Level: 11
Race: Human, Player's Handbook, pages 46-47
Class: Ranger, Player's Handbook, pages 103-104
Fighting Style: Beast Mastery (Wolf), Martial Power, pages 38-42
Paragon Path: Sharpshooter, Martial Power, page 67

Ability Scores:
Level 1: Strength 8, Constitution 11, Dexterity 18+2, Intelligence 10, Wisdom 14, Charisma 10
Level 4: Strength 8, Constitution 11, Dexterity 19+2, Intelligence 10, Wisdom 15, Charisma 10
Level 8: Strength 8, Constitution 11, Dexterity 20+2, Intelligence 10, Wisdom 16, Charisma 10
Level 11: Strength 9, Constitution 12, Dexterity 21+2, Intelligence 11, Wisdom 17, Charisma 10

Feats:
Human: Weapon Proficiency (Superior Crossbow), Player's Handbook, page 201
Level 1: Speed Loader, Player's Handbook 2, page 189
Level 2: Weapon Expertise (Crossbows), Player's Handbook 2, page 190
Level 4: Weapon Focus (Crossbows), Player's Handbook, page 201
Level 6: Lethal Hunter, Player's Handbook, page 198
Level 8: Toughness, Player's Handbook, page 201
Level 10: Beast Protector, Martial Power, page 132
Level 11: Called Shot, Dragon Magazine #368, page 58
Level 11 (replaces Toughness): Prime Quarry, Martial Power, page 144

At-Will Attack Powers:
Level 1: Nimble Strike, Player's Handbook, page 105
Level 1: Predator Strike, Martial Power, page 43
Level 1: Twin Strike, Player's Handbook, page 105

Encounter Attack Powers:
Level 1: Fox's Cunning, Player's Handbook, page 105
Level 3: Disruptive Strike, Player's Handbook, page 106
Level 7: Biting Volley, Martial Power, page 58
Level 11: Stab and Shoot, Martial Power, page 67

Daily Attack Powers:
Level 1: Partnered Savaging, Martial Power, page 45
Level 5: Spitting-Cobra Stance, Martial Power, page 47
Level 9: Attacks on the Run, Player's Handbook, page 108

Utility Powers:
Level 2: Yield Ground, Player's Handbook, page 106
Level 6: Guided Shot, Dragon Magazine #379, page 13
Level 10: Defensive Volley, Dragon Magazine #383, page 50

Equipment:
Main Hand: Rebounding Superior Crossbow +3 (Level 12, Free), Adventurer's Vault 2, page 21
Armor: Shadowdance Leather +2 (Level 10, Free), Seekers of the Ashen Crown, Adventure Book One, page 26
Neck: Amulet of Protection +3 (Level 11, Free), Player's Handbook, page 249
Arms: Bracers of Archery +2 (Level 6, 1,800 gp), Adventurer's Vault, page 115
Feet: Boots of the Fencing Master (Level 7, 2,600 gp), Adventurer's Vault, page 127
Head: Heroic-Tier Eagle Eye Goggles (Level 2, 520 gp), Adventurer's Vault, page 140
Loose Change: 80 gp

Miscellany:
Initiative: +11 (5 half level + 6 Dexterity modifier)
Size: Medium
Speed: 6 squares
Vision: Normal
Passive Insight: 18 (10 base + 5 half level + 3 Wisdom modifier)
Passive Perception: 23 (10 base + 5 half level + 3 Wisdom modifier + 5 training)
Trained Skills: Acrobatics, Dungeoneering, Heal, Nature, Perception, Stealth
Languages: Common, choice of one other

Hit Points:
Hit Points: 74 (62 ranger + 12 Constitution score)
Bloodied: 37
Healing Surge Value: 18
Healing Surges per Day: 7 (6 ranger + 1 Constitution modifier)

Defenses:
AC: 25 (10 base + 5 half level + 2 enhancement + 6 Dexterity modifier + 2 leather)
Fortitude: 21 (10 base + 5 half level + 3 enhancement + 1 Constitution modifier + 1 racial + 1 class)
Reflex: 26 (10 base + 5 half level + 3 enhancement + 6 Dexterity modifier + 1 racial + 1 class)
Will: 22 (10 base + 5 half level + 3 enhancement + 3 Wisdom modifier + 1 racial)
Special (Boots of the Fencing Master): When you shift, you gain a +1 item bonus to AC and Reflex until the end of your next turn.

Attacks:
Attack Bonus (Non-Basic): +18 (5 half level + 3 enhancement + 6 Dexterity modifier + 1 Weapon Expertise + 3 proficiency)
Attack Bonus (Basic): +19 (5 half level + 3 enhancement + 6 Dexterity modifier + 1 Weapon Expertise + 3 proficiency + 1 Eagle Eye Goggles)
Damage Bonus (Twin Strike): +7 (3 enhancement + 2 Weapon Focus + 2 Bracers of Archery)
Damage Bonus (Non-Twin Strike): +13 (3 enhancement + 6 Dexterity modifier + 2 Weapon Focus + 2 Bracers of Archery)
Damage per [W]: 1d10 (Rebounding Superior Crossbow +3)
Extra Critical Damage: +3d6 (Rebounding Superior Crossbow +3)
Range: 20/40 (Rebounding Superior Crossbow +3)
Action Point (Rapid-Fire Action): When you spend an action point to take an extra action, you can make a ranged basic attack with a bow or a crossbow as a free action before or after taking the extra action.
Special (Hunter's Quarry): See the class feature on page 104 of the Player's Handbook.
Special (Lethal Hunter): The extra damage dice from your Hunter's Quarry class feature increase from d6s to d8s.
Special (Prime Shot, Called Shot, Prime Quarry): If none of your allies are nearer to your target than you are, you receive a +1 bonus to ranged attack rolls against that target. The bonus increases to +2 if the target is also your quarry. Whenever you successfully hit a target against whom you received your this bonus, your attack deals an additional 5 damage.
Special (Opportunity Fire): You can use a bow or a loaded crossbow to make opportunity attacks. These attacks don't provoke opportunity attacks.
Special (Beast Protector): If an enemy makes a melee attack against your beast companion, doing so provokes an opportunity attack from you.
Special (Shadowdance Leather +2): Your area and ranged attacks don't provoke opportunity attacks.

Item Powers:
Boots of the Fencing Master (Encounter): Minor Action. Shift 2 squares. (You gain a +1 item bonus to AC and Reflex until the end of your next turn.)
Rebounding Superior Crossbow +3 (Encounter): Free Action. Trigger: You attack an enemy with this weapon and miss. Effect: You make a ranged basic attack against a different enemy within 5 squares of that enemy.
Bracers of Archery +2 (Daily): Minor Action. Ignore cover on your next attack this turn when using a bow or crossbow.
Shadowdance Leather +2 (Daily): Free Action. Trigger: You move more than 3 squares. Effect: In bright light, your space and all adjacent squares become shrouded in dim light until the end of your next turn. If you were already in dim light, your space and all adjacent squares become dark, blocking line of sight, until the end of your next turn. You can see perfectly in this area of dim light or darkness.

That is all.

THF, I swear, it's like we have a Wizards magazine article posted every few days. You're a beast. How do you come up with all this stuff?

Beastmaster?

Hey Touhoufag. Weapons of Summer (Dungeon 160, according to CB) deal +1d8 Fire damage on a hit. Any hit. Should every dual-wielder ever get a pair of these for +2d8 to every attack?

>>7950588

You know how some autists are just really, really annoying CWC types? Touhoufag is the opposite, his autism is like...cool autism. Bro autism.

>>7950562
>>7950550
>>7950534
>>7950523
>>7950511
You'll find any excuse to post Momiji, won't you?

God bless ya, bro, god bless.

So basically, this is your way of making those "Prime Shot Massive DPS" builds actually reliably do the listed damage, yeah?

>Between combat advantage, Prime Shot, Prime Quarry, and Called Shot, you should benefit from a +4 (1 Prime Shot + 1 Prime Quarry + 2 combat advantage [flanking]) bonus to attack rolls and inflict an additional 5 damage with each hit.

Unless I'm missing something, Beastmaster Rangers don't get Prime Shot (and thus can't get Prime Quarry).

Huh. Three firsts in this thread:
- the shortest Touhoufriend build I've ever seen;
- a Touhoufriend "appreciation" (read: didn't immediately devolve into a festival of hatred) thread; and
- no sagefags anywhere in sight.

Though by saying that, I probably jinxed it. I'll take those Momiji pictures and leave you to your work.

>>7950701
(or Called Shot).

>>7950634

With the way Vulnerable and Resist work in 4e, that's actually incredibly useful. It subtracts a flat rate from the fire damage, if resistant, and adds a flat rate if vulnerable.

So, let's say you attack something with Fire Vulnerable 5. You roll and get 20 sword-damage, 4 fire damage from Weapon of Summer. Due to the vulnerability you add 5 to that 4, for a total of 9 damage. 29 in total. Now if the target has Fire Resistance 5, you can't subtract more fire damage than there actually is, so you only lose out on the 4 fire damage and still get your full 20 damage from your sword-swing.

At least, if I'm reading this right.

>>7950701
"Doublechecks"

Awe shite, TF, he's right.

>>7950634

The printed appearance of the Weapon of Summer can be found on page 119 of Dungeon Delve, where it is known as the "Longsword of Summer." While 1d8 additional damage on each hit that stacks with the item bonus from Iron Armbands of Power is considerable, the weapon in question is a very costly level 15/20/25/30 item, and fire damage is one of the most commonly-resisted damage types in the game. Since the item does not confer the Fire keyword onto your attack powers, it cannot be outfitted with a Khyber Shard of the Fiery Depth.

A more optimal choice of weapon would be a Radiant Weapon augmented with a Siberys Shard of Radiance. This would incidentally save you from having to purchase Iron Armbands of Power. Creatures with resistance to radiant damage are few and far between, and are vastly outnumbered by monsters burdened by radiant vulnerability or regeneration that is negated by radiant damage. As well, this allows you to synergize with party members who specialize in applying radiant vulnerability, such as divine characters with Channel Divinity: Solar Enemy or the Morninglord paragon path.

The classic quintet of a Frost Weapon, Gloves of Ice, a Siberys Shard of Merciless Cold, Lasting Frost, and Wintertouched is also optimal for increasing your damage output, but this "Frostcheese" combination is something that I shy away from out of principle and for the sake of practicality.

>>7950511

Shadowdance armor stops you from getting AoO'd by shooting at people adjacent to you, correct?

> Frost Weapon, Gloves of Ice, a Siberys Shard of Merciless Cold, Lasting Frost, and Wintertouched

> Next adventure arc goes to the south pole

> and STAYS there, you git

>>7950801
It stops your ranged and area attacks from provoking OAs, period.

A thank you for the hard work

>>7950634

>So basically, this is your way of making those "Prime Shot Massive DPS" builds actually reliably do the listed damage, yeah?
More or less, yes. No names shall be given, but too often, those who roam the CharOp board are conned into viewing the "Average At-Will DPR" numbers of certain ranger builds, which are tied down by the conditions that options such as Prime Shot, Prime Quarry, Called Shot, Prime Punisher ("If no other ally is adjacent to an enemy you are adjacent to..."), Lasting Frost, and Wintertouched demand, as values that can be reliably achieved. Presenting the damage output of your build in numerical terms is all well and dandy, but integrating conditional bonuses into the numbers without drawing attention to it is not very honorable.

>>7950818

I am less concerned by cold resistance (though that certainly is a metaphorical thorn in the side of "Frostcheese" builds) than by the variable resistance possessed by nearly every demon.

How does Variable Resistance work, again?

>Variable Resistance: As a free action, the monster chooses a type of damage from the following list: acid, cold, fire, lightning, or thunder. The monster gains the specified amount of resistance to the chosen damage type for the rest of the encounter, and this replaces any resistance the monster already had against that damage type. This is an encounter power unless otherwise noted. If a monster can use this ability more than once per encounter, it can resist only one type of damage from this ability at any one time.
>A monster can’t use this ability to resist a damage type to which it has vulnerability.

>>7950764

Very well. We fall back on the Two-Blade Fighting Style.

The following build is a demonstration of what can be achieved by an archer ranger using Shadowdance Armor from page 26 of Seekers of the Ashen Crown, Adventure Book One. The tactics of the build involve designating an enemy of your choice as your Hunter's Quarry, establishing adjacency with that quarry, and then firing away your ranger powers. Between Prime Shot, Prime Quarry, and Called Shot, you should benefit from a +2 bonus to attack rolls and inflict an additional 5 damage with each hit. You can perform opportunity attacks thanks to the Sharpshooter paragon path, discouraging enemies from simply moving away from you, and you can even flank with your allies for combat advantage.

This build does bear a few weaknesses compared to conventional rangers, however. Shadowdance Leather comes in only cloth and leather, decreasing your AC by 1 due to you not being able to wear hide armor, and it is a rather costly item as well. Called Shot and Prime Quarry also consume two of your feat slots. The most substantial disadvantage of this build is the range that you must forgo. Overall, I would say that this is not as versatile and effective as a more traditional ranger/Battlefield Archer, but should you desire something less generic out of a marksman, perhaps this can serve you well.

Level: 11
Race: Elf, Player's Handbook, pages 40-41
Class: Ranger, Player's Handbook, pages 103-104
Fighting Style: Two-Blade Fighting Style, Player's Handbook, page 104
Paragon Path: Sharpshooter, Martial Power, page 67

Ability Scores:
Level 1: Strength 8, Constitution 11, Dexterity 18+2, Intelligence 10, Wisdom 14+2, Charisma 10
Level 4: Strength 8, Constitution 11, Dexterity 19+2, Intelligence 10, Wisdom 15+2, Charisma 10
Level 8: Strength 8, Constitution 11, Dexterity 20+2, Intelligence 10, Wisdom 16+2, Charisma 10
Level 11: Strength 9, Constitution 12, Dexterity 21+2, Intelligence 11, Wisdom 17+2, Charisma 10

Feats:
Two-Blade Fighting Style: Toughness, Player's Handbook, page 201
Level 1: Weapon Proficiency (Superior Crossbow), Player's Handbook, page 201
Level 2: Speed Loader, Player's Handbook 2, page 189
Level 4: Weapon Expertise (Crossbows), Player's Handbook 2, page 190
Level 6: Weapon Focus (Crossbows), Player's Handbook, page 201
Level 8: Lethal Hunter, Player's Handbook, page 198
Level 10: Durable, Player's Handbook, page 194
Level 11: Called Shot, Dragon Magazine #368, page 58
Level 11 (replaces Durable): Prime Quarry, Martial Power, page 144

At-Will Attack Powers:
Level 1: Nimble Strike, Player's Handbook, page 105
Level 1: Twin Strike, Player's Handbook, page 105

Encounter Attack Powers:
Level 1: Fox's Cunning, Player's Handbook, page 105
Level 3: Disruptive Strike, Player's Handbook, page 106
Level 7: Biting Volley, Martial Power, page 58
Level 11: Stab and Shoot, Martial Power, page 67

Daily Attack Powers:
Level 1: Split the Tree, Player's Handbook, page 106
Level 5: Spitting-Cobra Stance, Martial Power, page 47
Level 9: Attacks on the Run, Player's Handbook, page 108

Utility Powers:
Level 2: Yield Ground, Player's Handbook, page 106
Level 6: Guided Shot, Dragon Magazine #379, page 13
Level 10: Defensive Volley, Dragon Magazine #383, page 50

Quick unrelated question, where are the drowning rules in 4e?

Equipment:
Main Hand: Rebounding Superior Crossbow +3 (Level 12, Free), Adventurer's Vault 2, page 21
Armor: Shadowdance Leather +2 (Level 10, Free), Seekers of the Ashen Crown, Adventure Book One, page 26
Neck: Amulet of Protection +3 (Level 11, Free), Player's Handbook, page 249
Arms: Bracers of Archery +2 (Level 6, 1,800 gp), Adventurer's Vault, page 115
Feet: Boots of the Fencing Master (Level 7, 2,600 gp), Adventurer's Vault, page 127
Head: Heroic-Tier Eagle Eye Goggles (Level 2, 520 gp), Adventurer's Vault, page 140
Loose Change: 80 gp

Miscellany:
Initiative: +11 (5 half level + 6 Dexterity modifier)
Size: Medium
Speed: 7 squares (elf)
Vision: Low-light
Passive Insight: 19 (10 base + 5 half level + 4 Wisdom modifier)
Passive Perception: 26 (10 base + 5 half level + 4 Wisdom modifier + 5 training + 2 racial))
Trained Skills: Acrobatics, Dungeoneering, Nature (+2 racial), Perception (+2 racial), Stealth
Languages: Common, choice of one other
Special (Group Awareness): You grant non-elf allies within 5 squares of you a +1 racial bonus to Perception checks.
Special (Wild Step): You ignore difficult terrain when you shift (even if you have a power that allows you to shift multiple squares).

Hit Points:
Hit Points: 84 (62 ranger + 12 Constitution score + 10 Toughness)
Bloodied: 42
Healing Surge Value: 21
Healing Surges per Day: 7 (6 ranger + 1 Constitution modifier)

Defenses:
AC: 25 (10 base + 5 half level + 2 enhancement + 6 Dexterity modifier + 2 leather)
Fortitude: 20 (10 base + 5 half level + 3 enhancement + 1 Constitution modifier + 1 class)
Reflex: 25 (10 base + 5 half level + 3 enhancement + 6 Dexterity modifier + 1 class)
Will: 22 (10 base + 5 half level + 3 enhancement + 4 Wisdom modifier)
Special (Boots of the Fencing Master): When you shift, you gain a +1 item bonus to AC and Reflex until the end of your next turn.

Attacks:
Attack Bonus (Non-Basic): +18 (5 half level + 3 enhancement + 6 Dexterity modifier + 1 Weapon Expertise + 3 proficiency)
Attack Bonus (Basic): +19 (5 half level + 3 enhancement + 6 Dexterity modifier + 1 Weapon Expertise + 3 proficiency + 1 Eagle Eye Goggles)
Damage Bonus (Twin Strike): +7 (3 enhancement + 2 Weapon Focus + 2 Bracers of Archery)
Damage Bonus (Non-Twin Strike): +13 (3 enhancement + 6 Dexterity modifier + 2 Weapon Focus + 2 Bracers of Archery)
Damage per [W]: 1d10 (Rebounding Superior Crossbow +3)
Extra Critical Damage: +3d6 (Rebounding Superior Crossbow +3)
Range: 20/40 (Rebounding Superior Crossbow +3)
Action Point (Rapid-Fire Action): When you spend an action point to take an extra action, you can make a ranged basic attack with a bow or a crossbow as a free action before or after taking the extra action.
Special (Hunter's Quarry): See the class feature on page 104 of the Player's Handbook.
Special (Lethal Hunter): The extra damage dice from your Hunter's Quarry class feature increase from d6s to d8s.
Special (Prime Shot, Called Shot, Prime Quarry): If none of your allies are nearer to your target than you are, you receive a +1 bonus to ranged attack rolls against that target. The bonus increases to +2 if the target is also your quarry. Whenever you successfully hit a target against whom you received your this bonus, your attack deals an additional 5 damage.
Special (Opportunity Fire): You can use a bow or a loaded crossbow to make opportunity attacks. These attacks don't provoke opportunity attacks.
Special (Shadowdance Leather +2): Your area and ranged attacks don't provoke opportunity attacks.

Item Powers:
Boots of the Fencing Master (Encounter): Minor Action. Shift 2 squares. (You gain a +1 item bonus to AC and Reflex until the end of your next turn.)
Rebounding Superior Crossbow +3 (Encounter): Free Action. Trigger: You attack an enemy with this weapon and miss. Effect: You make a ranged basic attack against a different enemy within 5 squares of that enemy.
Bracers of Archery +2 (Daily): Minor Action. Ignore cover on your next attack this turn when using a bow or crossbow.
Shadowdance Leather +2 (Daily): Free Action. Trigger: You move more than 3 squares. Effect: In bright light, your space and all adjacent squares become shrouded in dim light until the end of your next turn. If you were already in dim light, your space and all adjacent squares become dark, blocking line of sight, until the end of your next turn. You can see perfectly in this area of dim light or darkness.

That is all.

>>7951290

Probably in the DMG, along with the rules for Endurance checks and inhospitable terrain. I don't recall if there are any specific to drowning through. The 3e drowning rules were fucking brutal.

>>7951290
Rules for swimming are on PHB1 p183. Once you fail swimming enough that you're deprived of air, you use the rules for drowning on DMG1 p159.

>>7951391
Oh, but if you manage to hold your breath when you go under, you can make Endurance checks to hold your breath (see PHB1 p184-185) to hold your breath before you resort to the drowning rules.

>>7951417

So, how long does it take for a Bear to drown? This is more important than you'd think.

>>7951689
Well, let's see. A Cave Bear (Level 6 Elite Brute) has a +8 to Athletics checks to swim (5 from strength, 3 from level, no training) and +5 to Endurance checks (2 from constitution, 3 from level, no training).

For the first hour, assuming calm water, he'll have to make DC10 Athletics checks to swim each round. With a +8, he can succeed on any result but a 1, but he'll never fail by 5 or more, so he'll never actually sink; he just won't always get to move half his speed. So he's safe for the first hour.

After the first hour, he'll make DC15 Endurance checks each hour(?), adding 2 to the DC for each additional hour. With a +5 bonus on the check, he's got a 55% chance of making it on the second hour, 45% chance on the third, 35% on the fourth, 25% on the fifth, 15% on the sixth, 5% on the seventh, and no chance on the eighth hour.

Whenever he does sink, I'll assume that the bear isn't smart enough to hold his breath. After three minutes, he'll have to make another Endurance check every round, starting at DC20 and adding 5 to the DC each round. It won't be long before he starts to drown.

After he fails the first check, he loses his only healing surge. On subsequent checks, he loses 6 HP (because he's level 6) each time he fails. With 170 HP, it'll take him 29 more failed checks to reach 0 HP, and 43 rounds if you let him reach -bloodied (which you probably won't). That'll take just about 3 minutes.

I'll let you run the numbers yourself, but on average I think the bear will last about 2 and half hours.

>>7950701
Beastmasters don't get Prime Shot?

Seriously? This is the first time I've known of that. Did they WANT Beastmasters to suck?

>>7954228
I double-checked it in the Character Builder, and yeah, Beastmasters do not get Prime Shit, and yes, WotC probably wanted them to suck.

After the clusterfuck that was 3.5's balance/power spread, WotC has been very, VERY wary of certain things that made 3.5 off-balance. Secondary PCs (animal companions, familiars, etc.) is one of those things they made less powerful for this reason, as well as Constitution as a stat; note that it took 3 PHBs to get a character class that is Con-primary (battlemind), and that the concensus appears to be that they are abysmally weak.

In comparison, when was the last time you heard of a non-elf in 3.5 having a Con score under 14? WotC took this too mean it was a God-Stat and "nerfed" the hell out of ti from the get-go.

>>7956428
Constitution warlocks exist, you know.

>>7957797

What a coincidence that both battleminds and Conlocks suck.

>>7952249

Bears swim pretty regularly, I bet it knows to hold its breath, but realistically...when you go under, you rarely have the energy left to do so.