Here's a pair of blokes that are well-balanced Dexer Meleers. Just good old Rogue/Fighter builds. They're essentially the same build, except the Dwarf was able to make more of the stats than the Half-orc could, even though the Half-orc version is still my personal favorite (come on, who else can start with an 18 Strength and still get Epic Dodge by Level 27?). There's a few subtle differences between the two, such as the Dwarf gets 90 more skill points, 40 more hitpoints, +1Fort, IKD, and +1d6sneak. The Half-orc gets +1 more damage on Main and off-hand, gets ED 1 level earlier, has gets Called Shot & Improved Crit, but loses IKD and a lot of skill points. But while the Half-orc wins the style contest, the Dwarf takes all. He just gets too much more in extras to not go unnoticed. Both are highly playable pre-epic.
Battle Rogue of the Harper Lords
Rogue19/Fighter16/Harper5 Race: Dwarf Alignment: Any non-evil Playable: 1-40, PvM
Attributes Str16 Int14 Wis8 Dex15 (34) Con16 Chr6
Level Guide
1 Rogue1, Knockdown 2 Fighter1, Weapon Focus: Maces* 3 Fighter2, Ambidexterity, Two-Weapon Fighting 4 Rogue2, Dex16 5 Fighter3 6 Fighter4, Weapon Specialization: Maces*, Weapon Finesse 7 Rogue3 8 Rogue4, Dex17 9 Rogue5, Blindfighting 10 Fighter5 11 Fighter6, Improved Knockdown 12 Rogue6, Iron Will, Dex18 13 Fighter7 14 Fighter8, Improved TWF 15 Rogue7, Toughness 16 Rogue8, Dex19 17 Rogue9 18 Rogue10, Alertness, Improved Evasion 19 Rogue11 20 Rogue12, Dex20 21 Rogue13, Defensive Roll, Great Dex I 22 Harper1, Great Dex II 23 Fighter9 24 Fighter10, Epic WF: Maces*, Great Dex III, Dex24 25 Fighter11 26 Rogue14 27 Rogue15, Great Dex IV 28 Rogue16, Epic Dodge, Dex26 29 Fighter12, Epic WS*: Maces 30 Rogue17, Great Dex V 31 Rogue18 32 Harper2, Dex28 33 Fighter13, Great Dex VI 34 Fighter14, Epic Prowess 35 Rogue19, Crippling Strike** 36 Fighter15, Great Dex VII, Dex31 37 Harper3 38 Harper4 39 Fighter16, Armor Skin, Great Dex VIII 40 Harper5, Great Dex IX, Dex34
*or Shortswords, Handaxes, Lighthammers, etc... **not vital, and can be substituted with ESF: Discipline, Slippery Mind, etc...
He's not an iconic Rogue. He's not a Trap finder, a Lock picker, or a Stealth specialist. He's not particularly bright, nor particulary attractive. He is not high on hit points or have Epic Damage Reduction or Crit Immunity. He isn't heavy on sneak damage or a Self Concealment Master. In fact, I'm not even sure if I can say anything good about him other than he's a Finisher. He gets the job done.
Battle Rogue of the Harpers
Rogue17/Fighter18/Harper5 Race: Half-orc Alignment: Any non-evil Playable: 1-40, PvM
Attributes Str18 Int10 Wis8 Dex16 (34) Con14 Chr6
Level Guide
1 Rogue1, Knockdown 2 Fighter1, Weapon Focus: Maces* 3 Fighter2, Ambidexterity, Two-Weapon Fighting 4 Rogue2, Dex17 5 Rogue3 6 Fighter3, Blindfighting 7 Rogue4 8 Fighter4, Weapon Specialization: Maces*, Dex18 9 Fighter5, Weapon Finesse 10 Rogue5 11 Fighter6, Improved 2-Weapon Fighting 12 Rogue6, Iron Will, Dex19 13 Rogue7 14 Fighter7 15 Fighter8, Improved Critical: Maces*, Toughness 16 Rogue8, Dex20 17 Rogue9 18 Fighter9, Alertness 19 Fighter10, Called Shot 20 Rogue10, Improved Evasion, Dex21 21 Fighter11, Great Dex I 22 Harper1, Great Dex II 23 Rogue11 24 Fighter12, Epic WF: Maces*, Great Dex III, Dex25 25 Rogue12 26 Fighter13 27 Rogue13, Defensive Roll, Epic Dodge 28 Fighter14, Epic WS: Maces*, Dex26 29 Rogue14 30 Fighter15, Great Dex IV 31 Rogue15 32 Rogue16, Crippling Strike**, Dex28 33 Fighter16, Epic Prowess, Great Dex V 34 Harper2 35 Harper3 36 Harper4, Great Dex VI, Dex31 37 Harper5, Great Dex VII 38 Fighter17 39 Rogue17, Great Dex VIII 40 Fighter18, Armor Skin, Dex34
*or Shortswords, Handaxes, Lighthammers, etc... **not vital, and can be substituted with ESF: Discipline, Improved Sneak, or some other skill
I tihnk the build most similar to these is an Elf build, most excellent I might add, by Cinnabar Din. The Pointy-eared Rogue /Fighter 20/Rogue 19/HS 1. The differences are slight, with the exception of race and subsequent racial benefits, and the lack of the full range of HS levels and toolkit. _________________ Got Hommlet? World of Greyhawk Action Server (with 1/2 price ales on Mondays!)
Ariel, Ookla, RIDE!
Edited By Kail Pendragon on 10/14/07 13:48
I like these, Grizz. Nice ABs, lots of very good abilities. Versatile, rock-solid FTR/Rogues. +5 style points for 1/2 Orc. Noteworthy additions to the Harpers in the Guild. _________________ It's rogue, dammit, ROGUE!!!
