The Archer

By Finister on July 17, 2025
An Archer

The archer is a lightly-armored, maneuverable fighter skilled in ranged combat. Historically they echo English longbowmen and the light infantry skirmishers in Byzantine, Islamic, or Mongol armies. Playing against the “All fighters to the front” trope, these characters are most effective when they can harry opponents at a distance by playing the battlefield as a game of ranges and angles. The archer leverages riding and climbing for positioning and missile deflection to negate enemy ranged reprisals.

  • Class: Fighter
  • Alignment: any
  • 1st level: Combat (x1), Multi-Attack (x1), Combat Specialization (bow) (x1)
  • 3rd level: Missile Deflection (x1)
  • 5th level: Riding (x1)
  • 7th level: Climbing (x1/2) or Stealth (x1/2)
  • 9th level: Attribute Increase (x1) or Stronghold (x1)