Isambard

Unbroken/FF, spamming Forbidden Fist attack (at least until you hit level 19). A full-on tank with great damage potential. Medium shield modal on, because AFAIK this does not affect recovery time with FF, because it's not a weapon attack. Virtually zero micro-management, enemies stick to him like limpets, and die.

As I understand it, DoT effects gain power the lower your Int. So would 3 Int be optimal for a Persistence Ranger? I realize Stunning Shots would be gimped with 3 Int. But thinking about it, with zero or close to zero recovery, would even this be significant? And what else, really, does a non-Stormcaller ranger need Int for? A related question. I'm thinking of running a Persistence Ranger and Stormcaller Chanter pairing on a PoTD party run-through. Can't find anything on these threads about a Stormcaller Chanter. I know both Ranger & Cipher will get better use of the bow, but what's the gen on a Chanter? RP-wise, I'm thinking of a Stormsinger-type from Kaedrin's NWN2, back in the day.