Here is the final version of the Moor Stalker. The general strategy is stealth/ranged based. Here are the features of the build:

- Uses a combination of very high hide/move silently DCs and HiPS to completely avoid detection, with the exception of characters with True Seeing, of course.

- Uses a longbow-based attack to avoid melee situations, since both AC and HPs will be slightly lower than ideal.

- Death attack is used in conjunction with ranged attacks to deal much more damage to the enemy. Also, for a little extra, two FEs are available to deal even more damage to the more commonly-encountered enemy types in your module.

- UMD and Set Trap are used to summon creatures from scrolls/wands and set traps to put some distance between you and the enemy.

- In case melee situations are unavoidable, uses a very high Tumble DC to get out of there fast and get out of sight. Also, Epic Dodge is taken as early as possible with this build (level 27) to automatically negate the first attack.

As you might have guessed, the strategy for this build is very straightforward: Sneak into range of the enemy, get a DA from your ranged attack, and hide before they even get a chance to turn around to see what hit them. You could call this a sort of "sniper build," since the idea is to kill the enemy without them knowing where the attack is coming from. In case you yourself are ambushed (which is highly unlikely), tumble out of danger and hide to turn the tables around. Even with large groups of enemies, this works very effectively.

Now, onto the build. As certain things come up in the build, I will make important notes in bold:

Moor Stalker v2.0 (Ranger 5/Assassin 25/SD 10)

Race: Elf
Alignment: Any Evil
Playable: 1-40 PvM

Stats: (Start/End)

Str 12/12
Dex 18/34
Con 10/10
Wis 12/12
Int 14/14
Cha 8/ 8

(Increase Dex every 4th level, of course)

Leveling:

01: Ranger(1): Weapon Finesse, Favored Enemy:(insert FE here), {Dual Wield}
02: Ranger(2)
03: Ranger(3): Weapon Focus: Longbow
04: Ranger(4): DEX+1, (DEX=19)
05: Ranger(5): Favored Enemy:(insert FE here)

(Make sure by this level that both Hide and Move Silently have 8 ranks)

06: Assassin(1): Dodge
07: Assassin(2): {Uncanny Dodge I}
08: Assassin(3): DEX+1, (DEX=20)
09: Assassin(4): Mobility

(Make sure by this level that Hide has 10 ranks, and Tumble has 5 ranks. Move Silently already has 8 ranks from before)

10: Shadowdancer(1): {Hide in Plain Sight}
11: Shadowdancer(2): {Darkvision, Evasion}
12: Assassin(5): DEX+1, Point Blank Shot, (DEX=21)
13: Assassin(6)
14: Assassin(7)
15: Assassin(8): Blind Fight
16: Shadowdancer(3): DEX+1, (DEX=22)
17: Shadowdancer(4)
18: Shadowdancer(5): Rapid Shot, {Defensive Roll}
19: Shadowdancer(6)
20: Shadowdancer(7): DEX+1, {Slippery Mind}, (DEX=23)
21: Shadowdancer(8): Epic Weapon Focus: Longbow
22: Shadowdancer(9)
23: Shadowdancer(10): {Improved Evasion}
24: Assassin(9): DEX+1, Great Dexterity I, (DEX=25)
25: Assassin(10)
26: Assassin(11)
27: Assassin(12): Epic Dodge
28: Assassin(13): DEX+1, (DEX=26)
29: Assassin(14): Great Dexterity II, (DEX=27)
30: Assassin(15): Great Dexterity III, (DEX=28)
31: Assassin(16)
32: Assassin(17): DEX+1, (DEX=29)
33: Assassin(18): Great Dexterity IV, Great Dexterity V, (DEX=31)
34: Assassin(19)
35: Assassin(20)
36: Assassin(21): DEX+1, Epic Prowess, (DEX=32)
37: Assassin(22): Great Dexterity VI, (DEX=33)
38: Assassin(23)
39: Assassin(24): Armor Skin
40: Assassin(25): DEX+1, (DEX=34)


Skills:

Disable Trap 34(38)
Hide 43(55)
Move Silently 43(55)
Open Lock 27(39)
Search 39(43)
Set Trap 11(25)
Tumble 40(52)
UMD 41(40)


HP: 320
AC: 32 naked/35 mundane armor
AB: 39 melee, 42 ranged
Saves (F/W/R): 19/16/34

With the low Fort and Will saves, you will need to buff these using either scrolls, equipment, or other magic devices. In case you come across lots of enemies with True Seeing, PBS helps with melee encounters, since they won't get attacks of opportunity. Other than that, I think I pretty much covered everyting. Please, feel free to add criticism, ask questions, and make comments on this build.

(Thanks again to FinneousPJ, Cinnabar Din, Bromium, Nimueh_Leafbow, and Mithradates for their help in editing and giving me suggestions on my first build. Hopefully, I can get this added to the search engine! )
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Edited By dumediat on 07/31/06 16:17