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<blockquote data-quote="Squire James" data-source="post: 65950" data-attributes="member: 548">I'm assuming you want min/max advise for a character that is not exactly powergaming.&nbsp; Arcane Tricksters have a strike against them in the power department because they have to take at least 3 rogue levels.First of all, if you want a powerful spellcaster, then going Wizard is better than going Sorcerer.&nbsp; A 14th level character can be a Rog3/Wiz5/Trick6, and actually be able to cast 6th level spells!&nbsp; You want Eyebite, you really really do!&nbsp; Furthermore, your high Intelligence will yield rogue-like skill points even for your Arcane Trickster levels, so your skills won't be much behind a full-blown rogue.&nbsp; This arrangement also means you must choose a non-ECL race, like human or elf.&nbsp; If you can get an 18 Dexterity, I'd go with elf to get it up to 20 (and get composite bow proficiency to boot!).&nbsp; Otherwise, I'd probably stick with human.You MUST have Haste, an Invisibility of some sort, and some spell that can deliver a sneak attack.&nbsp; I favor one of the Lesser Orb spells for a &quot;normal&quot; sneak attack, and one of the 4th level Orb spells for the Impromptu Sneak Attack.&nbsp; You probably want True Strike and several spells geared toward increasing your AC, because your normal AC will not be very good.&nbsp; The aforementioned Eyebite is excellent, and Charm spells are pretty good.&nbsp; The stuff most likely to pound you into the ground round will also fail Will saves a lot!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Squire James, post: 65950, member: 548"] I'm assuming you want min/max advise for a character that is not exactly powergaming. Arcane Tricksters have a strike against them in the power department because they have to take at least 3 rogue levels. First of all, if you want a powerful spellcaster, then going Wizard is better than going Sorcerer. A 14th level character can be a Rog3/Wiz5/Trick6, and actually be able to cast 6th level spells! You want Eyebite, you really really do! Furthermore, your high Intelligence will yield rogue-like skill points even for your Arcane Trickster levels, so your skills won't be much behind a full-blown rogue. This arrangement also means you must choose a non-ECL race, like human or elf. If you can get an 18 Dexterity, I'd go with elf to get it up to 20 (and get composite bow proficiency to boot!). Otherwise, I'd probably stick with human. You MUST have Haste, an Invisibility of some sort, and some spell that can deliver a sneak attack. I favor one of the Lesser Orb spells for a "normal" sneak attack, and one of the 4th level Orb spells for the Impromptu Sneak Attack. You probably want True Strike and several spells geared toward increasing your AC, because your normal AC will not be very good. The aforementioned Eyebite is excellent, and Charm spells are pretty good. The stuff most likely to pound you into the ground round will also fail Will saves a lot! [/QUOTE]

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