Archers do around as much damage as any other class or fighting style, but they have ammo, so eventually they run out while the same damage output is available for characters without the running out of ammo.

I felt the need to say that the game is a great time however. Consider maybe a miniature pixel by pixel paintbrush mode for portraits, unless that's too much programming (which it really can be!) for a small feature.

Having to use ammo is the drawback to being an archer, yes, however they do get a skill eventually that provides unlimited ammo (Fletcher Mastery), and they also get access to the Aim runestone which provides a 98% chance to hit (dagger and sword users have nothing like this), so there are plusses and minuses

Neat idea about being able to draw or import your own portrait, I'll think about that