Shower of Arrows (3.5e Optimized Character Build)

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"Light as a feather, sharp as a needle, swift as the wind."

Introduction

3e Summary::Shoot a barrage of arrows every round, adding Skirmish damage to each of them all the while keeping full skirmish damage and a high BAB.

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References

Flaws (Unearthed Arcana)
Complete Adventurer
Complete Scoundrel
Complete Warrior
Magic Item Compendium
Races of the Wild
Complete Mage

Game Rule Components

Progression

Starting Ability Scores (Before Racial Adjustments): (Assuming 32 Point Buy) 10 18 14 14 10 8

Race (Templates): 3e Race::human

ECL	Class/HD/LA	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Feats	Class Features	Special
ECL	Class/HD/LA	Base Attack Bonus	Fort	Ref	Will	Feats	Class Features	Special
1st	Scout 1	+0	+0	+2	+0	Point-Blank Shot, Precise Shot, Expeditious Dodge{ where is the 3rd feat coming from at first lvl? I think from taking a flaw from the unearthed arcana}	Skirmish +1d6, Trapfinding
2nd	Scout 2	+1	+0	+3	+0		Battle Fortitude +1, Uncanny Dodge
3rd	Scout 3	+2	+1	+3	+1	Weapon Focus: Longbow	Fast Movement +10', Skirmish +1d6/+1 AC, Trackless Step
4th	Ranger 1	+3	+3	+5	+1	Track	Arcane Hunter, Wild Empathy
5th	Scout 4	+4	+3	+6	+1	Swift Hunter	Favored Enemy: Undead, Skirmish +2d6/+1 AC
6th	Ranger 2	+5	+4	+7	+1	Improved Skirmish, Rapid Shot
7th	Ranger 3	+6	+4	+7	+2	Endurance	Skirmish +2d6/+2 AC
8th	Ranger 4	+7	+5	+8	+2		Animal Companion
9th	Ranger 5	+8	+5	+8	+2	Mobility (Why? Why not a second flaw for Far Shot and then take Ranged Skirmisher [Dragon 346, pg87] to boost skirmish to 60ft)	Skirmish +3d6/+2 AC
10th	Ranger 6	+9	+6	+9	+3	Manyshot	Favored Enemy: Constructs
11th	Ranger 7	+10	+6	+9	+3		Skirmish +3d6/+3 AC, Woodland Stride
12th	Ranger 8	+11	+7	+10	+3	Greater Manyshot	Swift Tracker	Build reaches full potential
13th	Ranger 9	+12	+7	+10	+4		Evasion, Skirmish +4d6/+3 AC
14th	Ranger 10	+13	+8	+11	+4
15th	Ranger 11	+14	+8	+11	+4	Elusive Target, Improved Precise Shot	Favored Enemy: Oozes, Skirmish +4d6/+4 AC
16th	Ranger 12	+15	+9	+12	+5
17th	Ranger 13	+16	+9	+12	+5		Camouflage, Skirmish +5d6/+4 AC
18th	Ranger 14	+17	+10	+13	+5	Woodland Archer
19th	Ranger 15	+18	+10	+13	+6		Skirmish +5d6/+5 AC
20th	Ranger 16	+19	+11	+14	+6		Favored Enemy: Elementals

At level 20: 3e Final Class Progression::Scout 4 / Ranger 16

Items of Note

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Goggles of Foefinding (Get this ASAP to ignore soft cover)
Boost Wisdom at higher levels with an item to get access to your spells
Skirmisher Boots allow you to add 2 to all skirmish attack damage rolls. Also, you may add an extra attack at your full base attack bonus when you move at least 10ft from the space you began in 2 times per day.
Bow with Splitting enchantment. Fire an arrow and it turns into two. Now you too can block out the sun.

Highlights

Use Greater Manyshot to add Skirmish damage to each arrow, firing all arrows as a Standard Action after moving.

Assumed stats at level 20:
- Dex: 18 (Base) + 2 (Racial) + 5 (Level) + 6 (Item) + 5 (Tome) = 36 (+13)
- Attack Bonus: 19 (BAB) + 13 (Dex) + 1 (Weapon Focus) + 5 (Magic) + 1 (Point Blank Shot) - 8 (Greater Manyshot) = +31/+31/+31/+31
- Damage: 1d8 (Arrow) + 5d6+5 (Magic) + 5d6 (Skirmish) + 2d6 (Improved Skirmish) + 1 (Point Blank Shot) = 1d8+12d6+6
  - Total damage per attack comes out to 52.5 (on average). Should all attacks hit, that's 210 damage, or 126 damage when weighted against an AC of 40.

Combat Sequence

Move, then use Greater Manyshot to attack foes in range, adding Skirmish damage to every arrow.
Keep foes within 30' for skirmish damage, and move at least 40' per round to gain +2 to AC from Expeditious Dodge.

Munchkin-Size Me

Replace Woodland Archer or Elusive Target with Dead Eye (Dragon Compendium) to add your Dexterity modifier to damage.
Pick up a strength-enhancing item and a Composite Longbow.
Pick up a wand of Hunter's Eye (PHB2) and have someone cast Greater Invisibility upon you to add even more damage.
Pick up a wand of Hunter's Mercy (Spell Compendium) for an automatic critical on your next attack the following round.

Limitations

Creatures immune to Skirmish (though Favored Enemy through Swift Hunter should help)
Multiclassing XP penalty slows down leveling

DM Counters

Defenses apart from AC (illusions, concealment, etc)
Keep enemies at a distance greater than 30' so they can't be affected by Skirmish.

Variants

If you don't care for Ranger spells, take the Champion of the Wild alternative class feature in Complete Champion for more feats.
Undead/Orc heavy or underdark campaign, be an elf and combine the above with the first level elf ranger subsitution level from races of the wild for a +3 bonus to undead, orc or creatures of Lolth (drow, drider,yochol[an outsider],zin`carla [an undead], spiders, and other worshipers of the drow pantheon[if forgotten realms]) instead of +2.

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