Ways to trip a target with an arrow?

[Risada]

Is there anything out there that allows an arrow shot to trip someone?

That ability from Hulking hurler could fit, except it only works with thrown weapons.

[phaedrusxy]

Hmm... I don't know how to do this with official material. There are a few ways to do it with thrown weapons, but I don't know any with ranged/arrows. It should be possible, though...

[zook1shoe]

closest thing i know of is the Master Thrower's Trip Shot.

there are several Ranged X feats in the Complete Warrior, you could change one slightly to work for tripping?

2 Aptitude weapons + High Sword, Low Axe = 1 Trip with 2 successful attacks w each weapon

[Risada]

closest thing i know of is the Master Thrower's Trip Shot.

there are several Ranged X feats in the Complete Warrior, you could change one slightly to work for tripping?

If possible, I want to avoid homebrewing this.

If there's anything like this in a 3rd party book, that is fair game here.

[Nunkuruji]

Maybe hallucinating, Ranged Smite + Awesome Smite?

[FireInTheSky]

closest thing i know of is the Master Thrower's Trip Shot.

there are several Ranged X feats in the Complete Warrior, you could change one slightly to work for tripping?

If possible, I want to avoid homebrewing this.

If there's anything like this in a 3rd party book, that is fair game here.

I already have a homebrew solution, if you end up needing one

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Oh, Were You Walking There?:
Prerequisites: None
Benefit: A number of times per encounter equal to her Wisdom modifier, a Sniper may make a Trip attempt with her ranged attack.  She makes a normal ranged attack.  If the attack hits, it does normal damage.  In addition, the Sniper makes a trip attempt using her Wisdom instead of her Strength, and with a bonus equal to 1/2 CL.  This attack does not provoke an attack of opportunity.  The target may not make an attempt to trip you if your attempt fails.  You may attempt to trip targets of any size.  A use of this ability must be declared before the attack roll is made, and the use is expended regardless of the result.
Special: This trick can be used in conjunction with the Sniper’s Aim ability.

[Risada]

Maybe hallucinating, Ranged Smite + Awesome Smite?

Awesome Smite requires the use of a smite attack in conjunction with Power Attack. Maybe it could be changed do Power Shot/Deadly Aim (PF)...

I already have a homebrew solution, if you end up needing one

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Oh, Were You Walking There?:
Prerequisites: None
Benefit: A number of times per encounter equal to her Wisdom modifier, a Sniper may make a Trip attempt with her ranged attack.  She makes a normal ranged attack.  If the attack hits, it does normal damage.  In addition, the Sniper makes a trip attempt using her Wisdom instead of her Strength, and with a bonus equal to 1/2 CL.  This attack does not provoke an attack of opportunity.  The target may not make an attempt to trip you if your attempt fails.  You may attempt to trip targets of any size.  A use of this ability must be declared before the attack roll is made, and the use is expended regardless of the result.
Special: This trick can be used in conjunction with the Sniper’s Aim ability.

Thanks for this... But I still hope to find it in a book somewhere... Should I resort to homebrew, I will take this.

[Ithamar]

Bloodstorm Blade throwing an arrow and using Knock-Down?

[zook1shoe]

none in Dark Sun, Rokugan, Planescape, or Dragonlance

VAE SCHOOL (STYLE)
You have learned House Vae's fighting style.
Prerequisite: Int 13, Combat Expertise, Improved Trip, Weapon Focus (spiked chain or whip), base attack bonus +7.
Benefit: Once per round, when you deal damage to a flat- footed foe (or a foe you flank) with a whip or a spiked chain, you can also initiate a trip attack (as if you had hit with a touch attack). If you fail to trip when using this special attack, your opponent cannot attempt to trip you in turn. You must declare this attempt before you roll your attack, and the attempt is wasted for the round if the attack misses. You must have Weapon Focus with the weapon you are using for this feat. In other words, having Weapon Focus whip) does not allow you to use the Vae School feat with a spiked chain, or vice versa.
Normal: You must make a trip attack separately from a normal attack. If you fail to trip the foe, he can attempt to trip you in turn.

Vae School + Aptitude = free trip w/ hit

[Risada]

Bloodstorm Blade throwing an arrow and using Knock-Down?

This made me LOL... Will keep it in mind...

[awaken_D_M_golem]

Maybe hallucinating ...

Works for my kitty avatar 

[Arz]

Maybe hallucinating, Ranged Smite + Awesome Smite?

Needs power throw and power attack. Did this once with a soulborn build and an atlatl.

[StreamOfTheSky]

Bloodstorm Blade throwing an arrow and using Knock-Down?

Or likewise a Master Thrower with Trip Shot throwing the arrow, though taking weapon focus (arrow) seems like quite the waste.  Perhaps as a Soulbow where the "arrow" is your mindblade.

In Pathfinder's Elves of Golarion, they have arrows that trip, but they're not very good.  Only a CMB of +5, and in PF CMB equals BAB + str bonus (or dex, in the case of a ranged attack) + size mod + all other attack buffs like inspire courage.  So being hard-locked at +5 is pretty horrible.  Not sure how it'd translate to 3E, but arguably it would have to remain sucky to be within the "spirit" of the original.
They're also expensive as hell; 25 gp per arrow.