Archer

A bow and arrow on an orange field: a common heraldry for Archers

Archer is a core class primarily focused on combat archery.

From the Rulebook

Class created by Heimdale Haroldsson

Everyone knows the legend of the Swiss crossbowman William Tell and historically the Welsh Archers long resisted English rule before making the longbow famous at Agincourt. Other outstanding examples include the Kyoto archers of Shogun-era Japan, and the Sioux Dog Soldiers.

An archer

Examples

William Tell, Odysseus, Paris of Troy, Minamoto Tametomo

Equipment

Garb: Orange sash and medieval/sword and sorcery looking garb
Look The Part: Pick One Ability: Destruction Arrow, Poison Arrow, Pinning Arrow; Unlimited (ex)
Armor: 2pts
Shields: None
Weapons: Dagger, Short, Bow

Class Abilities

Abilites By Level

Level	Abilities
1st	Reload 1/Refresh then Charge x3 (ex) Pick two: Destruction Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex), Pinning Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex), Poison Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex)
2nd	Mend 1/life (ex)
3rd	Pick two: Destruction Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex), Pinning Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex), Poison Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex)
4th	Suppression Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex)
5th	Pick two: Destruction Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex), Pinning Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex), Poison Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex)
6th	Phase Arrow - 1 Arrow / Unlimited (ex) Optional: Sniper (ex)

Reminder

All Specialty Arrow Incantations are treated as Ambulant but do not require the statement of "Ambulant" before their incantation.

Destruction Arrow

T: Specialty Arrow S: Sorcery
M: Arrow with red head cover labeled ‘Destruction’.
I: “Destruction Arrow”
E: This arrow is Armor Destroying and Shield Destroying.
Armor Destroying and Shield Destroying are applied after the normal effect of being hit with an arrow is applied.

Pinning Arrow

T: Specialty Arrow S: Sorcery
M: Arrow with yellow head cover labeled ‘Pinning’.
I: “Pinning Arrow”
E: A player struck by this arrow is Stopped for 30 seconds.
N: Engulfing.

Poison Arrow

T: Specialty Arrow S: Death
M: Arrow with green head cover labeled ‘Poison’.
I: “Poison Arrow”
E: This arrow is Wounds Kill.

Reload

T: Verbal S: Sorcery
R: Self
I: “I nocked my arrows to my bow, I let them fly, my quiver is low. Now I pause to go reload.”x3
E: Player becomes Out of Game and may move about the field retrieving their arrows.
L: Must stay at least 10’ away from other players at all times. The player may only remove their Out of Game state in the location they started by stating, “I return with a full quiver” x3.
N: May ask reeve for assistance in retrieving arrows that are within 10’ of other players.

Mend

T: Verbal S: Sorcery R:Touch
I: “I make this item whole again” x5
E: Destroyed item is repaired. One point of armor in one location is repaired.

Suppression Arrow

T: Specialty Arrow S: Sorcery
M: Arrow with purple head cover labeled ‘Suppression’.
I: “Suppression Arrow”
E: A player struck by this arrow is Suppressed for 30 seconds.
N: Engulfing.

Phase Arrow

T: Specialty Arrow S: Sorcery
M: Arrow with grey cover labeled ‘Phase’.
I: “Phase Arrow”
E: This arrow does not interact with ongoing Magic or Abilities.
'Example: This arrow is not stopped by Stoneskin, Protection from Projectiles, and does not trigger the effects of Troll Blood, Undead Minion, Missile Block, or similar Magic or Abilities.
L: This arrow does not supercede the Frozen, Insubstantial, or Out of Game States.

Sniper

T: Neutral S: Sorcery
E: Player may physically carry any number of Specialty Arrows of each type. The frequency of each type of Specialty Arrow Ability becomes 1/Life Charge x3.
L: May not fire normal arrows. Only one type of Specialty Arrow may be charged at any given time.

Previous Versions:

V7.7

Archer (V7)

See also

• Guildmaster of Archers
• About Archers