Hello everyone! First build post on here. this is just a little somethin somethin i created during the downtime for the update on lamannia (cause it took the whole day to update and i had to get my fix of ddo). I am open for any critiquing of the build. just know that this was only tested in max level 28, IT WAS NOT TESTED IN HEROICS (15+). If there is anything i can do to make the build better, comment! 

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Artificer 15/Rogue 5
Shadar Kai
Neutral Good

Base Stats: 34 pts
8 str
20 dex + lvl ups
17 con + level ups to get to 21 base (+4 tome recommended)
14 int
8 wis
7 cha

Level Order:
1. R
2. R
3. A
4. A
5. A
6. A
7. A
8. A
9. A
10. A
11. A
12. A
13. A
14. A
15. A
16. A
17 .A
18. R
19. R
20. R

Feats:
1. Point Blank Shot
3. WF: Ranged Weapons
6. Power Critical
   Precise Shot
9. Toughness
10. Skill Focus UMD
12. Improved Critical: Ranged Weapons
14. Construct Essence
15. Mental Toughness
18. Improved Precise Shot
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21. Combat Archery
24. Epic Toughness
26. Pierce Adamantine
27. Blinding Speed
28. Double Shot


Enhancements to level ***15***:

Shadar Kai:
(Core) Shadar Kai grit, Shadar Kai Dexterity

Mechanic:
(Core) Arbalester
(Tier 1) Sharpshooter, Lacerating Shots (3/3), Mechanics (3/3), Awareness (3/3)
(Tier 2) Sharpshooter, Wand and Scroll Mastery (3/3), Skill Boost (3/3)


Battle Engineer:
(Core) Battle Engineer, Infused Weapons, Infused Armor, Infused Weapons
(Tier 1) Crossbow Training, Field Engineer (3/3)
(Tier 2) Crossbow Training, Damage Boost (3/3)
(Tier 3) Crossbow Training, Extra Action Boost (3/3), Dexterity
(Tier 4) Crossbow Training, Endless Fusilade, Dexterity




Complete Enhancements
Shadar Kai:
(Core) Shadar Kai grit, Shadar Kai Dexterity
(Tier 1) Keen Senses (1/3)

Mechanic:
(Core) Arbalester
(Tier 1) Sharpshooter, Lacerating Shots (3/3), Mechanics (3/3), Awareness (3/3)
(Tier 2) Sharpshooter, Wand and Scroll Mastery (3/3), Skill Boost (3/3)
(Tier 3) Sharpshooter, UMD (3/3), Dexterity
(Tier 4) Sharpshooter, Fletching (3/3), Dexterity
(Tier 5) Sharpshooter, Rapid Fire (3/3), Sniper, Mechanical Reloader

Battle Engineer:
(Core) Battle Engineer, Infused Weapons, Infused Armor, Infused Weapons
(Tier 1) Crossbow Training, Field Engineer (3/3)
(Tier 2) Crossbow Training, Damage Boost (3/3)
(Tier 3) Crossbow Training, Extra Action Boost (3/3), Dexterity
(Tier 4) Crossbow Training, Endless Fusilade, Dexterity


Gear:
Thunderforged alloy great crossbow
Shadow Dragonhide Armor
Dumathoins graders
Epic Ring of Unknown Origins
Epic Boots of the Innocent
Sanctified Gages
Circle of Malevolence
Epic Belt of Thoughtful Remembrance
Epic Cloak of Ice
Shamanic Fetish (EH or EE)
Necklace of Mystic Eidolons (Upgraded)
Mythic Minos Legens
Epic Mentaus Goggles

Okay, that actually does sounds a lot better, my goal for this build was to merely get deadly weps, and with a Thunderholme great x-bow with deadly and the enhancements from the battle engineer tree made the Base damage in the high 70's.. but i am new to these xbow builds, i am a caster through and through. thanks for the comment!

Hey you wrote on Apr 12^th, 2015 at 2:23am:


Don't forget the sniper at tier 5 gives you +1[w] as well. You will want to drop the skill focus, construct essense for: rapid shot and thrown weapon forcus.

Give you 20% more firing speed and a additional 2 ranged power (still kicks in if you are holding a crossbow).

The AA's secondary imbues only work on arrows not bolts. Also pulverizer is specifically for melee weapons, for example throwing hammers do not benefit because they are 'thrown weapons' not bludgeoning.   But additionally the amount you have to spend to get AA as a elf is pretty prohibitive.

Now I am interested in this, would be great to flesh this out. It would be great if there was a reason to actually hold onto those great crossbows I find occasionally.

I am sitting on a maxed xp 18 lev rogue right now. I just can't decide if I should grab the last 2 levs of rogue for the underwhelming cap stone, or if I should grab 2 levs of fighter for the 2 free feats, and the haste for 4pts less than the 8 it costs to get it in acrobat.

Now that, lamma is closed I cant double check to see exactly how the hip flask is working. I don't know what may have changed for live compared to preview, the action boost, whether the damage boost is added on the front end or the back, that kind of thing.

If your going human you gotta spend at least on point for the damage boost.

I just bit the bullet and went pure rogue to 20, will advise on results. I am pretty sure I am giving away some points, but this way at least I can knowledgeably comment on the hip flask that has made it live in the next day or two and eliminate any confusion.

And of course I should point out I am running pure Great crossbow.

Did they make Strategic Combat stack with Targeting Sights, or are you just putting all those points into Harper for fun?

FredCouples wrote on Apr 12^th, 2015 at 12:51pm:


Forgot about that, but those points are best spent in Harper, anyway.

Edited.

I redid the gear too. Looks pretty good...I might have to try it out.

FredCouples wrote on Apr 13^th, 2015 at 1:12am:


I've got an crafting whore arti parked at 20 that I don't need taking up space. I might TR him to this.

FredCouples wrote on Apr 13^th, 2015 at 1:53am:


Might do Shadar Kai since I don't have completionist on that character.

FredCouples wrote on Apr 13^th, 2015 at 2:04am:


That's the cost of skipping low levels I guess. PDK would be better, but I'm not going to waste a LR+1 on it. Can get sneak attack in racial tree at least.