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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rowport" data-source="post: 2225463" data-attributes="member: 9729">This is a really cool idea.  Personally, I would do it via multiclassing, but I suppose you could make it work singleclassed cleric.  The biggest problem that you will have IMO is lack of skill points.  You are fine with high DEX- most clerics bump up STR, so just keep STR low and put those points into DEX instead.  To get the right rogue "feel" you really need those skills; so, you will have to have a high INT.  As a cleric, though, you cannot really afford to dump WIS, so you will have an unusual ability score mix of DEX, INT, and WIS.  Your CON might have to be dangerously low, but at least you have d8 HD instead of a rogue's d6.Skills are really the key.  Since you will rely on INT points, I would suggest fewer skills than a rogue would normally take, maxed out.  Since you have a high DEX also, those are better as 'sneaky' skills (Hide, MS, etc.) than 'social' skills based on CHA.  You could also focus on Listen and Spot to take advantage of your high WIS to be a useful scout.  Able Learner from Races of Destiny will help avoid cross-class point buy.  (Of course, some of this makes me wonder if your concept might be easier with a Druid than Cleric- but...)With regular cleric abilities he will be fine in combat anyway so I would not worry about lack of sneak attack, but just use flanking DEX attacks instead.  You should consider your fighting style- archery is likely your best bet.  That will keep you at range for your spellcasting, and out of melee range with your low CON.You might consider one of the (very few) rogue/cleric Prestige Classes to help the flavor along.  There are two in FR, but both escape me at the moment!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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