Well, lessee ... a 6th level Bard has a BAB of +4, and Dex of 14 gives him an additional +2 with ranged attacks. A total of +8 on ranged attacks gives him a base 40% chance to hit AC 20.
If he can pick up a masterwork crossbow in Sareden, that'll give him another +1 (and only cost ~350 gp), giving him a base 45% chance. Starting each combat with inspire courage will give him (and everybody else) another +1, raising his chances to 50% to hit AC 20.
Casting cat's grace on yourself would raise your Dex to 16, giving you an additional +2. That means another round of prep time, but if you know a fight's coming, you can probably sneak in a buff before it actually starts. So with a little shopping and the right pre-combat tactics, you could have a 60% chance instead of 40% ... not a huge difference, perhaps, but a significant one.
(There's also a +1 crossbow in the Sareden shops, only 2,335 gp...)
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Date: 2005-10-08 03:32 pm (UTC)Well, lessee ... a 6th level Bard has a BAB of +4, and Dex of 14 gives him an additional +2 with ranged attacks. A total of +8 on ranged attacks gives him a base 40% chance to hit AC 20.
If he can pick up a masterwork crossbow in Sareden, that'll give him another +1 (and only cost ~350 gp), giving him a base 45% chance. Starting each combat with inspire courage will give him (and everybody else) another +1, raising his chances to 50% to hit AC 20.
Casting cat's grace on yourself would raise your Dex to 16, giving you an additional +2. That means another round of prep time, but if you know a fight's coming, you can probably sneak in a buff before it actually starts. So with a little shopping and the right pre-combat tactics, you could have a 60% chance instead of 40% ... not a huge difference, perhaps, but a significant one.
(There's also a +1 crossbow in the Sareden shops, only 2,335 gp...)
-The Gneech