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[Kaska of Red Talons]

Thanks all. And thank you Eva, that makes sense. Though weapon familiarity should, in my opinion, fits right in with a trait one could adopt. Looks like Warrior of Old it is! Fits with the theme.

The Zen Archer is awesome, and I'm probably dumb for passing on it, but they lose the ability to flurry in melee. I look at archery as a backup and still wish to flurry in melee. Funny thing is, I can't even afford a longbow. Ha! So it looks like short bow for the poor monk! Enough of my wining. Ty all again.

It's true in a sense that Zen Archers can't flurry in melee. But at 3rd level they get Point Blank Master. It lets you used ranged attacks without provoking attacks of opportunity. If you don't provoke, you can freely shoot at 5' range, meaning you can melee with your bow, including flurry. Bows become both a ranged and melee weapon for you. You still need Snap Shot to threaten for attacks of opportunity and flanking, but it's easy to pick up.

I'm not trying to talk you into going Zen Archer, just making sure you're aware of what it can do.