NWN: Shadows of Undrentide Interview
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Q: You guys seem very excited about the Arcane Archer. What were some of the challenges of implementing that class into the game and making him more than just an overblown ranger?
Darcy Pajak: Well, one of the things about the Arcane Archer in the Player's Handbook they can cast spells on their arrows and shoot them and then that spell takes effect of where that arrow was shot to. Other than that, putting it into the game mechanics was a little bit challenging, so we instead gave the player a lot of spells that they can cast through their arrows. It is a feat that we have implemented so when they click on the feat and click on the target, it will shoot the arrow that way. We've already built in options for them and their spells. Trent was saying earlier, the best one that I think is the most visually stunning is the Hail of Arrows. You click on that and it shoots one arrow at every single enemy on the screen. Anybody you can see gets an arrow.
