Well i'll be playing a ranged character because... Well i haven't done that yet ... In KotOR1 ranged weapons didn't seem to do much harm... But when in TSL, during my second playthrough, I equiped Handmaiden (non jedi) with a pair of fully (best) upgraded mandalorian disintegrators she kicked ass ...
Consular because of force focus... And master focus to make the disabling powers succeed as often as possible...
Btw I DID go Sith Lord before, it was nasty fun, but now i want to try something different ....