Pregenerated Characters

[Demoyn]

Does anyone know of a place online that shows the in-game pregenerated character templates?

[Arianrhod]

I'd like to know, too. Would be nice to be able to give enhancement advice to a friend who's using one of the pregenerated paths - knowing what feats and skills they're going to be taking would make the enhancement choices clearer.

[tihocan]

Supposedly they are in the compendium.

[WeaselKing]

http://compendium.ddo.com/wiki/Categ...th_Directories

[Voalkrynn2]

So I built a Ranger Tempest and I have followed the pre-generated path to lvl 4. I've noticed that this character can't hit the 6 named rare encounters in ww except on a 19 or 20. I have a BAB of +8 and dual wield short swords (one is an icy enfeebler +1 and the other the sword of pain also +1 I think). What is that all about?

[WeaselKing]

So I built a Ranger Tempest and I have followed the pre-generated path to lvl 4. I've noticed that this character can't hit the 6 named rare encounters in ww except on a 19 or 20. I have a BAB of +8 and dual wield short swords (one is an icy enfeebler +1 and the other the sword of pain also +1 I think). What is that all about?

Nobody ever said that the pregen characters were the best characters.

BTW, which race are you?

[Arianrhod]

So I built a Ranger Tempest and I have followed the pre-generated path to lvl 4. I've noticed that this character can't hit the 6 named rare encounters in ww except on a 19 or 20. I have a BAB of +8 and dual wield short swords (one is an icy enfeebler +1 and the other the sword of pain also +1 I think). What is that all about?

No one has a BAB of +8 at 4th level. BAB is BASE attack bonus, before modifications for strength, weapon, etc. Highest BAB you could have at 4th level is +4 (4 ranger levels, for instance). Add in +2 for Pathfinder set bonus, +1 for +1 weapons, +3 for 16 str, and -2 for dual wielding, you get +8. Might want to try equipping just one weapon if you're having trouble hitting. Dual wielding is really better for higher level characters who don't miss much to begin with.

[edit - P.S., thanks for the link, Weasel. Exactly what I was hoping for ]

[Aranticus]

why not follow 1 of the templates in my new player thread?

[Voalkrynn2]

Sorry the BAB isn't 8, I have a +8 to hit.
The ranger is a drow.

It isn't clear to me that the toon can't hit these on anything other than a 19 or 20.
It makes sense that I have fewer hits in STK on hard as I'm lvl 4 in a lvl 5 quest.
I can post more details if you all think it would help.

[tihocan]

Sorry the BAB isn't 8, I have a +8 to hit.
The ranger is a drow.

Hmm at L4 you should have something like:
+4 (BAB)
+4 (18 STR)
-2 (TWF penalty)
+2 (weapon bonus)
-----
+8

So +8 is the bare minimum. Nothing wrong here. If you have trouble hitting some stuff, it means you need additional buffs, like aid/heroism/bull's strength potions, a +3 weapon instead of +2, a bard with you, maybe enhancements for the type of weapon you're using...

[Demoyn]

There are also a lot of other ways to get hit bonus at low levels. The melee set bonuses and the goggles from Korthos island will get your hit up fast at low levels.

I second the notion of stealing a template from Aranticus' thread. I'm currently playing the battle cleric from his thread and having the most fun I've ever had in DDO (played since beta with breaks).

[Emili]

So I built a Ranger Tempest and I have followed the pre-generated path to lvl 4. I've noticed that this character can't hit the 6 named rare encounters in ww except on a 19 or 20. I have a BAB of +8 and dual wield short swords (one is an icy enfeebler +1 and the other the sword of pain also +1 I think). What is that all about?

The templated pre-pathed tempest is actually an ok build out of the box for a 28 point ranger... 16 16 14 8 10 8 (varies slightly by race) are reasonable starting stats on a 28 point ranger... add some items and buff that little guy up. At level 4 +3 weapons are usable and +1, +2 items ... however the one thing the veteran ddo player knows are - Buffs/Potions. It is often easy to tell the vet player vs the new player on a lowbie - it's usually the one with the drinking habit. Btw... cr3/4 nameds with a 26ac - sounds about right.