With the CW 4-night crossover over and excellent, i thought, how do you make Green Arrow in the same league as Supergirl and Flash? I still have no answer to that question, but i think i made a pretty badass Emerald Archer.

Ability Scores

Arrow’s primary stat is obviously DEX, showing his speed and skill with a Bow, with his CON and WIS being close behind. Oliver Queen is close if not equal in physical fitness to Batman, while his accuracy and survival skills most likely far surpass The Dark Knight. The other 3 stats are interchangeable, but as with most comic heroes, Arrow has no true ‘dump’ stat.

Race

The problem with most ficticious heroes is that 90% of them are human, which is applicable to Oliver Queen, but I have gone for something different, if not obvious. I thought at first about going for a 100% Elf, the +2 to DEX, INT & Perception making it a perfect choice, right?

I instead went for a mix of the two, the shunned Half-Elf, who also gets a bonus to Perception, but also gets a free Skill Focus which may be invested in Perception, or Survival if you wished to push his tracking skills.

Also the flexibility of a single +2 to any ability may push DEX even higher, or bring up a lower stat, making a more well-rounded vigilante.

Class

Ranger!!! I hear a few of you shout, and I agree with you mostly; The Ranger class in general is based in part on Robin Hood, the English Folk hero who stole from the rich to gave to the poor.

Green Arrow is simply Robin Hood in the modern age, fighting injustice and protecting the down-trodden with the same weapon and colour scheme as the hero of Sherwood. The Ranger gets favoured terrain to utilize both the Jungle and Urban environment, some abilities to help you track and sneak, Hunter’s Bond to grant the Arrow Family half of your favoured enemy bonus, and even a few spells you could attribute to his natural talents. I agree that the Ranger is a solid choice, but for the sake of argument, let’s think outside the box.

Zen Archer, a Monk archetype, forgoes Flurry of Blows, Stunning Fist, among other abilities, to gain the ability to flurry with any bow, pulling off the classic image of firing several arrows in seconds. Zen Archer grants several amazing abilities, ignoring concealment and dealing unarmed damage using Ki, WIS to AC and WIS to attack rolls, but is it the most effective hunting and fighting machine? I think we can do better.

Slayer is one of my favourite classes in Pathfinder, 20 levels of Jason Vorhees mixed with Jason Bourne, with a dash of Rambo thrown in for good measure. Full BAB, d10 HD, 6+INT skills, truly a Ranger/Rogue hybrid which shows off their best sides. Studied Target, Sneak Attack, Track, Slayer’s Advance and Quarry, and that’s without mentioning Slayer’s Talents, gateways to both Rogue Talents and Ranger Combat Styles.

The Slayer is a sight to behold.

Feats

This is mainly player’s or GM’s choice, Weapon Focus (Bow) and Point-Blank Shot are so obvious i shouldn’t have bothered mentioning them, but they are a stable base to choose Weapon Specialization, Deadly Aim and Far Shot, the essentials to stepping above the rest in Archery.

From here we can experiment, maybe choose Ranged Disarm, Ranged Trip or Ranged Feint, to gain the ability to use Combat Maneuvers at range, further pushing his prowess to superhuman heights.

Another tree to climb may be Rapid Shot, Manyshot & Snap Shot, throwing in a beautiful style feat, Empty Quiver Style, and now he threatens the squares around him, and may keep his arrow in his quiver, smacking people in the face with his bow.