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<blockquote data-quote="jreegs" data-source="post: 4646072" data-attributes="member: 82256">Sorry for the misspell in the titleI was hoping for help on making a melee rogue build from 1 to 10, level by level (or up to 20 if you're adventurous).RACEBecause we will most likely start from 4th level in this upcoming campaign (it has been a habit of the DM so far), a character with a total level adjustment of no more than +1 is fine. In addition any template is fair game. I also am not very fond of small characters for this role since I don't like losing damage with small weapons.ABILITIESMy scores (as I've assigned them presently) are:STR: 18DEX: 18CON: 14INT: 14WIS: 12CHA: 12ALIGNMENTFrom past experiences I'm most comfortable playing a chaotic good or chaotic neutral character.HOUSE RULESWe have house ruled free multiclassing so that is not a problem and I am not opposed to dabbling in other classes as long as they are not purely arcane casters and as long as it won't hinder my rogue abilities too much.BOOKSAll 3.5 books will most likely be fair game unless the build becomes completely brokenCONCEPTI've played rogues in the past and really enjoyed the sneak attack aspect. The problem is that the other characters I play with don't tend to give me flanking all that often. Therefore going first should be important in order to catch enemies flatfooted. I then plan on &quot;selectively&quot; joining melee combat. My group tends to lack the classic tank so nobody can always be relied upon to absorb the damage. That needs to be taken into consideration. Also any ideas for items to buy at level 4 with 5400gp would be appreciated.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jreegs, post: 4646072, member: 82256"] Sorry for the misspell in the title I was hoping for help on making a melee rogue build from 1 to 10, level by level (or up to 20 if you're adventurous). [B]RACE[/B] Because we will most likely start from 4th level in this upcoming campaign (it has been a habit of the DM so far), a character with a total level adjustment of no more than +1 is fine. In addition any template is fair game. I also am not very fond of small characters for this role since I don't like losing damage with small weapons. [B]ABILITIES[/B] My scores (as I've assigned them presently) are: STR: 18 DEX: 18 CON: 14 INT: 14 WIS: 12 CHA: 12 [B]ALIGNMENT[/B] From past experiences I'm most comfortable playing a chaotic good or chaotic neutral character. [B]HOUSE RULES[/B] We have house ruled free multiclassing so that is not a problem and I am not opposed to dabbling in other classes as long as they are not purely arcane casters and as long as it won't hinder my rogue abilities too much. [B]BOOKS[/B] All 3.5 books will most likely be fair game unless the build becomes completely broken [B]CONCEPT[/B] I've played rogues in the past and really enjoyed the sneak attack aspect. The problem is that the other characters I play with don't tend to give me flanking all that often. Therefore going first should be important in order to catch enemies flatfooted. I then plan on "selectively" joining melee combat. My group tends to lack the classic tank so nobody can always be relied upon to absorb the damage. That needs to be taken into consideration. Also any ideas for items to buy at level 4 with 5400gp would be appreciated. [/QUOTE]

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