![]() With a full attack, you use your Rapid Shot feat to crank out 2 shots at +4 to hit and d8+4/d8+4. So while using Deadly Aim you are cranking out single shots at +6 to hit at 4th level for 1d8+4 damage, more if you have a good STR score and a good composite longbow or a magic weapon. Your goal is to not be very close to your targets, so ignore the PBS +1 if you can avoid it. Simple math, +4 BAB, an estimated +3 bonus for a conservative 16 Dex maybe, and maybe another +1 for a masterwork weapon. By 4th level, you'd be getting +4 dmg per shot for an extra -2 to hit. ![]() ![]() But I personally feel that Deadly Aim is a far superior feat than the other two. The other way would be to take Deadly Aim at 1st level and then you can add Precise Shot at 3rd level or later. Then Rapid Shot adds as a bonus at 2nd level and at 3rd you get the oh-so-important Deadly Aim feat. If you are playing a human, you get a bonus feat, so you could conceivably take point blank shot and precise shot at 1st level and get them out of the way. Sometimes you can't avoid getting that close, like inside most dungeons, but you don't want to hinge your strategy on getting up close n' personal with a long-range weapon. You don't want to rely on the benefits of a feat that encourages you to get close enough that after you take your shot, most foes can take a move action to walk right up to you and hit you in the face in melee. and that negates the whole benefit of having a 100 ft. You don't want to take a feat that requires you to get close to use it. ![]() Your ranger should be using a Longbow, or at worst a crossbow or short bow. you have to be within 30 feet of your foe to use it. I know some of you will argue with me about the phrase "nearly useless Point Blank Shot", so let me answer that now: very useful feat for close combat, but dude. And sadly, you are required to take the nearly useless Point Blank Shot feat to qualify for the highly useful Precise Shot. However, unless your comrades in arms also rely heavily on missile fire, you are going to miss not having Precise Shot once your friends close to melee with the enemy. With a high Dex bonus and good BAB, you won't notice the -1 penalty. 1 to hit for +2 dmg for each shot, and it scales nicely as you gain levels. Personally, I would rather take Deadly Aim at first level than point blank shot. Now having said that, although it can be done without those two prereq feats, you might want to take them anyway. those are bonus feats offered at Ranger levels 2 and 6 respectively, and if you read your rulebook carefully, you'll see that it points out you do not need the prerequisite feats to qualify for those, but in this case you can take those Ranger bonus feats without having the prereq's, if you so choose. you don't need to take Point Blank Shot and Precise Shot to qualify for Rapid Shot or Manyshot. I hate it when I'm not familiar with the system. Now I can't decide whether I should take Deadly Aim at 3rd lvl or go straight for Manyshot (by taking Rapid Shot at 3rd and Manyshot at 5th). Too bad, I wanted to take Iron Will at first level. Unfortunately, I missed that part and I'll need it to pick up Rapid Shot and Manyshot. I was incorrect, you are going to need it in order to effectively meet prerequisite requirements on your standard character level granted feats.
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