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Gnomish ranger/assassin
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 8:24 pm
by Deathgrowl
So, I'm messing around with making a gnomish ranger. I started out with just ranger30, but I didn't like it as much as I hoped.
So tried to build ranger/assassin, and I tested something similar to this:
http://nwn2db.com/build/?269303
Now, my preference is to keep wisdom at 14 so it doesn't need an item to cast spells. 14 int for skills too. My questions however, are these:
- Will 14 dexterity be enough? My idea is to wear a chain shirt (or mithral chain mail should I get one) and use Cat's Grace to get 4 dex modifier.
- Ranger21/assassin9 or ranger22/assassin8? The former gets one more sneak die and one higher DC on death attack. The latter gets one more BAB, one more CL, 4 more HP and even two more skill points. I'm sort of leaning towards the latter right now. But that death attack though.
- I have a sort of open feat. Two actually. What to pick? I've put in improved combat expertise, but I don't know if it's worth it. The reason I'm not picking weapon focus is that i happen to have a kukri with weapon focus and specialisation kukri. It's only a +2, but it's a start, anyways. I've considered taking something fun like craft wand, but are ranger wands useful? Sought after? Ideas?
Re: Gnomish ranger/assassin
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 9:11 pm
by chad878262
Deathgrowl wrote:Will 14 dexterity be enough? My idea is to wear a chain shirt (or mithral chain mail should I get one) and use Cat's Grace to get 4 dex modifier.
Yep, 14 DEX is optimum.
Deathgrowl wrote:Ranger21/assassin9 or ranger22/assassin8? The former gets one more sneak die and one higher DC on death attack. The latter gets one more BAB, one more CL, 4 more HP and even two more skill points. I'm sort of leaning towards the latter right now. But that death attack though.
Personal opinion is r22/a8. Death attack DC won't be great anyway, but making enemies roll save vs death attack 4 times helps.
Deathgrowl wrote:I have a sort of open feat. Two actually. What to pick? I've put in improved combat expertise, but I don't know if it's worth it. The reason I'm not picking weapon focus is that i happen to have a kukri with weapon focus and specialisation kukri. It's only a +2, but it's a start, anyways. I've considered taking something fun like craft wand, but are ranger wands useful? Sought after? Ideas?
From personal experience rangers struggle for getting super high AC when needed. ICE helps quite a bit there. Ranger wands have some demand, but it's limited. Open feats are a nice problem to have though!
Re: Gnomish ranger/assassin
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 9:24 am
by Deathgrowl
So lower damage for more AC? I don't know... It has hips after all.
Re: Gnomish ranger/assassin
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:23 pm
by Steve
But ICE will reduce you AB by -6, and that really takes you down...even if attacking from HiPS.
If you took Athkatlan Triparate, you'd gain +3 AC and +3 DMG, and still get in your 6 attacks out of HiPS. Then you could put CE and ICE into Knockdown & Imp. Knockdown, which would be clickable craps and giggles fun.