Arelith

Hello,
I have been playing a Ranger/AA using the Archer path, and I think that I've encountered some irregularities, or possibly I am not understanding things properly.

First question: Are Archer path bonuses awarded based on character level or the level of the class that took the path, in this case Ranger?

Today I was at level 11, leveling up to level 12 into a level 9 ranger
I was looking at the Archer path and was expecting the called shot feat, so I selected the feat from the feat list, but didnt get another feat option. So I may have wasted a feat if it was going to be awarded after the level up process. That was weird to me so I started looking things over a bit.

When I leveled to level 10 (total levels) I received the ability to make Damask arrow bundles, so that got me thinking that it was going by total character levels,... If that was the case I should have received another +2 damage for level 12 which wasn't showing on the character sheet.

The called shot should have come at level 9 total levels in that case. If it did, or didnt, I missed it.

So,.. For the level 12 damage thing my Sheet is showing 1d8+3(5 when str buffed due to a mighty +3 on the bow) That's 2 for AA and 3 Mighty) then another +2 for the first archer damage bonus, then another +3 for damask arrows. At level 12 there should be another +2

If Archer path goes by my ranger levels only, I shouldnt be able to make Damask arrows, since that is level 10 and I only have 9 Ranger levels

Then there is the issue of selecting a called shot feat that I should have already received at level 9.


Is there any way we can look into all this? Possibly re-level to 12 to fix the called shot feat dump issue? Also figure out why I didnt get the called shot at level 9, and also figure out where the second +2 damage bonus is?


Thanks for your help, trying to understand it all
Sorry for messing up and/or not noticing earlier

Norm (Francielle)

Arcane Archers do not get the Archer Path bonuses.
Arcane Archers only get the ability to generate amunition in the same way as Rangers.

Okay, so in that case, the main issue is having chosen called shot when I leveled up into 9 Ranger, essentially choosing a the same feat that would have been awarded for free.

Would I be permitted to be re-leveled so I can choose another feat and not have it wasted, having doubled the called shot?

You can ask a DM to remove exp from your character, de-leveling. But they will not give the exp back, you will have to earn that again.

You are still fairly low level and with access to writs, this is not a big set back, you will gain that exp back in no time.

Ok, i put my DM badge on and will speak to someone.

Is that how it works though? if you select a feat that you were to receive anyways, it just kind of doubles up and you lose the feat?

Yup. There is, as far as I know, no way for the game to give you a freebie if you already have the one its trying to give you.

So i definitely wasted a feat, but I pined the DM channel each time I logged in, toggled my DM badge, and sent an email to the email account. Im almost level 13 so I would lose 2 whole levels to get the feat back. I would be pretty far behind the group I am playing with, so Ill just call it a learning experience and pay closer attention next time.

I'm reviving this thread, because as I was going through things in the PGCC, I noticed that the Level 9 Feats for Ranger, Archer path, are still giving out "Two-weapon fighting" instead of Called shot.

Per the Wiki and the Kalo build, LVL 9 should provide Evasion + Called Shot, Called shot replacing Improved Two-weapon fighting.

When I reached level 9 on my archer it said ITWF when levelling. But afterwards when I checked my character sheet it said Called Shot and ITWF was nowhere to be seen. So it's probably added retroactive