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#1 Jared711 Jun 11, 2015 11:19:50	Wizard Archetype - Arcane archer   2nd level Arcane blast: Whenever you make a ranged weapon attack that hits, you may expend a spell slot of first level or higher adding a 1d6 damage per level of the spell slot expended. An actual spell slot has to be expended to use this feature. Arcane damage:  The extra damage type is either force or an elemental type of your choice, which may be changed at a long rest. Through your training you gain proficiency in the long bow and short bow. Summon arrows:  You can conjure normal arrows of out thin air as a free action. Summoned arrows last one round. Arcane focus:  Your ranged weapon is considered an arcane focus.   6th level Ex t r a A t t a c k:  You can attack twice, instead of once, whenever you take the Attack action on your turn.   Grappling arrow:  By spending a bonus action, you can conjure a grappling hook with rope to the end of an arrow you fire.  The rope attached is a rope 50'.  This rope disappears after an hour.  You may only have 100' of this type of rope at one time and you can dismiss it to make more.   When you use the arcane blast feature you can expend your bonus action and reduce the damage by 2d6 to do the following: Arrow of the snake:  The hit creature makes a constitution saving throw.  If it fails, energy wraps around it's legs and it receives the restrained condition for one round.  This is considered a magical spell effect. Tripping arrow:  The hit creature makes a dexterity saving throw.  If it fails, it falls prone.  This is considered a magical spell effect.     At 10th level .  When you use the arcane blast feature you can expend your bonus action and reduce the damage by 4d6 to do the following: Electric arrow:  The hit creature makes a constitution saving throw.  If it fails it is shocked and it receives the paralyzed condition for one round.  This is considered a magical lightning spell effect.   Arcane nova – Once per short rest you may shape an arcane blast with your attack.  If you use the arcane blast feature you may expend your bonus action to apply the spell slot damage to all creatures in a 20’ radius from the creature hit. Only the creature attacked receives weapon and critical damage. At 14th level:  Hail of arrows - As an action – you can expend a spell slot to attack multiple targets in range.  You may attack a different target per level of spell slot sacrificed. This can be combined with arcane blast but a spell must be sacrified for each target you choose to affect. Arcane damage - You can choose to have your base weapon damage be force or an elemental type. This can be changed as at a long rest. Seeking arrow - Once per short rest, Your ranged attack grants you vision from the missile.  The missile moves at speed 30' and has blindsight 60'.  The arrow lasts for ten rounds.     Because this study is so vigorous you lose the wizard class features of:  Arcane recovery, Spell mastery and Signature Spells.
#2 Havenward Jun 11, 2015 14:56:08	Interesting.  It might be better as a fighter archetype than a wizard though.  First the fighter archetype already has precidence for spellcasting.  Second, an arcane archer would necessarily need 9th level spells.  A fighter class would be allow you to create a smaller more offensive spell list.  Further, with a limited spell list that doesn't have high level spells, it would free you up to weave more spell casting into the class.  For example useing a bonus action to cast a spell on a target hit by your archery. (not saying you should, just that it would allow you to work more with the arcane part without fear of being it getting out of hand.)  It would also free up your level 6 ability for something more iconic to a magic archer.  And finally it would allow you to avoid the akward situation of an archetype removing class abilities.
(Reply to #2) Jared711	Havenward wrote:
#4 Jared711 Jun 15, 2015 9:53:37	Anyone else have any ideas?  I modified the text at the top.
(Reply to #4) the_wandering_alchemist	I didn't manage to get through all of this before I'm getting pulled away from the keyboard but I do have a question that I'm curious as I think of ways of doing this.  How much did you look at theother non-magical class archetypes that use magic to use as a baseline for making it a fighter archetype instead of  a wizard one?
#6 Jared711 Jun 16, 2015 15:11:01	the_wandering_alchemist wrote:
#7 Xanchairothoss Jun 16, 2015 19:13:23	This is really good Jared711. A+ work.
#8 the_wandering_alchemist Jun 17, 2015 11:41:05	Jared711 wrote: