Some questions about archer

[Noyabrina]

1. Does Fighter's Haste (or Rogue's Haste) enhancement increase speed of archery?

2. What's doing AA enhancements like: Imbue Terror, Imbue Slaying and Imbue Flame arrows? Acid arrow = "Melf's Arrow". Does Flame Arrow = Fireball, Slaying = Finger of Death and Terror = Despair?

3. What's the difference between composite and simple version of bows? What is better?

[Visty]

1. yes
3. theres no difference
2. the enhancement say what they do in their description. either check those out in the compendium or make a ranger, go to the enhancements tab and check "show unavailable"

[Antheal]

I thought I'd heard that composite bows have a longer range.

Although I don't know if a composite shortbow has a longer or shorter range than a non-composite longbow.

[Visty]

I thought I'd heard that composite bows have a longer range.

Although I don't know if a composite shortbow has a longer or shorter range than a non-composite longbow.

theres no range in ddo

[AscendantMadness]

2. What's doing AA enhancements like: Imbue Terror, Imbue Slaying and Imbue Flame arrows? Acid arrow = "Melf's Arrow". Does Flame Arrow = Fireball, Slaying = Finger of Death and Terror = Despair?

3. What's the difference between composite and simple version of bows? What is better?

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2. Imbue Explosive Arrows - Effectively turns any bow you use into a Flaming Burst (+1d6 and 2d10 on crits for a x3 longbow) weapon in addition to any other effects it may have on it and yes, it does stack with other Flaming or Flaming Burst effects on the weapon (or any kind of Burst for that matter) but it is counted as a separate source for the purpouses of Elemental Damage Reduction. It unfortunately doe not do the damage of a fireball.

Imbue Acid Arrows - Similar to Melf's but does not last as long, more like Acid Rain (of arrows) maybe? It seems to me to work more like Acid Burst than anything else though but I haven't really tested it with a pralyzer much to see if the enemy will take damage over time.

Imbue Force Burst Arrows - Same as Imbue Explosive Arrows but instead of fire damage it's force damage. These arrows also make any bow you're wielding act as if you had the Ghost Touch ability on it.

Imbue Terror Arrows - Each arrow you fire acts as a long range Fear spell and saving throws apply. After the initial Fear effect wears off or is saved against, the creature may also become Shaken for a time. On a roll of a natural 20 the arrow also acts as a Phantasmal Killer spell, again with saving throws. Anything immune to fear or has Deathward/Deathblock is immune to this effect.

Imbue Slaying Arrows - Casts a Finger of Death spell on a natural 20.


3. Composite Bows allow you to add your Str bonus to damage as if you had the Bow Strength feat.
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My questions are how are the DC's calculated for the spell effects? What stat is used, or is it a standard number that was chosen arbitrarily? Is it your player lvl that is used for caster lvl, and are the spells considered the same level as the same Arcane spells and if so can they be maximized or empowered and whatnot? If the mob saves from the Finger of Death spell on the Slayer Arrow, what is the caster lvl for the (3d6 +1 per caster lvl) extra damage, and is this added before or after the critical multiplier? I'm guessing after...

[MrLarone]

Composite Bows allow you to add your Str bonus to damage as if you had the Bow Strength feat.

really!?

[Antheal]

Where does it say that?

If I can find a good composite bow I'll not have to worry about taking the Bow Strength feat until much later, and have something more useful, sooner?

[Garix]

Compostite bows are identical to normal bows in DDO.

[Crann]

Composite bows do not add your strength bonus to damage in DDO. They mave have in PnP, but bow strength is the only thing that will get you you strength bonus to damage on a bow.......any short bow or longbow. As far as the range issue goes, as long as you can see it, you can use ranged attacks.

[Antheal]

So what exactly is the difference between a composite and non-composite bow of the same length/shortness? They both appear to have the same damage range and critical multiplier, what else is there?

[Crann]

There is zero difference. Only difference in bows is between short and long.....1d6 and 1d8.