[Kayless]

Originally posted by Gwalchmai
Oh, great multi-class guru Kayless! I'm afraid that I do not have any new combos for you, but I may be forced to experiment rather soon! I unknowingly created a half-elf pure ranger (level 6 right now), and she is not very effective! I am considering moving her to the back lines and giving the rest of her levels in Druid or Wizard. What do you think?

Ooh, this is a disaster! You have a character with more than one level of ranger! Three is salvageable, but 6?! You're doomed!!! http://www.highwaygames.com/forum/im...milies/eek.gif http://www.highwaygames.com/forum/im...es/bawling.gif

Seriously, all is not lost. http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/winkgrin.gif You have a lot of options open to you since Half-Elves share the lenient multi-classing rules of humans. I wouldn't go with a spell-casting class though, since they really need to stay single classed in order to get better spells. So putting aside the druid and wizard for a moment let's consider other options. One of the martial classes would probably be a good choice. Switching to a barbarian for instance, will stiffen your ranger quite a bit (with Rage, Uncanny Dodge, and better Hit Points) while allowing you to maintain similar wilderness skills, so your character will still be rangerish. The fighter is great too, giving you lots of bonus feats and access to Weapon Specialization (And it'll make you feel like Drizzt). http://www.highwaygames.com/forum/im...es/biggrin.gif You could also go with the rogue but chances are you already have one in your party (though they are great backup warriors - Flanking foes while your tanks take the brunt of the assault).

Originally posted by Ned Flanders
I've been pretty happy taking a level of ranger for my bard. I'm sure the one level of ranger has been discussed ad infinitum around here but it works really well.

So, while it may have already been beat to death concerning the ranger level, here is a little anecdote where it has worked. Power to the minstrels.

Amen to that. http://www.highwaygames.com/forum/im...lies/smile.gif The ranger is a perfect compliment for lightly armored classes like the rogue and bard (note: I usually like to take a few rogue levels with my bards, to make them sneakier and little tougher as support personnel). http://www.highwaygames.com/forum/im...ilies/cool.gif