Tempest Dwarf

[Jalpa7]

This is my take on a Tempest Dwarf using Hammer / Heavy pick with stunning blow.

Thoughts??

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Tempest  Dwarf
Level 20 Chaotic Good Dwarf Male
(2 Fighter \ 18 Ranger) 
Hit Points: 336
Spell Points: 299 
BAB: 20\20\25\30\30
Fortitude: 18
Reflex: 15
Will: 8

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats         Base Stats         Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)          (Level 20)           (Level 20)
Strength             16                 21                   22
Dexterity            15                 15                   18
Constitution         16                 16                   18
Intelligence         10                 10                   10
Wisdom               14                 14                   14
Charisma              6                  6                    6

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               2                     8
Bluff                -2                    -2
Concentration         3                    26
Diplomacy            -2                    -2
Disable Device        n/a                   n/a
Haggle               -2                    -2
Heal                  2                    24
Hide                  2                     4
Intimidate           -2                    -2
Jump                  7                    28
Listen                2                     2
Move Silently         2                     4
Open Lock             n/a                   n/a
Perform              n/a                   n/a
Repair                0                     0
Search                0                    24
Spot                  2                    24
Swim                  7                    14
Tumble                n/a                   n/a
Use Magic Device     n/a                   n/a

Level 1 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Dodge
Feat: (Selected) Mobility
Feat: (Automatic) Attack
Feat: (Automatic) Defensive Fighting
Feat: (Automatic) Dwarven Stability
Feat: (Automatic) Dwarven Stonecutting
Feat: (Automatic) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Dwarven Waraxe
Feat: (Automatic) Giant Evasion
Feat: (Automatic) Heavy Armor Proficiency
Feat: (Automatic) Heroic Durability
Feat: (Automatic) Light Armor Proficiency
Feat: (Automatic) Martial Weapon Proficiency (ALL)
Feat: (Automatic) Medium Armor Proficiency
Feat: (Automatic) Orc and Goblin Bonus
Feat: (Automatic) Poison Save Bonus
Feat: (Automatic) Shield Proficiency (General)
Feat: (Automatic) Simple Weapon Proficiency
Feat: (Automatic) Sneak
Feat: (Automatic) Spell Save Bonus
Feat: (Automatic) Sunder
Feat: (Automatic) Tower Shield Proficiency
Feat: (Automatic) Trip
Enhancement: Dwarven Spell Defense I
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy I


Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Stunning Blow
Enhancement: Dwarven Tactics I
Enhancement: Fighter Strategy (Stunning Blow) I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I


Level 3 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Undead
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Feat: (Automatic) Bow Strength
Feat: (Automatic) Wild Empathy
Enhancement: Ranger Energy Resistence Boost I
Enhancement: Ranger Sprint Boost I
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I


Level 4 (Ranger)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Automatic) Rapid Shot
Feat: (Automatic) Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Ranger Devotion I
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I


Level 5 (Ranger)
Feat: (Automatic) Diehard
Enhancement: Dwarven Spell Defense II
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage I


Level 6 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Spring Attack
Enhancement: Dwarven Tactics II
Enhancement: Ranger Energy of the Wild I


Level 7 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage II


Level 8 (Ranger)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Automatic) Improved Two Weapon Fighting
Feat: (Automatic) Manyshot
Enhancement: Ranger Tempest I


Level 9 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Oversized Two Weapon Fighting
Feat: (Automatic) Improved Wild Empathy
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity II


Level 10 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution II


Level 11 (Ranger)
Feat: (Automatic) Evasion
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage III


Level 12 (Ranger)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack
Enhancement: Dwarven Spell Defense III
Enhancement: Ranger Energy of the Wild II


Level 13 (Ranger)
Feat: (Automatic) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Feat: (Automatic) Improved Precise Shot
Feat: (Automatic) Precise Shot
Enhancement: Racial Toughness III


Level 14 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Ranger Tempest II


Level 15 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons
Enhancement: Dwarven Tactics III


Level 16 (Ranger)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Racial Toughness IV


Level 17 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage IV


Level 18 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Bludgeoning Weapons


Level 19 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity III


Level 20 (Ranger)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Dwarven Armor Mastery I
Enhancement: Ranger Swamp Lore I
Enhancement: Ranger Swamp Lore II
Enhancement: Ranger Tempest III

[jcmcminis]

Honestly..if you want to use hammers/pick go human. If you want to play dwarf use dwarven axes and pick up the racial axe enhancements

[Morlen]

Honestly..if you want to use hammers/pick go human. If you want to play dwarf use dwarven axes and pick up the racial axe enhancements

Dwarfs get a combat DC enhancement line, improving his stunning blows. Makes sense to me. ^_^

[jcmcminis]

ah ok was unaware of this.

[Kriogen]

You can switch weapons in DDO. Put on quickslot and push button.

You can just use axe for regular damage and pick/hammer/whatever to get extra bonus. Want to say that you don't have to be specced for blunt to get "weighted" weapon bonus.

Specced for axe, mainhand D-axe + offhand weighted hammer vs mobs that are not immune and dual axe for max damage vs others maybe?

[unbongwah]

Rangers aren't the best choices for stunning-oriented warriors - they don't get the DC boosts of ftrs or the raw STR of a Raging barb - but w/dwarven Tactics enhs & stunning hammers they might be OK. I would drop DEX to 14 and dump-stat INT & probably WIS for more CON and STR: 18 / 14 / 18 / 8 / 8 / 8. Take ranger at 1st lvl to max your skill pts. I would bump up Imp Crit Pierce to lvl 9; I prefer to take IC ASAP. I would also drop ranger DEX III and dwarf armor mastery; this isn't really a high-AC or ranged-focused build.