Best "Treasure Hunter" classes? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Best "Treasure Hunter" classes? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Gunther
05-19-04, 06:49 PM I'm wanting to create a halfling character who’s skills are focused on being a world class treasure hunter. Technically I know all adventurers are in a way, but I'm talking about a rogue like halfling who is a master at spelunking, rare artifacts, traps, locks, getting in and out of old monster invested treasure troves etc.. Is this best done by careful skill/feat selection as a straight rogue or would other combo's improve on this idea? What about a rogue/shadowdancer for instance?
Tony Vargas
05-19-04, 06:56 PM Rogue is definitely the best start. I recently created a 'dungeoneer' for a one-shot game, and used Rogue/Ranger. The Ranger levels gave me track, and ranks in Knowledge: Dungeoneering and Survival. The FEB:Vermin came up, too, amusingly enough.

Knowledge is the one thing your treasure-hunter may want that the Rogue doesn't give him enough of. Since knowing about legendary treasure troves would pesumably be very in-character, some Bard levels might not be completely unwarranted.
Jarred Garrison
05-19-04, 06:59 PM What about some of the prestige classes in Song and Silence, like the dungeon mole or the acrobat thief? They may give you the extra edge you´re looking for.
UndeadPenguin
05-19-04, 07:46 PM Try the horde stealer in the draconamacan (misspelled horribly) Treasure stealing doesnt get much better than a dragons horde.
UndeadPenguin
05-19-04, 07:46 PM Edit- Sorry posted twice
Bluebrush
05-19-04, 07:53 PM Also in Song and Silence is the Dungeon Delver, or something like that.

Basically a one-man dungeon raider prestige class.
Gunther
05-19-04, 08:54 PM Thanks, some of those prestige classes look nice. I'll look into them. I know I would pay for a complete book of prestige classes.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Gunther 05-19-04, 06:49 PM	I'm wanting to create a halfling character who’s skills are focused on being a world class treasure hunter. Technically I know all adventurers are in a way, but I'm talking about a rogue like halfling who is a master at spelunking, rare artifacts, traps, locks, getting in and out of old monster invested treasure troves etc.. Is this best done by careful skill/feat selection as a straight rogue or would other combo's improve on this idea? What about a rogue/shadowdancer for instance?
Tony Vargas 05-19-04, 06:56 PM	Rogue is definitely the best start. I recently created a 'dungeoneer' for a one-shot game, and used Rogue/Ranger. The Ranger levels gave me track, and ranks in Knowledge: Dungeoneering and Survival. The FEB:Vermin came up, too, amusingly enough. Knowledge is the one thing your treasure-hunter may want that the Rogue doesn't give him enough of. Since knowing about legendary treasure troves would pesumably be very in-character, some Bard levels might not be completely unwarranted.
Jarred Garrison 05-19-04, 06:59 PM	What about some of the prestige classes in Song and Silence, like the dungeon mole or the acrobat thief? They may give you the extra edge you´re looking for.
UndeadPenguin 05-19-04, 07:46 PM	Try the horde stealer in the draconamacan (misspelled horribly) Treasure stealing doesnt get much better than a dragons horde.
UndeadPenguin 05-19-04, 07:46 PM	Edit- Sorry posted twice
Bluebrush 05-19-04, 07:53 PM	Also in Song and Silence is the Dungeon Delver, or something like that. Basically a one-man dungeon raider prestige class.
Gunther 05-19-04, 08:54 PM	Thanks, some of those prestige classes look nice. I'll look into them. I know I would pay for a complete book of prestige classes.