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#1 phoenixfire31 Jan 19, 2010 15:26:59	*Let me preface this by saying we are military gamers and we recognize the fact we may only have a year or two together to game AND we have a group of only 3 including out DM.  Please don't judge the WAY we game.* When my husband comes home from the desert he is going to start a long awaited 3.5 Dark Sun game.  His own character is going to be a rage mage melee monster.  Our second player is going Druid/Support caster, leaving me to try to build a fun but useful ranged damage character my favorites!)  We are playing this game using gestalt rule system and splat book feats will need to be approved by the DM, but are up for consideration. Initially I wanted to go rogue/psion but was finding it very hard to get and keep up a situation to use my sneak attack (SA).  I initially thought "I'll use psionic invisibility" thinking it should exist since most staple spells got transferred to psionics...I seem to be wrong since I can't find it in any of our 5 dedicated psionic books.  Then I found a feat in the Ultimate feats book that will let me threaten with a bow 30ft-out to the range of the bow...but I need BAB +8 (level 11...long way to that point.) SO I am looking at Scout (a favorite of mine.)  I am looking for possible prestige classes (cannot stunt skirmish damage) and feats to improve skirmish damage.  Same applies to Rogue considerations...must not stunt SA and need to increase the ability to apply it. On the Psion (or Psychic Warrior haven't gotten far enough to decide) I will likely take a few levels or more of Elocator but that can change if something better comes along. Priority is damage output with the bow.  Secondary will be manifesting powers to augment myself or hinder my opponents.  Tertiary would be skills.  Anything else comes after that. Any help that can be offered would be much appreciated.  Please reference books if you can as we do have nearly all the 3.0/3.5 books. **Reposted here on forumite advice**
#2 gorfnad_the_shiznit Jan 20, 2010 2:11:15	I would suggest taking a look at the Lurk (Complete Psionic) and the Psychic Rogue for possible psionic/rogue options. For prestige classes sadly only the Ebon Saint (Complete Psionic), Psychic Assassin and Shadowmind (Complete Adventurer) advance psionic manifesting and sneak attack. The Craven feat will significantly help you sneak attack damage as well. Cloud Mind (Expanded Psionics Handbook) is the only Psionic Power I can find that makes you "invisible". Otherwise for scout builds, Swift Hunters are fairly decent and easy to build like the one below. Put Psychic Warrior on the other side of the build for gestalt (the Psionic Power Hustle +Skirmish is a very nice combo by the way) using the bonus feats for stuff like Psionic Shot, Greater Psionic Shot, Fell Shot, Greater Manyshot, Speed of Thought, Up the Walls, or other bonus fighter feats or psionic feats. Human Scout - Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot Scout Ranger - Arcane Hunter Alternate Class Feature (Complete Mage) - Dodge, B: Track Ranger - B: Rapid Shot Scout Scout - Mobility, B: Swift Hunter Scout Ranger - B: Endurance Ranger - Distracting Attack ACF (Players Handbook II) - Shot on the Run Ranger Ranger - B: Manyshot Ranger - Sword of the Arcane Order Ranger Ranger - Spell Reflection ACF (Complete Mage) Ranger - Darkstalker or Practiced Spellcaster Ranger - B: Improved Precise Shot Ranger Ranger - Improved Skirmish Ranger Ranger
#3 TifRhal Jan 20, 2010 2:38:34	Are you using dragon magazine as well. There are some nice ranger and scout stuff in them as well as some nice bows.