In Neverwinter night 2, just like any other role playing games, character development is very important. In this article, we will talk about how to create a high quality Ranger. What race you should choose, what alignment you should choose, how to distribute your ability and skill points, and what kind of feats you should take.
A Ranger can be a Hunter, scout, or tracker. To survive in the wilderness, a Ranger should be able to use many kind of weapon, hide and sneak to hunt his target and to avoid detection. During his adventures, a Ranger depend on his strength, dexterity and wisdom. Ranger is also able to cast divine spells, just like a druid does.
Race
Wood elf with +2 bonus in dexterity and strength is the best candidate to be a Ranger. Human with extra skill points per level and extra bonus feat at 1 st level also a good candidate. Beside those class moon elf and tiefling can also be a good ranger with archery style. Half-orc with +2 strength bonus can become a good two weapon ranger.
Multiclassing
If you want to focus in melee fighting you can try to combine a ranger with fighter, barbarian, or divine champion. But if you want to focus in archery you can combine your ranger with arcane archer or assassin.
Alignment
No Restriction. Spend most of his time in the wilderness, a Ranger can be good, evil, lawful or non lawful. You do not need to pick your action carefully, just do what do you want, it will not affect your Ranger.
Ability Scores
There are three important abilities as a Ranger, which are Strength, Dexterity and Wisdom.
Strength is important to increase your damage, especially if you choose two weapon path. Make it at least 14 at the beginning. Increase it during the game if you choose two weapon style, try to achieve 17 points of strength at 20 th Level.
Dexterity is very important to increase you armor class, because a Ranger will only use light armor. At the beginning you should have at least 14 dexterity Increase your dexterity during the game and try to achieve 17 points of dexterity at 20 th level.
Wisdom is important to cast spells, make it at least 14 at the beginning.
To build ranger with two weapon fighting style, at 1 st level try to make
STR 17
DEX 16
CON 12
INT 12
WIS 14
CHA 8
And at 20 th level try to achieve:
STR 22
DEX 16
CON 12
INT 12
WIS 14
CHA 8
To build ranger with archery style, at 1 st level try to make
STR 16
DEX 17
CON 12
INT 12
WIS 14
CHA 8
And at 20 th level try to achieve:
STR 16
DEX 22
CON 12
INT 12
WIS 14
CHA 8
Skills
Listed below are the most important skills for a ranger:
Hide, Move silently, survival, spot, set trap, craft trap, heal, listen, parry ( If you want to focus in archery style avoid to spend your skill point in parry.) .
Feats
If you want to be a ranger with two weapon fighting style, you should try to pick feats listed below. Blind fight, improve favored enemy, power attack, cleave, great cleave, improve critical, and weapon finesse.
If you want to be a ranger with archery style, you should try to pick feats listed below.
Dodge, mobility, spring attack, point blank shot, improve critical (longbow), power critical (longbow).
Dodge and mobility are very important since an archer should be able to move quickly. Dodge and mobility will give you + 1 AC for current enemy you are fighting and mobility give additional + 4 AC against attack of opportunity.
Free Feats
Track : You will get this feat at 1 st Level. With this feat you can move slowly and find tracks. A good tracker will be depend on his survival skill.
Favored enemy: You will get this feat at 1 st , 5 th , 10 th , and 15 th level. With this feat a Ranger can select several type of creatures to be his favored enemy. With this feat you will gain +1 bonus to Bluff, listen, spot, taunt and weapon damage rolls check.
Toughness: You will get this feat at 3 rd Level.
Animal Companion: You will get this feat at 4 th Level.
Woodland Stride: You will get this feat at 7 th Level, with this you will gain +10% movement speed in the jungle or other natural environment
Swift Tracker: At 8 th Level you can find tracks faster and you will not move slowly.
Evasion: You will get this feat at 9 th Level. With this feat a Ranger can avoid long range, magical, any unusual attack.
Camouflage: As an experienced ranger at 13 th Level, you will not suffer movement penalty in outdoor area any more.
Hide in Plain Sight: You will get this feat at 17 th Level. With this feat a ranger can hide at outdoor area, even when being watched or in a combat.
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