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    Default PA needed for ranger's bow str?

    as the title says, i was wondering if the ranger class needs to take PA feat to get the effects of bow strenght
    same for combat expertice
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    Power Attack only works with Melee attacks, not Ranged.

    Same with Combat Expertise.

    The only thing you need to work with Bow Strength is Strength.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Archangel666 View Post

    The only thing you need to work with Bow Strength is Strength.
    And a Bow. Bow STR doesn't work with X-Bows (not everyone knows this for some reason)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bacab View Post
    And a Bow. Bow STR doesn't work with X-Bows (not everyone knows this for some reason)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Archangel666 View Post
    Power Attack only works with Melee attacks, not Ranged.

    Same with Combat Expertise.

    The only thing you need to work with Bow Strength is Strength.
    but i mean , they show up as pre freat for bow str, just wondering if the feat is whorking even if u don't have those
    and combat expertise isnt melee only, its just atk for def

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    Only required to take bow strength as any class other than a ranger.

    Rangers AUTOMATICALLY receive bow strength for free at level 1
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadmaster1993 View Post
    but i mean , they show up as pre freat for bow str, just wondering if the feat is whorking even if u don't have those
    and combat expertise isnt melee only, its just atk for def
    Those are pre-reqs for if say a Fighter wanted to take the Feat. Why it's a pre-req is anyone's guess, but Rangers get the Feat for free at level 1 regardless of pre-reqs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dreadmaster1993 View Post
    as the title says, i was wondering if the ranger class needs to take PA feat to get the effects of bow strenght
    No. Rangers get all their feats for free when they hit the right level. The pre-reqs are for those poor saps who aren't rgrs and need to get those feats the long way.
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    You don't need the pre-req feat, but... if you aren't taking PA for your ranger you are almost certainly doing it wrong anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Inouk View Post
    You don't need the pre-req feat, but... if you aren't taking PA for your ranger you are almost certainly doing it wrong anyway.
    ....unless you want to play a fulltime ranged AA and are taking Precision instead, since Precision and PA are exclusive?

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    Let's not go down that rabbit hole, just to answer the OP's question about pre-reqs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by droid327 View Post
    ....unless you want to play a fulltime ranged AA and are taking Precision instead, since Precision and PA are exclusive?
    ...because going ranged full-time isn't doing it wrong? >_> Honestly, even my 10k stars monkcher can't stay ranged full-time and stay effective...a pure ranger definitely couldn't do it (not even a 12/6/2).

    To unbongwah, OP's question has already been answered...multiple times. :P
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