Zen Archery and Crossbow Sniper

[Kaeldre]

STR - I can carry this crossbow, hold the heavy weighted frame steady for firing and pull the firing bolt back easily. I'm beefcake
DEX - I can work my fingers quickly and easily around the mechanical workings of the crossbow. I can make controlled minute changes to the way I hold the crossbow, coordinated with my eyesight.
CON - I've got decent body endurance to take the strain shock from repetitious firing of the crossbow.
INT - I have the smarts to know where to target an enemy and do the most damage. I have the smarts to recognise that the light breeze a few dozen yards away will affect the flight of my shot. I can possibly use that metallic shield carried by my targets companion, to bounce a shot off it and get my target around the corner.
WIS - If I fire my crossbow now at my target, the 30 other companions with it, being sprinters, will be on my before i can unload another shot. Perhaps this may not be the best time to attack.
CHA - When those companions catch me, I could try bluffing my way out by affixing blame on "that one armed gnome I saw run that way!"

I'm speechless.

[Kaeldre]

It would seem that most people have said their piece in regards to this suggestion. At this point, a majority on this thread seems to agree with the implementation of a scaled down synergy effect between zen archery and crossbow sniper feats. The version which has been advocated several times throughout this thread is as follows:

"If you possess zen archery you may use wisdom instead of dexterity to determine the ranged damage received from the crossbow sniper line of feats. If you possess the crossbow sniper feat you may add half of your wisdom modifier to your ranged damage when wielding a crossbow. If you possess the crossbow sniper master feat you may instead add your full wisdom modifier to your ranged damage. The attribute score which results in the highest amount of damage is used."

The reason for implementing a scaled down version of this synergy effect is to make sure that the potential builds are kept under control in terms of power. There has been concern and discussion raised about balance in regards to this implementation. There was no conclusive result to this discourse, but most agreed that it would be wise to take things slow and possibly stay there.