Recent content by RenZhe

I usually try to optimize to cap off around Lv 11-12 and pray I somehow get to play it up to 15. Lv 17-20 features are most certainly dead to me, and fighter is a class that only has 11 levels.

I would not say that that is a good build which promotes your case. You've spent all of your feats getting warlord powers and class features AND you've spent your turn 1 opening kata doing performing what was wholly a leader function (you could counter-argue that you did mark, but you just set...

I suppose I should be thankful people still play 4e, much less read this guide. I've recovered the utility powers section (with awful wall-of-text formatting, which I've pretty much just given up on fixing) via wayback machine, and that actually included skill power ratings, so you do have that...

Is there any reason why you're not running a Str/Wis build with Heavy Armor Mastery instead? Is Initiative that much more valuable? Also, maybe consider Fighter 2/Cleric 18 to cap, since Action Surge is so good. Guiding Bolt seems kind of corner-case when you have Magic Missile on tap.

Otherwise known as an exercise to create a cha-stacking GFB-spamming gish. So I don't have SCAG yet but I basically get the point of Greenflame Blade, and I've been messing around trying to get a build going that would make a decent character out of it. It currently consists of...

Advanced Optimization Guide Universal Knowledge Every rogue player should know these basic tricks of the trade. The Big Idea: Easy perma-CA combo + one of the biggest static damage boosts in the business. Unless you're doing an esoteric build, this should be your default package simply...

Equipment Guide As is the norm for sections in this Handbook, if the piece of magic equipment isn't Interesting to talk about or highly rated, I won't be talking about it (especially important because this game has a colossal amount of equipment available). People interested in a more in-depth...

Recommended/Notable Themes Really, these are just heroic-tier analogues to Paragon Paths, and will be seen as such. An in-depth review of themes can be found by consulting the appropriate theme guide. Or if you're having trouble finding the appropriate handbook for themes, you may...

Recommended Feats Due to the enormous amounts of feats available for a character to take, we'll only be talking about those which I consider Black or better. I would recommend feats for Rogues be taken with the following priorities in mind: 1. Accuracy bonuses - You make your living on...

Powers - Paragon Tier Synopsis: Trade your Dazing Strike for big brother Stunning Strike. Or if you really want something from the Low Slash/Snap Shot/Darting Strike/Startling Offensive power four, go grab one of those instead. Ranged builds once again question their career decisions...

At-Will Powers The standard charop model for strikers is that unless you have a very good reason to do so, you should take as many nonstandard-action attacks as possible for your encounters and dailies, and optimize around repeatable at-will performance. You're probably going to spend at...

Races: A quick note here: it is not absolutely vital to get a race to stat bump in both your primary and a secondary, as exception only a handful of specific builds (dual-stat Str/Dex Brutal Scoundrels) rogues tend to be a class that can be played without significant loss if your secondary...

Power Source and Role: Your power source is Martial, and your role is Striker. The Martial power source as a whole is more aggressively oriented than other power sources, and the tendency is further expanded upon by the Striker role, which is perhaps the most aggressive by nature. To that end...

Han Shot First: A Scoundrel's Guide A misnomer. Han shot only. This is a Rogue Handbook that is intended to be a successor to LDB's Dirty Deeds...Done Dirt Cheap Handbook for Rogues, but with a slightly greater tilt towards power-playing, intended to be of more use to advanced players and...