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KogaSteelfang posted...

Yeah, I didn't think archers could use shields, but I wasn't sure. Just drop the shield then. Also, I should've known strength would still be important, oh well. RIP me.

Nah, considering your stats, that is about perfect. You would need an 8 as your lowest stat to get any more distance, and your speed allows you to move fairly far and still attack. You could move forward 10 feet and still attack in the first round for instance (unless your opponent moves 10 feet back, or finds cover etc).

Strength is the least important stat for a bow user by far. Having a 30 range is kinda nice though (8 strength) as it means you can attack at the start, when the enemy probably has no cover yet (as long as your speed is faster).

Main weakness is shield users. If your going up against a dual dagger, or two handed weapon user, then bow users have a strong advantage.

If your going up against someone with a medium shield and light armor, especially if they have a decent speed, your gonna be toast unless you get lucky with crit hits.

A bow user who gets REALLY high rolls in 3 stats (Dex + Speed + Luck) is going to be very hard to beat by anyone though, but the same can be said for a shield user. Speed is useful but you can't just dodge around the opponent so you eventually will be in range to be hit (no kiting in the arena basically). All the weapon types have a weakness though.

Bows are weak vs Shield users.
Heavy weapons are weak vs bow users (high damage and range, slow movement and low defense gives bow users a great chance to take them out before they get close).
Shield users are weak vs Heavy armor + 2 handed weapon users.

Strategy will make a big difference in every fight as will chance (how the arena is set up, rolls etc).

High speed/luck dual dagger users can be absolutely deadly in melee range, but they have to get there first for instance.

Two handed weapon users with high strength can possibly take someone out with 1 hit (larger range of 2 handed users does have an effect as stated above).

Depends alot on what rolls people get initially, and how things end up. If this becomes popular I can also set up teams, so you can have a strategy with another player as well (tank + ranged etc).
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