GilesTheCleric
2015-12-16, 08:10 PM
Thank you everyone for your help with my E8 Ranger's ranged defenses (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?472240-Low-Impact-Ranged-Defenses). I went through the books and found some additional options, and added all of your suggestions to my list of tricks. However, it turns out I'll need your help again. I asked about some 3.0 gear being allowed, only to find out that the game is using PF gear only.
Now, I'm not very familiar with PF, so I'm not sure what kind of gear I need, what's possible, what's good, what's not. Game rules: E8. T3 max. 3.5, 3.5 drag, PF, some 3p (DSP) allowed. All setting materials allowed. No 3.0. PrCs by request. Low-magic.
Mystic Wildshape Bear Totem Ranger 8
1: Animal Devotion, Sudden Silent (flaw), EWP: some weapon (flaw), Power Attack (human)
3: Sudden Still
6: Sword of the Arcane Order
8+: Hidden Talent: Expansion, Improved Grapple, IUS, Touchstone: Catalogues: Hunger, Snap Kick, other things
X: retrain Sudden Silent to Natural Spell pronto; Sudden Still to something; Animal Devotion to something
Capabilities: Improved Grab, 4th-level wizard spells, wild shaping into a bear/ snake/ etc; skill points into knowledge and social (PF human subrace). Key spells are Polymorph, Balor Nimbus, Enlarge Person, Bladeweave, Whirling Blade, Fist of Stone, and Fearsome Grapple. I'm avoiding skill-boosting spells and most BFC in the name of remaining T3. Basically a grappling gish bear.
So, I'd like your help on picking out some good gear. Key points:
I have light armour prof, no shields. I'm an arcane gish and will be buffing in/during combat, so ASF is a factor. I'll also be in melee/ grappling so I need a high AC bonus, not dex. The gear needs to be mundane, or low-magic.Armour:
Level 1: Chitin Armour (SoX 136) - +2 AC, 5% ASF
Level 3+: Thistledown Feycraft Caster Dreamhide Armour (SoX 136) - +4 AC, 0% ASF
Level 8: Mithril Thistledown Feycraft Caster Lead-Lined Breastplate (Drag348 87) - +5 AC, 0% ASF
Level 8+: Blue Ice (Fb 80) Thaalud Stone Armour (AtEoS 108) + Snowcasting - +12AC, 0% ASF
Weapon:
Dragonchain (RHoD 127) - deals constriction dmg on grapple
Snap-Tong (FC1 51) - ditto
Scorpion Claws (Ss 98) - ditto
or (some typical weapon, like greatsword; I deal constriction damage anyway)
Extras:
Earthsilk Jersey (RoS 160) - DR 1/blud or slash
Armour Razors (Und 65) - dmg during grapple
other Shax's/ Bunko's things -- smokesticks, etc
I can change from arcane casting to divine casting, but I'll only have room in my build for that post-level 8.
Now, I'm not very familiar with PF, so I'm not sure what kind of gear I need, what's possible, what's good, what's not. Game rules: E8. T3 max. 3.5, 3.5 drag, PF, some 3p (DSP) allowed. All setting materials allowed. No 3.0. PrCs by request. Low-magic.
Mystic Wildshape Bear Totem Ranger 8
1: Animal Devotion, Sudden Silent (flaw), EWP: some weapon (flaw), Power Attack (human)
3: Sudden Still
6: Sword of the Arcane Order
8+: Hidden Talent: Expansion, Improved Grapple, IUS, Touchstone: Catalogues: Hunger, Snap Kick, other things
X: retrain Sudden Silent to Natural Spell pronto; Sudden Still to something; Animal Devotion to something
Capabilities: Improved Grab, 4th-level wizard spells, wild shaping into a bear/ snake/ etc; skill points into knowledge and social (PF human subrace). Key spells are Polymorph, Balor Nimbus, Enlarge Person, Bladeweave, Whirling Blade, Fist of Stone, and Fearsome Grapple. I'm avoiding skill-boosting spells and most BFC in the name of remaining T3. Basically a grappling gish bear.
So, I'd like your help on picking out some good gear. Key points:
I have light armour prof, no shields. I'm an arcane gish and will be buffing in/during combat, so ASF is a factor. I'll also be in melee/ grappling so I need a high AC bonus, not dex. The gear needs to be mundane, or low-magic.Armour:
Level 1: Chitin Armour (SoX 136) - +2 AC, 5% ASF
Level 3+: Thistledown Feycraft Caster Dreamhide Armour (SoX 136) - +4 AC, 0% ASF
Level 8: Mithril Thistledown Feycraft Caster Lead-Lined Breastplate (Drag348 87) - +5 AC, 0% ASF
Level 8+: Blue Ice (Fb 80) Thaalud Stone Armour (AtEoS 108) + Snowcasting - +12AC, 0% ASF
Weapon:
Dragonchain (RHoD 127) - deals constriction dmg on grapple
Snap-Tong (FC1 51) - ditto
Scorpion Claws (Ss 98) - ditto
or (some typical weapon, like greatsword; I deal constriction damage anyway)
Extras:
Earthsilk Jersey (RoS 160) - DR 1/blud or slash
Armour Razors (Und 65) - dmg during grapple
other Shax's/ Bunko's things -- smokesticks, etc
I can change from arcane casting to divine casting, but I'll only have room in my build for that post-level 8.