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<blockquote data-quote="two" data-source="post: 2368371" data-attributes="member: 9002">Not to be a naysayer, but Rogue builds built for damage using two-weapon attacks and sneak attack die often, very often.As stated already, your HP and Con together are atrocious.Your AC will likely lag behind the fighter's significantly, given your not-great dex and aversion to heavier armor/no shield.&nbsp; Plus no feats available (even Dodge) due to 2-weapon focus.This adds up to &quot;full attack me now, I'm easy to hit, oops I just died.&quot;Seriously, you will be one full attack from a melee-capable baddie away from death.&nbsp; EVERY time you close.&nbsp; Even at full hit points.&nbsp; Your Rogue10 will have, what?&nbsp; 40 hit points?&nbsp; Maybe 60 with a good con boost item?&nbsp; That's about 1.5 rounds of full attacks, at best.&nbsp; Maybe.&nbsp; By level10, stuff can easily do 30 per hit, and good lord -- if you are grappled, you are so dead.&nbsp; Max out Escape Artist, just do it.A reach weapon will help, but not enough.&nbsp; The answer is a Rogue/fighter mix as everyone suggested.&nbsp; Straight rogues are not meant to trade full attacks.&nbsp; They just can't.&nbsp; I've never seen one that managed the trick -- at least longer than 3-4 combats.*ignoring all the situations when the rogue can't even get sneak attack damage, in which case the rogue damage dealer is completely useless.&nbsp; I'm being nice.*If you really really really MUST play a straight Rogue Damage Dealer, I'd suggest (minimally) a cloak of displacement (minor or major), Ring of Blinking, and reading a scroll of Mirror Image using UMD before any battle.&nbsp; Screw AC.&nbsp; Just make yourself impossible to hit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="two, post: 2368371, member: 9002"] [COLOR=DarkOrange]Not to be a naysayer, but Rogue builds built for damage using two-weapon attacks and sneak attack die often, very often. As stated already, your HP and Con together are atrocious. Your AC will likely lag behind the fighter's significantly, given your not-great dex and aversion to heavier armor/no shield. Plus no feats available (even Dodge) due to 2-weapon focus. This adds up to "full attack me now, I'm easy to hit, oops I just died." Seriously, you will be one full attack from a melee-capable baddie away from death. EVERY time you close. Even at full hit points. Your Rogue10 will have, what? 40 hit points? Maybe 60 with a good con boost item? That's about 1.5 rounds of full attacks, at best. Maybe. By level10, stuff can easily do 30 per hit, and good lord -- if you are grappled, you are so dead. Max out Escape Artist, just do it. A reach weapon will help, but not enough. The answer is a Rogue/fighter mix as everyone suggested. Straight rogues are not meant to trade full attacks. They just can't. I've never seen one that managed the trick -- at least longer than 3-4 combats. *ignoring all the situations when the rogue can't even get sneak attack damage, in which case the rogue damage dealer is completely useless. I'm being nice.* If you really really really MUST play a straight Rogue Damage Dealer, I'd suggest (minimally) a cloak of displacement (minor or major), Ring of Blinking, and reading a scroll of Mirror Image using UMD before any battle. Screw AC. Just make yourself impossible to hit.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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