Need help with a giant-slayer

[neiross]

Hi,

I'm building a Dwarf Ranger for an upcoming game and I'm having trouble coming up with a character. I want to play a dwarf giant-slayer with. Thematically, the Giant-killer prestige class (from Silver Marches but problem with 3.0) and the Gnome Giant-Slayer prestige class (from Complete Warrior but problem with the race) interest me.

The game is 32 point buy, starting at level 6.

I like the dwarven waraxe as the primary weapon, but I think a handaxe or even a throwing axe would be a more dwarven choice for the off hand. The urgosh is also a good weapon choice.

For my ranger, I take the PHB2 option and lose the animal companion, replacing it with the flanking benefit.​

The DM allows material from the Core books, the Complete series, the Races of X series and Eberron (and exceptionally Silver Marches if I take the PrC).

I'm really at a loss for what feats to take, what skills to take and any prestige classes I should be aiming for and how to assign my ability scores.

Thanks in advance for all your help.

 

[szilard]

You might want to consider looking at the Tempest class, since it looks like you'll be going the two-weapon route.

As a Dwarf, you have some advantages against giants. Presumably, Giants will be a favored enemy as well. Pick up a giant-bane weapon when you can.

Do you need to be more specialized than that? I'd just go with being a strong general combatant from that point on...

-Stuart

 

[BlackSeed_Vash]

I suggest you nicely ask the DM to allow you to ignore the racial requirement for the "Gnome Giant-Slayer". If your backstory is flexible enough, you could claim to have been raised by Gnomes or several old family friends were "Gnome Giant-Slayers". Either way can help you to 'by-pass' that requirement. There is also the option of hunting down a "Gnome Giant-Slayer" in-game and asking him to train you.