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Another vote for Short Bow for reasons already covered, but at some point you might consider putting a point or two into Cross Bows. The Kuo Toa bolts and Paralytic Bolts that you pick up in the Sahuagin city and the Underdark Western Tunnels can be super helpful at times.
Don't forget that the Fletcher in Waukeen's Promenade has 80 Arrows of Dispelling and 200(?) Arrows of Biting for sale. You'll probably not have lots of problems with cash with all of the scrolls you'll collect, and I'd say that 40 each of these as a minimum would be worthy investments.
Summons can be helpful for this kit to keep enemies distracted. Ras, and the Staves of Air, Earth, and Fire will be handy pick ups, as well as buying Vhailor's Helm.
Despite wishing to play the ranged attack all the time, I found in practice that a solo Archer does have to come to grips with melee quite often. Most of the magic protections are found in swords (Arbane's, Dragonslayer, Adjatha) so while not as cool as the Flail of Ages or Celestial Fury, long swords and short swords are not the worst choice. Ilbratha is another that should be sought at an early stage - you'll use that Mirror Image throughout the game.
On blunts, there's also The Mace that comes in handy if Daystar hasn't done its job.
(Some slimes and oytugh are also effectively immune to arrows).
[ 07-29-2005, 07:52 AM: Message edited by: Cam_H ]
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