feeling squishy

[neclon]

The shroud is making my fighter (lvl 17 halfling fighter - 16 base con) feel squishier than my lvl 20 rogue (14 base con elf).

So tried shroud 3 times today. I was the low-man on the hp spikes every time. Granted I have not put much effort into hp gear (until today) but I always assumed I wouldn't have to worry about being squishy on a fighter.

I ran with 396 hp today(this is with minos, greater false life, and +6 con item) and in part 4 my hp was dropping way faster than anyone elses. I bottomed out and came back with a heal fairly quick but died to the spikes eventually.

I know I have another 40 or so hps comin from level ups, but this is a lvl 16 raid, shouldnt a 17 fighter be sufficient? I admit I wasn't trying too hard to stay behind harry, but that , but what's really kiling me is taking 250+ dmg from delayed blast fireball. I guess my reflex save is the problem more than my hps, but I have +5 resistance boots on.

Am I missing something?

I know some obvious improvements would be +2 tome, madstone, blah blah blah. People post that like you can just go to a vendor and buy a set of madstone boots. I know someone who ran 40 times to get a pair so that's not a very reasonable solution at this point.