Couple newbie-esque questions...

[Olympia]

1) Do the to-hit bonuses from your bow and your arrows stack? i.e., shooting +4 arrows from a +5 bow = +9 to hit..or capped at +5? if they do indeed stack, then it seems to me that ranged rangers should max STR rather than dex since they'll not really have much of a problem hitting anything. fair assumption?

2) requirement for arcane archer...is taking mental toughness as a feat at some point the only way to get this without multiclassing? i want to go arcane...but i don't want to m/c since i want to get capstone.

3) WIS requirement for spellcasting....is it just being able to get to 14 (i.e., using a +6 item with an 8 base) or is it based upon your base WIS stat (starting with a 12 and using a +2 tome)?

thx!

[Wrustle]

1) Do the to-hit bonuses from your bow and your arrows stack? i.e., shooting +4 arrows from a +5 bow = +9 to hit..or capped at +5? if they do indeed stack, then it seems to me that ranged rangers should max STR rather than dex since they'll not really have much of a problem hitting anything. fair assumption?

2) requirement for arcane archer...is taking mental toughness as a feat at some point the only way to get this without multiclassing? i want to go arcane...but i don't want to m/c since i want to get capstone.

thx!


Answer to question one is no. A +5 bow and +4 arrows or whatever combo is equal to only the highest +. So you get a +5 only not a +9.

Not sure the answer to question 2. I have never made an arcane archer but I am sure someone here on the forums can help you there.

[branmakmuffin]

1) Do the to-hit bonuses from your bow and your arrows stack? i.e., shooting +4 arrows from a +5 bow = +9 to hit..or capped at +5?
Exactly. Only the highest bonus counts.

[spartin]

1) only highest stacks. keep this in mind when you have the +3 house d arrows available, or the +4 arcane ones, as a +1 bow will give you the same to hit/damage as a +4. and be a LOT cheaper in AH.

2) i have no ranged ranger expierence, so no idea

3) this one i have delt with. all you need is 14, but do you really not want to be able to cast spells untill level 11 with a rr wiz item? thats a long time without rams might or barkskin.

[Olympia]

3) this one i have delt with. all you need is 14, but do you really not want to be able to cast spells untill level 11 with a rr wiz item? thats a long time without rams might or barkskin.

query: could you start with an 8, use a +2 tome, and then use houe p 30 minute owl's buffs to get 14 until you hit L11?

i just don't wanna hafta put points in WIS...would rather go 18 STR, 16 DEX, 14 CON,8/8/8 or maybe 16/16/16/8/8/8.

[Blind_Skwerl]

query: could you start with an 8, use a +2 tome, and then use houe p 30 minute owl's buffs to get 14 until you hit L11?

i just don't wanna hafta put points in WIS...would rather go 18 STR, 16 DEX, 14 CON,8/8/8 or maybe 16/16/16/8/8/8.

That should work. Also remember that your characters spend a little time leveling up,
and a ton of time capped. Assuming you are going for a strength based tempest, I'd go 18/16/14/8/8/8. Still plenty of dex to take advantage of that capstone. Never done arcane archer stuff.

[AussieEngineer]

Hey Olympia,

For Arcane Archer without multiclass, you will need Mental Toughness.

That is the route I took on mine as a pure ranger.

:)