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Looking for help on a Combat Rogue

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#1
archzangelz
May 16, 2008 19:37:34 I'm looking for some tips to maximize my Rogue's potential melee damage.

Books Allowed: All
Multi-Classes: Rogue/Fighter/Invisible Blade (open to the idea of replacing Fighter with Swashbuckler)
Weapon of Choice: TWF Kukris
(stats below are not finalized, but a possibility of what I may go with)
Str: 11
Dex: 19
Con: 14
Int: 18
Wis: 8
Cha: 6

General tips on class selection and feat selection?
#2
ninjarabbit
May 16, 2008 19:55:20 It's hard for me not to recommend a rogue4/swashbuckler16 with the able learner, TWF, and daring outlaw feats.
#3
rebel7284
May 16, 2008 20:48:46 Gish with persisted hunter's eye is not an option?
#4
operation_shoestring
May 16, 2008 20:48:57 Eternal Wand of wracking touch.
#5
pfooti
May 16, 2008 20:53:17 As usual: is Tome of Battle available? Either Kukris (with tiger/blood claw) or Daggers (with shadow blade / hand) work quite well with TWFing. Take Swordsage-1 at CL 1,3,or 6, and Swordsage-2 at CL8. That gives you shadow blade (Dex to damage) feat whenever you take SS1, as well as Island of Blades stance (cheater's flank). SS2 gives you Asssassin's stance (2d6 more SA when you really flank and don't need IoB).
#6
archzangelz
May 17, 2008 2:07:44 Okay... how about feats? TWF and such is an obvious. But what about Improved Crit: Kukri? And feel free to suggest any other must haves.
#7
operation_shoestring
May 17, 2008 2:27:56
Okay... how about feats? TWF and such is an obvious. But what about Improved Crit: Kukri? And feel free to suggest any other must haves.

Improved crit is inly worthwhile if your DM allows a spell that stacks with it for crit range (there's a Deathless Domain spell that does this, but it's fairly obscure). Otherwise, save yourself a feat and get a Keen Kukri.

Craven is popular with a lot of people. It's especially nice if you expect to critical a lot, as unlike SA *die*, damage from craven multiples n a crit.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 archzangelz May 16, 2008 19:37:34	I'm looking for some tips to maximize my Rogue's potential melee damage. Books Allowed: All Multi-Classes: Rogue/Fighter/Invisible Blade (open to the idea of replacing Fighter with Swashbuckler) Weapon of Choice: TWF Kukris (stats below are not finalized, but a possibility of what I may go with) Str: 11 Dex: 19 Con: 14 Int: 18 Wis: 8 Cha: 6 General tips on class selection and feat selection?
#2 ninjarabbit May 16, 2008 19:55:20	It's hard for me not to recommend a rogue4/swashbuckler16 with the able learner, TWF, and daring outlaw feats.
#3 rebel7284 May 16, 2008 20:48:46	Gish with persisted hunter's eye is not an option?
#4 operation_shoestring May 16, 2008 20:48:57	Eternal Wand of wracking touch.
#5 pfooti May 16, 2008 20:53:17	As usual: is Tome of Battle available? Either Kukris (with tiger/blood claw) or Daggers (with shadow blade / hand) work quite well with TWFing. Take Swordsage-1 at CL 1,3,or 6, and Swordsage-2 at CL8. That gives you shadow blade (Dex to damage) feat whenever you take SS1, as well as Island of Blades stance (cheater's flank). SS2 gives you Asssassin's stance (2d6 more SA when you really flank and don't need IoB).
#6 archzangelz May 17, 2008 2:07:44	Okay... how about feats? TWF and such is an obvious. But what about Improved Crit: Kukri? And feel free to suggest any other must haves.
#7 operation_shoestring May 17, 2008 2:27:56	Okay... how about feats? TWF and such is an obvious. But what about Improved Crit: Kukri? And feel free to suggest any other must haves. Improved crit is inly worthwhile if your DM allows a spell that stacks with it for crit range (there's a Deathless Domain spell that does this, but it's fairly obscure). Otherwise, save yourself a feat and get a Keen Kukri. Craven is popular with a lot of people. It's especially nice if you expect to critical a lot, as unlike SA die, damage from craven multiples n a crit.