I fine tuned my empath for being a pure hunter with group hunting capabilities. She's 83 and hunting in OTF as well. She rarely dies now and usually only if I'm being lazy. Two questions, what armor are you in and what society? First off, most importantly is getting that Physical Fitness to 3x. It makes an obscene difference. Your Harness Power should be at 1x if you're struggling with points for 3x PF. That's a lot of points wasted to only get 1 Mana per rank. With bone shatter being so cheap and our Mana recovery in societies you're putting stress on yourself by doing more than 1x. Also you're wasting a few points in empath circle by not staying at +21. I know the temptation to beef up our spell circle is great but it's really best left till after cap since you're already so close.
An Ithzir seer suddenly opens her eyes and stares directly at you!
An Ithzir seer shoots strands of webbing at you!
AS: +450 vs DS: +291 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +78 = +278
... and hits for 110 points of damage!
Strike to stomach sends you doubling over to the ground.
You are knocked to the ground!
You are stunned for 15 rounds!