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Old 11-27-2009, 06:04 PM   #23
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Default Re: Role of archers in low-tech parties?

I have to wonder how many players have archers that aren't also good in Hand to hand combat? In a realistic campaign there's no reason why an archer can put 4 points in Broadsword, 1 in fast draw (sword), 2 points in Shield, another point in fast darw (Shield) with a final point in qucik sheath perk for bow. With the high Dextarity you'd be taking to be good at archering that's going to make a fighter than can hold their own in a melee. In that sense I think that the use of missiles at low tech levels is to put some arrows in the enemy before you need to put you sword in them. I think it's unrealistic and silly to think that archers are exclusivly for shooting.
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