With
the mixture of races and classes in style="font-style: italic;">DDO,
there are a vast number
of different builds that you can create for your character. To that
end, we offer the following build: the Dwarven Ranger. Please note that
this build is a suggestion, not the most
potent mixture of min/maxing
to make your character a slayer of gods.



Dwarven
Ranger

Ranger Hybrid



Role

Good DPS, lots of Hit Points



Weakness

By taking fighter levels, loses out on fifth favored enemy

Description

So, you’re sick and tired of those pointy-eared, stick-legged
wussies make fun of you, saying that
your people move as quietly as a
landslide? Well, now’s the time for you to shut their gobs!
You’ll show them that a dwarf can be quiet and sneaky while
still kicking butt. If you want to be as tough as a mountain, move like
a shadow, and kick ass like a threshing machine, then the Dwarven
Ranger is for you!



The Dwarven Ranger is a hybrid of ranger and fighter. You’ll
put out a good amount of damage, and be able to take a ton
of damage
that would drop weaker races. Your focus here is survivability. It
might take you one or two more whacks with your blades to kill the
monsters, but that’s ok. You’ll have the hit points
to take an additional shot or two. Other guys might have a higher
damage output, but they’re just a flash in the pan. A few
hits and they’ll go down, but you’ll still be the
one standing.



Race

Dwarf (for hit points and saves)



Alignment

True Neutral (avoids all alignment damage)



Starting
Abilities

28 Point Build

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STR 16 DEX 14 CON 17 CHA 8 INT 12 WIS 6

Advancement
by Level

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style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> LEVEL style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> CLASS style="font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"> FEAT  1  RANGER  TOUGHNESS
 2  RANGER    3  FIGHTER  DODGE,
OVERSIZED TWO WEAPON FIGHTING  4  RANGER  5  RANGER  6  RANGER  MOBILITY  7  FIGHTER  SPRING
ATTACK  8  RANGER    9  RANGER  IMPROVED
CRITICAL: SLASH  10  RANGER  11  RANGER  12  RANGER  POWER
ATTACK
 13  RANGER  14  RANGER  15  RANGER  STUNNING
BLOW  16  RANGER  17  RANGER  18  RANGER  EMPOWER
HEALING SPELL, QUICK DRAW  19  RANGER  20  RANGER

You’ll take Fighter at levels 3 and 7 to gain the fighter
bonus feats.



Favored
Enemies

Undead, Giants, Evil Outsiders, and Constructs



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Tumble:
Put a fair number of points
into this (to reduce falling damage and to  get out of trouble
in combat)

Move
Silently: Keep maxed out for
stealth

Hide:
Keep maxed out to not be seen

Balance:
Put about 10-12 ranks in this (getting up fast in combat keeps you
alive)

Jump:
Max out to be able to move far more than your foes will expect


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Enhancements

It’s up to you on what order you take them, but by level 20
you should have:



Dwarven Axe Attack II

Dwarven Axe Damage II

Dwarven Constitution II

Dwarven Spell Defense III

Fighter Haste Boost I

Fighter Strength I

Fighter Strategy: Trip I

Fighter Toughness I

Racial Toughness IV

Ranger Dexterity II

Ranger Favored Attack II

Ranger Favored Damage IV

Ranger Favored Defense II

Ranger Favored Resistance III

Ranger Sprint Boost I

Ranger Tempest III



Summary

This build will allow you to play a sneaky, but hardy, Dwarf Ranger.
You’ll be a good scout and deadly in combat. As a Dwarf
Ranger, you’ll be able to beat those pesky elves at their own
game. You’ll be in the thick of any fighting, dishing out a
good amount of damage, but able to survive some punishing blows.
You’ll be able to solo rather well with this build, and
it’s respectable within a group.



A special thank you to Hydra Ex who was the inspiration for this build.