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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nittanytbone" data-source="post: 3752965" data-attributes="member: 35709">Why not play a cleric and get a Rogue cohort?  You could play the cleric as being slothful/cautious/a bum who sends his Rogue cohort out on missions, then you can run the rogue more often than the cleric if you want.  The cleric's job is to sit at home, craft magic items, and buff his cohort/friends up big time before they head out.  If you want to tag along, just fire up invisibility and stand in the back buffing while your cohort does the heavy lifting.A cleric that is two casting levels behind is at a huge disadvantage.A rogue who is two levels behind is perhaps, at most, -2 on some skill checks.As for core feats, a Rogue has plenty of goodness to select from.  Improved Initiative, the TWF feat chain, the PBS-->Precise Shot-->Rapid Shot feat chain, Iron Will, etc are all viable and will suck up your limited feat slots in a hurry.Just be sure to pick up UMD as a maxed skill and talk the party into a Wand of Cure Light Wounds.  A bard's healing will NOT be sufficient.</blockquote>