3rd class advice for an 18/1/1 Rogue Mech/Arty/???

[tapster]

OK. I'm making a mechanic and there are loads of threads on builds for splits vs pure. I'm going to have a multiclass so my question is what is the class I should take for one level. I know I won't get the L6 core and extra SA from L19 rogue.

My considerations are:

Barbarian: 10% movement speed, Alignment restriction - This is a possibility as I enjoy fast movement and adding in +18% movement from acrobat would be tempting.

Fighter: Extra feat, Haste Boost at L1 and extra boosts - The haste boost is the argument for this splash.

Monk: Extra feat - I'm not so thrilled by monk as I'd be uncentered all the time and the only feat I'd take would be precision. Fighter has this beat in my opinion.

Wizard: Extra feat, Invisibility SLA - An extra spell casting feat and I can scroll invis so probably not this.

Warlock: Eldritch aura to passively power Arcane Warrior ranged power - I'm lazy and maintaining Arcane Warrior without effort appeals to me.

Arty: Rune arm - Little bit of DPS and and extra gear slot. Not that appealing to compared to Barb, Fighter or Warlock for me. Maybe if the imbue scaled with spell power but until then not this.

So that's my reasoning for either Barbarian, Fighter or Warlock?

I'd appreciate some advice

[C-Dog]

OK. I'm making a mechanic ...

What's the build? Crossbow or melee? If melee, what sort?

Makes a diff. (e.g. If the build doesn't need a feat, then an "extra" one from Fighter doesn't help. If a ranged build, then +10% run/kite speed is pro'ly most important, etc.)

I'm going to have a multiclass ...

Just curious - if you aren't MC'ing for a specific reason, why do it?

[tapster]

Sorry about not being clear.

This is a ranged build I was thinking of going half elf for access to arcane archer and paralysing arrows. I know they're not officially WAI with xbows however they are fun. The triple multiclass is a personal flavour thing. I always have three classes on a toon.

I'm leaning towards the Barb version as enhancement points don't work out with the fighter variant - not enough points for haste boost unless I drop paralysing arrows which kinda defeats the object.

I could drop to Terror arrows but that'd be a different beast and not reaper friendly.

Hmm decisions...

This is the barb version I'm mulling over:-

18/1/1 Rogue/Barbarian/Artificer
Chaotic Good Half-Elf


Level Order

1. Rogue. . . . . .6. Rogue. . . . . 11. Rogue. . . . . 16. Rogue
2. Artificer . . . 7. Rogue . . . . .12. Rogue . . . . .17. Rogue
3. Barbarian . . . 8. Rogue . . . . .13. Rogue . . . . .18. Rogue
4. Rogue. . . . . .9. Rogue. . . . . 14. Rogue. . . . . 19. Rogue
5. Rogue. . . . . 10. Rogue. . . . . 15. Rogue. . . . . 20. Rogue


Stats
. . . . . . . .36pt . . Tome . . Level Up
. . . . . . . .---- . . ---- . . --------
Strength. . . . .8. . . .+4. . . .4: WIS
Dexterity . . . 17. . . .+4. . . .8: WIS
Constitution. . 14. . . .+5. . . 12: WIS
Intelligence. . .9. . . .+4. . . 16: WIS
Wisdom. . . . . 18. . . .+4. . . 20: WIS
Charisma. . . . .8. . . .+4. . . 24: WIS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28: WIS

Skills
. . . . . R. A .B. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R. R
. . . . . 1. 2 .3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
. . . . .------------------------------------------------------------
Disable . 4. . . . 3. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 23
Search. . 4. . . . 3. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 1. 23
Spot. . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3. 4. 4. 4. 4. 23
Hide. . . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 .3 .3 .3 .3 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .23
Move Si . 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 .3 .3 .3 .3 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .23
UMD . . . . .3. 2 .2 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .1 .23
Open Lo . 4. . . . . . . . . . 3. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Bluff . . . . . . . . 4. 5. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. 5. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Jump. . . 4. . . . . . . . .4 .2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Tumble. . . . . . . . 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
. . . . .------------------------------------------------------------
. . . . .28. 3 .4. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 9. 9. 9. 9. 9. 9. 9. 9. 9. 9


Feats

.1. . . . : Point Blank Shot
.1 HalfElf: Half-Elf Dilettante: Monk
.3. . . . : Rapid Shot
.6. . . . : Precise Shot
.9. . . . : Past Life: Wizard
12. . . . : Spell Focus: Enchantment
12 Rogue. : Slippery Mind
15. . . . : Improved Critical: Ranged
15 Rogue. : Opportunist
18. . . . : Improved Precise Shot
18 Rogue. : Crippling Strike
21 Epic . : Combat Archery
24 Epic . : Embolden Spell
26 Destiny: Holy Strike
27 Epic . : Improved Sneak Attack
28 Destiny: Doubleshot
29 Destiny: Arcane Warrior
30 Epic . : Overwhelming Critical
30 Legend : Scion of: Feywild


Spells

Artificer

1. Conjure Bolts, Enchant Weapons

Enhancements (80 AP)

Mechanic (39 AP)

• Arbalester, Tanglefoot, Targeting Sights, Improved Detection, Expert Builder
  1. Sharpshooter, Lacerating Shots III, Mechanics II
  2. Sharpshooter, Improved Traps III
  3. Sharpshooter, Wracking Shot I, Intelligence
  4. Sharpshooter, Fletching III, Leg Shot, Intelligence
  5. Sharpshooter, Rapid Fire II, Sniper, Mechanical Reloader

Elf-Arcane Archer (24 AP)

• Arcane Archer
  1. Frost Arrows, Awareness II
  2. Dispelling Shot II, Inferno Shot II, Elemental Damage
  3. Terror Arrows, Soul Magic, Elemental Damage, Wisdom
  4. Banishing Arrows, Paralyzing Arrows, Smiting Arrows

Half-Elf (14 AP)

• Versatile Nature, Human Wisdom, Human Damage Boost
  1. Skill Focus: Nimble Fingers III, Arcane Fluidity I
  2. Improved Recovery
  3. Arcane Archer

Thief-Acrobat (3 AP)

• Staff Control
  1. Fast Movement

[unbongwah]

My preferred MCed splits for Mechanics are either rog 19 / barb 1 for the +10% runspeed (29% vs 20% on pure rogue); or rog 18 / arty 2 for extra feats & runearms (partly for extra DPS to offset losing capstone and partly for the extra aug slots or passive bonuses).

Dumping INT (and thus your primary DPS stat) in order to go WIS-based to use known not-WAI imbues seems...unwise (pardon the pun). But since you know it's broken already and thus presumably realize you'll need to LR/TR if & when SSG fixes those bugs, knock yourself out. However metamagics don't affect imbues, so there's no point in taking Embolden. Not sure about Arcane Insight, though.

[tapster]

Thanks for that. Barb it is. Looks like I have a free feat as well if I drop Embolden.

I suspect that the fix to imbues is complicated and the workaround for the devs is to increase the amount of deathwards/freedom of movements, etc. in reaper and make them non-dispellable.

Either way make hay while the sun shines.