Call for proven pure rogue builds

[SableShadow]

Hello,

I want to link some pure rogue builds to my guide (see sig) that have been played by folks to the cap. I have several multi-class builds linked, but I know there are some pretty tight pure builds out there.

Please post a thread in the rogue forums and drop me a PM with your build URL, state that you've played it to the cap, and a name or catch phrase I can use to refer to your build (see sig, bottom of first post, for examples). Builds posted to the rogue forum should have both a strengths and weakness portion, and also a 'if I'd done it all over again' commentary...since no one is perfect.

Ours is potentially one of the most powerful classes in the game, if played well, and I'd like to expand and centralize the knowledge base and so let folks new to the class come into their power earlier.

Cheers!

[Aspenor]

Aerren M'Zert 13rogue/1ranger Drow Elf

STR 8 = 14
DEX 18 = 34
CON 10 = 18
INT 18 = 24
WIS 12 = 20
CHA 10 = 16

Current Feats
Skill Focus: UMD
Weapon Finesse
Combat Expertise
Improved Feint
Improved Critical: Piercing

Enhancements posted soon.

[GuitarHero]

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Level 14 Chaotic Good Elf Male
(14 Rogue) 
Hit Points: 134
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 10\10\15\20
Fortitude: 5
Reflex: 16
Will: 4

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Stats         Base Stats         Modified Stats
Abilities        (Level 1)          (Level 14)           (Level 14)
Strength             10                 10                   10
Dexterity            17                 20                   24
Constitution         12                 13                   13
Intelligence         14                 15                   15
Wisdom               10                 11                   11
Charisma             12                 12                   12

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Constitution used at level 14
+1 Tome of Intelligence used at level 14
+1 Tome of Wisdom used at level 14

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 14)
Balance               7                    17
Bluff                 1                     3
Concentration         1                     1
Diplomacy             1                     1
Disable Device        6                    21
Haggle                1                     1
Heal                  0                     0
Hide                  7                    28
Intimidate            1                     1
Jump                  4                    14
Listen                0                     2
Move Silently         7                    28
Open Lock             7                    26
Perform               n/a                   n/a
Repair                2                     2
Search                6                    25
Spot                  0                    19
Swim                  4                    10
Tumble                7                    24
Use Magic Device      5                    18

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness

Level 2 (Rogue)

Level 3 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Finesse

Level 4 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: DEX

Level 5 (Rogue)

Level 6 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Nimble Fingers

Level 7 (Rogue)

Level 8 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: DEX

Level 9 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting

Level 10 (Rogue)

Level 11 (Rogue)

Level 12 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: DEX
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting

Level 13 (Rogue)

Level 14 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost III
Enhancement: Elven Dexterity I
Enhancement: Elven Dexterity II
Enhancement: Elven Perception I
Enhancement: Elven Perception II
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabber I
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabber II
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking I
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking II
Enhancement: Rogue Item Defense I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training III
Enhancement: Way of the Assassin I
Enhancement: Rogue Hide I
Enhancement: Rogue Hide II
Enhancement: Rogue Move Silently I
Enhancement: Rogue Move Silently II
Enhancement: Rogue Search I
Enhancement: Rogue Search II
Enhancement: Rogue Dexterity I
Enhancement: Rogue Dexterity II

And if i had it to do all over again, i'd likely have put some points in a social skill (Bluff/Diplo), and likely wouldn't have made him a mechanic at all. I have since reworked him as an assassin, but it was rather costly and time consuming.

[MysticRhythms]

I'd be very interested in hearnig from people who have chosne Way of the Assassin and Way of the Mechanic.

My plan with my Human Rogue is to stay pure and be a Bluffmeister. As such, the build might change over time. I want to experiment with Bluff, Diplomacy, Improved Feint and SUbtle Backstabbing as well as the Damage and Haste boosts.

I'd like to hear more from pure rogues out there.

[Vizzini]

Gone pure before and didn't really like it - since then gone drow batman (mostly rog - for the skill points) and very happy! Picked up Way of the Mechanic for the bonuses to Search, Spot, Disable Device and Open Lock.

I'll post the details of the build when I get home from work.

[MysticRhythms]

Gone pure before and didn't really like it - since then gone drow batman (mostly rog - for the skill points) .

I want special abilities and maximized sneak dice, personally.

There are already a lot of multiclassed rogue builds in the guide. I'd like to see more from purists.

No offense meant.

[Vizzini]

No offense taken at all - I mearly ment that you can get some of the advanced enchamcment lines even without going pure. However if you are looking for information of rogues that are using damage dealing abilities like max sneak attack, crippling strike etc.. That's an entirely diffrent story for me.. I've always focused on the disable / Unlock aspects of my rogues before this most recent splash build.

Good luck on your quest however, I'll keep an eye on this post to see what neat builds you get in response

I want special abilities and maximized sneak dice, personally.

There are already a lot of multiclassed rogue builds in the guide. I'd like to see more from purists.

No offense meant.

[GuitarHero]

I'd be very interested in hearnig from people who have chosne Way of the Assassin and Way of the Mechanic.

My plan with my Human Rogue is to stay pure and be a Bluffmeister. As such, the build might change over time. I want to experiment with Bluff, Diplomacy, Improved Feint and SUbtle Backstabbing as well as the Damage and Haste boosts.

I'd like to hear more from pure rogues out there.

hey, bro. My build posted above was once a mechanic, but i came to realize something. Its unneeded. Trapsmithing is probably the least useful of a rogue's abilities, and you can be very proficient at it without dedicating yourself to the mechanic line. When I think of a rogue, i don't think of some hunk of meat trailing behind the party waiting for them to find a trap so he can disable it. To me a rogue is a flicker of steel before a shudder of death.

So, IMHO, mecanic is all fine and dandy, but you can be a good trapsmith without it, and you can be an AWESOME dps with assassin. Get your subtle backstabber up, and get ahold of a treason, and you can go most fights dealing sneak attack damage the whole time.