No one wants to play with me? A Bumbling First Post on These Forums...

[taurean430]

your problem might not be the build at all, are you using the "o" key to find ppl who are looking for group to invite or putting up a LFM msg?

I did use the LFM, though I might have screwed up on the 'o' key thing. I was chatting into the window while looking for a group at the time.

Neat thing is though... Following the spectacular advice and assistance I've received, I was able to actually play with a group last night. Did a quest I knew nothing about, but I was just as helpful as I'd anticipated. Casting Scare, self buffing and going after mobs ginsu style was a lot of fun. Granted, the fighter with the two handed sword was owning every monster on the board. We solved that problem by splitting up however. I stuck with protecting the mage in the group, he stuck with hanging out with the priest. I must say it was a whole lot of fun.

To explain, a benefactor who chose to remain nameless appeared out of nowhere last night and shared a large amount of coin. I was able to purchase some Mithral Armor, and Two Rapiers with the Pure Good enchantment on them. Those were some serious upgrades . And yes, this character is much more efficient with dual welded rapiers. It seems that having intimidating looking gear garners better responses in group play, lol.

I have not fixed my feats yet, but will this am.

I am really leaning toward the Wizard12/Rogue2/Fighter6 build. Though what was pointed out to me by Xyfiel and Aranticus is very very helpful regarding what I envisioned. To be honest, I have to compare the two and see what I can stand to not have later on in levels. But having a lot of fun again playing thanks to solid advice.

I want to say thank you to everyone for taking the time and energy to share with me your views. It's helped me out immensely.

[FatalBagel]

You seem to have received quite a bit of good advice and I'm glad it is working for you. One piece of info that seems to be lacking is that Rapiers (while useable with Weapon Finesse) are NOT light weapons. If you wield one in your off hand, you take a hefty penalty to hit unless you have the Oversized Two-Weapon Fighting feat.

Long term, I suspect you will want to limit yourself to a Rapier/Shield combo rather than investing in Oversized Two-Weapon Fighting as well as all of the Two-Weapon Fighting, ITWF, GTWF feats, but you may find that the style of character you want is more important.