Re-building a character to fit the campaign

[calebw]

PHB 2 has the beguilers. they are casting rogues who have alot of skills.

 

[MithrasRahl]

So I've decided to screw party balance and make a TWF Rogue/Swashbuckler/Invisible Blade/whatever else works.

Feats I'm going for include TWF, ITWF, Martal study: Shadow hand, Assassin's Stance, Shadow Blade, Far Shot, PBS, Weapon Focus: some type of dagger.

Questions:

1) What sorta combination of classes?

2) Is it worth it to take Swordsage a lvl or 2 to get the Martial Study and Weapon Focus and a lvl towards initiator class?

3) Use Kukri, or take the exotic weapon proficiency and use the Elven Lightblades?

4) Should I take some lvls in fighter for the feats?

 

[Darklone]

1 and 2) If you only want to pick exactly these Shadow Hand things, take Swordsage2/Rogue3/Swashbuckler rest. Swashbuckler has a great BAB, good hp and you get full sneak attack with Daring Outlaw. Check out especially the swashbuckler class variants in Complete Mage and PHB2 where you get better or simply different things for Grace and Dodge bonus.

3) kukri are fine.

4) No fighter needed since you get Weapon Finesse with Swashbuckler and you don't need the Martial feats due to swordsage.

Feats: TWF, ITWF, PBS asap, Dual Strike as soon as you qualify to be able to dish out good damage with standard actions only. Biggest problem of the build: High Wis for swordsage, high Int for swashbuckler. Str, Dex, Con needed anyhow... though you won't need too much strength due to Shadow Hand.

Edit: This build won't need prestigeclasses, but take a look at tempest lateron.

 

[ceratitis]

look at the thread by nifft called "daggers are awsome" or some such, it gives great rogues able to handle themselfs in battle, if you take ranger levels as well you can choose undead as favorite enemy and save up those TWF feats.