Code:Character Plan by DDO Character Planner Version 3.8.0 DDO Character Planner Home Page Faststriker Level 20 Lawful Good Half-Elf Male (20 Paladin) Hit Points: 382 Spell Points: 496 BAB: 20\20\25\30\30 Fortitude: 25 Reflex: 16 Will: 18 Starting Ending Feat/Enhancement Abilities Base Stats Base Stats Modified Stats (34 Point) (Level 1) (Level 20) (Level 20) Strength 16 20 20 Dexterity 13 15 15 Constitution 16 20 20 Intelligence 8 10 10 Wisdom 13 18 18 Charisma 12 17 18 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 +4 Tome of Strength used at level 20 +4 Tome of Constitution used at level 20 +4 Tome of Wisdom used at level 20 +4 Tome of Charisma used at level 20 Starting Feat/Enhancement Base Skills Modified Skills Skills (Level 1) (Level 20) Balance 1 2 Bluff 1 4 Concentration 7 29 Diplomacy 1 5 Disable Device n/a n/a Haggle 1 4 Heal 1 14 Hide 1 2 Intimidate 1 4 Jump 3 5 Listen 1 4 Move Silently 1 2 Open Lock n/a n/a Perform n/a n/a Repair -1 0 Search -1 0 Spot 1 4 Swim 3 5 Tumble n/a n/a Use Magic Device n/a n/a Level 1 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+4) Feat: (Half-Elf Dilettante) Half-Elf Dilettante: Ranger Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Ranger Feat: (Selected) Toughness Level 2 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Level 3 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Ranged Weapons Level 4 (Paladin) Ability Raise: WIS Skill: Concentration (+1) Spell (1): Bless Spell (1): Cure Light Wounds Spell (1): Divine Favor Spell (1): Lesser Restoration Spell (1): Lionheart Spell (1): Protection From Evil Spell (1): Resistance Spell (1): Seek Eternal Rest Spell (1): Virtue Level 5 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Level 6 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Feat: (Selected) Mental Toughness Level 7 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Level 8 (Paladin) Ability Raise: CHA Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Heal (+1) Spell (2): Angelskin Spell (2): Bull's Strength Spell (2): Eagle's Spendor Spell (2): Owl's Wisdom Spell (2): Remove Paralysis Spell (2): Resist Energy Level 9 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Heal (+1) Feat: (Selected) Point Blank Shot Level 10 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Heal (+1) Level 11 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Heal (+1) Spell (3): Cure Moderate Wounds Spell (3): Dispel Magic Spell (3): Magic Circle Against Evil Spell (3): Prayer Spell (3): Remove Blindness Spell (3): Remove Curse Level 12 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Diplomacy (+1) Feat: (Selected) Shield Mastery Level 13 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Heal (+1) Level 14 (Paladin) Spell (4): Break Enchantment Spell (4): Cure Serious Wounds Spell (4): Deathward Spell (4): Holy Sword Spell (4): Neutralize Poison Spell (4): Restoration Spell (4): Stalwart Pact Spell (4): Zeal Level 15 (Paladin) Feat: (Selected) Empower Healing Spell Level 16 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Heal (+1) Level 17 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Heal (+1) Level 18 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Heal (+1) Level 19 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Heal (+1) Level 20 (Paladin) Skill: Concentration (+1) Skill: Heal (+1) Enhancement: Paladin Armor Class Boost I Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Imbue Acid Arrows Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Imbue Explosive Arrows Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Imbue Force Arrows Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Imbue Force Burst Arrows Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Imbue Slaying Arrows Enhancement: Elven Arcane Archer: Imbue Terror Arrows Enhancement: Undying Call Enhancement: Follower of the Undying Court Enhancement: Paladin Courage of Good I Enhancement: Paladin Courage of Good II Enhancement: Paladin Courage of Good III Enhancement: Paladin Bulwark of Good I Enhancement: Paladin Bulwark of Good II Enhancement: Paladin Bulwark of Good III Enhancement: Paladin Focus of Good I Enhancement: Paladin Resistance of Good I Enhancement: Paladin Resistance of Good II Enhancement: Paladin Resistance of Good III Enhancement: Paladin Exalted Smite I Enhancement: Paladin Extra Lay on Hands I Enhancement: Paladin Extra Lay on Hands II Enhancement: Paladin Extra Smite Evil I Enhancement: Paladin Extra Smite Evil II Enhancement: Paladin Defender of Siberys I Enhancement: Paladin Defender of Siberys II Enhancement: Paladin Defender of Siberys III Enhancement: Paladin Redemption I 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: Paladin Devotion I Enhancement: Paladin Devotion II Enhancement: Paladin Devotion III Enhancement: Paladin Energy of the Templar I Enhancement: Paladin Charisma I Enhancement: Paladin Toughness I Enhancement: Paladin Toughness II Enhancement: Paladin Extra Turning I Enhancement: Paladin Extra Turning II Enhancement: Paladin Improved Turning I Enhancement: Paladin Improved Turning II
my first attempt at trying to make a arcane archer pally
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Thread: Advice to improve this build?
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01-30-2011, 12:33 AM #1Community Member
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Advice to improve this build?
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01-30-2011, 12:39 AM #2Community Member
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All of a Pally's good DPS abilities (ex. Divine Might, Exhalted Smite, Divine Sacrifice) only work in melee. So I wouldn't recommend going ranged on a Paladin.
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01-30-2011, 12:42 AM #3Community Member
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Please, don't try again. It is a total waste of time, not a good idea and whatever other negative things can be said but won't be because you probably thought it was.... Well, I don't know what you could have been thinking, maybe you weren't but you just needed to have fun on the forums.
Originally Posted by masterspectrum
It isn't worth the time or effort to critique because there is nothing that can be done to fix the build, unless you count building a totally different type of character.
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01-31-2011, 01:00 AM #4Community Member
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Have to aggree with the other AA's an palis don't mix, at all...u can't smite with a bow...not to mention ur build has low dex an chars........bad idea dude.......but this is ddo u can make w/e u want....that build will just not be anygood at anything
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01-31-2011, 05:28 AM #5Community Member
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it's good in wasting +4 tomes.. Originally Posted by Irongutz2000
Have to aggree with the other AA's an palis don't mix, at all...u can't smite with a bow...not to mention ur build has low dex an chars........bad idea dude.......but this is ddo u can make w/e u want....that build will just not be anygood at anything
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01-31-2011, 10:10 AM #6Build Constructionist
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I find this build to be...ill-advised.
- Pally abilities depend on CHA; so starting with base CHA 12 on a pure pally is not a good idea. If you actually have or expect to find a +4 CHA tome, you should be figuring out how to hit base CHA 20, not settling for 16.
- A number of pally abilities only work with melee attacks: e.g., Smite Evil, Divine Sacrifice, Zeal, IIRC. So a ranged-focused pally is not a good idea.
- Every time someone posts an AA build without Manyshot, a dolphin gets run over by a jet ski.
- Base WIS 13 - uhh, why? You didn't take the monk dilly, so it provides no AC; it's easy enough to find items to boost WIS from base 8 to cast spells. Why make the MAD of this build harder than it already is?
- DoS? Is this supposed to be some sort of ranged tank?
I hate to tell people "your build sucks!" - but, umm, you should probably go back to the drawing board with this one and re-evaluate what you want to accomplish here.Semi-retired Build Engineer. Everything was better back in our day. Get off my lawn.
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02-01-2011, 07:49 AM #7Community Member
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Switch to 20 ranger and give this a shot again. You'll also have a lot more feats for free, so more feat slots to work with. You also get a lot of important ones for free as a ranger and arcane archer IS technically a ranger prestige class. Don't forget to take Toughness. Er, and I wouldn't count on a Past Life feat just yet...
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02-01-2011, 11:14 PM #8Community Member
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I figured it was a fail XD just wish pure elf had better con
Originally Posted by masterspectrum
MY elf ranger is level 16 i like range but elf is gimped so badly right now my ranger is awsome but if i get cornered my dps isn't enough to matter
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02-01-2011, 11:59 PM #9Community Member
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This ^^. Originally Posted by masterspectrum
Most people fail to plan. As a result, they plan to fail. Only, they don't know it.
Anyone planning an Arcane Archer MUST plan for those times when they are forced into melee. Unfortunately, that does not happen often enough.
The result of this lack of planning is AA builds high in DEX but low in STR.
If players were to plan they would build exactly opposite to this. STR would be high and DEX would be just enough to qualify the needed feats.
The other issue with elves is their low CON. IMO that is used as an excuse by too many people. In the final analysis it is 20 HP difference compared to most other races.
20 HP isn't trivial but it isn't enough in the long run to make a difference. Failing to plan CON is the other big failure of most AA builds.
The last big failure is class selection. AA takes a lot of feats to make it work. So, players choose ranger in order to avoid the feat selections. Those that try to make AA work with other classes discover that they don't have enough feats to do anything than shoot arrows.
The best AA builds recognize that fighter, because of its huge pool of bonus feats, is the correct base class. They only differ in how they splash to gain access to spell points in order to qualify for the AA PrE.
I like to splash wizard because of the somewhat limited utility of their L1 spells. But, any casting class that gets spell points at L1 works (and, I am warming to bard). My own preference is fighter 18/ranger 1/wizard 1. But, I'm not all that imaginative.
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