Ranger Multi Help

[Teufel_Hunden]

Hey guys. I have a 14/1 Ranger/Thief. Excellent character if i do say so myself. He's a beast and a killer. The other night i even disabled the Cabal Trap, which for me was a grandiose event.

ANYWHO... i was wondering. Is there anything beyond 14 for a ranger that is worth my while? I mean another Favored enemy, yeah that's kinda nice, but is there anything else? I was thinking of taking a level in Wizard to get a free extend feat, ability to cast flame arrow (no i don't have UMD, and I oft use a bow), more SPs (i have a 24 int), Shield spell, nightshield, stoneskin (wands) etc....some nice lvl 1 spells. There are a lot of good things here, but i am loathe to break my character. I put alot of work and thought into this guy, and he is ****-near perfect, and once you level, that's it. Would this be a good idea?

On a related note, what do you think of a 14/6 Ranger/Wizard(sorc)? Kind of an Arcane Archer build. Able to cast 3 MMs, Extend and Maxamize (wizard), get improved Maximized and Force damage increase, Acid Arrow, plus buffs. flame arrow wands and stoneskin wands. It'd be more of an RP flavored character, but probably be fun nonetheless.

[RazorrX]

You miss out on a level of spells. 15th level ranger gets 1 fourth level spell. That and the favored enemy is about it. I have a Ranger/rogue but took 2 levels of Rogue. If I ever do it again, I think I would only take 1 level of rogue.

[Teufel_Hunden]

What spells? I thought FOM was 4th, and i already have that. Maybe it's 3rd, can't remember.

[Queleri]

It's only hyptothetical but there has been talk about Tempest II requiring Ranger 15 and that enhancement would give the the same bonus as Superior TWF but without using a feat. Like you said obviously the extra FE is nice because it also improves the damage to all of your current FE's as well.

[Teufel_Hunden]

It's only hyptothetical but there has been talk about Tempest II requiring Ranger 15 and that enhancement would give the the same bonus as Superior TWF but without using a feat. Like you said obviously the extra FE is nice because it also improves the damage to all of your current FE's as well.

Now there's an incentive to be sure. But how bout this: tempest II isn't (hopefully) coming out until next mod, where they'll (again hopefully) raise the level cap. That'd put me at 14/1/1 R/T/M then at level increase 15(16)/1/1.