Critique my build please

[RDeLove]

Im very new to ddo, did some research and came up with this build, please critique me to steer in right direction. Thanks in advance.

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Level 20 True Neutral Halfling Male
(20 Rogue) 
Hit Points: 204
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 10
Reflex: 22
Will: 9

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             10                    10
Dexterity            18                    22
Constitution         10                    10
Intelligence         16                    18
Wisdom                8                     8
Charisma             10                    10

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               8                    30
Bluff                 4                    34
Concentration         0                     1
Diplomacy             0                     1
Disable Device        7                    28
Haggle                0                     1
Heal                 -1                     0
Hide                  8                    42
Intimidate            0                     1
Jump                  4                    26
Listen               -1                     2
Move Silently         8                    40
Open Lock             8                    30
Perform               n/a                   n/a
Repair                3                     5
Search                7                    28
Spot                  3                    23
Swim                  0                     1
Tumble                8                    30
Use Magic Device      4                    24

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) I


Level 2 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Improved Hide I
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently I


Level 3 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Finesse
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking I


Level 4 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing I
Enhancement: Improved Hide II


Level 5 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost II
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently II


Level 6 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin I
Enhancement: Improved Bluff I


Level 7 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Improved Bluff II


Level 8 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) II
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) II


Level 9 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training II


Level 10 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Improved Evasion
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing II


Level 11 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy III
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training III


Level 12 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin II


Level 13 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Skill Mastery
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training IV
Enhancement: Improved Bluff III


Level 14 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy IV


Level 15 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) II
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking II


Level 16 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Opportunist
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing III
Enhancement: Improved Bluff IV


Level 17 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking III


Level 18 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) III
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin III


Level 19 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Slippery Mind
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) III


Level 20 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Deadly Shadow
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) III

[The_Brave2]

Even if you are building this as mainly a trap monkey build, you are going to need more CON and STR if you want the toon to be usefull for anything other than finding and disabling a trap. Even with weapon finess adding to your attack mod on a weap (assuming thats what you are going for with the high dex) your damage mod is still going to be STR, so you are going to want to have both of those stats high.

16STR
16DEX
14CON

would be the starting stats i would suggest mainly because:

16 dex only requires you to use a +1 tome (assuming since you say you are new you don't really have the resources to get +2 tomes) to get the TWF feat progression. 14 con is the very minimum i would start ANY toon at to stabilize a decent hp. you dont really need INT or CHA for a rogue, the skill points you get per level + an item for search/DD/OL will get you plenty high to get the traps while having high STR and CON allows you to do decent damage and survive.

[Rusty_Can]

Abilities:
- Con and STR are too low;
- INT is too high.

Feats:
- you are missing a feat at lvl 9.

What I would do:
- drop INT to 12;
- raise STR to 12; using +1 STR tome, you will qualify for Power Attack;
- raise Con to 14;
- feats: drop one Toughness feat; get Power Attack (you will need +1 STR tome) and Improved Critical: Piercing (I'm assuming you are using rapiers).

[RDeLove]

Even if you are building this as mainly a trap monkey build, you are going to need more CON and STR if you want the toon to be usefull for anything other than finding and disabling a trap. Even with weapon finess adding to your attack mod on a weap (assuming thats what you are going for with the high dex) your damage mod is still going to be STR, so you are going to want to have both of those stats high.

16STR
16DEX
14CON

would be the starting stats i would suggest mainly because:

16 dex only requires you to use a +1 tome (assuming since you say you are new you don't really have the resources to get +2 tomes) to get the TWF feat progression. 14 con is the very minimum i would start ANY toon at to stabilize a decent hp. you dont really need INT or CHA for a rogue, the skill points you get per level + an item for search/DD/OL will get you plenty high to get the traps while having high STR and CON allows you to do decent damage and survive.

Thanks for the input I didnt realize about the strength / I thought dex replaced it in all aspects. What skills should I focus on, reducing my int. will drastically cut my ability points.

[The_Brave2]

focus on disable device, search, open lock and use magic device, baisic rogue skills + UMD for heal scrolls/wands/items exc.

[RDeLove]

focus on disable device, search, open lock and use magic device, baisic rogue skills + UMD for heal scrolls/wands/items exc.

Ok making changes now.

[RDeLove]

Ok making changes now.

Here is updated build, with suggested changes. How does it look now, I want to steer clear of "trapmonkeyiness", will this build suffice for a decent to high dps build, or should I take a nap and start over. Thanks

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Level 20 True Neutral Halfling Male
(20 Rogue) 
Hit Points: 204
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 10
Reflex: 22
Will: 9

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             10                    10
Dexterity            18                    22
Constitution         10                    10
Intelligence         16                    18
Wisdom                8                     8
Charisma             10                    10

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               8                    30
Bluff                 4                    34
Concentration         0                     1
Diplomacy             0                     1
Disable Device        7                    28
Haggle                0                     1
Heal                 -1                     0
Hide                  8                    42
Intimidate            0                     1
Jump                  4                    26
Listen               -1                     2
Move Silently         8                    40
Open Lock             8                    30
Perform               n/a                   n/a
Repair                3                     5
Search                7                    28
Spot                  3                    23
Swim                  0                     1
Tumble                8                    30
Use Magic Device      4                    24

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) I


Level 2 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Improved Hide I
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently I


Level 3 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Finesse
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking I


Level 4 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing I
Enhancement: Improved Hide II


Level 5 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost II
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently II


Level 6 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin I
Enhancement: Improved Bluff I


Level 7 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Improved Bluff II


Level 8 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) II
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) II


Level 9 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training II


Level 10 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Improved Evasion
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing II


Level 11 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy III
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training III


Level 12 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin II


Level 13 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Skill Mastery
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training IV
Enhancement: Improved Bluff III


Level 14 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy IV


Level 15 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) II
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking II


Level 16 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Opportunist
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing III
Enhancement: Improved Bluff IV


Level 17 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking III


Level 18 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) III
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin III


Level 19 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Slippery Mind
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) III


Level 20 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Deadly Shadow
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) III

[RDeLove]

Abilities:
- Con and STR are too low;
- INT is too high.

Feats:
- you are missing a feat at lvl 9.

What I would do:
- drop INT to 12;
- raise STR to 12; using +1 STR tome, you will qualify for Power Attack;
- raise Con to 14;
- feats: drop one Toughness feat; get Power Attack (you will need +1 STR tome) and Improved Critical: Piercing (I'm assuming you are using rapiers).

Thank you, I dont know how I put tough in there twice, lol or how I missed feat 9 altogether. Yes I planned on rapiers. I will put build up with your changes as well, I think I would prefer a int of 12.

[Rusty_Can]

Here is updated build, with suggested changes.

I think you posted the old version.

[RDeLove]

Thank you, I dont know how I put tough in there twice, lol or how I missed feat 9 altogether. Yes I planned on rapiers. I will put build up with your changes as well, I think I would prefer a int of 12.

Ok, how does this one look, I dont know where to get tomes or how much they cost, but I figured that by level 6, I should be able to get one. I put that at level 6 and filled in empty feat spot at 9 with power attack, took out second toughness at 18 and put in great fortitude. Thanks for all the help, how does this build hold up now.

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Level 20 True Neutral Halfling Male
(20 Rogue) 
Hit Points: 222
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 14
Reflex: 22
Will: 9

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             12                    13
Dexterity            18                    22
Constitution         14                    14
Intelligence         12                    14
Wisdom                8                     8
Charisma             10                    10

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Strength used at level 6

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               8                    29
Bluff                 0                    21
Concentration         2                     3
Diplomacy             0                     1
Disable Device        5                    26
Haggle                0                     1
Heal                 -1                     0
Hide                  4                    19
Intimidate            0                     1
Jump                  1                    14
Listen               -1                     2
Move Silently         8                    40
Open Lock             8                    30
Perform               n/a                   n/a
Repair                1                     3
Search                5                    26
Spot                  3                    23
Swim                  1                     2
Tumble                8                    30
Use Magic Device      4                    24

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) I


Level 2 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Improved Hide I
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently I


Level 3 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Finesse
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking I


Level 4 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing I
Enhancement: Improved Hide II


Level 5 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost II
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently II


Level 6 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin I
Enhancement: Improved Bluff I


Level 7 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Improved Bluff II


Level 8 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) II
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) II


Level 9 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training II


Level 10 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Improved Evasion
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing II


Level 11 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy III
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training III


Level 12 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin II


Level 13 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Skill Mastery
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training IV
Enhancement: Improved Bluff III


Level 14 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy IV


Level 15 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) II
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking II


Level 16 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Opportunist
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing III
Enhancement: Improved Bluff IV


Level 17 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking III


Level 18 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Great Fortitude
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) III
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin III


Level 19 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Slippery Mind
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) III


Level 20 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Deadly Shadow
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) III

[RDeLove]

I think you posted the old version.

I finally caught on to that, and didnt know what to do, had "oh" moment and then edited post with correct updated build, would last build I posted, or the one with 16 str, be better, I looking for decent to high dps, plus some survivabilty.

[Dandonk]

I would move ITWF up to level 9, get IC(pierce) at 12, and move PA down to level 18, getting rid of Great Fortitude.
I would move Opportunist up over Skill Mastery, and perhaps change Slippery Mind to Crippling Strike, or another Skill Mastery. The last is mostly a personal preference - I find I get buffed with spells that grant immunities to most of the will save effects at end game anyway. Not all, but most.

You might want to get the 2 points from cha to int, depending on focus. Int helps assassinate, and trap skills - may be nice if you do not have good twink gear for trapping while levelling. The cha hit would hurt UMD a little, though. It's mostly a matter of personal preference.

[RDeLove]

I would move ITWF up to level 9, get IC(pierce) at 12, and move PA down to level 18, getting rid of Great Fortitude.
I would move Opportunist up over Skill Mastery, and perhaps change Slippery Mind to Crippling Strike, or another Skill Mastery. The last is mostly a personal preference - I find I get buffed with spells that grant immunities to most of the will save effects at end game anyway. Not all, but most.

You might want to get the 2 points from cha to int, depending on focus. Int helps assassinate, and trap skills - may be nice if you do not have good twink gear for trapping while levelling. The cha hit would hurt UMD a little, though. It's mostly a matter of personal preference.

I think this will work for me, I just have to practice playing with it, thanks for everyones help, I will be going with this build. Going to sleep now so if anyone has some more suggestions (like pointing out wear I went wrong, lol ) just post reply and I will check in a couple of hours, try to incorporate changes if need be, and then head to Korthos. Thanks again all, goodnight.

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Level 20 True Neutral Halfling Male
(20 Rogue) 
Hit Points: 222
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 12
Reflex: 22
Will: 9

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             12                    13
Dexterity            18                    22
Constitution         14                    14
Intelligence         14                    16
Wisdom                8                     8
Charisma              8                     8

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Strength used at level 6

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               8                    30
Bluff                -1                    10
Concentration         2                     3
Diplomacy            -1                     0
Disable Device        6                    27
Haggle               -1                     0
Heal                 -1                     0
Hide                  8                    42
Intimidate           -1                     0
Jump                  5                    27
Listen               -1                     2
Move Silently         8                    40
Open Lock             8                    30
Perform              n/a                    n/a
Repair                2                     4
Search                6                    27
Spot                  3                    23
Swim                  1                     2
Tumble                8                    30
Use Magic Device      3                    23

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) I


Level 2 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Improved Hide I
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently I


Level 3 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Finesse
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking I


Level 4 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing I
Enhancement: Improved Hide II


Level 5 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost II
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently II


Level 6 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin I
Enhancement: Improved Bluff I


Level 7 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Skill Boost II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Improved Bluff II


Level 8 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) II
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) II


Level 9 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training II


Level 10 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Improved Evasion
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing II


Level 11 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy III
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training III


Level 12 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin II


Level 13 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Skill Mastery
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training IV
Enhancement: Improved Bluff III


Level 14 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy IV


Level 15 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) II
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking II


Level 16 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Opportunist
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing III
Enhancement: Improved Bluff IV


Level 17 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Faster Sneaking III


Level 18 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) III
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin III


Level 19 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Crippling Strike
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) III


Level 20 (Rogue)
Enhancement: Rogue Deadly Shadow
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) III

[BuyTiles]

Having both capped a DEX based and STR rogue, I'd advise to go with STR based.

This means dropping dex to 15 and eating a +2 tome at lvl 7.

All level ups (4,8,12,16,20) into STR

14 CON and 1 toughness feat is enough for a rogue once you get the equiptment.

INT can be dropped to 10 and still have plenty of skill points left over. If you're worried about skill points, go human and you get an extra feat, 1 extra skill point, and can bump your STR 1 more point as well as get healing amp.

Your sneak attack dps will be ever so slightly lower, but your overall dps and survivability will be higher.

[Cap_Man]

Are you sure you want to go with 'True Neutral' as your alignment?

If you go with 'Neutral Good' you will have access to 'Good' aligned weapons.

Your UMD will not be high enough for quite a few levels to allow you to use these weapons if you stay True Neutral.

One more thing, the Assassin line is a lot of fun, but the goodness doesn't start until Assassin II at level 12. Many would be assassins will start off as Mechanics and then respec into Assassin at level 12.

[TheDjinnFor]

I finally caught on to that, and didnt know what to do, had "oh" moment and then edited post with correct updated build, would last build I posted, or the one with 16 str, be better, I looking for decent to high dps, plus some survivabilty.

Ideally you want to start with 15 dex, and use a +2 Tome of Quickness in Action to increase your base dexterity to 17 to qualify for the Improved/Greater Two Weapon Fighting feats.

You might have to settle for just 16 dex and a +1 Tome instead; +1 tomes can be expensive for a completely new player to get but maybe you can bum a +1 tome off of somebody...

Ability Scores

Str - 15 (13 pts) + 5 level up bonus points
Dex - 15 (5 pts)
Con - 14 (6 pts)
Int - 10 (2 pts)
Wis - 8
Cha - 8

Extra points: 2; can go in cha for better UMD, int for better assassinate/more skills, con if you think the odd modifier is okay, etc.

Personally, I like str rogues. If you're set for a dex rogue, try this:

Str - 14 (10 pts)
Dex - 18 (10 pts) +5 level up bonus points.
Con - 14 (6 pts)
Int - 10 (2 pts)
Wis - 8
Cha - 8

Note that finesse rogues trade damage for higher reflex, that's the core feature; if you want decent damage you still need a good starting strength and still need to invest in plenty of strength gear (if you do, the difference is around 3 less base damage for 4 more reflex). IMO, high reflex is only useful for specific epic traps; nearly any build can hit the 30-34 reflex range needed to save against raid bosses (exceptions being classes that completely dump dex and pick a class that only gives 6 to reflex instead of 12 at level 20).

There's also assassinate rogues that shoot for a high assassinate DC:

Str - 12 (6 pts)
Dex - 16 (6 pts)
Con - 14 (6 pts)
Int - 16 (10 pts) + 5 level ups
Wis - 8
Cha - 8

Having 21 int instead of 10 int means you're up 5 or 6 points of assassinate DC, but down 4 damage per swing from the str rogue and 4 reflex from the dex rogue. Plus more skills, if you want them.

Nom a +1 str tome before you take power attack.

Skills

8 Skills
-UMD
-Search
-Disable Device
-Open Lock
-Balance

Pick any 3 (none are essential but all are useful to an extent)
-Spot
-Jump
-Haggle
-Move Silently
-Hide
-Diplomacy

Feats

Strength-based

1. Toughness (at level 1-8 use a two-handed weapon mostly because it takes less accuracy penalties)
3. Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh
6. Two Weapon Fighting
9. Improved Two-weapon Fighting
10. Improved Evasion
12. Improved Critical: Slashing
13. Crippling Strike
15. Greater Two-Weapon Fighting
16. Opportunist
18. Power Attack
19. Skill Mastery/Defensive Roll/Slippery Mind

Finesse-based

1. Toughness (at level 1-8 use a two-handed weapon mostly because it takes less accuracy penalties)
3. Two Weapon Fighting
6. Weapon Finesse
9. Improved Two-weapon Fighting
10. Improved Evasion
12. Improved Critical: Piercing
13. Crippling Strike
15. Greater Two-Weapon Fighting
16. Opportunist
18. Power Attack
19. Skill Mastery/Defensive Roll/Slippery Mind

[unbongwah]

Classic DEX-based using rapiers:

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Level 20 True Neutral Halfling Female
(20 Rogue) 
Hit Points: 242
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 10
Reflex: 21
Will: 6

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             12                    14
Dexterity            18                    26
Constitution         14                    16
Intelligence         14                    16
Wisdom                8                     8
Charisma              8                     8

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 17
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 20
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 20

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting


Level 2 (Rogue)


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


Level 4 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: DEX


Level 5 (Rogue)


Level 6 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 7 (Rogue)


Level 8 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: DEX


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


Level 10 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Opportunist


Level 11 (Rogue)


Level 12 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: DEX
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Piercing Weapons


Level 13 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Improved Evasion


Level 14 (Rogue)


Level 15 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting


Level 16 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: DEX
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Crippling Strike


Level 17 (Rogue)


Level 18 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 19 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Skill Mastery


Level 20 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: DEX
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Extra Action Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Extra Action Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost III
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost IV
Enhancement: Rogue Deadly Shadow
Enhancement: Halfling Dexterity I
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning I
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning II
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning III
Enhancement: Halfling Guile I
Enhancement: Halfling Guile II
Enhancement: Halfling Guile III
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing I
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing II
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing III
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing IV
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin I
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin II
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin III
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy III
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy IV
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training III
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training IV
Enhancement: Improved Hide I
Enhancement: Improved Hide II
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently I
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently II

STR-based w/khopeshes:

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Level 20 True Neutral Halfling Female
(20 Rogue) 
Hit Points: 242
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 10
Reflex: 17
Will: 6

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             16                    23
Dexterity            16                    18
Constitution         14                    16
Intelligence          8                    10
Wisdom                8                     8
Charisma              8                     8

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Dexterity used at level 8
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 20
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 20

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting


Level 2 (Rogue)


Level 3 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Khopesh


Level 4 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: STR


Level 5 (Rogue)


Level 6 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 7 (Rogue)


Level 8 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: STR


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


Level 10 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Opportunist


Level 11 (Rogue)


Level 12 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 13 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Improved Evasion


Level 14 (Rogue)


Level 15 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting


Level 16 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: STR
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Crippling Strike


Level 17 (Rogue)


Level 18 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 19 (Rogue)
Feat: (Rogue Bonus) Skill Mastery


Level 20 (Rogue)
Ability Raise: STR
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Damage Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Extra Action Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Extra Action Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost II
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost III
Enhancement: Rogue Haste Boost IV
Enhancement: Rogue Deadly Shadow
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning I
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning II
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning III
Enhancement: Halfling Guile I
Enhancement: Halfling Guile II
Enhancement: Halfling Guile III
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing I
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing II
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing III
Enhancement: Rogue Subtle Backstabbing IV
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin I
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin II
Enhancement: Rogue Assassin III
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy III
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Accuracy IV
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training I
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training II
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training III
Enhancement: Rogue Sneak Attack Training IV
Enhancement: Improved Hide I
Enhancement: Improved Hide II
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently I
Enhancement: Improved Move Silently II
Enhancement: Rogue Dexterity I

Essentially, the DEX-based rogue has higher to-hit, Reflex saves, AC (for as long as it matters), and INT for more skill pts and higher Assassinate DC; she also doesn't need any tomes until lvl 17 when you need at least +1 STR for PA (but I was optimistic that you would pull a +2 STR). The STR-based khopesh rogue will have higher non-SA DPS but needs a +1 DEX tome by lvl 8 for ITWF; also khopeshes tend to be too expensive for newcomers early on, so odds are you'll use rapiers anyway until you can afford to buy or craft khopeshes.

[unbongwah]

If you go with 'Neutral Good' you will have access to 'Good' aligned weapons.

It also renders you vulnerable to Unholy dmg at higher lvls.

Your UMD will not be high enough for quite a few levels to allow you to use these weapons if you stay True Neutral.

True, but now that Righteousness (finally!) counts as good-aligned there's less need for PG weapons; and the crafting system allows one to (eventually) make whatever weapons you need. Plus TN lets you benefit from Stability items. Overall the pros of TN outweigh the cons, IMHO.

[RDeLove]

Yawn, whew, just got up. I want to thank everyone for the input, its been of great value, I have learned tons. Maybe this thread or parts of it can be placed somewhere for others like me, but I digress. Ive been here on ddo for about 5 days, just searching reading and studying. I think it is time to plunge on in, text book understanding can only get you so far, and is much less fun than actually playing the game. I think getting "beat down" by a skelly or zombie or even a rat will teach me even more, lol. I am F2P account, with no favor no tp, no money, no experience, no nothing, Im inherently limited in what I can do, according to my research. so Im going to take about an hour compiling the awesome info, then embarassingly do some more research to decipher some of these terms and abbreviations. After that, Im in, Im on Khyber, if anyone sees a tiny naked rogue doing the "jitterbug" in town its probably me, practicing my melee / manuevering skills, so dont panic, lol. ( I have a hard time just walking straight, let alone fighting)

I will most likely settle on the last build I posted, that requires the 1 tome to get to 13 str for power attack. I think for me a new player, that will suffice, I will be here a long time, playing alot, actual game play and trying to figure out what the heck is going on, will be beneficial; money, exprience, friends, guild, learning what kopesh is, crafting, (something I didnt realize we could do, lol) and etc. Also going with the last build I put up, will most importantly give me the satisfaction and awesome experience of creating something myself, ( with awesome advice of course) not totally alone, but enough so that pass or fail it is on me. You all rock, let me get to it, good day to all and thanks one more time. I have to go and pick a name and decide gender for my toon, doh.