http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1076036
so feel free to comment there, I just wanted to get the HomeBrew perspective on this as well--
1.) Paragon tier feat "Improved Sneak Attack" or some such name. Prereqs: Rogue Sneak Attack feature (by Rogue or Sneak of Shadows), Training in Thievery, Weapon Focus in the chosen weapon/s you will use for Improved Sneak Attack. Benefits: you can use your Weapon Focus weapons with the Rogue Sneak Attack feature as long as they are one of the weapons listed in the Military One-Handed, Simple One-Handed, Simple Ranged, or Military Ranged tables. While this allows Military Ranged (two handed bows) it does not allow any two handed Melee. This allows a Rogue to shoot for a more "Brutal" style if they want, without making it available too early in the advancement. I might limit it more, but at this point we have no Rogues in the PC group at all, so it's even less likely to be an issue.
2.) His favorite weapon was a Composite Longbow of Force +3 (he went broke and had to wait nearly a month to get it). While saying "he casts magic missile" seems similar, I have to break the Rogue Sneak attack even more to make it work. Instead, I am thinking of crafting up a Longbow of Force whose decriptor is that it turns all missiles fired from it into Force and Damage as described on page 159 of the PHB but with the ranges and limits of a Longbow. It can not benefit from implements like the Wizard At-will power can, but it can benefit from 1W+Dex like using a Bow with Rogue Powers would.
If the mods consider this a dupe post I understand.
