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<blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 608673" data-attributes="member: 5868">Rogues are great characters.&nbsp; Their utility depends a little bit on the style of campaign.&nbsp; High roleplaying, lots of hack n'slash, or dungeon delving with lots of traps and puzzles?&nbsp; You can customize a rogue to excel in any of those styles.Consider the Han Solo type -- high Int and Cha, put skill points into interaction skills like Bluff, Diplomacy, Gather Information, Innuendo, etc.Or the combat monster -- the Grey Mouser to your fighter's Fafhred -- lots of ranks in Tumble and Bluff, dual-wielding finessed weapons for maximum sneak attack damage while flanking.Or the classic dungeoneering rogue -- search, disable device, climb, etc.Or the scout/sniper -- hide, move silently, uses missile weapons from hiding to great advantage.Some potential must have feats, depending on your style of rogue:Improved Initiative (if you want to use sneak attack on flatfooted enemies -- a must)Skill focus (any of your key rogue skills)Weapon finesse (if you're a high-Dex low Str rogue)Iron Will or Great Fortitude-- pump up those weak savesAMB/TWF -- great for the flanking rogue: more sneak attacks!Expertise: make yourself hard to hit and offset your light armor a bitDodge/Mobility/etc: great for the tumbler -- dive through melee and go for teh kill on the wizard in the enemy's back ranks!Have fun!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Olgar Shiverstone, post: 608673, member: 5868"] Rogues are great characters. Their utility depends a little bit on the style of campaign. High roleplaying, lots of hack n'slash, or dungeon delving with lots of traps and puzzles? You can customize a rogue to excel in any of those styles. Consider the Han Solo type -- high Int and Cha, put skill points into interaction skills like Bluff, Diplomacy, Gather Information, Innuendo, etc. Or the combat monster -- the Grey Mouser to your fighter's Fafhred -- lots of ranks in Tumble and Bluff, dual-wielding finessed weapons for maximum sneak attack damage while flanking. Or the classic dungeoneering rogue -- search, disable device, climb, etc. Or the scout/sniper -- hide, move silently, uses missile weapons from hiding to great advantage. Some potential must have feats, depending on your style of rogue: Improved Initiative (if you want to use sneak attack on flatfooted enemies -- a must) Skill focus (any of your key rogue skills) Weapon finesse (if you're a high-Dex low Str rogue) Iron Will or Great Fortitude-- pump up those weak saves AMB/TWF -- great for the flanking rogue: more sneak attacks! Expertise: make yourself hard to hit and offset your light armor a bit Dodge/Mobility/etc: great for the tumbler -- dive through melee and go for teh kill on the wizard in the enemy's back ranks! Have fun! [/QUOTE]

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