Potiguar Furchin (lv 40 ranger)

[jonuhey]

This is a build I created based on Kurtulmak’s Chosen build, which is the one Im currently playing with my kobold, as I am trying to get him a demi tag and then reincarnate him, and as I dont have a couple of brownies nor half-fiends to became a good ranger, Im gonna use Furchin to reinc him, yeah!!! the 1/2 BUR Furchin!! and its kinda good... u'll see

Furchins get free weapon focus and Epic weapon focus on sling, so use it in combo with a shield to do ranged attacks, u can still use bows, but its up to you!! =P
U also have 50% immu cold, and thats great. Another good thing is that you are fast =D

This is still a beta version... so you give some comments and I'll make changes or not based on it

Race: Halfling
Subrace: Furchin (I know, its crap, but its the only one I have to reinc)
DEX +2, CON +4,WIS+4, Fast, 50% Immunity (Cold), Feats: WF Sling, Epic WF Sling

Starting Stats
Strength 6
Dexterity 20(22)
Constitution 10 (14)
Wisdom 14 (18)
Intelligence 14
Charisma 8

Skills: Animal Empathy,Discipline, Hide, Parry, Either search OR Craft Armor OR Craft Weapon, and Tumble (only after taking LLs and LSA: tumble)

All stat increase in Dex
Pure Ranger, so no splash to "max" CS

Level 1 Feats: Blooded, Favored Enemy 1
Level 2
Level 3 Feat: Weapon Finesse
Level 4
Level 5 Feat: Favored Enemy 2
Level 6 Feat: Weapon Proficiency (exotic)
Level 7
Level 8
Level 9 Feat: Weapon Focus (Kukri)
Level 10 Feat: Favored Enemy 3
Level 11
Level 12 Feat: Improved Critical (Kukri)
Level 13
Level 14
Level 15 Feats: Iron Will, Favored Enemy 4
Level 16
Level 17
Level 18 Feat: Blind fighting
Level 19
Level 20 Feat: Favored Enemy 5
Level 21 Feat: Great Dexterity 1
Level 22
Level 23 Feat: Bane of Enemies
Level 24 Feat: Great Dexterity 2
Level 25 Feat: Epic Weapon focus(Kukri)
Level 26 Feat: Epic Prowess
Level 27 Feat: Great Dexterity 3
Level 28
Level 29 Feat: Favored Enemy 6
Level 30 Feat: Called Shot, Favored Enemy 7
Level 31
Level 32 Feat: Favored Enemy 8
Level 33 Feat: Great Dexterity 4
Level 34
Level 35 Feats: Favored Enemy 9 and 10
Level 36 Feat: Great Dexterity 5
Level 37
Level 38 Feat: Favored Enemy 11
Level 39 Feat: Great Dexterity 6
Level 40 Feat: Favored Enemy 12
Level 41
Level 42 Feat: Legendary Skill Affinity: Tumble
Level 43
Level 44
Level 45 Feat: Legendary Weapon Focus: Kukri
Level 46
Level 47
Level 48 Feat: Legendary Luck
Level 49
Level 50
Level 51 Feat: Legendary Will
Level 52
Level 53
Level 54 Feat: Great Dexterity 7
Level 55
Level 56
Level 57 Feat: Great Dexterity 8
Level 58
Level 59
Level 60 Feat: Legendary Spell Focus: Enchantment

Stats at 60 (Items)
Strength 6 (18)
Dexterity 50 (62)
Constitution 18 (30)
Wisdom 18 (30)
Intelligence 14 (26)
Charisma 8 (20)

Called Shot DC = 40 + 13 + 2 = 55
Saves:
Fort = 61
Reflex = 70
Will = 64

Favored enemies
Vermin
Outsiders
Shape changers
Magical beasts
Aberrations
Reptilian Humanoids
Monstrous Humanoids
Elves
Animals
Elementals
Humans
Dragons

[chirikov]

having critical immune favored enemies will allow you to get some ab/damage boosts and lets you get the full benefits of bladethirst against those enemies

[Lythe Featherblade]

Furchin isn't that bad as a ranger, you did miss the '+4 wis' in your race description (though you have it in your build).

You do realize you need 2 books to upgrade your race when you reincarnate? Also a note of warning about planning to demi and then reincarnate.. I've had characters at mala for 10 months now, and so far only 1 has managed to go on to demi, so unless you play a lot and have people you go with regularly, it may be worth your time to reincarnate now, and collect your tags anew while getting more gear to allow some choice for when you hit nessus.

Overall the build does seem solid, I don't think you need a shield when you use slings, if like bows, then you'll have more AC without a shield than with. Your DC is only 1 lower than a non-demi non-arti brownie, being fast is very nice, and 50% cold immune is extremely nice because it makes it a ton easier trying to cover all the immunities, and cania is one of the toughest layers.

One thing to consider is if you drop exotic and kukris, use a non-exotic weapon (daggers maybe, or with your AB take the hit and use maces, the damage is pretty nice against crit immunes), drop Called shot to pre-20, move a great dex from LL to epic levels, and get LL weapon focus sling. As a low str build it's very useful to have a very nice ab at range, and with favorite enemies you do some nice extra damage on divine pings, plus you have called shot to clean up the annoying hamatulas hanging around the pitfiends.

[Trazik]

I have played with the idea of a sling/furchin ranger in the past, but the build-killer for me is the damage types on the bullets

Perpetual Nature's Spite

I have thought of suggesting a set of slings not unlike the DB AA longbows or the Uro Ranger Shortbows but then that might make Divine Slingers too powerful.

Nice build idea, though.

[jonuhey]

Sept 6, 2008 1:31:02 GMT chirikov said:

having critical immune favored enemies will allow you to get some ab/damage boosts and lets you get the full benefits of bladethirst against those enemies

So, is it better take off some from the list and put undead/constructs/dragons?
maybe elves are not that common enemie around 60 anyway... what more should I take off?

[jonuhey]

Sept 6, 2008 3:58:49 GMT Lythe Featherblade said:

Furchin isn't that bad as a ranger, you did miss the '+4 wis' in your race description (though you have it in your build).

Modified. thx

You do realize you need 2 books to upgrade your race when you reincarnate? Also a note of warning about planning to demi and then reincarnate.. I've had characters at mala for 10 months now, and so far only 1 has managed to go on to demi, so unless you play a lot and have people you go with regularly, it may be worth your time to reincarnate now, and collect your tags anew while getting more gear to allow some choice for when you hit nessus.

I do play a lot, Im only missing a good BUR light armor and a BUR boots to him, and maybe a dis kukri, and the only problem is that there isnt too much malads runs, I went there once, but got wiped , cause of some para with devi crit, and nobody with dev crit immu, If at least I had +15 to my parry I couldve tanked him away from ppl.
But Im still waiting some time before reinc him without being demi, my wiz is on stygia already, and as I was told, Cania is the best place to farm BURs, so I need to at least do some Canias before reincarnating.

Overall the build does seem solid, I don't think you need a shield when you use slings, if like bows, then you'll have more AC without a shield than with. Your DC is only 1 lower than a non-demi non-arti brownie, being fast is very nice, and 50% cold immune is extremely nice because it makes it a ton easier trying to cover all the immunities, and cania is one of the toughest layers.

One thing to consider is if you drop exotic and kukris, use a non-exotic weapon (daggers maybe, or with your AB take the hit and use maces, the damage is pretty nice against crit immunes), drop Called shot to pre-20, move a great dex from LL to epic levels, and get LL weapon focus sling. As a low str build it's very useful to have a very nice ab at range, and with favorite enemies you do some nice extra damage on divine pings, plus you have called shot to clean up the annoying hamatulas hanging around the pitfiends.

isnt mace 19-20 x2? kukris are 18-20..., I wish I could use katanas, but as I cant reincarnate as a medium size, I'll keep my DB kukri and my lv35... only maces I have is aftershock and sissy's.

And if I by any chance do that, I would change exotic for great fortitude, so in LLs I could get Legendary Fortitude instead legendary luck. Actually Im gonna do that If I find a pandect of Called Shot/Blind Fight.

thx for the comments =D

[jonuhey]

Sept 6, 2008 10:51:22 GMT Trazik said:

I have played with the idea of a sling/furchin ranger in the past, but the build-killer for me is the damage types on the bullets

Perpetual Nature's Spite

I have thought of suggesting a set of slings not unlike the DB AA longbows or the Uro Ranger Shortbows but then that might make Divine Slingers too powerful.

Nice build idea, though.

thx.. but if thats the only problem, they could make sure that Divine slingers didnt get full benefits from those bullets, anyway, my shortbows arent that great neither, doing only 20 dmg per attack...

[Lythe Featherblade]

I did suggest maces for the damage types against crit immunes, but as it is, unless you strap yourself to the bard's shins (to stay inside the small UUU radius), you may be better off with a bigger crit range taking out stuff that doesn't knock you down.

For armor, if you don't luck out on the BUR ranger armor, one set that I used to wear on all my rangers was the Swamp Devil's Hide from Min, it will essentially cover acid immunity for you, letting you focus on the other elements.

I doubt you'll be able to 'do some cania runs to farm BURs', as people generally only do it to prepare for nessus, but if you collect hellstones and do double tia-dis runs that can be a way to up your chances of getting a nice item (or something you can trade), or just do a variety of other hells runs. And cania is where you'll need your best gear to survive, not a place to go if you want to fix holes in your gear setup.

Now that your wizard is tagged deeper (stygia is actually fine already) it would be an ideal time to reincarnate your ranger, as then you still have a char to take on the deeper runs when they do come up for chances at gear, and if you play regularly the retagging shouldn't take long.

[jonuhey]

Quick comments: I did "replied" this before, but when I was almost finishing a huge text, the power went down, and I just got mad about it that I didnt replied again

Now that I finally got my 2 brownie books I come here to say that this build is really good too, and I really dont know how did I figured out this from a poor Furchin =P
I'll be fast, as I really wont like if the power goes down again =P

Sept 6, 2008 16:29:18 GMT Lythe Featherblade said:

I did suggest maces for the damage types against crit immunes, but as it is, unless you strap yourself to the bard's shins (to stay inside the small UUU radius), you may be better off with a bigger crit range taking out stuff that doesn't knock you down.

indeed I just cant do this cuz it would be a serious trouble to get all good maces, only one I have is aftershock from desert Lol

For armor, if you don't luck out on the BUR ranger armor, one set that I used to wear on all my rangers was the Swamp Devil's Hide from Min, it will essentially cover acid immunity for you, letting you focus on the other elements.

I never got this armor... someone already tried to trade it with me, but Id rather stay with my bethar unterill with more slots, as I can get 2 more minishunt. I already went in 2 suscefull runs being the shuntkobold (and they were a malb and a malad =D)

I doubt you'll be able to 'do some cania runs to farm BURs', as people generally only do it to prepare for nessus, but if you collect hellstones and do double tia-dis runs that can be a way to up your chances of getting a nice item (or something you can trade), or just do a variety of other hells runs. And cania is where you'll need your best gear to survive, not a place to go if you want to fix holes in your gear setup.

Yeah, I learnt it the hard way =P still... I kinda farmed it, cause I went there twice already

Now that your wizard is tagged deeper (stygia is actually fine already) it would be an ideal time to reincarnate your ranger, as then you still have a char to take on the deeper runs when they do come up for chances at gear, and if you play regularly the retagging shouldn't take long.

Im finding really hard go in a nessus run in a day and hour that I can go and dont lose something important in the real life (like sleeping) --'
I dont know yet, but I guess I'll reinc him if I can manage to get a CS/blind fight pandect... though I wont be farming min as Im helping my guildies getting toons rdy for hells while I prepare my bard and my bfm. And I found really hard play a caster after malb, I guess Im afraid of playing him there now... its fine untill stygia thou, but malb is a really hard layer for my poor wiz with only one tia staff =X

Anyway thx and sry for not replying this sooner, I just got mad about what happened with my post =X

And I'll post a brownie ranger this week, im just playing with feats to get him higher saves and CS DC, and I guess I'll splash a rogue lv to get umd,, anyway you'll see

bye

[wnxhalfwingseen]

About specialty bullets, as LONG as they are bullets and not slings divine slingers will NEVER use them, because divine slinges dont get their own powers on non special bullets, they ahve teheir own bullets they have to use.

[jonuhey]

Oct 10, 2008 22:15:29 GMT wnxhalfwingseen said:

About specialty bullets, as LONG as they are bullets and not slings divine slingers will NEVER use them, because divine slinges dont get their own powers on non special bullets, they ahve teheir own bullets they have to use.

and I heard somwhere that theres more bullets around aboleths iirc

[simpetar]

Oct 19, 2008 11:31:39 GMT @jonuhey said:

and I heard somwhere that theres more bullets around aboleths iirc

The things from aboleths indeed do use bullet slot, but you can be sure you will not want to launch them with sling. They are akin to ioun stones rather than ammunition.

[jonuhey]

Oct 19, 2008 17:51:16 GMT simpetar said:

The things from aboleths indeed do use bullet slot, but you can be sure you will not want to launch them with sling. They are akin to ioun stones rather than ammunition.

pssst... [whisper]can you tell me what those bullets do, pls?
=PP

Is there already an item from abo in the wiki? Im still too afraid of doing it without a single demi in my inventory ><