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[ccd1977]

I don't see why not. You could use e.g. rgr 6 / monk 6 / <TR class> 8 as a template. Just play like a regular monkcher only slightly gimped by those 8 sorc levels.

There's a number of Arcane Warrior-ish builds out there. Something like Warforged ftr 6 / sorc 12 is a solid option, IMO: Kensei for DPS, Stalwart D for added survivability, buffs & Repairs from sorc lvls (inc. Reconstruct), etc. Bladeforged works even better, but I'm inferring you want an HTR not an ITR life since you already have all your BF PLs.

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...fferent-builds
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...e-Bladesingers!
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...r-First-Lifers

OK. I will look through those and see if I can piece things together.

[ccd1977]

OK. I will look through those and see if I can piece things together.

OK. so I went through those links and tried to find anything remotely with Sorcerers and I am not sure how to plug anything in with Sorc. I cannot find anything on a rgr/mnk/sorc build either. I am dont know what stats I need, feats, enhancements, etc to mix to create this build. Any help is appreciated.

[fsupps2]

Looking for a aasimar necro cleric. Have +5 or better tomes and some past lifes not many.

[unbongwah]

Looking for a aasimar necro cleric.

https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...or-new-players

Should work fine for Aasimar.

[unbongwah]

OK. so I went through those links and tried to find anything remotely with Sorcerers and I am not sure how to plug anything in with Sorc.

Okay let's try this: greataxe Kensei with a sorc PL. Only planned to level 19 since it's an HTR-only build so 20 doesn't matter.

WK Sorc Kensei
12/6/1 Sorcerer/Fighter/Artificer
True Neutral Warforged




Level Order


1. Artificer       6. Fighter        11. Sorcerer       16. Sorcerer
2. Fighter         7. Fighter        12. Sorcerer       17. Sorcerer
3. Fighter         8. Sorcerer       13. Sorcerer       18. Sorcerer
4. Fighter         9. Sorcerer       14. Sorcerer       19. Sorcerer
5. Fighter        10. Sorcerer       15. Sorcerer




Stats
               36pt     Tome     Level Up
               ----     ----     --------
Strength        18       +2       4: STR
Dexterity        8       +2       8: STR
Constitution    18       +2      12: STR
Intelligence    16       +2      16: STR
Wisdom           6       +2
Charisma         6       +2




Skills
          A  F  F  F  F  F  F  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
          1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
         ---------------------------------------------------------
Disable   4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  22
Search    4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  22
UMD       4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  22
Concent   4                                                         4
Repair    4                                                         4
Open Lo   4                                                         4
Spot      4                                                         4
         ---------------------------------------------------------
         28  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6




Feats


 1        : Power Attack
 2 Fighter: Cleave
 3        : Adamantine Body
 3 Fighter: Weapon Focus: Slashing
 5 Fighter: Great Cleave
 6        : Two Handed Fighting
 7 Fighter: Weapon Specialization: Slashing OR Stunning Blow
 9        : Improved Two Handed Fighting
12        : Improved Critical: Slashing
15        : Quicken Spell
18        : Greater Two Handed Fighting




Spells


Sorcerer
Jump, <Any>, <Any>, <Any>
<Any>, <Any>, <Any>, <Any>
Displacement, Haste, <Any>, <Any>
Repair Critical Damage, Dimension Door, <Any>
<Any>, <Any>
Reconstruct

Artificer
<Any>, <Any>



Enhancements (76 of 76 AP)


Kensei (32 AP)
Kensei Focus: Axes, Spiritual Bond, Strike with No Thought
Extra Action Boost III, Weapon Group Specialization, Haste Boost III
Weapon Group Specialization
Critical Mastery III, Weapon Group Specialization, Strength
Opportunity Attack, Liquid Courage, Strike at the Heart, Strength
One with the Blade, Keen Edge

Stalwart Defender (13 AP)
Toughness, Stalwart Defense
Item Defense I, Durable Defense III
Resilient Defense III, Instinctive Defense I
Tenacious Defense III

Warforged (11 AP)
Improved Fortification, Warforged Constitution, Improved Fortification II
Mechanist III, Inscribed Armor III
(none)
+15 Melee and Range Power

Eldritch Knight (Sorcerer) (8 AP)
Eldritch Strike, Spellsword: Acid
Improved Mage Armor III, Toughness I
Light Armor Proficiency

Harper Agent (8 AP)
Agent of Good I
Harper Enchantment, Traveler's Toughness II
Know the Angles III

Arcanotechnician (4 AP)
Arcanotechnician
Wand and Scroll Mastery III

Leveling Guide
Arc0 Arcanotechnician; Arc1 Wand and Scroll Mastery I, II, III
Ken0 Kensei Focus: Axes; Ken1 Haste Boost I, II, III
War0 Improved Fortification; War1 Mechanist I, II, III
Ken1 Weapon Group Specialization; Ken2 Weapon Group Specialization
Hrp0 Agent of Good I; Hrp1 Harper Enchantment; Hrp1 Traveler's Toughness I
Hrp1 Traveler's Toughness II; Hrp2 Know the Angles I, II, III
Ken1 Extra Action Boost I; Ken0 Spiritual Bond; Ken0 Strike with No Thought
Ken3 Weapon Group Specialization; Ken3 Strength
Ken1 Extra Action Boost II, III
Ken4 Opportunity Attack; Ken4 Strike at the Heart
Ken4 Liquid Courage; Ken4 Strength; Ken3 Critical Mastery I
Ken3 Critical Mastery II, III; Ken5 Keen Edge; Ken5 One with the Blade
EKs0 Eldritch Strike; EKs1 Improved Mage Armor I, II, III
War0 Warforged Constitution; War0 Improved Fortification II; EKs1 Toughness I
SD0 Toughness; War1 Inscribed Armor I, II, III
EKs0 Spellsword: Acid; EKs2 Light Armor Proficiency; SD1 Item Defense I
SD1 Durable Defense I, II, III; SD0 Stalwart Defense
War3 +15 Melee and Range Power; SD2 Resilient Defense I, II, III
SD2 Instinctive Defense I; SD3 Tenacious Defense I, II, III

Arty splash is for trap skills, W&S Mastery, and access to Repair wands @ lvl 1. Adamantine Body has 35% ASF; so @ lvl 16 I invest in -25% ASF (15% WF 10% EK), last 10% comes from blue augment. Until then you stick to wands or spells w/out somatic component (e.g., Displacement).

[techvoodoo]

Hello I'm newly coming back to the game after years and I'm looking for a build for a 28pt Wizard, mostly solo play, Human or Drow would be fine. Thank you for the help.

[unbongwah]

Hello I'm newly coming back to the game after years and I'm looking for a build for a 28pt Wizard, mostly solo play, Human or Drow would be fine.

An oldie but goodie: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...-Wizard-Rogue)

[unbongwah]

Someone asked for an updated pure Acrobat build, so here it is. Not much has really changed, other than the revisions to tome progression means you can start with lower STR than before. Also it's a good idea to have Improved Feint, particularly on a build so dependent on both AoE and sneak attacks.

SDK Acrobat (U38)
Rogue 20
True Neutral Shadar-kai




Stats
               36pt     Tome     Level Up
               ----     ----     --------
Strength        12       +6       4: DEX
Dexterity       20       +6       8: DEX
Constitution    14       +6      12: DEX
Intelligence    16       +6      16: DEX
Wisdom           8       +6      20: DEX
Charisma         6       +6      24: DEX
                                 28: DEX


Skills
          1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
         ------------------------------------------------------------
Disable   4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Open Lo   4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Search    4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Spot      4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Bluff     4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Hide      4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Move Si   4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Tumble    4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Haggle       3  1  3  1  1  1  1  1  1     2     2     2     2  1  1  23
UMD       4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Swim      4              2  1  3  1  1              1  1  1  1     2  18
Concent   2     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     11
Heal                                 1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  11
         ------------------------------------------------------------
         44 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 14 14 14 14




Feats


 1        : Improved Feint
 3        : Power Attack
 6        : Cleave
 9        : Great Cleave
12        : Improved Critical: Bludgeoning
15        : Two Handed Fighting
18        : Improved Two Handed Fighting
21 Epic   : Greater Two Handed Fighting
24 Epic   : Improved Sneak Attack
26 Destiny: Perfect Two Handed Fighting
27 Epic   : Overwhelming Critical
28 Destiny: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
29 Destiny: Dire Charge OR Deific Warding
30 Epic   : Epic Damage Reduction OR Completionist OR Past Life: Rogue
30 Legend : Scion of: Ethereal Plane


10 Rogue  : Defensive Roll
13 Rogue  : Opportunist
16 Rogue  : Improved Evasion
19 Rogue  : Crippling Strike OR Skill Mastery




Enhancements (80+11 AP)


Thief-Acrobat (46 AP)
Staff Control, Stick Fighting, Tumbler, Kip Up, Cartwheel Charge, Followthrough
Acrobat Staff Training, Thief Acrobatics III, Fast Movement
Acrobat Staff Training, Quick Strike III, Haste Boost III
Acrobat Staff Training, Sweeping Strikes III
Acrobat Staff Training, Improved Defensive Roll III, No Mercy III, Staff Lunge I
Acrobat Staff Training, Staff Specialization, Spinning Staff Wall, Vault

Assassin (23 AP)
Knife in the Darkness, Dagger in the Back, Assassin's Trick, Nimbleness
Sneak Attack Training, Stealthy III
Venomed Blades III, Sneak Attack Training, Damage Boost III
Sneak Attack Training, Dexterity
Sneak Attack Training

Shadar-kai (11 AP)
Shadar-kai Grit, Dexterity, Shadow Phase, Shadow Jaunt, Empowered Jaunt
(none)
Guile
Guile

Harper Agent (11 AP)
Agent of Good I
Harper Enchantment, Traveler's Toughness II
Versatile Adept III, Know the Angles III

Leveling Guide

Shadar-kai: Shadar-kai Grit, Dexterity, Shadow Phase, Shadow Jaunt
(none)
Guile

Thief-Acrobat: Staff Control, Stick Fighting, Tumbler, Kip Up
Acrobat Staff Training, Thief Acrobatics III, Fast Movement
Acrobat Staff Training, Quick Strike III, Haste Boost III
Acrobat Staff Training, Sweeping Strikes III
Acrobat Staff Training, Improved Defensive Roll III, Staff Lunge I
Acrobat Staff Training, Staff Specialization, Spinning Staff Wall, Vault

Assassin: Knife in the Darkness, Dagger in the Back, Assassin's Trick
Sneak Attack Training, Stealthy III
Damage Boost III

Harper Agent: Agent of Good I
Harper Enchantment, Traveler's Toughness I
15. Hrp1 Traveler's Toughness II; Hrp2 Know the Angles I, II, III
16. Ass2 Venomed Blades I, II, III; SK0 Empowered Jaunt; SK3 Guile; TA4 No Mercy I
17. TA4 No Mercy II, III; Ass2 Sneak Attack Training
18. TA0 Cartwheel Charge; Ass3 Sneak Attack Training; Hrp2 Versatile Adept I
19. Ass3 Dexterity; Ass0 Nimbleness; Hrp2 Versatile Adept II
20. TA0 Followthrough; Hrp2 Versatile Adept III; Ass4 Sneak Attack Training




Destiny (24 AP)


Legendary Dreadnought
Legendary Tactics III, Extra Action Boost III
Momentum Swing III, Imp. Power Attack
Lay Waste, Critical Damage III
(none)
Advancing Blows, Devastating Critical
Master's Blitz, Pulverizer

Twists of Fate (35 fate points)
Wild Weapons OR Sense Weakness (Tier 4 Fury)
Grim Precision (Tier 3 Shadowdancer)
Hail of Blows (Tier 2 Flowers)
Brace for Impact (Tier 1 Sentinel)
Rejuvenation Cocoon (Tier 1 Primal)

Tomes: the only one required is +5 STR for feat pre-reqs. The INT tome is for extra skill pts and a higher bonus from Know the Angles; if yours is smaller, reduce skill(s) accordingly (nooo not mah Swim). The rest are just for bragging rights.


In the *ahem* unlikely event you don't have 11 extra racial APs to spare, you can drop them from either SDK, Assassin, and/or Harper to make up the difference. Nothing is particularly required from any of those trees.

Apart from Dreadnought, this build would also work fine in Divine Crusader or Shadowdancer (particularly after the Melee Power boost it just got).

[Raederle]

We three have been through a Pally/Cleric/Rogue(me) trio, a Fighter/Rogue/Druid(me, Gingerspyce's tanky healer build) trio, and are now ready to do another run through with Warlock,healer,tank. I've been assigned the tanking portion and actually find sword and board rather boring. Is a shintao monk tank still a viable option? I see Syncletica's build out there but am not sure how much has changed in the last 18 months and have no experience with monks yet. I do have a level 12 monkcher based on Syn's bow builds but I pretty well ignore melee combat on that character, so it's time to try to do it right. I'd probably prefer H2H over sticks, but figure I'd end up with the third core of ninja anyway for dex to damage and the the incorporeal so short swords might be viable. Human is preferred but not required. I have decent non raid gear, and 350 cannith so I can adapt to gearing as needed. Only one past life, rogue, all epic destinies done. Tomes: Str5, Dex6, Con7, Int3, Wis2, Cha2

Separately I noted the Favored Soul with a rogue splash, and our third had mentioned he might like to try FvS as the healer w rogue for trapping. Another possibility would be a bard healer with 2 levels of rogue for trapping. So, the request is a tanky monk who can handle up to LE but doesn't expect to raid. And the secondary request if any are handy is links to a healy FVS or Bard with a rogue splash. The healer to be will probably do it his way, but those would be a good starting point.

Thank you!

[unbongwah]

I don't know how well it does at tanking but start here: https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...nk-build-guide

Unfortunately, the devs just nerfed monks, reducing their Melee Power quite a bit. But otherwise that thread should have all you need for a pure Shintao (unarmed) build.

[Trig_of_Cowtown]

Hi Unbongwah!

I've been using your Mechassin build as a guide for my character. I've really enjoyed it and my halfling is on her way to level four. I lucked out on my drops and managed to get a great crossbow with keen. She decimates everything. *evil laugh*

Now, I'm a free to play players so my rogue was limited to a 28 pt build. No biggie. But, being free to play also means I have no access to the Harper enhancement tree. So, I was wondering what alternative path choices will be good for a Mechassin? In other words, how can your cool build be fiddled with to work well for a brand spankin' new player?

Thanks for your time!

P.S. Love your creative builds. So many different characters!

[unbongwah]

Now, I'm a free to play players so my rogue was limited to a 28 pt build. No biggie. But, being free to play also means I have no access to the Harper enhancement tree. So, I was wondering what alternative path choices will be good for a Mechassin? In other words, could your cool build be fiddled with to work well for a brand spankin' new player?

IIRC, you can't UMD Insightful Damage scrolls; or rather you can, but it only applies to your mainhand and since that's where you have to equip the scroll, it's useless to do so. So without Harper, there's no other way of getting INT to damage with 1H melee weapons on a pure rogue. Fortunately, you'd still have high base DEX anyway for your ranged feats, if nothing else, so DEX to damage from Assassin cores is a reasonable backup.

Also the silver lining to no Harper is you can afford the 41 Assassin / 31 Mechanic / 3 Acrobat AP split I mention in my thread.

That said, you would be better off sticking with a regular pure Mechanic (or Assassin) on a halfling rogue, IMO. The Mechassin was always a flavor build, but losing the human bonus feat makes it even tougher to pull off.

Having said that, if you still want to give it a go - well, I respect the crazy, so here's what I would do.

Half-pint Mechassin
Rogue 20
True Neutral Halfling




Stats
               28pt     32pt     Level Up
               ----     ----     --------
Strength         8        8       4: DEX
Dexterity       18       18       8: DEX
Constitution    14       16      12: DEX
Intelligence    16       16      16: DEX
Wisdom           8        8      20: DEX
Charisma         8        8      24: DEX
                                 28: DEX


Skills
          1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
         ------------------------------------------------------------
Disable   4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Open Lo   4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Search    4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Spot      4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Bluff     4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Hide      4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Move Si   4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Tumble    4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Haggle    3  2     2     2     2     2     2     2     2     2     2  23
UMD       4  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  23
Concent   2     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     1     11
Balance   1                                                            1
         ------------------------------------------------------------
         44 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11




Feats


 1        : Rapid Reload
 3        : Precision
 6        : Two Weapon Fighting
 9        : Improved Two Weapon Fighting
12        : Improved Critical: Piercing
15        : Greater Two Weapon Fighting
18        : Point Blank Shot
21 Epic   : Improved Sneak Attack
24 Epic   : Overwhelming Critical
26 Destiny: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting
27 Epic   : Blinding Speed OR Epic Damage Reduction
28 Destiny: Doubleshot
29 Destiny: Harbinger of Chaos OR Deific Warding
30 Epic   : Combat Archery OR Epic Damage Reduction
30 Legend : Scion of: Ethereal Plane


10 Rogue  : Opportunist
13 Rogue  : Improved Evasion
16 Rogue  : Crippling Strike
19 Rogue  : Defensive Roll




Enhancements (80 AP)


Assassin (43 AP)
Knife in the Darkness, Dagger in the Back, Assassin's Trick, Nimbleness, Lethality, Deadly Shadow
Sneak Attack Training, Stealthy III
Poison Strikes: Heartseeker, Venomed Blades III, Sneak Attack Training, Damage Boost III
Sneak Attack Training
Execute, Killer III, Weakening Strikes, Sneak Attack Training
Assassinate, Measure the Foe III, Deadly Strikes, Knife Specialization, Light Armor Mastery III

Mechanic (31 AP)
Arbalester, Tanglefoot, Targeting Sights, Improved Detection, Expert Builder
Sharpshooter, Thunderstone III
Sharpshooter, Improved Traps III
Sharpshooter, Ooze Flask III, Intelligence
Sharpshooter, Fletching III, Leg Shot, Intelligence

Halfling (3 AP)
Halfling Luck, Dexterity

Thief-Acrobat (3 AP)
Staff Control
Fast Movement

Leveling Guide
Mec0 Arbalester; Mec1 Sharpshooter; Mec1 Thunderstone I
Mec1 Thunderstone II, III; Mec2 Sharpshooter
Mec0 Tanglefoot; Mec2 Improved Traps I; Mec3 Sharpshooter
Mec2 Improved Traps II, III; Mec3 Intelligence
TA0 Staff Control; TA1 Fast Movement; Mec3 Ooze Flask I
Mec0 Targeting Sights; Mec3 Ooze Flask II, III; Mec4 Fletching I
Mec4 Fletching II, III; Mec4 Sharpshooter
Mec4 Leg Shot; Mec4 Intelligence
Ass0 Knife in the Darkness; Ass1 Sneak Attack Training; Ass1 Stealthy I
Ass1 Stealthy II; Ass0 Dagger in the Back; Ass2 Sneak Attack Training
Ass1 Stealthy III; Ass2 Damage Boost I, II, III
Reset Mechanic
Assassin: Assassin's Trick, Nimbleness
(none)
Poison Strikes: Heartseeker, Venomed Blades III
Sneak Attack Training
Execute, Killer III, Weakening Strikes, Sneak Attack Training
Assassinate, Measure the Foe I, Knife Specialization

Mechanic: Arbalester, Tanglefoot, Targeting Sights
Sharpshooter, Thunderstone III
Improved Traps III
Ass5 Measure the Foe II, III; Ass5 Deadly Strikes
Mec2 Sharpshooter; Mec3 Sharpshooter
Mec3 Intelligence; Mec3 Ooze Flask I, II
Mec3 Ooze Flask III; Mec0 Improved Detection; Mec4 Sharpshooter
Mec4 Intelligence; Mec4 Leg Shot
Ass0 Lethality; Mec4 Fletching I, II, III
Mec0 Expert Builder; Ass5 Light Armor Mastery I, II, III
Ass0 Deadly Shadow; Hlf0 Halfling Luck; Hlf0 Dexterity

Rather than INT-primary DEX-secondary, I reversed the key stats, since (A) I still see this as primarily a melee build in the long run, so without Harper I focus on DEX to damage for melee and (B) it's more F2P/newbie-friendly since you don't need any tomes this way.

Although as with the original Mechassin, I recommend focusing on great xbows for early leveling. Naturally if you wish to melee first, you need to tweak Enhancements and possibly feat order (take TWF sooner). In the long run, I'd use a keen repeater, such as Fatal Flaw or the new Stormreach Guardian. These become 17-20/x3 with Expert Builder.

[Trig_of_Cowtown]

Thank you!

well, I respect the crazy

Hey, that's where the fun is!

On a more serious note, I strongly believe in flexibility in a questing character. The build looks beautiful and I cannot wait to try it out.

Peace, love, and dolphins.

[Shoemaker]

The end of Spring 2018 semester is near as it is finals week, and I'm thinking of bringing back the "Shoe Cobbles a ________" series on DDOstream. So, I'd like to make a fun build that people will want to see. I've been watching other high end streamers and joining them as a lousy piking PuG mostly, and have some ideas of what might be fun.

So, what I'm looking for is a current shuriken thrower build for a second life character. I'll need ideas not only for the build itself, but an idea of what gear is good at what levels. I want to be able to solo R5 on most content with it, and expect to do a bit of gear farming before I start. I have heard that I want to have some monk to be able to throw extra stars and max out doubleshot, alacrity, etc. I've also been told that things that hamstring, paralyze, or slow are very good.

So, I'm looking to community help on this build - Thanks!!!

[shino23]

Hello everyone!
I need a build that is a Zen archer but I need it to have more level in ranger than monk and if it can fit I could use some rogue skill.

I have +7 tomes and I 36 point

It must not be an iconic!


Thanks you for the ideas in advance!

[unbongwah]

I need a build that is a Zen archer but I need it to have more level in rogue than monk and if it can fit I could use some rogue skill.

Are you just looking for a rogue past-life or do you really want a majority-rogue build? Is something like rogue 8 / monk 6 / ranger 6 good enough or were you thinking something else like rogue 13 / monk 6?

[Orrowan]

Hi All,

I played a lot of DDO... a long time ago. Before Underdark, anyways. My favorite character then was a dual-wielding elven longsword monk - a combination of elven longsword abilities, ranger (to level 6) longsword abilities, monk abilities (to level 10) mixed with 1 level of rogue and a lot of ninja backstabby stealthy stuff. And of course the feat that lets monks use longswords. Logged in today to have a look around and I'd really like to play him again... but I have no idea what to do with all these newfangled Enhancements.

I like to be able to play a bit of downlevel solo on the side, for which monk self-heal and the stealth always _used_ to be useful.

Any suggestions? I tried searching the forums, but the only longsword monk stuff I turned up was ancient.

Thanks,

Orrowan

[unbongwah]

Welcome back.

Any suggestions? I tried searching the forums, but the only longsword monk stuff I turned up was ancient.

That is because longsword monks have been obsolete for years now, at least since the Update 19 Enhancement overhaul. Whirling Steel Strike feat is still around, but now any melee weapon can become a ki weapon if you play a monk / fighter who takes the One with the Blade enhancement from the Kensei tree. Closest build to what you describe that I can think of is...hmm, probably Santa's Little Slayer which used rapiers. And even that build is obsolete though you should be able to dust it off and reuse it now.

[Orrowan]

Welcome back.

That is because longsword monks have been obsolete for years now, at least since the Update 19 Enhancement overhaul.

Ah well; thanks for the info. I'll just hash something together and see if I can remember how to play; if I stick with it long enough I can always TR and research a proper build from there.

[shino23]

Are you just looking for a rogue past-life or do you really want a majority-rogue build? Is something like rogue 8 / monk 6 / ranger 6 good enough or were you thinking something else like rogue 13 / monk 6?

I misswrote i need more levels in ranger!

I need only for past life but I d like it to be pretty performing while leveling and in epic too not interested in high skull reaper and stuff....

I was thinking something like 11 ranger for full free feats 6 monk maybe 7 for Zen archery and 2 or 3 rogue but I didn't check for the actual bab prerequisite and stuff...

Thank you for answering