Elf Kensei Arcane Archer 18/1/1

[Bunker]

My first attempt was posted here Bunkion. Pure level 20 Fighter.

After input from multiple directions and players, I have posted a new build. Check it below. Currently level 10.

Bunked

Build concepts include:

• superior ranged DPS
• high intimidate skill
• self sufficient thru high UMD
• sub-average melee

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Bunkion II 
Level 20 True Neutral Elf Male
(18 Fighter \ 1 Barbarian \ 1 Bard) 
Hit Points: 300
Spell Points: 110 
BAB: 19\19\24\29\29
Fortitude: 14
Reflex: 13
Will: 9

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             17                    27
Dexterity            17                    21
Constitution         10                    12
Intelligence         11                    13
Wisdom                8                    10
Charisma             12                    14

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

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               7                     9
Bluff                 1                     5
Concentration         0                     1
Diplomacy             1                     2
Disable Device        n/a                   n/a
Haggle                1                     2
Heal                 -1                     0
Hide                  5                     7
Intimidate            1                    34
Jump                  7                    12
Listen               -1                     2
Move Silently         5                     7
Open Lock             n/a                   n/a
Perform               5                     6
Repair                0                     1
Search                0                     3
Spot                 -1                     2
Swim                  3                     8
Tumble                7                     9
Use Magic Device      5                    23

Level 1 (Bard)
Feat: (Selected) Point Blank Shot


Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Rapid Shot


Level 3 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Precise Shot
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Ranged Weapons


Level 4 (Fighter)


Level 5 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Specialization: Ranged Weapons


Level 6 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 7 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Manyshot


Level 8 (Barbarian)


Level 9 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Bow Strength


Level 10 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Ranged Weapons


Level 11 (Fighter)


Level 12 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Focus: Ranged Weapons
Feat: (Selected) Improved Precise Shot


Level 13 (Fighter)


Level 14 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Specialization: Ranged Weapons


Level 15 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Skill Focus: Intimidate


Level 16 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Combat Expertise


Level 17 (Fighter)


Level 18 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Bullheaded
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Superior Weapon Focus: Ranged Weapons


Level 19 (Fighter)


Level 20 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Quick Draw
Enhancement: Fighter Attack Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Attack Boost II
Enhancement: Fighter Attack Boost III
Enhancement: Barbarian Sprint Boost I
Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Imbue Force Arrows
Enhancement: Bard Extra Song I
Enhancement: Elven Dexterity I
Enhancement: Elven Dexterity II
Enhancement: Elven Ranged Attack I
Enhancement: Elven Ranged Damage I
Enhancement: Elven Ranged Damage II
Enhancement: Kensei Longbow Mastery I
Enhancement: Kensei Longbow Mastery II
Enhancement: Kensei Longbow Mastery III
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy I
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy II
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy III
Enhancement: Fighter Kensei I
Enhancement: Fighter Kensei II
Enhancement: Fighter Kensei III
Enhancement: Fighter Longbow Specialization I
Enhancement: Fighter Longbow Specialization II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Conjure +2 Arrows
Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Conjure +3 Arrows
Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Conjure +4 Arrows
Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Conjure +5 Arrows
Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer I
Enhancement: Fighter Intimidate I
Enhancement: Fighter Intimidate II
Enhancement: Fighter Intimidate III
Enhancement: Fighter Intimidate IV
Enhancement: Bard Energy of the Music I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength II
Enhancement: Fighter Strength III
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness II

Bunkion II
Class: 18 fighter / 1 barbarian / 1 bard
Race: Elf
Alignment: Ture Neutral

Attributes
Str: 17 (+6 item, +2 tome, +3 AP, +5 lvl, +3 exceptional) 36
Dex: 17(+6 item, +2 tome, +2 AP, +1 exceptional) 28
Con: 10 (+6 item, +2 tome) 18
Int: 11 (+2 tome) 13
Wis: 8 (+2 tome) 10
Cha: 12 (+6 item, +2 tome) 20

End Game Buffed
Str: 36 (+4 tome) 38 (+2 rage spell, +2 madstone, +2 dbl madstone, +8 powersurge) 52 (+4 Barb Rage) 56
Dex: 28
Con: 18 (+2 rage spell, +2 madstone) 22 (+2 exceptional) 24 (+8 choker) 32
Int: 13
Wis: 10
Cha: 20

Notes: To achieve all skill points, this build will require a +1 Int Tome consumed at lvl 3. To achieve Combat Expertise and Improved Percise Shot, you will also have to consume a +2 Int Tome at lvl 15 and a +2 Dex Tome at lvl 11. All other tomes are not required.

HP & SP
20 Base
180 Level 18 Fighter
6 Level 1 Bard
12 Level 1 Barbarian
80 Con Bonus
22 Toughness Feat
40 Toughness Enhancements
10 Favor
20 Minos
Total: 390 (standing)

Buffed:
20 +2 Exceptional Constitution
20 Rage
20 Madstone
80 Choker
Total: 510 (when intimidating shield blocking)

Saves

Skills
Intimidate:
23 Base
+5 Charisma 20
+5 Feat (SF & BH)
+4 Enhancement
+3 Kensei
+6 Crafted GS
+15 Item
+2 Head of Good Fortune
Total: 63 (standing)

+4 GH
+2 Song
+1 Focus Chant
Total: 70 (buffed)

+2 (+3 Tome and +3 exceptional weapon raising Cha to 24)

Grand Total: 72 (buffed w/gs & +3 tome)

Use Magic Device:
21 Base
+5 Charisma 20
+6 Crafted GS
+2 Head of Good Fortune
Total: 32 (standing)

+4 GH
+1 Focus Chant
Total: 37 (self buffed)

+3/+5 Item

Grand Total: 40-42 (self buffed)

Turtle Armor Class
10 Base
+15 Dragontouched Plate
+9 Tower Shield
+5 Protection
+5 Combat Expertise
+1 Dex Bonus
+4 Insight (GS Weapon)
+5 Dodge (Chaos Guard, Dragontouched)
+4 Natural (Madstone)
+1 Shield Ritual
+1 Armor Ritual
Total: 60

+1 Natural (ranger barkskin)
+4 Bard Song
+5 Paladin Aura
+2 Recitation
Grand Total: 72

Ranged Attack and Damage Breakdown

Items
Quite unsure of how the new ToD sets will work. Still figuring that out. Also unsure of the dragontouched armor setup for when Ranging and Turtling. If I choose to scrap the original Bunkion and roll this character up, I will have a current gear setup. Of course what is below is the "wish list".

Ranged Setup
Head: Minos or GS Helm
Necklace: Gilvaenor's
Goggles: Tharne's
Trinket: Bloodstone or Shimmering Arrowhead
Cloak: Bard Cloak
Bracers: Chaos Guards
Belt: Belt of Brute Strength
Ring 1: Gilvaenor's Ring w/+2 Exceptional Strength
Ring 2: Circle of Hatred
Gloves: GS Gloves
Boots: Madstone Boots / Ash Boots / Gyroscopic
Armor: Dragontouched (undecided)
Weapon: Various Longbows
Shield: none

Turtle Setup
Head: Minos or GS Helm
Necklace: Scoruge Choker
Goggles: Tharne's
Trinket: Head of Good Fortune (w/ritual)
Cloak: Bard Cloak
Bracers: Chaos Guards
Belt: Vorne's
Ring 1: Circle of Hatred
Ring 2: Gnawed Ring w/+2 Exceptional Constitution
Gloves: GS Gloves
Boots: Madstone / Anchoring / Fire Greaves
Armor: Dragontouched (undecided) (w/ritual)
Weapon: GS Scimitar (3 x Positive, Holy/+1Cha/+4 Insight)
Shield: Lorrik's or Levik's (w/ritual)

Notes: GS Gloves and Helm seem to be the 2 slots I would craft something in. If I go on the cheap side, I would probably do a 3xAir for SP and Cha Skills. Cord-Opp items are always nice and something to consider. Perhaps a Mineral II Helm or even a Smoke II item for HP and 20% concealment. Still unsure how I want to do GS crafting, dragontouched crafting and ring crafting.

[Bunker]

Ok. I added a bunch of stuff. I'm still putting together the Saves, Attack and Damage breakdowns. Those will be added soon.

[maddmatt70]

I like this build. I actually rolled up and levelled a 14 fighter 1 bard 1 ranger which was alot of fun. The archer sets in the new content all appear to stack with this build which actually makes it one of 2 or so ranged builds which are competitive with the pure ranger. I prefer 1 ranger over 1 barbarian though especially since the mods are focused so much on one enemy so one favored enemy is pretty money. When you get shroud flagged make a +5 or +6 cha skills item from the shroud so you can do no fail umd heal scrolls which makes this a very effective soloist.
Edit: and you get basically the feat bow strength for the ranger level so it is just better then the barbarian level in my opinion.

[maddmatt70]

The recent changes to BAB +20 for melee and Eladrin's remarks that eventually they will look at ranged combat seems to imply this build will not be as strong as it is now and as strong as it was going to be projected in the future. Oh well.

[Bunker]

The recent changes to BAB +20 for melee and Eladrin's remarks that eventually they will look at ranged combat seems to imply this build will not be as strong as it is now and as strong as it was going to be projected in the future. Oh well.

If I have Madstone Boots, and they are activated, as a level 20 character, would I have a BAB of 20?

What do you think Maddmatt? If I have the Arcane Archer set for the 10% alacrity bonus, and Madstone activated, would I still achieve all that a level 20 fighter would in respect to BAB and damage and speed?

I guess I'm a little out of my element when it comes to actual numbers. I have always been the type of player that looks at an idea, rolls it up and ends up pleased.

My original pure fighter Bunkion is fun, but my playstyle requires me to not only be self suffecient but also able to support a party member or 2 if needed. This new build will have the UMD capable to handle heal scrolls, shield wands, reisist wands. I want to make sure that I'm not loosing out on any ranged dps for going 1 bard and 1 barbarian instead of a pure 20 fighter.

On a side note, uber gear aside of course, a Shield blocking 70 AC and 70 Intimidate makes me feel much better about supporting and playing an important roll in the high level raids.

[maddmatt70]

If I have Madstone Boots, and they are activated, as a level 20 character, would I have a BAB of 20?

What do you think Maddmatt? If I have the Arcane Archer set for the 10% alacrity bonus, and Madstone activated, would I still achieve all that a level 20 fighter would in respect to BAB and damage and speed?

I guess I'm a little out of my element when it comes to actual numbers. I have always been the type of player that looks at an idea, rolls it up and ends up pleased.

My original pure fighter Bunkion is fun, but my playstyle requires me to not only be self suffecient but also able to support a party member or 2 if needed. This new build will have the UMD capable to handle heal scrolls, shield wands, reisist wands. I want to make sure that I'm not loosing out on any ranged dps for going 1 bard and 1 barbarian instead of a pure 20 fighter.

On a side note, uber gear aside of course, a Shield blocking 70 AC and 70 Intimidate makes me feel much better about supporting and playing an important roll in the high level raids.

Hey Bunker like I said I like this build. The three ranged builds that I like are this one (18 fighter/1 bard/1 ranger), 14 barbarian (crit rage 2)/6 ranger arcane archer, and level 20 ranger in terms of ranged dps potential now and in the future. The best feature of this build is the umd heal scrolls which just rocks. For self sufficiency its the best of the three builds.

I am not sure about the intimidate wrinkle. I had the three twf feats and improved crit pierce on my character last mod. That made more sense last mod because melee dps was not too shabby in comparison to other builds. Now I am not sure what the heck I would do with those 3-4 feats and when not ranging if I still had that character because the melee dps is alot more weak. Do you meet the ac, intimidate, shield blocking, and hit point thresholds for certain raid/quests? That really becomes the question.

[Feylina]

**** you bunk i been working on my 18/1/1 for the last 2 hours on the char editor to post

**** ninjas :P

hehe i gunna post it anyway as it different from yours and i put a lot of work into it

[Bunker]

**** you bunk i been working on my 18/1/1 for the last 2 hours on the char editor to post

**** ninjas :P

hehe i gunna post it anyway as it different from yours and i put a lot of work into it

What can I say. I took a look at Bunkion I. and decided to post a 18/1/1. High 60s to low 70s AC and Intim when needed. Great ranged dps. Superior speed in movement rate to avoid getting hit when kiting. UMD for heal scrolls and other wands ect.....What more can you ask for.

Do you meet the ac, intimidate, shield blocking, and hit point thresholds for certain raid/quests? That really becomes the question.

On Elite? I'm not totally sure but on normal and hard, a 70 AC and 70 Intimidate are more then fine. With proper gear setup, I will be looking at 500-550 HP which should be more then good to handle anything. Remember I should have a 25-30 DR in shield blocking also. I really think this build will handle anything when it comes to holding aggro thru intimidate. Only time will tell.

Bunked is now lvl 3 and growing!

[Bunker]

Bunked is currently lvl 9. I have entered the realm of Kensei I and Arcane Archer I. So far only using a few ranged weapons like the Silver Bow but once level 10 and higher, I will have a much better selection to choose from.

Damage
I have no issues running quests by myself and killing monsters as well as end bosses. I'm sure dungeon scaling plays a part in my success, but so does it will all melee builds. I'm still getting the job done. I think however it takes me 1 or 2 minutes longer to complete that same quest as a melee would, but completion is still completion.

Intimidate
Nothing special at the moment. My score is right around 30 buffed at lvl 9. I occasionally use it in a group wen the situation calls for it. But so far at rare moments. To answer the question: No, I do not intimidate and then kite using a bow. I only use intimidate when s/b to hold aggro as the other melee and casters in the group do the dps.

Next Goal
Level 14 will be the next big step in Bunked's adventure in range combat. Level 9 brought me Arcane Archer but at level 12, I will get Kensei II and that will be the start of an even greater notice in my damage capabilities.

On a side note: I scraped Bunkion completely and deleted him. Bunked with the added concept of AA and being more versitile, is just far better. At least my pure build fighter only made lvl 8 so I didn't really get too deep into the leveling process before deletion.

More to come. Happy Hunting. -Bunk

[Viccoo]

I'm not to worried about hard and elite quests--he should do fine.

1) How well do you think this character will perform in raids and epic quests?

2) How does your hit rating benefit from putting all your points into Strength? It was my understanding only Dex would ever affect ranged hit rating.

I ask this because I'm trying to make a Pure ranged lvl 20 fighter myself.

[Bunker]

I'm not to worried about hard and elite quests--he should do fine.

1) How well do you think this character will perform in raids and epic quests?

2) How does your hit rating benefit from putting all your points into Strength? It was my understanding only Dex would ever affect ranged hit rating.

I ask this because I'm trying to make a Pure ranged lvl 20 fighter myself.

1. In raids, this character will perform just fine. I will be able to do plenty of damage and also carry an intimidate score for boss fights when needed. As for epic quest: Knowledge is power. I understand the game and therefore should be able to be an asset in epic quests. I suppose time will tell.

2. You are correct. Dexterity adds to your hit. As it stands, Bunked will end up with a 30 dex. Probably not more then that. So with a 30 dexterity i receive a +10 added on with all other modifiers. If I was like other ranged combat gamers, you might see them with a 40 dex, maybe even a 42. It would take some sacrafice to reach a 40 or 42 dex, but that only gives me a +5 or +6 difference. +5 to hit can be made up a variety of ways with destruction, imp. destruction, ooze II, enhancements, songs, other buffs.

Honestly, I have not calculated what my final + to hit will be. I am kind of just winging it and assuming that this build will be able to hit everything. If, and only if there seems to be a gap in hitting monsters on epic quests, proper gear, knowledge and preparation will over come any obstacles.

[shawnystyle7]

I'm not to worried about hard and elite quests--he should do fine.

1) How well do you think this character will perform in raids and epic quests?

2) How does your hit rating benefit from putting all your points into Strength? It was my understanding only Dex would ever affect ranged hit rating.

I ask this because I'm trying to make a Pure ranged lvl 20 fighter myself.

Pure ranged or pure fighter? I'd advise against pure fighter as your spot wouldn't be that great, and you want spot. I'd also advise against bow as Kensai jives very well with the crit range on a repeater, plus you dont need worry about str at all. I cannot see how a ranged ranger would out dps a kensai heavy repeater or even kensai bow, but thats just me. Most disagree or even laugh until they see this in action. As far as raids and epics go, grab a paralyzer and imp precise shot and your groups will love you, you shouldnt have much trouble staying near the top if not at the top on kills.

[96th_Malice]

Sorry deleted

Found all my answeres to questions this AM !

[Bunker]

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