The Bow Heaven Above

[kigekige]

Brief Explanation of the Play style
You can do decent ranged damage with longbows and full heal, resurrect and buff you and others.


28 points build
Elf Multiclass (18 Favored Soul/ 2 Ranger)

Base Stats
18 Str
18 Dex
8 Con
8 Int
8 Wis
8 Cha

Level 20 Stats
You can boost this with +X stat tomes, other loot and crafted stuff.

18 base + 5 stats + 0 enhancements + 6 item + 2 tome + 1 exceptional = 32 STR
18 base + 0 stats + 3 enhancements + 6 item + 1 tome = 28 DEX
08 base + 0 stats + 0 enhancements + 6 item + 2 tome = 16 CON
08 base + 0 stats + 0 enhancements + 0 item + 0 tome = 08 INT
08 base + 0 stats + 0 enhancements + 6 item + 0 tome = 14 WIS
08 base + 0 stats + 3 enhancements + 6 item + 2 tome = 19 CHA



Regular Feat Selection

Level 1: Toughness
Level 3: Point Blank Shot - Favored by the Silver Flame (if you get the FVS level)
Level 6: Weapon Focus: Ranged Weapons
Level 9: Mental Toughness
Level 12: Quicken Spell
Level 15: Manyshot
Level 18: Empower Healing Spell

Relevant Automatic Feats

Beloved of the Silver Flame (+2 to damage with longbows)
Child of the Silver Flame (+1 to attack with longbows)
Bow Strength (apply your Strength bonus to bow damage)
Leap of Faith



Level 20 Enhancements

Favored Soul Damage Boost IV
Elven Arcane Archer: Imbue Acid Arrows
Elven Arcane Archer: Imbue Force Arrows
Elven Dexterity II
Elven Ranged Attack II
Elven Ranged Damage II
Favored Soul Longbow Specialization II
Racial Toughness II
Elven Arcane Archer: Conjure +5 Arrows
Elven Arcane Archer I
Favored Soul Prayer of Life III
Favored Soul Prayer of Incredible Life II
Favored Soul Life Magic IV
Favored Soul Charisma III
Ranger Dexterity I
Favored Soul Toughness II



Level 20 Hit Points
You can boost this with +X stat tomes, other loot and crafted stuff.

164 Level
20 Heroic Durability
60 Constitution
23 Toughness Feat
40 Enhancements
30 Greater False Life
10 argo favor
20 minos legends
45 shroud item
40 yugoloth potion
20 rage
45 from Stalwart Pact (when HP falls to 50%)
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517

40 4 tome + 1 exceptional + Litany of the Dead
20 +2 exceptional
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577



Level 20 Saving Throws
You can boost this with +X stat tomes, other loot, crafted stuff and buffs.

Fortitude: 14 base + 3 stats (16 Con) + 4 resistance (item) = 21
Reflex : 14 base + 9 stats (28 Dex) + 4 resistance (item) = 27
Will : 11 base + 2 stats (14 Wis) + 4 resistance (item) = 17



Spell Points
You can boost this with +X stat tomes, other loot and crafted stuff.

1480 level
108 stats (19 Cha)
300 wizardry VI
105 mental toughness
20 elven arcane archer I
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2013



Spell Selection
You may change this spell selection at your own risk.

Level 1 spells
- Cure Light Wounds
- Divine favor
- Nightshield
- Summon Monster I

Level 2 spells
- Bull's Strength
- Cure Moderate Wounds
- Remove Paralysis
- Resist Energy

Level 3 spells
- Cure Serious Wounds
- Remove Blindness
- Remove Curse
- Remove Disease

Level 4 spells
- Cure Critical Wounds
- Deathward
- Divine Power
- Freedom of Movement

Level 5 spells
- Raise Dead
- Spell Resistance
- Break Enchantment
- Stalwart Pact

Level 6 spells
- Heal
- Mass Cure Moderate Wounds
- Greater Dispel Magic

Level 7 spells
- Greater Restoration
- Mass Cure Serious Wounds
- Resurrection

Level 8 spells
- Death Pact
- Mass Death Ward

Level 9 spells
- Mass Heal

Made some changes. More Dexterity, less hit points. This is not a meele build, so 500+ hit points is pretty good.

[unbongwah]

I've been toying with the idea of doing a ranger / FvS myself. Not sure I'm sold on the idea yet, if only because it's really tight on feats, but here are my suggestions:

With only DEX 10, you can't take the more important archery feats - in particular Manyshot. I would go with STR 16 DEX 16 and take a +1 DEX tome to get that, at least. I'd drop the `Marks for Manyshot and another metamagic (Empower Heal maybe).

I've also debated whether it would be worth giving up lvl 9 spells to take a splash of fighter, monk, or even wizard for the extra feat(s).

[Eurytos]

You're not going to hit anything with a 16dex & a bow.

[unbongwah]

I presume he'd also add in the racial DEX & longbow bonuses, equip a +DEX item, use Divine Favor / Power all the time, etc.

[Makarion]

It's going to be a tight build. To be viable as a party member, you'll need to have precise shot, manyshot, quicken spell as well as the feats you listed. Skip the dragonmarks.

I'm afraid you will soon notice you won't have the necessary spell power to be all that useful, and not the dmg to even come near the melee. Unless you have a selection of wounding bows, I don't think it's worthwhile. If you do, you don't need the strength anymore, so you can afford to get a useful dexterity - 16 minimum (assuming all level ups into wisdom and a +1 dex tome to allow for the feat prerequisites). Your offensive spells will be nonexisting though, as with a wisdom of 8 and no maximize you're not going to do much with blade barriers.

[ProdigalGuru]

As long as you are happy with a healbot that has some bow tricks, it looks fun.

Is this build possible without the Ranger levels? Capstone is nice...

[unbongwah]

Dropping ranger 2 costs you Bow STR and Rapid Shot, which are fairly important to ranged DPS; and you wouldn't have enough feats to spare to pick them up and your AA feats, unless you were willing to take nothing but archery feats.

Now that Lesser Reincarnation is out, I'm tempted to try leveling, say, a ranger 2 / ftr 1 / FvS 17 AA build who does a LR +3 at 20 to pure FvS: while leveling, you focus on archery; at endgame, you respec into a caster build.

[kigekige]

Thanks for the replies.
I dropped Constitution (since this is a ranged build) for Dexterity. I changed the Dragonmarks for the Manyshot and Empower Healing Spell feats.

[Hobgoblin]

8 con?


Have fun dying

[unbongwah]

+1 dmg is not worth the hit to HPs, IMHO. Still, I'd like to know how it plays out for you.

[Ethias]

http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=236715

that looks like the kind of build you'd like.