F2P TWF Dwarven Ranger

[MarekTheMauler]

I am a casual F2P player that has recently returned to the game. I have been on a melee Ranger kick lately as I have played ranged classes in other games. Since I am not going to be spending any cash to buy other races/point-buys, I decided to go with a dwarven ranger for the dual wielding Dwarven War Axes.

I have heard a lot about how UMD is essential to every current build, but with only 11 ranks at end game what is the use? Unless there are items out there I do not know about, which given my experience with the game could very well be true, how do cross-class skilled players get UMD of 30? Since it is highly unlikely I will ever do end-game content, the UMD will go to other skills.

The Hide/MS was there for the initial levels to help with survive-ability as a solo player. Currently my toon is 4th level. At this stage of play, I have no problem soloing dungeons, except for "Proof is in the Poison" and for that I take a hireling cleric.

I know I went against convention with choosing Human as my first favored enemy instead of undead, but hey all those humans are the ones creating the undead in the first place. Might as well take out the source of the plague instead of the symptom. I just picked Dragon as my third favored, even though I might never see that level of play, or it will be 4 - 6 months from now.

So with a F2P, solo player mind-set, what do you think of the choices made below?

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Dargril StoneHammer
Level 20 Neutral Good Dwarf Male
(2 Fighter \ 6 Barbarian \ 12 Ranger) 
Hit Points: 330
Spell Points: 140 
BAB: 20\20\25\30\30
Fortitude: 21
Reflex: 14
Will: 6

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             16                    22
Dexterity            16                    18
Constitution         16                    20
Intelligence          8                     8
Wisdom               10                    10
Charisma              6                     6

                  Starting            Ending          
                 Base Skills        Base Skills       
Skills           (Level 1)          (Level 20)        
Balance               4                  7            
Bluff                -2                 -2            
Concentration         3                  5            
Diplomacy            -2                 -2            
Disable Device       n/a               n/a            
Haggle               -2                 -2            
Heal                  0                  0            
Hide                  6                  7            
Intimidate           -2                 -2            
Jump                  7                 16            
Listen                0                  0            
Move Silently         6                  7            
Open Lock             n/a               n/a           
Perform              n/a               n/a            
Repair               -1                 -1            
Search                2                 20            
Spot                  3                 21            
Swim                  3                  7            
Tumble                4                  6            
Use Magic Device     n/a                 9            

Level 1 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Human
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Dwarven Armor Mastery I
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Damage I


Level 2 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Dwarven Armored Agility I
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage I
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity I


Level 3 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Dodge
Feat: (Selected) Oversized Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution I


Level 4 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Attack I


Level 5 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Mobility
Enhancement: Dwarven Armor Mastery II
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I


Level 6 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Spring Attack


Level 7 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Evil Outsider
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Damage II
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Damage II


Level 8 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Ranger Favored Attack I
Enhancement: Ranger Tempest I


Level 9 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution II


Level 10 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Barbarian Extend Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Extra Rage I


Level 11 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Barbarian Damage Boost I
Enhancement: Barbarian Damage Reduction Boost I
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Attack II


Level 12 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack
Enhancement: Ranger Dexterity II


Level 13 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Attack I
Enhancement: Barbarian Constitution I


Level 14 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Dragon
Enhancement: Dwarven Armor Mastery III


Level 15 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Dwarven Spell Defense I
Enhancement: Dwarven Spell Defense II


Level 16 (Ranger)
Enhancement: Ranger Tempest II


Level 17 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Barbarian Hardy Rage I
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Rage I


Level 18 (Barbarian)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Defense
Enhancement: Barbarian Damage Boost II
Enhancement: Barbarian Damage Reduction Boost II


Level 19 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Barbarian Extend Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Attack II


Level 20 (Barbarian)
Enhancement: Barbarian Extra Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Hardy Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Power Rage II
Enhancement: Barbarian Constitution II

[unbongwah]

You don't need so much base DEX; I would go for base stats 18 / 14 / 16 / 8 / 8 / 6. You don't need WF:S, OTWF, or TWD; and you should definitely add Cleave & GC; partly for Frenzied Berserker pre-req and partly to take Overwhelming Crit as your first epic feat.

See my Kougar build for how I approached it. Haven't updated it for U15 yet; WF:S is no longer OC pre-req, so I would drop it for Imp Sunder or Stunning Blow.

[MarekTheMauler]

Thank you for your thoughts.

At higher levels, I might not need OTWF or WF, but at level 5, it definitely helps. Its too late to change my stats, and not going to spend money to buy TP to change them. At higher levels (mid to late teens), I could see going to "Fred" and changing out WF and TWD for Cleave and GC for the OC:S pre-reqs.

[DonRicardo]

You could always use your free LR if you haven't already.

Just sayin'.

[unbongwah]

At higher levels, I might not need OTWF or WF, but at level 5, it definitely helps. Its too late to change my stats, and not going to spend money to buy TP to change them. At higher levels (mid to late teens), I could see going to "Fred" and changing out WF and TWD for Cleave and GC for the OC:S pre-reqs.

At low lvls, you're better off using greataxes, esp. if you have a Carnifex. You won't be able to swap WF:S for Cleave because you took WF:S before Power Atk. But as DonRicardo points out, you should be able to use your free LR to redo your feats etc.