The cleric rogue multiclass seems to be one of those early 3E comboes that never got a good prestige class. In later 3.5 books I know the Mythic Exemplar and the Factotum might be interesting choices, but other than Rogue 2/Cleric X, anybody got ideas for a cleric who'd like some rogue abilities, but not have to sacrifice 1 or 2 levels of spell casting?
Making a cleric/rogue
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Aus_Snow
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Shadowbane Inquisitor (CAdv) and Black Flame Zealot (CD) spring to mind.
Divine Trickster could be better again, and about as good as it gets, it seems.
amended edit --- although you'd still have to sacrifice some spellcasting, unfortunately.
Divine Trickster could be better again, and about as good as it gets, it seems.
amended edit --- although you'd still have to sacrifice some spellcasting, unfortunately.
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Dice4Hire
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Divine trickster is pretty scary, actually. But you gotta be a gnome, for good or ill.
I also second Shadowbane Inquisitor. It is a solid class, but not full spellcasting.
If you wanna be a half-power(ie skills) thief, I recommend cloistered cleric with the Able learner feat from Races of Destiny. You need to get trapfinding, or have a wand of Find Traps around for when you really need it. A dip into rogue, or a prestige might do well enough.
I also second Shadowbane Inquisitor. It is a solid class, but not full spellcasting.
If you wanna be a half-power(ie skills) thief, I recommend cloistered cleric with the Able learner feat from Races of Destiny. You need to get trapfinding, or have a wand of Find Traps around for when you really need it. A dip into rogue, or a prestige might do well enough.
Human Rogue 2 / Cloistered Cleric X, with Able Learner would probably work fine. The problem with rogue/cleric (besides the lack of PrC options) is no synergy in ability scores and lack of skill points/class skills. Cloistered Cleric and Able Learner get around those to some degree, but keeping Int and Wis high would be tough.
What about an Archivist? Aren't they int based? (though again the base skill points take a hit... damnit!)
What about an Archivist? Aren't they int based? (though again the base skill points take a hit... damnit!)
blargney the second
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You could go straight cleric, grab Martial Stance(Assassin's Stance) at 12th, and get into Shadowbane Inquisitor at 13th. No spellcasting lost, and the 3/4 BAB lines up nicely as well. Sort of depends what your starting level is.
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Jack Simth
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Talk with your DM and see if he'll let you take a Cloistered Cleric of Trickery, and trade turning and a couple of class skills (possibly trading in the Knoweledge domain, even) for Trapfinding, Move Silently, Search, Disable Device, and Open Lock?Wycen said:
Or talk with your DM and see if he's willing to adapt the Arcane Trickster to a Divine Trickster?
