Advice needed for Rogue build

[Tom_Hunters]

Hi all,
I am new to the rogue path and so probably might have made silly mistakes. Now I can't quite decide what to do and so is seeking help


Let me state what I like to have. As a rogue I'd like to search and disable most traps in elite (unless the most insanely high ones), and having a chance to roll for a success even in epic might be great.

I also want to contribute by dealing dmg, and some spells.

Currently I am Halfling Rogue 6/ Ftr 1 (Ftr for the toughness feat and enhancements).

My base stat is
Str 10
Dex 18 (+1 from lvl)
Con 14 (edit: i made a mistake stating it's 16, but the base i have is 14 only)
Int 16 (but i just got a +2 int tome, so it's 18 now)
Will 8
Cha 8

I have maxed search unlock and disable for now, and can do most elite quests of slightly above my lvl with no fail of traps even rolling 1 (and I have the feat Nimble Finger too).

By now the only problem i have experienced is a Fire elemental boss in House K (the one spawning on a fire jet guarded chest), as I can't get thru his DR at all.

And I also found that with my CHA 8 i can never get a high enough UMD for no fail Rez and Heal.

So I am wondering when I level, shall I put the points to
(1) DEX (for better attack as I miss quite often, though I think I can get more dex from erogue and halfling enhancements instead);
(2) CHA (to boost my UMD, as I have a rank of only 8 by now... but will i make it to a no-fail Rez and Heal anyway? or shall I go for Halfling dragonmark of Heal, and forget the Rez spell....)
(3) STR (to help with my burden carrying as I often get close to medium load, and help hitting mob)

Btw the feats I have taken so far is Weapon Finesse, Toughness, Nimble fingers, twf


Thanks all for your help in advance!

[graardor]

Im kinda new to roguedom myself, hmm the only thing i could say for my preferance is to drop 2 points of dex and make str 14 possibly.

what weapon are you planning on using?

quarterstaff? repeating crossbow? dual short swords/daggars?

[Quarterling]

That's actually a really nice starting layout. Good con for less squishy, high dex, good int, and 10 str.

I wouldn't go higher than 10 for str on a rogue that isn't a str build.

As for weapons, pick up the weapon finesse feat and get one rapier and one short sword.

[GhoulsTouch]

That's actually a really nice starting layout. Good con for less squishy, high dex, good int, and 10 str.

I wouldn't go higher than 10 for str on a rogue that isn't a str build.

As for weapons, pick up the weapon finesse feat and get one rapier and one short sword.

Hey you got my character name...
No wrong...you do want a bit more strength in my opinion, you don't have to have it though. Here is the thing, just because you are specced for light weapons doesn't mean they are the best to use every single time. You can use Two handed weapons when the DR is too high. Try different types of weapon damage first (i.e. Fire, Ice, Good, Metalline etc) and then switch to two handers next failing that.