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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Azaar" data-source="post: 5787894" data-attributes="member: 1988">I've been trying to do something vaguely similar, except I'm looking at making the Diablo 3 Demon Hunter into a full-blown 20-level class.  I'm currently basing it off the lurk from Complete Psionic, with a few minor changes to class features (psionic sneak attack and the additional sneak attack lurk augment are being replaced with more a skirmish ability, similar to the Complete Adventurer's Scout class, and an additional skirmish lurk augment).My main difference at this point are probably going to be the powers -- lurk has six levels for psionic powers, but I'm pulling from lists that range up to level 8 psionic powers (the most notable level 8 being a variant of dark despair from the Darkness Mantle in Complete Psionic, that instead works against evil outsiders and undead -- that's about the closest I think I can come to the Demon Hunter's Marked for Death Discipline power).Otherwise... the only ways I felt like I could emulate it would be to a) make a Ranger/Scout hybrid with ranger-type spellcasting, and that was proving a real pain; or b) an Unearthed Arcana variant gestalt character:  Ranger-Scout / Psion.The other major sticking point for me (and even the lurk option isn't really helping me there) is trying to figure out how to dual-wield hand crossbows.  To make it really worth it (especially with hustle and inconstant location to make your move action a swift action to give you skirmish damage/AC bonuses during a full-attack action), you seem to need TWF, Improved TWF and Greater TWF, as well as some of the ranged feats to really make it work (Crossbow Sniper, definitely).If I thought I could get away with a ten-level prestige class that focused on the dual-wielding hand crossbows while also carrying on some of the lurk capacity (probably just in additional power points per day and +1 manifester level), I'd actually consider expanding the five-level Tempest prestige class from Complete Adventurer, except for ranged combat.  Instead of having a two-weapon Spring Attack, though, it would be a two-weapon Shot on the Run (because the feat is basically the same as Spring Attack), and then do a ranged-themed Shot on the Run progression with benefits equivalent to the benefits provided by Bounding Assault and Rapid Blitz from the Player's Handbook II.Regardless, I suspect you'll find it will be a difficult road ahead of you with your Fiend Hunter prestige class.  But I hope the above helps give you some ideas, at least.</blockquote>

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