12Ranger/7Fighter/1Rogue Build

[seobanio]

I'm sure this has been done before, but I've been thinking about making a tempest II/Kensai build with umd and open lock skills. I plan on dual wielding khopeshes at end game, but I'll probably use a two-handed weapon until around lvl 12 or so.

The improved crit: piercing feat is for earthgrab picks in epics to help with CC.

I've never leveled a melee character to 20, so any feedback would be appreciated. I am specifically interested in feedback on feats in general and the favored enemies. Evil outsider is obvious, but after that I am less sure.

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Level 20 True Neutral Half-Orc Female
(7 Fighter \ 1 Rogue \ 12 Ranger) 
Hit Points: 344
Spell Points: 135 
BAB: 19\19\24\29\29
Fortitude: 17
Reflex: 16
Will: 6

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             20                    31
Dexterity            14                    18
Constitution         16                    18
Intelligence          6                     8
Wisdom                8                    10
Charisma              6                     8

Tomes Used
+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               2                     4
Bluff                -2                     0
Concentration         3                     5
Diplomacy            -2                     0
Disable Device       n/a                   n/a
Haggle               -2                    -1
Heal                 -1                     0
Hide                  2                     4
Intimidate           -2                     0
Jump                  5                    10
Listen               -1                     0
Move Silently         2                     4
Open Lock             n/a                   n/a
Perform              n/a                   n/a
Repair               -2                    -1
Search               -2                    -1
Spot                 -1                     0
Swim                  5                    10
Tumble                n/a                   n/a
Use Magic Device     n/a                   n/a

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Dodge


Level 2 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Elemental


Level 3 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Mobility


Level 4 (Ranger)


Level 5 (Ranger)


Level 6 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Construct
Feat: (Selected) Spring Attack


Level 7 (Ranger)


Level 8 (Ranger)


Level 9 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 10 (Ranger)


Level 11 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Evil Outsider


Level 12 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 13 (Ranger)


Level 14 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh


Level 15 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Oversized Two Weapon Fighting
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 16 (Fighter)


Level 17 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons


Level 18 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons


Level 19 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons


Level 20 (Fighter)
Enhancement: Fighter Attack Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Attack Boost II
Enhancement: Fighter Attack Boost III
Enhancement: Ranger Extra Action Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost II
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost III
Enhancement: Ranger Sprint Boost I
Enhancement: Ranger Sprint Boost II
Enhancement: Ranger Sprint Boost III
Enhancement: Ranger Sprint Boost IV
Enhancement: Kensei Khopesh Mastery I
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy I
Enhancement: Fighter Critical Accuracy II
Enhancement: Fighter Kensei I
Enhancement: Orcish Power Attack I
Enhancement: Orcish Power Attack II
Enhancement: Orcish Power Attack III
Enhancement: Orcish Strength I
Enhancement: Orcish Strength II
Enhancement: Ranger Item Defense I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage I
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage II
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage III
Enhancement: Ranger Tempest I
Enhancement: Ranger Tempest II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Ranger Energy of the Wild I
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity I
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity II
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength II
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness II
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness III

[elyssaria]

First thing I personally would change would be the:

Enhancement: Ranger Sprint Boost II
Enhancement: Ranger Sprint Boost III
Enhancement: Ranger Sprint Boost IV


I think the first step is well enough.. and with the 9 points saved you can spend 6 of them in Orc Extra Action Boost I, II and III instead. This will help you alot since you will have plenty of action boosts, even your ranger sprint will get 3 extra to play with.

/Khierra

[seobanio]

Ah yeah, I actually didn't pay too much attention when picking enhancements because they are so easy to play with and reset. I have a ranger now that I lvld to 12 or so and then abandoned. The other day I took her out and took all the sprint boost enhancements and it was a blast running around.

[Lord_WC]

Are you adamant on having 12 ranger levels? I mean does it give you more in the dps department that a kensai2 or even 4d6+6 sneak attack?

Maybe I'm not paying enough attention but why IC:P? A second toughness or even a quickdraw with all the action boosts you have would probably serve you better.

[seobanio]

IC: piercing is because at end game most of what I will be doing is raiding and epics. If this toon works out I would make dual earthgrab picks to help with CC in epics. Unless I am mistaken on how this works, earthgrab has an on hit chance to proc with a reflex save. So the improved crit would help with dps before the target is actually held and being auto-critted. Because I often do epics where caster mana becomes a serious constraint, it seems a good option. But I could be wrong, that is why I am asking for advice.


As far as the twelve ranger levels: I like having the side benefits of the ranger class. Manyshot + Lit II bow is awesome, and there are places in the game where ranged is superior to melee. These places are in the minority, but it is still nice to have. Also the rangers small ability to self-heal is better than none at all, and in my opinion more than makes up for a small amount of lost dps.

As far as the dps, honestly I haven't run the numbers so I don't know what the most dps I can get would be. With this build I was hoping to have flexible abilities (open lock/umd/some self-healing) and serious dps potential. I guess my main issue is that I don't really know what "serious dps" is at end game.