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#1 tomeseeker Dec 21, 2010 19:06:01	Need help building a character for a 3.5 Tomb of Horrors campaign. Built from level 1 up, non-magical, thief-like character who can disable traps. Thanks for the help!
#2 tr0llman Dec 22, 2010 7:23:51	"Non-magical trap-finder" is a gimp concept, but if you insist, at least get the rest of the party to buy in on the idea that traps are your job, not the summoned monsters or Unseen Servants.  "Non-magical" rules out Artificer, Spellthief and Factotum, and leaves you with Rogue, Ranger or Scout.  Here's a build idea: Dwarf Rogue 1/Dwarf Paragon 1/Rogue 2-4/Combat Trapsmith 5/Exemplar 10 Feats:  1: Knowledge Devotion (mostly for knowledge:architecture). 3: Trap Engineer 6: Trap Sensitivity 9: To be determined You'll be able to wear heavy armor from level 2 without impeding your trapfinding skills. Stonecunning and improved stonecunning is auto-search for most secret doors, and some traps and hazards.  At level 1, your Search score, assuming Int 16 and a masterwork tool, is 4 (skill) +3 (ability) + 2 (circumstance) (+2 stonecunning)= +9/+11 At level 2, it's 5 (skill) +3 (ability) + 2 (circumstance)= +10, +4 conditional from Improved Stonecunning, +2 to find secret doors/compartments from Knowledge: Architecture. ...and your ability to find traps and secret doors just keeps improving.