The Caster's Melee: TR'd 12Ranger/7Fighter/1Bard

[seobanio]

Build: TR'd 12Ranger/7Fighter/1Bard Tempest II/Kensai I Half-Elf Khopesh user with Rogue Past life

Highlights: Evasion, 3d6+10 SA Damage, UMD, fascinate, solid dps

The idea behind this build is that I almost always play arecanes and divines. While playing melees I miss the ability to self buff, heal, and use scrolls like fire shield, GH, invisibiltiy, etc. Even when playing my rogue, I am constantly using umd for all sorts of scrolls and wands. With that in mind I wanted to create a build that could do real dps while at the same time having some innate spell casting ability with umd for scrolls. I have a rogue that was one of my abandoned melees, so I have started leveling it to TR into this build. She's lvl 14 now, so I'll be rolling this toon in the next week or so.

This girl will use dual GS Khopeshes, I was thinking 1 radiance and 1 lightning, and maybe a min II combined with the lightning for boss fights if I get enough larges. She will have 3d6 + 10 SA damage, along with the ability to fascinate mobs in epic content. I didn't bother with the skill points in the planner, but she will have max ranks in perform and UMD, and then some points in diplomacy, hide, move silently, balance, and tumble.

Because the planner doesn't have the new half elf dilettante enhancements in it, I didn't do the enhancements. But the highlights are: +2d6 (in addition to 1d6 from feat) sneak attack damage, Kensai I, Tempest II, fighter haste boost III.

So, without further ado, here she is:

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Level 20 True Neutral Half-Elf Male
(7 Fighter \ 12 Ranger \ 1 Bard) 
Hit Points: 274
Spell Points: 165 
BAB: 19\19\24\29\29
Fortitude: 16
Reflex: 15
Will: 8

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(34 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             18                    25
Dexterity            14                    16
Constitution         15                    17
Intelligence         12                    14
Wisdom                8                    10
Charisma              8                    10

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                -1                     1
Concentration         2                     4
Diplomacy            -1                     1
Disable Device        n/a                   n/a
Haggle               -1                     1
Heal                 -1                     1
Hide                  2                     4
Intimidate           -1                     1
Jump                  4                     8
Listen               -1                     1
Move Silently         2                     4
Open Lock             n/a                   n/a
Perform              n/a                    n/a
Repair                1                     3
Search                1                     3
Spot                 -1                     1
Swim                  4                     8
Tumble                n/a                   n/a
Use Magic Device     n/a                    n/a

Level 1 (Bard)
Feat: (Half-Elf Dilettante) Half-Elf Dilettante: Rogue
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Rogue
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Dodge


Level 3 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Mobility
Feat: (Selected) Past Life: Sneak of Shadows


Level 4 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Construct


Level 5 (Ranger)


Level 6 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh


Level 7 (Ranger)


Level 8 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Elemental


Level 9 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Spring Attack


Level 10 (Ranger)


Level 11 (Ranger)


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


Level 13 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Evil Outsider


Level 14 (Ranger)


Level 15 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 16 (Fighter)


Level 17 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Oversized Two Weapon Fighting


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


Level 19 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons


Level 20 (Fighter)

Any feedback would be most appreciated, particularly because when it comes to melees I don't know that much.

Best,
-Xexa

[seobanio]

Some of the feats I've selected I'm unsure of.
I'm not sure about taking the two favored enemies I took first: construct and elemental. I'm also unsure of whether I will need otwf. It seems like in most places in the game my to hit is going to be high enough, and if it isn't I could put a dagger in my left hand. The downside to that of course is that I would be removing a gs khopesh for whatever dagger I happened to find.

[jandhaer]

Hello Xexa

[seobanio]

Yeah I was wondering if Otwf was a wasted feat.

I was also thinking of taking empower healing, and besides buffs just using spell points for an emergency heal when there was no time for a scroll. But I am reluctant to take something that won't increase my dps at all. Any suggestions for other feats?

Thanks

Xexa