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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 1672905" data-attributes="member: 6562">Mithral Chain Shirt is in the DMG, as is Celestial Armor -- however, Celestial Armor is made of Mithral. (This no Mithral thing is going to be really hard on you light fighter types.)Okay, here's my revised build: Rogue3/Fighter3 Rapier guy (13kgp of stuff), next level +1 Ftr, and after that Duelist for 10 levels. Level-by-level it looks like...Str 14, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 14, Wis 12, Cha 121 - Rog1 - Dodge, Mobility - Skills: (you get to max out 11) Balance, Bluff, Jump, Tumble, Sense Motive, Spot, Listen, Move Silently, Hide, Sleight of Hand and Use Magic Device2 - Ftr 1 - Weapon Finesse - Skills: Jump +1, Ride +3, Intimidate +13 - Rog2 - Evasion! - Weapon Focus (Rapier) - Skills: Tumble +2, Bluff +2, Balance +1, Sense Motive +2, Spot +2, Listen +24 - Ftr2, +1 Dex - Combat Expertise - Skills: Intimidate +5 (or maybe ride?)5 - Ftr3 - Spring Attack6 - Rog3 - Skills: Perform (Dance) +3 -- you need Perform (any) 3 for Duelist, and Perform (Dance) 5 for Shadowdancer, which may also suit your PC. Max out Use Magic Device at this stage....7 - Ftr4 - Weapon Specialization (Rapier)8 - Duel1, Dex +1 - most ranks in Bluff, Sense Motive9 - Duel2, Improved FeintOkay, now for your stuff. You'll want a +1 Chain Shirt (AC 5, ACP -1, Max Dex +4, 1,250 gp). You'll also want a +1 Cold Iron Rapier (4,320 gp). A Ring of Protection +1 (2,000 gp) isn't a total waste, unless you have a friendly Cleric who's willing to cast Protection from Evil / Shield of Faith / Magic Circle vs. Evil on you before combat.Why have you been beefing up your Use Magic Device skill? Wands. You want a Wand of Shield (+4 AC, 1 min., 750 gp) and maybe a Wand of Shield of Faith (+2 AC, 1 min., 750 gp). Other really good wands get expensive quickly:- Cure Light Wounds (1d8+1, 750 gp)- Longstrider (+10 ft. move, 1 hour, 750 gp)- Blur (20% miss chance, 3 min., 4,500 gp)- Cat's Grace (+4 Dex, 3 min., 4,500 gp)- Mirror Image (1d4+1 images, 3 min., 4,500 gp)- Silence (3 min., 4,500 gp)Note that activating a Wand is a DC 20 Use Magic Device check. The check does not increase with Wand level, so at high level, you can buy yourself a Wand of Stoneskin and use it as easily as your first Wand of Shield. Consider paying your party's Wizard and/or Cleric to make you Wands. They'll be happy that they spend fewer spells per day buffing and healing you.When you start taking Duelist levels, you'll want a Wand of Mage Armor, or some Bracers of Armor, and a Monk's Belt (13,000 gp), because Duelists don't wear armor.Summary:Must-Have Items: +1 Chain Shirt (1,250 gp), +1 Cold Iron Rapier (4,320 gp) = 5,570 gp -> you have 7,340 gp left.- Wand of Shield, Cure Light Wounds and Longstrider (750 gp each) -> 5,180 gp left.Things to Seriously Consider:- Wand of True Strike (750 gp) and the Power Attack feat- Cloak of Resistance +1 (1,000 gp)- +1 Mighty (+2 Str) Composite Longbow (2,600 gp)- Quiver of Ehlonna (1,800 gp) or Heward's Handy Haversack (2,000 gp)- Dust of Tracelessness (250 gp, good when running away)- Hat of Disguise (1,800 gp) -- make that Bluff skill work for you -- N</blockquote>

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