I love Harpers. And I love Rangers. So this is my attempt to merge both into one build.

Race-Human
Alignment-Any non-evil

Starting Stats:
Str. 15
Dex. 14
Con. 12
Int. 14
Wis. 14
Cha. 8

*Key*
RL = Ranger level
FL = Fighter level
HS = Harper Scout Level
FE = Favored Enemy

Lvl 1- RL (1)
Feats- FE, Iron Will, Toughness
Skills- 4 Hide, 4 Move Silently, 4 Search, 2 Persuade, 4 Lore, 4 Discipline

Lvl 2- RL (2)
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Lore, 1 Discipline

Lvl 3- RL (3)
Feats- Weapon Focus Shortsword
Skills- 1 Hide,1 Move Silently, 1 Lore, 1 Discipline, 1 persuade

Lvl 4- RL (4)
Ability point- Strength
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Lore, 1 Discipline

Lvl 5- RL (5)
Feat- FE
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Lore, 1 Discipline

Lvl 6- RL (6)
Feats- Alertness
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline, 1 Persuade

Lvl 7- RL (7)
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline

Lvl 8- RL (8)
Ability point-Strength
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline, 1 Persuade

Lvl 9- RL (9)
Feat- Knockdown
Skills-1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline

Lvl 10- RL (10)
Feat- FE
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline, 1 persuade

Lvl 11- RL (11)
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline

Lvl 12-RL (12)
Ability point- Strength
Feat- Improved Critical Shortsword
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline, 1 persuade

Lvl 13-RL (13)
Skills - 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline

Lvl 14-- RL (14)
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline, 1 persuade

Lvl 15- RL (15)
Feat- Improved Knockdown, FE
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline

Lvl 16- RL (16)
Ability Point- Strength
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline

Lvl 17- RL (17)
Skills- 1 Hide, 1 Move Silently, 1 Discipline

Lvl 18- FL (1)
Feats- Power Attack, Cleave
Skills- 1 Discipline

Lvl 19- FL (2)
Feats- Blind Fight
Skills- Discipline

Lvl 20- FL (3)
Ability Point- Strength
Skills- Discipline

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From here out I'm a little fuzzy on the skill points, so please use some imagination. And please also realize that there is a distinct chance that skill points will be saved during most of these levels, so don't worry if you have extra.
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Lvl 21- HS (1)
Feats- Epic Weapon Focus, Great Dexterity
Skills- Max Tumble, Hide, Move Silently, and Discipline

Lvl 22- RL (18)
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and dump the rest into Spot

Lvl 23- RL (19)
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and Spot

Lvl 24- FL (4)
Ability Point-Strength
Feats- Weapon Specialization, Epic Weapon Specialization
Skills- 1 Discipline

Lvl 25- HS (2)
Skills- Max Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and Tumble

Lvl 26-RL (20)
Feat- FE
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and max Spot

Lvl 27- RL (21)
Feats- Armor Skin
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and Spot

Lvl 28- RL (22)
Ability Point- Strength
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and Spot

Lvl 29- RL (23)
RL Bonus Feat- Bane of Enemies
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and Spot

Lvl 30- HS (3)
Feat- Blind Fight
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and max tumble

Lvl 31- RL (24)
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, max spot, and max Set Trap

Lvl 32- RL (25)
Feat- FE
Ability Point- Strength
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, Spot, and Set Trap

Lvl 33- RL (26)
Feat- FE
Feat- Skill Focus Set Trap
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, Spot, and Set Trap

Lvl 34- RL (27)
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, Spot, and Set Trap

Lvl 35- HS (4)
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and max Tumble

Lvl 36- RL (28)
Ability Point Strength
Feat- Epic Skill Focus Set Trap
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and max spot and set trap

Lvl 37- RL (29)
Feat- FE
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, Spot, and Set Trap

Lvl 38- RL (30)
Feat- FE
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, Spot, and Set Trap

Lvl 39- HS (5)
Feat- Great Dex, Great Dex
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, and max Tumble

Lvl 40- RL (31)
Ability Point- Strength
Skills- 1 in each Hide, Move Silently, Discipline, max spot, max discipline, and shove the extra points into wherever you wish

Stats: Ending
Str. 25
Dex. 14
Con. 12
Int. 14
Wis. 14
Cha. 8

(Unbuffed)
AC (Naked)=23
Max HP = 458
Saves (unbuffed)= 24 Fort
19 Dex
20 Will
AB
with Shortswords- 38
with Greatsword- 37
with Longbow- 33

Shortsword Damage = 1d6 + 16
(Buffed)
AC= 27-28 depending on rolls
Max HP = 458
Saves = 26 Fort
25 Dex
22 Will
AB
with Shortswords- 39
with Greatswords- 38
with Longbow- 38

Vrs. Favored enemies (with shortswords)
AB = 39 + 6 + 2 = 47
Damage = 1d6 +16 + 6 + 2d6
Min= 25 Max= 40
Pros:
-An extremely cool build as it has Harper in it
-10 Favored enemies
-Very good duel wielding damage, especially vrs. favored enemies
-6 attacks per round (7 hasted)with two shortswords
-A lvl 31 animal companion
-Maxed Hide/Move Silently
-Able to set epic traps
-comfortable in any mode of combat
- 458 HP (not bad)

Cons:
-AB isn't that great against non-favored enemies
-AC needs items to be high, unless you decide to use a shield (perfectly feasable option)
-HP isn't insanely high
-Saves are decent but not amazing

Notes:
I find this build a lot of fun. Being a harper is just cool, but it is almost equally as cool doing high 30's to low 40's damage with shortswords vrs. favored enemies. As said before, this build is decent duel wielding, with a greatsword, or with a bow. You also have a companion running around with you dealing nice amounts of damage.

Changes:
For the powergamers out there, you can drop skill focus set trap, epic skill focus set trap, and a great dex feat. Instead you can take Great Cleave, Overwhelming Critical, and Devastating Critical. Also, if a player wants maximum damage, instead of focusing on shortswords, focus on greatswords.

Edited By Bromium on 10/12/07 19:27