Playable from level 1 - 40 .PvM or PvP
truth to tell, though, it's much, much better after level 3
(weapon finesse).

This is a PvP build that will shred any PvM environment.

Monk/Wizard/Arcane Archer – Elf

Starting Stats:

S: 10
D: 18 to 36
C: 10
I: 14
W: 14
CH: 10


1 ) Monk1: Point Blank Shot
2 ) Monk2
3 ) Monk3: Weapon Finesse
4 ) Monk4 (DEX 19)
5 ) Monk5
6 ) Monk 6: WF: Longbow
7 ) Monk7
8 ) Monk8 (DEX20)
9 ) Wizard1: Rapid Shot
10) AA1
11) AA2:
12) AA3 (DEX21) ImpCrit: Longbow
13) AA4
14) AA5
15) AA6: Dodge
16) AA7 (DEX 22)
17) AA8
18) AA9: Feat: Toughness or Mobility
19) AA10
20) Wiz2 (DEX 23)
21) WIZ3: GrDex I (DEX 24)
22) WIZ4
23) WIZ5 WFeat: Craft Wand
24) WIZ5 Feat: GrDex II (25); (DEX26)
25) AA 12
26) AA 13
27) Wiz6 Feat: Epic Prowess
28) AA 14 AAFeat: GrDex III (DEX 27)(Dex 28)
29) AA 15
30) AA 16 Feat: Armor Skin
31) AA 17
32) AA 18 AAFeat: GrDex IV (Dex29) (DEX 30)
33) AA 19 Feat: GrDex V (DEX 31)
34) AA 20
35) AA 21
36) AA 22 Feat: GrDex VI (DEX 32) AAFeat: GrDex VII (Dex33) (DEX 34)
37) AA23
38) Monk9
39) WIZ7 Feat: GrDex VIII (DEX 35)
40) AA 24 (DEX 36)

AC 36 no armor; 40 with mage armor

Melee AB (six attacks per round unarmed): 41/38/35/32/29/26 (26 base attack + 13 (dex through weapon finesse) +1 (epic prowess))
Damage: 1d10

Longbow AB (4 attacks/round): 53/50/45/40 (26 base attack + 13 (dex) + 12 (enchant arrow XII) + 1 (wf: longbow) + 1 (epic prowess))
[rapid shot mode 5 attacks: 53/48/43/40/53]
Damage: (1d8+12)

Saves: Fort 23 (31 v. spells)
Ref: 36 (44 v. spells)
Will: 24 (32 v. spells) (34 v. mind spells (still mind))

HP (no rerolls): 238 (+40 if elect toughness at level 18)

Skills: Discipline: 41
Listen: 43
Spellcraft: 40
Tumble: 40
Spot: 43
Open Lock: 1 (14 with Dex bonus)
Set Traps: 1 (14 with Dex bonus)
Concentration: 35

Monk Special Abilities & Feats

Level 1 Cleave
Evasion
Flurry of Blows
Improved Unarmed Strike
Monk AC Bonus
Stunning Fist
Level 2 Deflect Arrows
Level 3 Monk Endurance
Still Mind (+2 will saves against mind spells)
Level 5 Purity of Body (immune to disease)
Level 6 Knockdown
Improved Knockdown
Level 7 Wholeness of Body (lay on hands)
Level 9 Improved Evasion

Spells (Craft Wands!):
1 Mage Armor
Prot from Alignment (Good and Evil) [hey its PvP]
2 Cat's Grace
Invisibility
Endurance
3 Haste
Clarity
4 Improved Invisibility
Stoneskin
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Edited By griphook on 07/16/05 13:06

I just checked out Fernandoa's arcane archer/bard/rdd build, which is pretty sweet (57 AB to 53 AB here, 33 AC to 36 AC here). And he dev crits. Which is nice. And can carry a lot more stuff.

I think this build has a few advantages to that build (to weigh against some of the obvious disadvantages, like strength (mighty) and AB):

1. Level 1-4 wizard spells are nice. There is this one particular spell, you might have heard of it, TRUE STRIKE, that can really be useful in PvP. On a scroll or wand. improved invisibility and stoneskin have also got to rank in the "really useful" category of spells. And he can craft wands for all of the spells he knows.
2. In melee, this build gets six attacks with AB starting at 41. not susceptible at all to disarm.
3. The monk abilities and immunities, plus monk speed.
4. No experience penalty for an elf, who gets modal detect, longbow as a elf class weapon, +2 to listen and spot, and about 800 years of life more than a halfelf.
5. The +12 ability bonus cap. It means this build can add 12 to wisdom for a +6 ac bonus and to dexterity for a +6 ac and AB bonus. Add +12 to the bard/rdd/aa and you have an unnecessarily wise archer. Add intelligence and ditto; here, you get more spells, at least up to +4 of the bonus. Of course, adding charisma doesn't do a thing for this build but doesn't do much for the bard/rdd/aa either. Since most bows cap out at +5 or +10 for mighty (or even lower), any strength over the mighty cap is wasted. Not a concern for this build; any strenght-enhancing equipment goes straight to damage (and the ability to carry stuff).

So it's got that going for it.

-_^ For comparing multiple builds it's more effective to put a link to another build in this thread rather than going to the other builder's thread and posting a 'bump' note of no importance to that build.

(Tonight I started reading that thread and had no idea what your post was about at the bottom of Fern's build until I made my way to this thread.)

Kaliban
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Quote: Posted 07/14/05 02:40:54 (GMT) -- Kaliban99

For comparing multiple builds it's more effective to put a link to another build in this thread rather than going to the other builder's thread and posting a 'bump' note of no importance to that build.

(Tonight I started reading that thread and had no idea what your post was about at the bottom of Fern's build until I made my way to this thread.)

Kaliban

Agreed, Links make more sense. Bumping it to the top is like raising a long dead creature from its earthy grave. It groans and protests.
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Ariel, Ookla, RIDE! I think he is talking about this build. I posted it in the general nwn forum for a guy who wanted a dev critting archer. Anyway, I dont like dev critting archers, that is why I didnt post it here, and I think he has been done to death. I think he could be tweaked as I did it really fast to post it and forget.

-Edit: I have been reading the comments, I think there is a bit of a mess between my solid archer Click Here (BTW. His AB could be a bit higher by dropping toughness for epic prowess, I didnt realize it when I was building it at first time) and this one. They are very different animals. Have fun. (I should take a look if the maximum AB possible build -AKA iconic AA- is posted around here *grins*).

Bard(7), Red Dragon Disciple(10), Arcane Archer(23), Elf

01: Bard(1): Point Blank Shot, Lore(4), Perform(2), Save(10)
02: Bard(2): Discipline(5), Lore(1), Perform(3), Tumble(5)
03: Bard(3): Rapid Shot, Lore(1), Save(3)
04: Bard(4): DEX+1, (DEX=19), Lore(1), Spellcraft(5)
05: Bard(5): Lore(1), Perform(3)
06: Red Dragon Disciple(1): Weapon Focus: Longbow, Save(2)
07: Red Dragon Disciple(2): (STR=18), Discipline(5)
08: Red Dragon Disciple(3): DEX+1, (DEX=20), Save(2)

09: Red Dragon Disciple(4): Called Shot, (STR=20), Save(2)
10: Arcane Archer(1): Save(4)
11: Arcane Archer(2): Save(4)
12: Arcane Archer(3): DEX+1, Improved Critical: Longbow, (DEX=21), Save(4)
13: Arcane Archer(4): Save(4)
14: Arcane Archer(5): Save(4)
15: Arcane Archer(6): Power Attack, Save(4)
16: Arcane Archer(7): DEX+1, (DEX=22), Save(4)
17: Bard(6): Discipline(10), Perform(3), Spellcraft(5), Tumble(15)
18: Arcane Archer(8): Cleave, Save(4)
19: Arcane Archer(9): Save(4)
20: Arcane Archer(10): DEX+1, (DEX=23), Save(4)
21: Arcane Archer(11): Epic Weapon Focus: Longbow, Save(4)
22: Red Dragon Disciple(5): Discipline(5), Spellcraft(15)
23: Red Dragon Disciple(6): Save(2)
24: Red Dragon Disciple(7): DEX+1, Great Cleave, (DEX=24), (CON=12), Save(2)
25: Red Dragon Disciple(8): Save(2)
26: Red Dragon Disciple(9): (INT=12), Save(2)
27: Red Dragon Disciple(10): Great Strength I, (STR=25), (CHA=14), Discipline(5), Spellcraft(5)
28: Arcane Archer(12): DEX+1, (DEX=25), Save(5)
29: Arcane Archer(13): Save(5)
30: Arcane Archer(14): Overwhelming Critical: Longbow, Devastating Critical: Longbow, Save(5)
31: Arcane Archer(15): Save(5)
32: Arcane Archer(16): DEX+1, (DEX=26), Save(5)
33: Arcane Archer(17): Epic Prowess, Save(5)
34: Arcane Archer(18): Great Dexterity I, (DEX=27), Save(5)
35: Arcane Archer(19): Save(5)
36: Arcane Archer(20): DEX+1, Armor Skin, (DEX=28), Save(5)
37: Arcane Archer(21): Save(5)
38: Arcane Archer(22): Great Dexterity II, (DEX=29), Save(5)
39: Arcane Archer(23): Toughness, Save(5)
40: Bard(7): DEX+1, (DEX=30), Discipline(13), Spellcraft(9), Tumble(20), UMD(25)

STR: 16 (25)
DEX: 18 (30)
CON: 10 (12)
WIS: 8
INT: 10 (12)
CHA: 12 (14)

Max Hitpoints: 390
Saving Throws (Fortitude/Will/Reflex): 24/21/33 (32/29/41 vs spells)
AB with mundane longbow: 27(BAB) +10(dex) +1(WF) +2(EWF) +1(Epic Prowess) +12(Enchant Arrow XII) = 53AB (not bad IMHO)
Naked AC: 34

Discipline 43(50)
Lore 8(16)
Perform 11(13)
Spellcraft 39(40)
Tumble 40(50)
UMD 25(27)

Bard Song: +1AB +2Damage +1Saves +1Skills (10 rounds 7 times a day)

Bard cantrips: 5 known 3 casts per day
Bard level 1: 4 known 4 casts per day
Bard level 2: 4 known 3 casts per day

You can buff yourself a bit.

Disadvantages:
- Lacks Uncanny dodge
- His AB is slighly below-average for an AA.
- Most of his life he will have very low HP (until level 39 -toughness-), anyway it is far than enough for an archer.
- You cant overrun your enemies unless you are hasted.

PS: You can refer to me as Fer or Fernando, the fernandooa is the usual account name I use to take because fernando use to be busy, the oa part is because my surnames (I have two names and two surnames).
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Edited By fernandooa on 07/14/05 07:13

hmm, ya, linking would have been better. particularly if it was to the right build.

thanks, fern -- it's a sweet build. 53 is a good ab. the monk abilities and the wizards spells and scrolls, particularly crafted to wand, are the highlights to my build.
Quote: Posted 07/14/05 03:13:57 (GMT) -- grizzled_dwarflord

Quote: Posted 07/14/05 02:40:54 (GMT) -- Kaliban99

For comparing multiple builds it's more effective to put a link to another build in this thread rather than going to the other builder's thread and posting a 'bump' note of no importance to that build.

(Tonight I started reading that thread and had no idea what your post was about at the bottom of Fern's build until I made my way to this thread.)

Kaliban

Agreed, Links make more sense. Bumping it to the top is like raising a long dead creature from its earthy grave. It groans and protests.

My humblest apologies. What about the build?

I have played it to level 9 (Wiz spells hooray) and I foresee having a hard time letting go of monk. His AB/AC combo is nice. I just realized that if you take monk to 10, you raise your AC (monk +2) at no expense to AB because the AA bonuses to AB come on odd levels. No feats are lost, either, and you pick up the level 10 Ki Strike (not all that useful but not useless). And it allows you to get improved evasion much earlier - level 21, if you like (not pre-epic because would affect your AB) and still max out your monk skills (tumble and discipline) at level 40.