Arcane Archer

[wey4lust]

Hi

Im just about to TR and want to get ranger past life, also as i like elfs i decided to go with this race. This build is also lore thing, dont want to build monkercher as i dont find them fun for myself, want to stay close to pure as possible, just added one monk for feat and ac, and 1 rogue for traps. Please rant this build, is str lvl ups are better than dex, and do i choose good feats/enchantments.


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Level 20 Lawful Neutral Elf Female
(1 Monk \ 1 Rogue \ 18 Ranger)
Hit Points: 310
Spell Points: 455
BAB: 18\18\23\28\28
Fortitude: 17
Reflex: 22
Will: 8

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Abilities Base Stats Modified Stats
(36 Point) (Level 1) (Level 20)
Strength 16 24
Dexterity 18 24
Constitution 16 19
Intelligence 8 11
Wisdom 8 11
Charisma 8 11

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Strength used at level 3
+1 Tome of Dexterity used at level 3
+1 Tome of Constitution used at level 3
+1 Tome of Intelligence used at level 3
+1 Tome of Wisdom used at level 3
+1 Tome of Charisma used at level 3
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 7
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 7
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 7
+2 Tome of Charisma used at level 7
+3 Tome of Strength used at level 11
+3 Tome of Dexterity used at level 11
+3 Tome of Constitution used at level 11
+3 Tome of Intelligence used at level 11
+3 Tome of Wisdom used at level 11
+3 Tome of Charisma used at level 11

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Base Skills Modified Skills
Skills (Level 1) (Level 20)
Balance 8 21.5
Bluff -1 1
Concentration 3 5
Diplomacy -1 1
Disable Device 3 16.5
Haggle -1 1
Heal -1 1
Hide 5 9
Intimidate -1 1
Jump 7 18
Listen -1 3
Move Silently 5 9
Open Lock 8 12
Perform n/a n/a
Repair -1 2
Search 3 26
Spot -1 3
Swim 3 8
Tumble 6 10
Use Magic Device 3 24

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Artificer
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Barbarian
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Bard
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Favored Soul
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Rogue
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Sorcerer
Feat: (Selected) Point Blank Shot


Level 2 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Toughness


Level 3 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Undead
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Ranged Weapons


Level 4 (Ranger)


Level 5 (Ranger)


Level 6 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Past Life: Arcane Prodigy


Level 7 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Giant


Level 8 (Ranger)


Level 9 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Precision


Level 10 (Ranger)


Level 11 (Ranger)


Level 12 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Construct
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Ranged Weapons


Level 13 (Ranger)


Level 14 (Ranger)


Level 15 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons


Level 16 (Ranger)


Level 17 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Evil Outsider


Level 18 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Past Life: Sneak of Shadows


Level 19 (Ranger)


Level 20 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Ranger Skill Boost I
Enhancement: Ranger Skill Boost II
Enhancement: Ranger Sprint Boost I
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer: Imbue Acid Arrows
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer: Imbue Explosive Arrows
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer: Imbue Force Arrows
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer: Imbue Force Burst Arrows
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer: Imbue Slaying Arrows
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer: Imbue Terror Arrows
Enhancement: Elven Dexterity I
Enhancement: Elven Dexterity II
Enhancement: Aerenal Elf Melee Attack I
Enhancement: Aerenal Elf Melee Attack II
Enhancement: Aerenal Elf Melee Damage I
Enhancement: Aerenal Elf Melee Damage II
Enhancement: Elven Ranged Attack I
Enhancement: Elven Ranged Attack II
Enhancement: Elven Ranged Damage I
Enhancement: Elven Ranged Damage II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage I
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage II
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage III
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage IV
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Resistance I
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Resistance II
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer: Conjure +2 Arrows
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer: Conjure +3 Arrows
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer: Conjure +4 Arrows
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer: Conjure +5 Arrows
Enhancement: Ranger Arcane Archer I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Ranger Devotion I
Enhancement: Ranger Devotion II
Enhancement: Ranger Devotion III
Enhancement: Ranger Energy of the Wild I
Enhancement: Ranger Energy of the Wild II
Enhancement: Ranger Energy of the Wild III
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity I

[shadereaper33]

A few points:
1- a single monk level splash for AC is no longer a good idea. You can almost always get more AC now from a light armor than an outfit with only 1 monk level, especially with such a low wisdom score.
2- Assuming the capstone is working properly (which is a big assumption with just about anything in this game), you are giving up a fair amount for 1 feat and trap skills.
3- If that 1 feat is that important to you, have you considered going human instead of elf? If you are hard set on being an elf, I would recommend dropping the monk level for a fighter level, and wearing light armor. You will end up with more AC and PRR.
4- With your skill point distribution, you might end up having some problems with traps, depending on what difficulty you run. If you do keep the rogue splash for trap skills, I would recommend putting enough into intelligence to be able to keep search, disable, and umd maxed out, otherwise it is a bit of a waste.

[HastyPudding]

If you're going elf, drop dexterity to 16. Elves have +2 dex automatically, +3 through ranger enhancements, and another +2 through elf enhancements, on top of +3 from a tome. I'd put the points you got from dexterity into strength. It'll help for both melee and ranged dps. Attack is very easy to get for a ranged character, especially using precision.

Drop the monk level and replace it with fighter. If you're not deeply splashing into monk there's no reason to wear outfits for the centered AC; you're more likely to gain better AC through your dexterity than wisdom with just 1 level of monk and your PRR will be higher with light armor. There are few outfits that would benefit you, while there are plenty of multi-purpose light armors you can wear without needing to remain centered. A fighter level will give you another feat without the whole centered dilemma.

Traps are iffy. While rangers will have a high search and spot and a good open lock, you'll need to really get some gear to be able to disable traps well enough. End-game trapping might not be an option. You might have some trouble with base intelligence, so you might want to put some points into here if you plan on trapping reliably after the lower levels.

[Enguebert]

Ranger get 6 skill point per level

That allows you to do
- 1 pt for search
- 2 pt for disarm
- 2 pts for open locks

If you invest a little in intelligence
- 2 pts for UMD
- 1 pt for hide
- 1 pt for move silently

With starting int of 12 adn a +2 tome, my ranger (with 1 level of rogue) has maxxed all skills except open locks (missing just a few points), i can handle traps & most locks in EH (of course, i have +5 lockpicks and item +11 to +13 in skills)

So Ranger with one level of rogue can handle traps. But if at some level, you don't have the good equipement, you will fail the traps in Heroic Elite