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<blockquote data-quote="BASHMAN" data-source="post: 5337898" data-attributes="member: 8277">Halfling Ranger- he was my favorite character in Basic D&amp;D (okay so he was just &quot;halfling&quot; class back then, but with +1 w/ all ranged weapons, shortbows doing the same damage as longbows, and the halfling racial bonuses to hiding, it was a good fit).&nbsp; He rode a dire wolf named Whisper.&nbsp; In 4e, unfortunately, he sucked.&nbsp; Instead of a d12 damage, he did a d8 due to weapon shrinkage.&nbsp; Useless +2 CHA bonus made people always say &quot;Just play an Elf instead&quot;.&nbsp; I thought &quot;at least the small size will let me ride a wolf&quot;.&nbsp; No such luck.&nbsp; DM ruled that my beast companion couldn't be ridden, even though the adventurers vault saddles section mentioned they were for mounts or&nbsp; beast companions .&nbsp; Lame.&nbsp; I gave up on using this one in 4e, but eagerly use this character in Basic D&amp;D, AD&amp;D, C&amp;C, Pathfinder, etc.So I decided to go &quot;Full Optimization&quot; mode and made a Dragonborn Hybrid Barbarian/Cosmic Sorcerer with a badass staff.&nbsp; DPS was ridiculous, but character concept wasn't as fun.Other fun builds: Alucard (from the Castlevania game): Half-Elf Dhampir Infernal Pact Warlock.&nbsp; Eladrin Tac-Lord w/ Eladrin Weapon Training.&nbsp; Tac-Lords with reach weapons are awesome.&nbsp; Getting +2 damage with them is even better. Current: Mul Warden in Darksun.&nbsp; Pretty cool combo, fits the setting- HATES defilers.&nbsp; Downside is someone in the party insisted on playing an arcane caster despite knowing the social ramifications thereof in the setting.&nbsp; I don't plan on looking the other way, either, if they defile.&nbsp; My character has been very clear that his mission in life is to &quot;kill defilers&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BASHMAN, post: 5337898, member: 8277"] Halfling Ranger- he was my favorite character in Basic D&D (okay so he was just "halfling" class back then, but with +1 w/ all ranged weapons, shortbows doing the same damage as longbows, and the halfling racial bonuses to hiding, it was a good fit). He rode a dire wolf named Whisper. In 4e, unfortunately, he sucked. Instead of a d12 damage, he did a d8 due to weapon shrinkage. Useless +2 CHA bonus made people always say "Just play an Elf instead". I thought "at least the small size will let me ride a wolf". No such luck. DM ruled that my beast companion couldn't be ridden, even though the adventurers vault saddles section mentioned they were for mounts [B]or beast companions [/B]. Lame. I gave up on using this one in 4e, but eagerly use this character in Basic D&D, AD&D, C&C, Pathfinder, etc. So I decided to go "Full Optimization" mode and made a Dragonborn Hybrid Barbarian/Cosmic Sorcerer with a badass staff. DPS was ridiculous, but character concept wasn't as fun. Other fun builds: Alucard (from the Castlevania game): Half-Elf Dhampir Infernal Pact Warlock. Eladrin Tac-Lord w/ Eladrin Weapon Training. Tac-Lords with reach weapons are awesome. Getting +2 damage with them is even better. Current: Mul Warden in Darksun. Pretty cool combo, fits the setting- HATES defilers. Downside is someone in the party insisted on playing an arcane caster despite knowing the social ramifications thereof in the setting. I don't plan on looking the other way, either, if they defile. My character has been very clear that his mission in life is to "kill defilers". [/QUOTE]

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