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Does Arcane Archer's "Magical Arrow" Ability work against antimagic field?
Would the level 7 Ability "Magic Arrow" work against a target with an anti-magic field?
The Magic Arrow Description says:
At 7th level, you gain the ability to infuse arrows with magic. ...
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Does an Arcane Archer fighter's Piercing or Seeking Arrow pass through a Wind Wall spell?
The spell Wind Wall is pretty handy for deflecting projectiles:
Arrows, bolts, and other ordinary projectiles launched at targets behind the wall are deflected upward and automatically miss.
But the ...
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Would giving the Arcane Archer the Spellcasting feature (from the Eldritch Knight) be overpowered?
The Arcane Archer is generally acknowledged to be underpowered or unfun (Would these changes to the Arcane Archer be imbalanced?). Suggested improvements usually focus on increasing the number of uses ...
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What counts as damage by an ammunition when using Arcane Shot in regards to poison?
I am currently building DnD-5e Arcane Archer (from Xanathar's Guide to Everything) character and considering how beneficial it is to take the Poisoner feat (from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything ).
In ...
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Arcane Archer - Piercing Arrow Half Damage
For Arcane Archer, when a creature is hit by piercing arrow but passes their save do they take arrow damage (1d8,1d10,etc) + half of 1d6 + modifiers or does it take half of arrow damage + 1d6 + ...
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Would these changes to the Arcane Archer be imbalanced?
The Arcane Archer seems to be pretty underwhelming, mostly because of its limited uses of the Arcane Shot feature. Would it be imbalanced to increase its number of uses per rest to match the number of ...
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Can an Arcane Archer choose to activate arcane shot after it gets deflected?
Inspired by Can I use deflect missile if I get an ally to shoot me? and Can a monk catch and throw an Arcane Archer's active Arcane Shot back at them with Deflect Missiles?, can a (friendly) ...
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Can an Arcane Archer fighter's Shadow Arrow be used like a Wand of Enemy Detection?
Magic exists which can divine the intentions of other creatures toward me. For instance, the description of the wand of enemy detection magic item says, in part:
While holding it, you can use an ...
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What happens if an Arcane Archer fighter's Banishing Arrow hits a mounted combatant?
I’ve an Arcane Archer character who chose the Banishing Arrow option for the Arcane Shot feature.
In our campaign, we often come across hobgoblins riding worgs. I’m having trouble interpreting what ...
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If an Arcane Archer fighter misses with an Arcane Shot, does that expend a use of the feature?
For example; if a third level Arcane Archer fighter chose to fire a 'Bursting Shot' and missed the target, is one of his uses of the Arcane Shot class feature expended?
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How do Dimensional Shackles interact with an Arcane Archer fighter's Banishing Arrow?
An Arcane Archer fighter hits a creature with a Banishing Arrow, and they vanish into the Feywild.
A man in the middle places dimensional shackles on the target (in the Feywild) for 10 minutes.
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How does the Arcane Archer fighter's Piercing Arrow interact with magical ammunition such as +3 arrows?
A +3 arrow loses its magical property once it hits a target, but the description on the Arcane Archer fighter's Piercing Arrow (XGtE, p. 29) says that the target takes damage as if it was hit by the ...
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How do the Arcane Archer fighter's Curving Shot and Magic Arrow features interact?
The Arcane Archer fighter (XGtE, p. 28-30) gains two features at 7th level. The first is Magic Arrow:
At 7th level, you gain the ability to infuse arrows with magic. Whenever you fire a nonmagical ...
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Can a multiclassed rogue/Arcane Archer fighter use Sneak Attack on a Piercing Arrow?
If a multi-classed rogue/Arcane Archer fighter (XGtE) is using the Piercing Arrow option for Arcane Shot, can he use Sneak Attack on one of the creatures damaged by the effect?
Can he do it even if ...
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How to optimize an 'arcane archer'-ish half-elf sorcerer?
I'm not normally an optimizer, but my group is switching from Pathfinder to 5e, at least temporarily.
My plan for the character in Pathfinder was to become an Arcane Archer (prestige class) at level ...
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