- “Each arrow’s release plucks the string of my lethal instrument. My bow sings a dirge for your passing.”
Prerequisite: Bard
You intertwine music, archery, and magic into a
single glorious craft that is as artistic as it is martial.
Your foes waver between fear and admiration even
as you draw a bead on them. Every shot from your
bowstring resonates with a melodious tone, and the
percussion of your arrows finding their marks drives
the battle forward like a drumbeat. Even your foes’
cries of pain blend with the clash of weapons against
shields and armor. Your arcane might weaves it all
into a fantastic symphony of battle.
Creating this wondrous performance depends partially on your ability to see an instant into the future.
Timing is everything.
Euphonic Bow Path Features
Bow Implement (11th level): You can use a bow
as an implement for your bard attack powers. Add
the bow’s enhancement bonus to attack rolls and
damage rolls, as well as to any extra damage granted
by a property (if applicable) when using the bow as an
implement. You do not add your weapon proficiency
bonus to the attack roll when you use your bow as an
implement.
When you use a bow as an implement for a ranged
bard attack power, the power’s range is increased
to the bow’s normal range (if the power’s range is
shorter). You can also use the power at the bow’s long
range, with the normal –2 penalty to the attack roll.
Harmonic Action (11th level): When you spend
an action point to take an extra action, one ally you
choose within 10 squares of you can make a basic
attack as a free action.
Volley Fire (16th level): If you score a critical
hit with a ranged bard attack power, you can make a
ranged basic attack against the target as a free action.
Euphonic Bow Spells
Arrow of Cacophony Euphonic Bow Attack 11
Your shot releases a blast of sound that overwhelms your foe.
Encounter ✦ Arcane, Thunder, Weapon
Standard Action Ranged weapon
Target: One creature
Attack: Charisma vs. AC
Hit: 2[W] + Charisma modifier thunder damage, and the
target is deafened and dazed until the end of your next
turn.
Song of Sonic Striking Euphonic Bow Utility 12
You hum a low tone that reverberates in the air, warping the
flight of your arrows so that they speed true to their marks.
Daily ✦ Arcane, Stance
Minor Action Personal
Effect: Until the stance ends, your attacks with a bow
ignore cover and concealment, including superior cover
but not total concealment.
Anthem of Antagonism Euphonic Bow Attack 20
Your foe’s offenses return to it as a wailing storm that engulfs
its allies while your bow shots repay its evil deeds in full.
Daily ✦ Arcane, Thunder, Weapon
Standard Action Ranged weapon
Target: One creature
Attack: Charisma vs. AC
Hit: 4[W] + Charisma modifier thunder damage.
Miss: Half damage.
Effect: The target is affected by your anthem of antagonism (save ends). While it is affected by the anthem, at
the start of each of your turns, the target is the center
of a burst 5 explosion of clashing noise. Each enemy in
the burst takes thunder damage equal to your Wisdom
modifier. You gain a power bonus to the attack roll of
your next ranged weapon attack on that turn equal to
the number of enemies that take damage in this way.