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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bret" data-source="post: 682700" data-attributes="member: 713">In my experience, rogues have a tough time of it in melee. It is even worse as an Elf, since she will have a lower Con.I would suggest:Finesse: Main weaponPoint Blank ShotPrecise ShotThis allows her to have a chance of hitting in melee, or staying back a bit and plunking arrows into the target.I would suggest you consider a couple of things before making the Elven Thinblade her main weapon. There are advantages to Short Swords, Rapier, or Dagger.Short Swords, especially with rogue abilities, are going to be more common than Thinblades. You have all those halflings out there requesting them.Dagger can be thrown or weilded in melee. You can afford to carry more, and it is also a weapon generally associated with a rogue.Rapier might be superior if you are really going the melee route. I think you need this for the Duelist PrC, which is a good PrC for a melee rogue.Attributes:You will want good Dex, Con, and Int. Order depends heavily on how she wants to play the rogue, the more melee she does the more Con matters.I would go something like:Int 16 Dex 15 Con 14 Cha 12 Str 10 Wis 10After adjusting for Elven race:Int 16 Dex 17 Con 12 Cha 12 Str 10 Wis 10Get 11 skill points per level, three bonus languages.Then on your 4th level you pump your Dex to 18.It is a toss up if Dex or Int is more important to a rogue. I generally go with Int high at start and pump Dex. Those skill points can make a difference, and there are a lot of Rogue skills that are Int based.Skills:Max out Use Magic Device. She is getting to the stage where a fair number of creatures can't be hurt by criticals, which makes her sneak attack not work. Want a backup, and this is the rogues best shot.</blockquote>

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