Champion of Celestial Badger (40Ranger)

[nwthepredator]

Champion of Celestial Badger moves with deadly grace and keen mind through the natural world. The epic Champion is both protector and a hunter and your powers reflect this.
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Race:
Human
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Subrace:
"Doppelganger" (secret UltraRare subrace) - no race requirement
Changes appearance
STR -2, CON +2, WIS +5, CHA -2
Free feats: Alertness, Creature Weapon Specialization, Martial Weapon Proficiency
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Ability Points (subrace):
Str:8 (-2)
Dex:14
Con:16 (+2)
Int:12
Wis:16 (+5)
Cha:8 (-2)
(Increase Wisdom all the way!)
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Skills:
- Animal Empathy (max)
- Discipline (max)
- Hide (max)
- Parry (max)
- Listen (max)
- Tumble (max at lvl42-60)
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Feats:
Pre-epic_
1) Blooded / Weapon Focus: Longbow
3) Zen Archery
6) Point Blank Shot
9) Rapid Shot
12) Improved Critical: Longbow
15) Toughness
18) Called Shot
Favored Enemies (1/5CL)_
1* Favored Enemy
5* Favored Enemy
10* Favored Enemy
15* Favored Enemy
20* Favored Enemy
Epic_
21) Great Wisdom 1
24) Great Wisdom 2
27) Great Wisdom 3
30) Great Wisdom 4
33) Great Wisdom 5
36) Great Wisdom 6
39) Great Wisdom 7
Epic Ranger Bonus Feats_
23* Epic Weapon Focus: Longbow
25* Bane of Enemies
26* Epic Prowess
29* Favored Enemy
30* Favored Enemy
32* Favored Enemy
35* Favored Enemy
35* Favored Enemy
38* Favored Enemy
40* Favored Enemy
Legendary_
42) Legendary Skill Affinity: Tumble
45) Legendary Weapon Focus: Longbow
48) Great Wisdom 8
51) Great Wisdom 9
54) Armor Skin
57) -Free Feat- (will suggest something here later)
60) -Free Feat- (will suggest something here later)
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Special Notes:
-You must name your animal companion "Half-Celestial Badger" to get +1/CL Persuade -rank bonus (falls within item bonus cap)
when asking the real Celestial Badger for help.
-The Half-Celestial Badger's offensive capabilities aren't nearly as good as the real one's, but still has 470hp, +44/39/34AB, 1-15/1-23Dmg at lvl40 and an extremely warm fur. (+54/49/44ab and extra 2d6 magical damage with GMF)

-Favored Enemies
Outsiders (Change for orc if in Test Chamber )
Aberrations
Animals
Reptilian Humanoids
Vermin
Elves
Half-Elves
Elementals
Beasts
Magical Beasts
Monstrous Humanoids
Dragons

-These skilled hunters look different each and every one of them, but are all inspired by the Celestial Badger (therefore
put "Celestial Badger" as your deity)

-They get +1Con/5Legendary Level like normal rangers and Improved Evasion at lvl40

-Naked Saves at lvl40 = 26/20/30
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[nwthepredator]

Suggestions etc are very very welcome guys!

[moonnie]

What bow do you plan on using ? Because going full ranger gives you lovely called shot but you cannot use DB bows and many arrows

[nwthepredator]

I've been thinking about that myself just now, any ranged weapon will do including shurikens, throwing axes, shortbows... wouldn't crossbows benefit most for +2 attacks? I chose Longbow cause I just got my dirty hands on hunters points -quiver so im gonna test it.

[nwthepredator]

AA Splash for bows might still do the trick, like with my last ranger... just tried to make a pure ranger. This one gets like +3DC to called shot from wisdom so splashing with AA will not hurt that much if it means extra attack from DB bows and a wide variety of quivers. With only the cost of one ranger bonus feat and 2DC and 1BaB this build can splash AA for some good benefit = yes of course you multiclass pre-epic so you get +1fortitude, +2reflex, +2 will (checked already).

Doing more testing right now, will add the splash if I feel it's necessary. Tell me what you people think about this.

Edit: You will also lose one pre-epic feat because you must be elf or half-elf.

[the1kobra]

If you're going for maxed called shot DC, I would move Bane, EWF, and Prowess out of ranger bonus feats and take 3 more FEs. To you, you want NOTHING to be able to escape your will be DC 60 called shot.
I would also reccomend shortbows. The uroboros shortbows, while they don't deal impressive damage, do give you some AC. They still probably do better damage than the points if you use the right bow.

[nwthepredator]

What other FEs do you suggest? Keep in mind critical immunes are immune to called shot and this build won't even benefit from blade thirst cause it doesn't (yet??) work on bows. Two wisdom feats can be changed for more Fav enemies for -1ac/ab/will and that third point of extra called shot DC will be delayed.. but only a little bit.