attack bonus: +1/level
Arcane Archer Requirements #
Base attack bonus: +6
Feats: weapon focus (longbow or shortbow), point blank shot
Race: elf, half-elf, drow, drider (40 BT)
Spellcasting: One level of assassin, bard, sorcerer, or wizard
Arcane Archer Level Progression #
| Level | Base attack bonus | Saves (Fort / Reflex / Will) | Feats | HP | Arrow Enchantment | Imbued Arrow Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | +1 | 2 / 2 / 0 | enchant arrow | 8 | +1 | – |
| 2nd | +2 | 3 / 3 / 0 | imbue arrow | 16 | +1 | 10d6 |
| 3rd | +3 | 3 / 3 / 1 | 24 | +2 | 10d6 | |
| 4th | +4 | 4 / 4 / 1 | seeker arrow 1 | 32 | +2 | 10d6 |
| 5th | +5 | 4 / 4 / 1 | 40 | +3 | 10d6 | |
| 6th | +6 | 5 / 5 / 2 | seeker arrow 2 | 48 | +3 | 10d6 |
| 7th | +7 | 5 / 5 / 2 | 56 | +4 | 10d6 | |
| 8th | +8 | 6 / 6 / 2 | hail of arrows | 64 | +4 | 10d6 |
| 9th | +9 | 6 / 6 / 3 | 72 | +5 | 10d6 | |
| 10th | +10 | 7 / 7 / 3 | arrow of death | 80 | +5 | 10d6 |
Epic Arcane Archer #
Bonus feats: The epic arcane archer gains a bonus feat every four levels. In other words, at levels 14, 18, 22, 26, and 30.
Epic bonus feats: blinding speed, devastating critical (longbow, shortbow), epic prowess, epic reflexes, epic toughness, epic weapon focus (longbow, shortbow), great dexterity, improved combat casting, overwhelming critical (longbow, shortbow)
Unavailable epic feats: automatic quicken spell, automatic silent spell, automatic still spell, bane of enemies, construct shape, dragon shape, epic spell penetration, epic spell: dragon knight, epic spell: epic mage armor, epic spell: epic warding, epic spell: greater ruin, epic spell: hellball, epic spell: mummy dust, epic weapon specialization, great smiting, improved ki strike 4, improved ki strike 5, improved sneak attack, improved spell resistance, improved stunning fist, lasting inspiration, mighty rage, outsider shape, planar turning, terrifying rage, thundering rage, undead shape
These general epic feats cannot be selected when taking a level of arcane archer.
Epic Arcane Archer Level Progression #
| Level | Feats | HP | Arrow Enchantment | Imbued Arrow Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11th | 88 | +6 | 10d6 | |
| 12th | 96 | +6 | 11d6 | |
| 13th | 104 | +7 | 11d6 | |
| 14th | bonus feat | 112 | +7 | 12d6 |
| 15th | 120 | +8 | 12d6 | |
| 16th | 128 | +8 | 13d6 | |
| 17th | 136 | +9 | 13d6 | |
| 18th | bonus feat | 144 | +9 | 14d6 |
| 19th | 152 | +10 | 14d6 | |
| 20th | 160 | +10 | 15d6 | |
| 21st | 168 | +11 | 15d6 | |
| 22nd | bonus feat | 176 | +11 | 16d6 |
| 23rd | 184 | +12 | 16d6 | |
| 24th | 192 | +12 | 17d6 | |
| 25th | 200 | +13 | 17d6 | |
| 26th | bonus feat | 208 | +13 | 18d6 |
| 27th | 216 | +14 | 18d6 | |
| 28th | 224 | +14 | 19d6 | |
| 29th | 232 | +15 | 19d6 | |
| 30th | bonus feat | 240 | +15 | 20d6 |
Arcane Archer Class Tips #
- The ability to cast level 1 spells is NOT required to become a arcane archer, only one level of a arcane spell casting class. Thus a wizard or assassin with less than 10 INT or a sorcerer or bard with less than 10 CHR still meet the arcane archer class requirement.
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Arcane Archer Changes From NWN:EE #
On ADOH, Arcane Archer follows the vanilla ruleset.