TR plan, need build suggestions for past lives

[Xenostrata]

Alright, so I've decided to grind out a couple TRs (only first and second lives) to get to my monk build, and was looking for a little advice. The build needs a monk and rogue past life for the feats.

What I need:
A rogue build and a monk build that are easy to level (nothing requiring raid/btc gear, will be skipping past those)
Advice on which Life I should take first (which one would be harder to get to 20)
Any changes to Lithic's zergfest for levelling it.

Builds should be incredibly self sufficient for soloing (thinking Helf light monk and maybe a 13/7 staff build?)

Final build should look like this:

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Raven 
Level 20 Lawful Neutral Warforged Male
(20 Monk) 
Hit Points: 332
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 17
Reflex: 18
Will: 14

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(36 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             18                    26
Dexterity            16                    18
Constitution         16                    21
Intelligence          8                     8
Wisdom               10                    14
Charisma              6                     6

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Dexterity used at level 3
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 7
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 7
+3 Tome of Strength used at level 11
+3 Tome of Constitution used at level 11
+3 Tome of Wisdom used at level 11

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               7                    32
Bluff                -2                    -1
Concentration         7                    41
Diplomacy            -2                    -1
Disable Device       n/a                    n/a
Haggle               -2                     3
Heal                  0                     3
Hide                  3                     9
Intimidate           -2                    -1
Jump                  7                    33
Listen                0                     3
Move Silently         3                     5
Open Lock             n/a                   n/a
Perform              n/a                   n/a
Repair               -1                     0
Search               -1                     0
Spot                  0                     3
Swim                  4                     9
Tumble                4                     8
Use Magic Device     n/a                   n/a

Level 1 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+4)
Skill: Concentration (+4)
Skill: Jump (+3)
Skill: Tumble (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Lightning Reflexes
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Monk
Feat: (Past Life) Past Life: Rogue
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Two Weapon Fighting


Level 2 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Toughness


Level 3 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Past Life: Disciple of the Fist
Feat: (Monk Path) Path of Inevitable Dominion: Fists of Darkness


Level 4 (Monk)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 5 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 6 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Dodge
Feat: (Selected) Past Life: Sneak of Shadows


Level 7 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 8 (Monk)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 9 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting


Level 10 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 11 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 12 (Monk)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Bludgeoning Weapons


Level 13 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 14 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 15 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting


Level 16 (Monk)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 17 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 18 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 19 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)


Level 20 (Monk)
Ability Raise: STR
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Jump (+1)
Enhancement: Monk Serenity
Enhancement: Static Charge
Enhancement: Way of the Clever Monkey I
Enhancement: Way of the Clever Monkey II
Enhancement: Way of the Clever Monkey III
Enhancement: Way of the Clever Monkey IV
Enhancement: Touch of Death
Enhancement: Porous Soul
Enhancement: All-Consuming Flame
Enhancement: Monk Improved Recovery I
Enhancement: Monk Improved Recovery II
Enhancement: Monk Ninja Spy I
Enhancement: Monk Ninja Spy II
Enhancement: Winter's Touch
Enhancement: Adept of Rock
Enhancement: Grandmaster of Mountains
Enhancement: Master of Stone
Enhancement: Adept of Flame
Enhancement: Grandmaster of the Sun
Enhancement: Master of Bonfires
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness III
Enhancement: Improved Jump I
Enhancement: Improved Jump II
Enhancement: Improved Tumble I
Enhancement: Improved Tumble II
Enhancement: Monk Wisdom I
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution I
Enhancement: Warforged Constitution II
Enhancement: Warforged Healer's Friend I
Enhancement: Warforged Power Attack I
Enhancement: Warforged Power Attack II
Enhancement: Warforged Power Attack III

Thanks in advance for the help

P.S. Tomes were included on the final build that won't be used, don't bother commenting on how I'm going to get 3 +3 tomes on the run to 20.

[Carpone]

For the TR lives before your final build, this is how I would do it (in order):

True Neutral Warforged:
1 rogue
12 wizard
7 of whatever class you want the past life for.

When you hit 20, LR+3 the wizard into the class you want the past life for. TR, then rinse and repeat. My time is worth more than money, so buying a LR+3 heart isn't a big deal to me. YMMV.

The 1 rogue is for the 15% trap bonus. 12 wizard owns everything (easy to avoid most of Vale and Amrath, even on a 3rd life TR). With 12 wiz, you have everything you need to blow through quests. The crazy duo who completed a TR in 3-days used this level progression.

I'm curious why you want a rogue past life. Wouldn't Paladin be better for 5% heal amp and the 3x Divine Favor? (lasts 2m12s each.)

[NoidRoid]

I used to run a 13 rogue 6 ranger 1 monk halfling build that was very easy to TR. Used handwraps exclusively, something like 15 STR 15 DEX 14 CON 10 INT 14 WIS 8 CHA for a 32 pt build. Strength based.

Level Order:
1 - rog
2- monk
3-8 ranger
9-20 rogue

Feats: Dodge, Mobility, Spring Attack, PA, Stunning Fist, Imp Crit: Bludgeon, GTWF, Toughness, Improved evasion, Opportunist

Take tempest and either assassin II if you want more SA or acrobat II to run faster and for burst AC. Then as much halfling SA, rogue SA, FE damage, and haste boost etc as you can fit.

The build does a lot of dps, good AC, and nice saves. 90% offhand chance with handwrap speed and full str mod plus rams might and 5.5% doublestrike will give you respectable dps against fort or aggro.

A nice blend of run speed, trap bonus, survivability, and dps.. all of which make for an easy TR.

[Cardtrick]

Carpone's undoubtedly right that this would be faster if you played a caster and then LRed at cap, but that's expensive. Assuming that's not an option, and you want to actually play as the class you'll be getting a past life from:

For the rogue life, I would say go with a heavily splashed acrobat build for sure. A pure assassin is stronger in parties, at cap, but for quickly zerging through for the past life it's hard to beat an acrobat (especially if you don't want to invest much in gear -- quarterstaffs are cheap, and solid named ones are available while leveling).

If you don't mind using a pocket healer, a high strength horc 13/6/1 (acrobat/kensai/monk) build like the one in my sig will tear through most of the game's content very quickly (for a melee). If you'd rather have better self-healing (probably better for zerging through and immediately TRing), your best bet is likely a human or helf 13/7 (acrobat/light monk) build with healing amp.

For the monk life, just go with a standard STR/WIS light monk, probably helf with rogue dille. Although really, any monk is a strong choice for soloing to cap.