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	It offers no spell progression, full BAB, good Fort & Reflex saves, 4 + Int skillpoints, and access to special abilities focused on arrows.		It offers no spell progression, full BAB, good Fort & Reflex saves, 4 + Int skillpoints, and access to special abilities focused on arrows.

	~~'''-~~ Enhanced Arrows:~~'''~~ Starting from 1st level and increasing every odd level, every you can add +1 enhancement bonus to non-magical arrows you possess, however this only applies to you.		;Enhanced Arrows: Starting from 1st level and increasing every odd level, every you can add +1 enhancement bonus to non-magical arrows you possess, however this only applies to you.
			;Imbue Arrow: At 2nd level you can imbue an arrow with an area spell. When the arrow is fired, the spell’s area is centered on where the arrow lands, even if the spell could normally be centered only on the caster. This ability allows the archer to use the bow’s range rather than the spell’s range, however the arrow must be fired in the turn the spell was cast, although this is a bit redundant considering casting the spell and firing the arrow is just combined into one standard action. The problem is that unless you're making up for lost caster levels some way (the DM adding some caster level progression hint, hint), thats going to be only level 1 spells you're poking with. Although it does open up the possibility of healing arrows, grease arrows, anti-magic field arrows.
			;Seeker Arrow: At 4th level, once per day an arcane archer can shoot a target known to then within range, and the arrow travels to the target, even around corners. Only an unavoidable obstacle or the limit of the arrow’s range prevents the arrow’s flight. This ability negates cover and concealment modifiers, but otherwise the attack is rolled normally. Note that this is 4 levels into a prestige class that requires +6 BAB and 1st level arcane spells, meaning you can probably find a spell/feat combo that can do this with more damage, or targeting Will saves, or multiple times per day, probably the worst aspect is that you can still roll a miss on the attack roll.
			;Phase Arrow: At 6th level, an arcane archer can launch an arrow once per day at a target known to her within range, and the arrow travels to the target in a straight path, passing through any nonmagical barrier or wall in its way. (Any magical barrier stops the arrow.) This ability negates cover, concealment, and even armour modifiers, but otherwise the attack is rolled normally. Just like the Seeker Arrow, you could whiff with an attack roll of 1, though by this point you're going to have good enough attack bonus with the bow to snipe anything man-sized a mile away. Still,
			;Hail of Arrows: In lieu of regular attacks, once per day an arcane archer of 8th level or higher can fire an arrow at each and every target within range, to a maximum of one target for every arcane archer level they have. Each attack uses the archer’s primary attack bonus, and each enemy may only be targeted by a single arrow.
			;Arrow of Death: At 10th level, an arcane archer can create an arrow of death that forces the target, if damaged by the arrow’s attack, to make a DC 20 Fortitude save or be slain immediately. It takes one day to make an arrow of death, and the arrow only functions for the arcane archer who created it. The arrow of death lasts no longer than one year, and the archer can only have one such arrow in existence at a time.

	'''- Imbue Arrow:''' At 2nd level you can imbue an arrow with an area spell. When the arrow is fired, the spell’s area is centered on where the arrow lands, even if the spell could normally be centered only on the caster. This ability allows the archer to use the bow’s range rather than the spell’s range, however the arrow must be fired in the turn the spell was cast, although this is a bit redundant considering casting the spell and firing the arrow is just combined into one standard action. The problem is that unless you're making up for lost caster levels some way (the DM adding some caster level progression hint, hint), thats going to be only level 1 spells you're poking with. Although it does open up the possibility of healing arrows, grease arrows, anti-magic field arrows.

	~~'''- Seeker Arrow~~:''' At 4th level, once per day an arcane archer can shoot a target known to then within range, and the arrow travels to the target, even around corners. Only an unavoidable obstacle or the limit of the arrow’s range prevents the arrow’s flight. This ability negates cover and concealment modifiers, but otherwise the attack is rolled normally. Note that this is 4 levels into a ~~prestige~~ class ~~that requires +6 BAB and 1st level arcane spells~~, ~~meaning you can probably find a spell/feat combo that can do this with more damage, or targeting Will saves, or multiple times per day, probably the worst aspect~~ is ~~that you can still roll a miss on the attack roll.~~		TL;DR: Mostly a flavourful class, it doesn't care about what your casting stat is, and could be fun if you can negotiate some kind of Caster Level progression onto it with the DM, and honestly if your DM thinks that would make it overpowered, get them to read literally any spellcaster from the PHB...

	'''- Phase Arrow:''' At 6th level, an arcane archer can launch an arrow once per day at a target known to her within range, and the arrow travels to the target in a straight path, passing through any nonmagical barrier or wall in its way. (Any magical barrier stops the arrow.) This ability negates cover, concealment, and ~~even armour modifiers, but otherwise the attack is rolled normally. Just like the Seeker Arrow, you~~ could ~~whiff with an attack roll of 1, though by this point~~ you~~'re going to have good enough attack bonus with the bow to snipe anything man-sized a mile away. Still,~~

	~~'''- Hail of Arrows:''' In lieu of regular attacks, once per day an arcane archer of 8th level or higher~~ can ~~fire an arrow at each and every target within range, to a maximum~~ of ~~one target for every arcane archer level they have. Each attack uses~~ the ~~archer’s primary attack bonus~~, and ~~each enemy may only be targeted by a single arrow.~~

	~~'''- Arrow of Death:''' At 10th level, an arcane archer can create an arrow of death~~ that ~~forces the target~~, ~~if damaged by~~ the ~~arrow’s attack, to make a DC 20 Fortitude save or be slain immediately~~. ~~It takes one day to make an arrow of death, and the arrow only functions for the arcane archer who created it~~. ~~The arrow of death lasts no longer than one year, and the archer can only have one such arrow in existence at a time~~.

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	TL;DR: Mostly a flavourful class, it doesn't care about what your casting stat is, and could be fun if you can negotiate some kind of Caster Level progression onto it with the DM, and honestly if your DM thinks that would make it overpowered, get them to read literally any spellcaster from the PHB...

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	==D&D 5th Edition==		==D&D 5th Edition==
	With 5th Edition, the Arcane Archer was revamped to be a variant available to Fighters in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, thereby removing the awkwardness of requiring casting ability and offering only mediocre abilities in exchange for no spell progression. What this archetype's effectively offering is a fighter that's leaning towards Archery, adding effects like the Paladin's smite spells to your shots. inflicting burst damage in addition to AOE or debuff effects on the hit. Class ~~dose over~~ less general utility than other fighter subclasses, being in the same boat as a warlock in needing tons of short rests a day to milk the most of their limited spell/ability slots.		With 5th Edition, the Arcane Archer was revamped to be a variant available to Fighters in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, thereby removing the awkwardness of requiring casting ability and offering only mediocre abilities in exchange for no spell progression. What this archetype's effectively offering is a fighter that's leaning towards Archery, adding effects like the Paladin's smite spells to your shots. inflicting burst damage in addition to AOE or debuff effects on the hit. Class does offer less general utility than other fighter subclasses, being in the same boat as a warlock in needing tons of short rests a day to milk the most of their limited spell/ability slots.

	==Pathfinder 2nd==		==Pathfinder 2nd==

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	==D&D 5th Edition==		==D&D 5th Edition==
	With 5th Edition, the Arcane Archer was revamped to be a variant available to Fighters in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, thereby removing the awkwardness of requiring casting ability and offering only mediocre abilities in exchange for no spell progression. What this archetype's effectively offering is a fighter that's leaning towards Archery, adding effects like the Paladin's smite spells to your shots. inflicting burst damage ~~and~~ AOE of debuff effects on the hit.		With 5th Edition, the Arcane Archer was revamped to be a variant available to Fighters in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, thereby removing the awkwardness of requiring casting ability and offering only mediocre abilities in exchange for no spell progression. What this archetype's effectively offering is a fighter that's leaning towards Archery, adding effects like the Paladin's smite spells to your shots. inflicting burst damage in addition to AOE or debuff effects on the hit. Class dose over less general utility than other fighter subclasses, being in the same boat as a warlock in needing tons of short rests a day to milk the most of their limited spell/ability slots.

	==Pathfinder 2nd==		==Pathfinder 2nd==

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	==D&D 5th Edition==		==D&D 5th Edition==
	With 5th Edition, the Arcane Archer was revamped to be a variant available to Fighters in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, thereby removing the awkwardness of requiring casting ability and offering only mediocre abilities in exchange for no spell progression. What this archetype's effectively offering is a fighter that's leaning towards Archery ~~a few extra options for magic~~ effects.		With 5th Edition, the Arcane Archer was revamped to be a variant available to Fighters in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, thereby removing the awkwardness of requiring casting ability and offering only mediocre abilities in exchange for no spell progression. What this archetype's effectively offering is a fighter that's leaning towards Archery, adding effects like the Paladin's smite spells to your shots. inflicting burst damage and AOE of debuff effects on the hit.

	==Pathfinder 2nd==		==Pathfinder 2nd==

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	TL;DR: Mostly a flavourful class, it doesn't care about what your casting stat is, and could be fun if you can negotiate some kind of Caster Level progression onto it with the DM, and honestly if your DM thinks that would make it overpowered, get them to read literally any spellcaster from the PHB...		TL;DR: Mostly a flavourful class, it doesn't care about what your casting stat is, and could be fun if you can negotiate some kind of Caster Level progression onto it with the DM, and honestly if your DM thinks that would make it overpowered, get them to read literally any spellcaster from the PHB...

			==Pathfinder 1E==
			Because of how Pathfinder was essentially D&D 3.5 with some things messed around, there was naturally a few changes to the way the prestige class worked.

			For starters, this class was now available to ANY race and granted a 2/3 caster level progression that's equally stat-agnostic.

	==D&D 4th Edition==		==D&D 4th Edition==
			For some reason there was never a paragon path or epic destiny that was directly analogous to the Arcane Archer. With the fact that most casting classes had limited use with bows and the way the AEDU System worked, such things weren't likely to be emulated well.
	For some reason there was never a ~~prestige class~~ or ~~class variant~~ that was analogous to the Arcane Archer.

	[[Skub\|Some people had views on this.]]		[[Skub\|Some people had views on this.]]

	==D&D 5th Edition==		==D&D 5th Edition==
			With 5th Edition, the Arcane Archer was revamped to be a variant available to Fighters in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, thereby removing the awkwardness of requiring casting ability and offering only mediocre abilities in exchange for no spell progression. What this archetype's effectively offering is a fighter that's leaning towards Archery a few extra options for magic effects.
	With 5th Edition, the Arcane Archer was revamped to be a variant available to Fighters in Xanathar's Guide to Everything, thereby removing the awkwardness of requiring casting ability and offering only mediocre abilities in exchange for no spell progression. ~~Its~~ effectively offering a fighter that's leaning towards Archery a few extra options for magic effects.

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	**'''Effect''' You Cast a Spell that takes 1 or 2 actions to cast and requires a spell attack roll. The effects of the spell do not occur immediately but are imbued into the bow you're wielding. Make a Strike with that bow. Your spell flies with the ammunition, using your attack roll result to determine the effects of both the Strike and the spell. This counts as two attacks for your multiple attack penalty, but you don't apply the penalty until after you've completed both attacks.		**'''Effect''' You Cast a Spell that takes 1 or 2 actions to cast and requires a spell attack roll. The effects of the spell do not occur immediately but are imbued into the bow you're wielding. Make a Strike with that bow. Your spell flies with the ammunition, using your attack roll result to determine the effects of both the Strike and the spell. This counts as two attacks for your multiple attack penalty, but you don't apply the penalty until after you've completed both attacks.

	And when you consider that you can upcast(heighten) cantrips, this means that you can use a shocking grasp at +2 or more to deal at least 2d12 lighting. Even if you multiclass into this from a non-casting class, you get some cantrips and basic proficiency in any one spell list, which can help out, though only spells that need to roll to hit can be cast through an arrow.		And when you consider that you can upcast (heighten) cantrips, this means that you can use a shocking grasp at +2 or more to deal at least 2d12 lighting. Even if you multiclass into this from a non-casting class, you get some cantrips and basic proficiency in any one spell list, which can help out, though only spells that need to roll to hit can be cast through an arrow.

	Some other feats that you get include:		Some other feats that you get include:

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	==Pathfinder 2nd==		==Pathfinder 2nd==
	Renamed to Eldritch Archer, this is an archetype that any class can take. Instead of applying poison to your arrows to deal more damage, why not use magic? Just speccing into the dedication gives you this bonkers ability:		Renamed to Eldritch Archer, this is an archetype that any class can take. Instead of applying poison to your arrows to deal more damage, why not use magic? Just speccing into the dedication (at level 6 because taking this dedication at level 2 would be even more busted) gives you this bonkers ability:
	* ''Eldritch Shot''		* ''Eldritch Shot''
	**Three actions		**Three actions

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	**'''Effect''' You Cast a Spell that takes 1 or 2 actions to cast and requires a spell attack roll. The effects of the spell do not occur immediately but are imbued into the bow you're wielding. Make a Strike with that bow. Your spell flies with the ammunition, using your attack roll result to determine the effects of both the Strike and the spell. This counts as two attacks for your multiple attack penalty, but you don't apply the penalty until after you've completed both attacks.		**'''Effect''' You Cast a Spell that takes 1 or 2 actions to cast and requires a spell attack roll. The effects of the spell do not occur immediately but are imbued into the bow you're wielding. Make a Strike with that bow. Your spell flies with the ammunition, using your attack roll result to determine the effects of both the Strike and the spell. This counts as two attacks for your multiple attack penalty, but you don't apply the penalty until after you've completed both attacks.

	And when you consider that you can upcast(heighten) cantrips, this means that you can use a shocking grasp at +2 or more to deal at least 2d12 lighting.		And when you consider that you can upcast(heighten) cantrips, this means that you can use a shocking grasp at +2 or more to deal at least 2d12 lighting. Even if you multiclass into this from a non-casting class, you get some cantrips and basic proficiency in any one spell list, which can help out, though only spells that need to roll to hit can be cast through an arrow.

	Some other feats that you get include:		Some other feats that you get include:
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	**You imbue your ammunition with eldritch power. When you select this feat, choose three types of common magical ammunition of 4th level or lower from the Core Rulebook or this book. Your GM might allow you to choose from other types of magical ammunition, such as uncommon ammunition, or ammunition from other books.		**You imbue your ammunition with eldritch power. When you select this feat, choose three types of common magical ammunition of 4th level or lower from the Core Rulebook or this book. Your GM might allow you to choose from other types of magical ammunition, such as uncommon ammunition, or ammunition from other books.
	**When using Magic Arrow, you transform a non-magical arrow or bolt into a piece of ammunition of one type you chose. You must shoot the ammunition before the end of your turn or the magic dissipates. If the ammunition has an Activate entry, you still need to spend the required actions to activate the ammunition before shooting it. When you use Magic Arrow, you can choose a type of magical ammunition that is typically not available to the type of ammunition you're using—for example, you can use climbing bolt on an arrow, even though that magical ammunition is normally only found on bolts.		**When using Magic Arrow, you transform a non-magical arrow or bolt into a piece of ammunition of one type you chose. You must shoot the ammunition before the end of your turn or the magic dissipates. If the ammunition has an Activate entry, you still need to spend the required actions to activate the ammunition before shooting it. When you use Magic Arrow, you can choose a type of magical ammunition that is typically not available to the type of ammunition you're using—for example, you can use climbing bolt on an arrow, even though that magical ammunition is normally only found on bolts.

			*''Precious Arrow'', Level 8 Feat
			**One Action
			**You enchant a piece of ammunition with the magical essence of a precious material, allowing you to leverage certain creatures' weaknesses. Choose cold iron or silver; if you shoot the arrow before the end of your turn, it counts as that material. At 14th level, add adamantine to the list of materials you can choose from.

	*''Arrow of Death'', Level 18 Feat		*''Arrow of Death'', Level 18 Feat

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	==Pathfinder 2nd==		==Pathfinder 2nd==
	An archetype that any class can take. Instead of applying poison to your arrows to deal more damage, why not use magic? Just speccing into the dedication gives you this bonkers ability:		Renamed to Eldritch Archer, this is an archetype that any class can take. Instead of applying poison to your arrows to deal more damage, why not use magic? Just speccing into the dedication gives you this bonkers ability:
	* ''Eldritch Shot''		* ''Eldritch Shot''
	**Three actions		**Three actions