13 rOGUE / 6 MONK / x

[Niab]

13 Rogue / 6 Monk and 1 what ?

Which is a better splash for this Permadeath Character (need some survivability ) focused on sneak attack damage ?
Assassin tree , Ninja Spy tree main focus.

Shadar-Kai Centered with short swords, or drop centered with good Kukri /Dagger combo
Permadeath we can't farm or aquire certain weapons in the plan, we use what we can find . So far it has been short swords .


Wizard = imp mage armor , shield , eldritch strike, +15HP, ?
How much do these help at higher levels 10 - 20 (that is higher levels for PD)

Ranger = +2d6 sneak attack dice + sneak speed, tendon slice attack, ?

Fighter = +1 feat , haste boost , 9% dodge clicky , ?



Others I haven't thought of?

Thanks
Niab clan

[unbongwah]

If this is a shuriken build, I'd consider splashing rgr for DWS: +5m PBS range and +2d6 SA. If you plan on halfling w/DM, a druid / cleric / FvS splash gets you access to metamagics to boost your heals.

[Niab]

Sorry race is Shadar-Kai already .

[Hafeal]

I recently did a 13 Monk, 6 Rogue, 1 Druid (getting in my Monk life). You could easily switch it.

I was a Q-staff build, thus the 1 Druid. So, if you go Q-staff, that is a possibility.

[Saekee]

I did a 13 rogue/6 monk/1 fighter stealth build but it was with Elf for dragonmarks:
https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthrea...e-monk-fighter
It had awesome survivability but low DPS--then the rogue pass came and ended it.

You can take from this a bit--since centering is a must (shadow veil is too good to pass up for survivability), I took Tier 5 Harper and Improved deception to boost sneak damage (improved deception on both weapons via Harper, plus 15 melee power at level 12). With Shadar-Kai, the chain attacks do not break stealth so that is very handy.

For permadeath, consider one more level of monk for wholeness of body, OR dropping 1 rogue level and taking 2 pally, or even 2 wizard for EK shield and mage armor for versatility (but that will drop your BAB qualifiers so not sure how it will work out, unless done at level 19&20)

Another option is a stunning fist build in which there is great synergy between stunning and rogue sneak damage. In that case 1 fighter for feats, assassin tree for sneak damage, Tier 5 harper for melee power etc. if you can fit it. Or even focus on no mercy bonuses to helplessness in Thief acrobat and Ninja trees so stunned mobs drop quickly.