I have reworked this build (many thanks, G R I E V E R, griphook, grizzled dwarflord, stravinksky/steve, and khandahr). Griphook, I'd say it's best PvM, certainly playable 1-40, and maybe PvP (I am not the strongest swimmer, so to speak).

The Planar Scout combines supernatural speed, immunity and grace with the versatility and opportunism of the rogue. Hit hard, fast, and often.

Planar Scout
Overview

Rogue 16
Champion of Torm: 4
Monk: 20

Race: Elf (as built)
Alignment: Lawful Good

Starting Stats
Str: 14
Dex: 16
Con: 12
Int: 10
Wis: 14
Cha: 12

Final Stats
Str: 14
Dex: 30
Con: 12
Int: 10
Wis: 14
Cha: 12

Final Skills
Disable Trap: 20+
Open Lock: 20+
Search: 20+
Spot: 20+
Listen: 20+
Craft Trap: 20+
Discipline: 40+
Hide: 20+
Move Silently: 20+
Set Trap: 20+
Tumble: 40
Use Magic Devices: 43

Humans add 40 skill points. You have more than you need. It is a versatile build on the skill side. I go elf.

Equipment
None needed. Optional (very helpful for low levels): Longbow

PLANAR SCOUT ADVANTAGES

• High Use Magic Device. Like MacGuyver or any good marine, the Planar Scout can improvise, adapt, and overcome. This gives huge versatility to the character, particularly if uses his stealth to scout out a situation.
• Sneak attacks. Sneak attacks. Add monk's improved knockdown ability to create more opportunities for this extra damage attack. 9d6.
• Monk attacks. Stunning attack, flurry of blows, quivering palm. Six – that's six – d20 attacks per round. Seven with haste. Circle kick adds one free attack to any surrounding foe for a successful hit, once per round.
• Can set and craft traps.
• Decent fortitude and will saves, very good reflex. Add +2 to all saves for 4 CoT levels.
• Improved Evasion. The Planar Scout will either take half damage or no damage against damage spells.
• Immune to mind attacks, poison, and disease.
• Four attacks per round with weapon (longbow; no need to ever use a melee weapon)
• Decent AB for a character with rogue abilities: BAB OF 26; with unarmed attack, his unbuffed attack bonus is 39/36/33/30/27/24.
• Soak +1/20 damage

PLANAR SCOUT DISADVANTAGES

• Low Hitpoints. Very low for a melee character. Need boots of striding.
• Minimal buffing opportunities without scrolls, potions.
• Affected by Protection from Good, Smite Good

MAGIC ITEM WISH LIST:

• An item with haste or scrolls of haste.
• HP boosting items. To address his low HP.

Character Advancement History

1 Rogue1 Feat: Dodge
2 Monk1
3 Monk2 Feat: Weapon Finesse
4 Rogue2 Ability: Dexterity
5 Rogue3
6 Monk3 Feat: Weapon Focus (unarmed attack)
7 Monk4
8 Rogue4 Ability: Dexterity
9 Monk5 Feat: Weapon Focus (kama or other melee)
10 Rogue 5
11 Monk 6
12 Cot1
13 CoT2 CoT Feat: Improved Critical (unarmed attack)
14 CoT3 Feat: Toughness; Ability: Dexterity
15 COT4 CoT Feat: Two-Weapon Fighting; Feat: Ambidexterity
16 Rogue6 Ability: Dexterity
17 Monk7
18 Rogue7 Feat: Improved Two-Weapon Fighting
19 Monk8
20 Rogue8 Ability: Dexterity
21 Monk9 Feat: Great Dexterity I
22 Rogue9
23 Monk10
24 Rogue10 Feat: Great Dexterity II; Rogue Feat: Defensive Roll; Ability: Dexterity
25 Monk11
26 Rogue11
27 Monk12 Feat: Epic Prowess
28 Monk13 Ability: Dexterity
29 Rogue12
30 Monk14 Feat: Great Dexterity III
31 Rogue13 Rogue Feat: Epic Dodge
32 Monk15 Ability: Dexterity
33 Rogue14 Feat: Epic Weapon Focus (unarmed attack)
34 Monk16
35 Rogue15
36 Monk17 Feat: Great Dexterity IV; Ability: Dexterity
37 Monk 18
38 Monk19
39 Monk20 Feat: armor skin
40 Rogue16 Rogue Feat: Improved Sneak Attack I or Crippling Strike; Ability: Dexterity

AC 36 naked
AB 41/38/35/32/29/26
Fortitude: 24
Reflex: 38
Will: 23

9d6 sneak attack.

Edited By Ithacan on 06/25/05 04:35

Very nice!!! I like it alot. I'm really just starting to appreciate how much fun all the Rogue skills are in this game. I've mostly always played and made Straight melee, me crush!!! type characters, but now I'm having fun sneaking around setting traps and stuff. This build would be excellent at all that type of stuff. Like it's named an excellent scout!! Kind of like a Recon Marine, Hoorah!!! Semper Fi do or die gungho gungho!!!
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A Man of War who treads the world's roads alone, as I do, must be quick. Long ago I learned to strike swiftly and without scruple. I trouble no man without cause, but one who attacks me had best resolve himself to die! Nice build Ithacan. I love monk/rogue or monk/asassin builds.

Quote: Posted 06/25/05 04:28:32 (GMT) -- Ithacan
Alignment: Lawful Good
[...]
• Affected by Protection from Good, Smite Good
[...]

Only a comment, according to the Grimoire and the manual
- Rogue: No align restriction
- Monk: Any Lawful
- CoT: Any Non-Evil

You can be Lawful Neutral and avoid those "problems" .
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Over Seven Years of High Quality RP. www.mytharria.org We offer a unique world with player based religions & governments. No question -- it's a stronger build as a LN Human than a LG elf. With elf, you do get the elf weapons for your focus, you do get modal detect, and the spot/listen bonuses. And you are an elf. The alignment thing -- Lawful Neutral is bleh.