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[Ransacked]

I've played my fair share of healbot clerics / battle clerics and was trying to decide on a new cleric build...

32 Point Human 15 Cleric / 1 Fighter

Fighter at first level to moosh in all the feats I want


1st: Heavy Repeater, Rapid Reload, Point Blank Shot
3rd: Extend
6th: Precise Shot
9th: Maximize
12: Improved Crit Ranged
15: Improved Precise Shot

Starting Stats
Str 8
Dex 17
Con 14
Int 8
Wis 17
Cha 8

I'd put 1 point into Dex / Wis from Human enhancement line, 2 Points into Wisdom from the Cleric Line of enhancements

End game I'd toss in a Favor tome for dex and a wisdom tome to round out those numbers
Ending dex would be 30, ending wis would be 28

Is this type of build even viable? Would I be able to hit end game content with the repeater or are the feats wasted?
Anyways, thanks

12 BaB
+10 Dex
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+22 to Hit with a non magical hvy repeater

Figure +6 items for the stats to pump Con to 20
Hit points

10 - Fighter
120 - Cleric
20 - Heroic Durability
10 - Draconic
80 - Constitution
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240 / 270 w/ GFL

[Zenako]

Does Rapid Reload actually help repeaters? I thought there was some issues there...

As for viable...anything can be if you want to make it work and some builds take more work than others.

[Indel_Eventine]

I think it would work - you would probably be better taking Drow - I think you can get better stats that way, but you lose the feat and I am not sure you can make the build you want without it (you could drop extend later on - 16 mintues will probably get you through to the next shrine in most cases), but you gain the elven dex..

I think you mean empower healing, rather than maximize...

If you have a cleric, test out Divine Favor and make sure it works on ranged (should). With divine power, your to-hit should be fine.

Also, you do not need to take fighter at level one (not sure if cleric gets more skill points), you will get the added feat anyway.

Personnally not a fan of less than max on the prime stat of a claster, but if it works for you!

Probably work just as well for a wizard with the Tenser...

[Indel_Eventine]

Does Rapid Reload actually help repeaters? I thought there was some issues there...

As for viable...anything can be if you want to make it work and some builds take more work than others.

It used to... easy enough to test out, though - roll one without it, then with it and compare.

[Ransacked]

I think you mean empower healing, rather than maximize...

I figure heal will hit for enough at this point. I don't usually end up taking empower healing.
Would consider flipping Extend for something else not sure tho...

Definately meant maximize.

Rapid Reload does work with repeaters.

[jarlaxle_dourden]

It used to... easy enough to test out, though - roll one without it, then with it and compare.

Rapid reload was fixed for repeaters in mod 7.

I have tried a build with repeaters and I have to say ... it is hard to watch your buddies perish while you are stuck in a loading animation.

I find bows, xbows and repeaters do not work for clerics for that reason.

There is a very good reason why quicken is becoming so popular for clerics ... its because a split second on heals does make a difference.

[Lyletuba]

Rapid reload was fixed for repeaters in mod 7.

"Was"?! When did Mod7 come out?

[Indel_Eventine]

I figure heal will hit for enough at this point. I don't usually end up taking empower healing.
Would consider flipping Extend for something else not sure tho...

Definately meant maximize.

Rapid Reload does work with repeaters.

The more I look at it, the more I think drow would be the way to do it - dropping Point Blank Shot - +1 will make little difference, and you will do more damage from the special abilitied of the weapons than the bolts will do. On the other hand, you could also take precision...

[Lithic]

A ranged cleric can surely work. The main problem is that you cannot interrupt your reload animation to cast a healing spell. That can be a problem in situations like the pit fiend fight where you need to keep people up constantly.