V9: Archer

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Archer
Description		Archers are long-range, bow-users that use precision shots and specialty arrows to strike down enemies and create advantages for their allies.
Playstyle		Backline, Bow User, Damage, Evasive, Ranged, Shield User, Versatile
Class Identifier		Orange Sash
Weapons		Dagger, Short, Bow
Shields		None
Armor		May wear up to 2pts Physical Armor in each hit location. May gain 🌶️Low Armor Compensation as indicated below. - 1-10pts = No compensation. - 0pts = Custom Quiver (1)
Garb Bonus		Choice of Garb Bonus Curio. +1 use if Superior Garb Bonus.

Level 1 You always get these abilities when you play this class.	ROW A	🎯Reload 1/Life ♻20 Custom Quiver (3) Choose (#) arrows in any combination of Destruction, Pinning, or Suppression Arrow. If a player has access to multiple instances of Custom Quiver, they may not have more than 5 of a single type of arrow.
Levels 2-6 For each level beyond 1, pick a row you have not already chosen and gain the abilities within. If that row has multiple options, pick one of those options and gain everything from that option.	ROW B	Custom Quiver (3)
	ROW C	🎯Phase Arrow 1 Arrow
	ROW D	🎯Teleport (Self) 1/Life ♻20	OR	Custom Quiver (2)	OR	Heal (Self) 1/Life ♻20
	ROW E	🎯Ice Barrier 1/Life ♻20	OR	Custom Quiver (2)	OR	Mend (Self) 1/Life ♻20
	ROW F	🎯Phase Arrow 1 Arrow	OR	Custom Quiver (2)	OR	May use a Buckler.
Archetypes If you are level 3 or above, you MAY choose to take an archetype. If you do, you cannot make more than one pick from outside that archetype’s column. Rows A, B, and C are part of all 3 columns.		Sniper Picks with 🎯 grant double uses. Any arrow acquired through Custom Quiver may be exchanged for 2 Poison Arrows each during class customization. Cannot use Pinning Arrows.		Mystic Archer May have up to 8 arrows of the same type using Custom Quiver. Cannot use Short weapons. May only wear up to 1pt of physical armor per hit location.		Pavesario If Buckler is picked, may wield any size shield. May wear up to 3pts of physical armor per hit location. Cannot use Reload.

⬗ = Does not require Free Hand

♻ = Rest Time

✅ = Included with Archetype

🎺👻🛡️etc. = Archetype-relevant

🌶️ = Experimental Rule

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Pre-Constructed Builds

Below are a few pre-constructed builds for this class. Use these to quickly get into the game or to help new players ease their way into the intricacies of class customization.

Trying Out V9 Archer			Reload: Incant "Now I pause to go reload" x5 with no enemies within 10ft to become Invulnerable and go pick up your equipment. To end this, you must be 10ft away from living enemies and either at the location you entered Reload or at your Base, then incant "I return to the physical world." x2. Pinning Arrow: Incant "Pinning Arrow" immediately before firing a yellow arrow. It applies an engulfing Stopped effect for 30s. Destruction Arrow: Incant "Destruction Arrow" immediately before firing a red arrow. It’s Armor Destroying, Shield Destroying, and Wounds Kill. Suppression Arrow: Incant "Suppression Arrow" immediately before firing a purple arrow. It applies an engulfing Suppressed effect for 30s. Phase Arrow: Incant "Phase Arrow" immediately before firing a grey arrow. It ignores all enchantments and armor. Heal: Incant "The white light of healing hath healed thee" x5 to remove target's wound
Identifier	Orange Sash
Weapons	Dagger, Short, Bow
Shields	None.
Armor	Up to 2pts Physical Armor
Level 1	Reload 1/Life ♻20 1x Pinning Arrow 1x Destruction Arrow 1x Suppression Arrow
Level 2	+1 Pinning Arrow +1 Destruction Arrow +1 Suppression Arrow
Level 3	+1 Phase Arrow
Level 4	Heal (Self) 1/Life ♻20
Level 5	+1 Pinning Arrow +1 Destruction Arrow
Level 6	+1 Phase Arrow

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List of Class-Specific Abilities

Destruction Arrow
Simple Summary	Destruction Arrow: Incant "Destruction Arrow" immediately before firing a red arrow. It’s Armor Destroying, Shield Destroying, and Wounds Kill.
Available to	Archer
Type	Specialty Arrow
Range	Strike
Material Components	Arrow with a Red cover or strip, Bow
Incantation	"Destruction Arrow"
Effects	Immediate Effect: Damage, Armor Destroying, Shield Destroying, Weapon Destroying, Wounds Kill.
Other Details	🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.

Heal
Simple Summary	Heal: Incant "The white light of healing hath healed thee" x5 to remove target's wound
Available to	Archer, Druid, Healer, Paladin, Monk, Scout, Curios, Monster (Shroomkin, Unicorn)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Any) - Druid, Healer, Paladin, Monk, Scout, Curios 5ft (Other) - Unicorn Self - Archer
Incantation	"The white light of healing hath healed thee" x5
Effects	Immediate Effect: Target restores a wound.

Ice Barrier
Simple Summary	Ice Barrier: Incant "I shall not be harmed" to become Frozen for 10s.
Available to	Druid, Healer, Wizard, Monster (Gargoyle)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"I shall not be harmed"
Effects	Status Effect: Caster becomes Frozen for 10s.
Reminder	Caster must declare "No longer Frozen" at the conclusion of the effect.

Mend
Simple Summary	Mend: Incant "I make this item whole again" x5 to mend a broken or damaged weapon or shield, or restore one point of armor to a hit location.
Available to	Archer, Bard, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard, Curios, Monster (Shroomkin)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Any)
Incantation	"I make this item whole again" x5
Effects	Immediate Effect: Choose one at the time of cast: Restore a weapon, shield, or other item carried by the target. Restore 1 point of armor to a single hit location. Must declare which hit location.
Other Details	Caster may hold the item to be affected without taking up a free hand.
V8 Transition Note:	Mend targets the player, not the item being restored.

Phase Arrow
Simple Summary	Phase Arrow: Incant "Phase Arrow" immediately before firing a grey arrow. It ignores all enchantments and armor.
Available to	Archer
Type	Specialty Arrow
Range	Strike
Material Components	Arrow with a Gray cover or strip, Bow
Incantation	"Phase Arrow"
Effects	Immediate Effect: Damage, Weapon Destroying, Ignores Armor, Ignores Immunities & Resistances.
Other Details	🏃 This ability can be cast while moving. This cannot harm players that are Insubstantial, Frozen, Invulnerable, or any other type of 'cannot be affected' that does not use the term 'immune' or 'resistant'.

Pinning Arrow
Simple Summary	Pinning Arrow: Incant "Pinning Arrow" immediately before firing a yellow arrow. It applies an engulfing Stopped effect for 30s.
Available to	Archer, Scout, Monster (Gorgon)
Type	Specialty Arrow
Range	Strike
Material Components	Arrow with a Yellow cover or strip, Bow
Incantation	"Pinning Arrow"
Effects	Immediate Effect: Damage, Armor Breaking, Weapon Destroying. Status Effect: Players struck are Stopped for 30s. Engulfing.
Other Details	🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.

Poison Arrow
Simple Summary	Poison Arrow: Incant "Poison Arrow" immediately before firing a green arrow. It is Wounds Kill.
Available to	Archer, Assassin, Monster (Gorgon)
Type	Specialty Arrow
Range	Strike
Material Components	Arrow with a Green cover or strip, Bow
Incantation	"Poison Arrow"
Effects	Immediate Effect: Damage, Armor Breaking, Weapon Destroying, Wounds Kill.
Other Details	🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.

Reload
Simple Summary	Reload: Incant "Now I pause to go reload" x5 with no enemies within 10ft to become Invulnerable and go pick up your equipment. To end this, you must be 10ft away from living enemies and either at the location you entered Reload or at your Base, then incant "I return to the physical world." x2.
Available to	Archer, Curios, Monster (Gorgon)
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	Self
Incantation	"Now I pause to go Reload" x5
Prerequisites	Cannot be used while there is a living enemy within 10ft.
Effects	Status Effect: Caster becomes Invulnerable and may move around to collect equipment that they own or have permission to collect. To end the effect, the caster must be at least 10ft away from living enemies and either at their base or the location where the effect began and declare "I return to the physical world." x2.
Other Details	The caster may freely seek and collect equipment outside the game boundaries. The caster must avoid influencing or obstructing combat and interactions between living players. Reload is intended to help players retrieve their equipment, particularly projectiles, without worry of counter-play. To that end, Reeves are encouraged to remove this effect from players who are unreasonably delaying their collection, their return, or are otherwise not adhering to the spirit of the effect.

Suppression Arrow
Simple Summary	Suppression Arrow: Incant "Suppression Arrow" immediately before firing a purple arrow. It applies an engulfing Suppressed effect for 30s.
Available to	Archer, Scout, Monster (Gorgon)
Type	Specialty Arrow
Range	Strike
Material Components	Arrow with a Purple cover or strip, Bow
Incantation	"Suppression Arrow"
Effects	Immediate Effect: Damage, Armor Breaking, Weapon Destroying. Status Effect: Players struck are Suppressed for 30s. Engulfing.
Other Details	🏃 This ability can be cast while moving.

Teleport
Simple Summary	Teleport: Incant "Travel through the aether" x3 to make the target insubstantial and move directly to a fixed location. They may exit by incanting "I return to the physical world" x2 at the destination. (Or along the path there as long as they are 10ft away from living enemies.)
Available to	Archer, Assassin, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard
Type	Verbal (Non-Offensive)
Range	5ft (Any) - Assassin, Druid, Healer, Scout, Wizard Self - Archer
Incantation	"Travel through the aether" x3
Effects	Status Effect: Target becomes Insubstantial and is forced to move directly to a destination chosen by the caster at the time of casting. Upon reaching the destination the target must end the effect by declaring "I return to the physical world" x2. The target may end this effect prematurely in the same way anytime they are at least 10ft away from all living enemies.
Other Details	The destination must be a static, unmoving location that can be definitively known by the target at the time of casting. For example, if the chosen destination is "Behind that wizard", the target must be able to know exactly what that means before they start moving and the location will not change if the wizard moves away while the target is in transit.

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Extra Clarifications

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• There are no additional clarifications for this class.

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Trivia

• The Archer class was introduced in Amtgard V2 (1983).

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