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<blockquote data-quote="RogueJK" data-source="post: 122356" data-attributes="member: 170">Since you're going to be about 16 skill points behind a normal Rogue of your level, you'll probably want to invest one of your two feats into one of the &quot;+2 to two skills&quot; feats, like Stealthy from the FRCS.&nbsp; It gives you +2 to Hide and Move Silently, so at least those two skills won't be too far behind.&nbsp; Other good choices are Alertness (Spot/Listen), Blooded (Spot/Initiative), Acrobatic (Jump/Tumble), and Charlatan (Bluff/Disguise).Another way to close the gap is to put your highest or second-highest score into Intelligence.&nbsp; After that, make your Dexterity as high as possible.For your other feat, take Point Blank Shot (if you want to stay in the shadows and snipe) or Weapon Finesse (if you want to melee, which I don't recommend, since you'll probably have low HPs).&nbsp; At 6th level, take either Improved Initiative or Far Shot.With your starting gold, try to buy a Cloak and Boots of Elvenkind.&nbsp; They are 2000 gp each, and the Cloak gives +10 to Hide, while the Boots give +10 to Move Silently.&nbsp; Also, see if your DM will allow you to convert some of the Drow-specific items from 2e.&nbsp; They ought to be cheaper than normal items, since only Drow can use them and they tended to crumble to dust when exposed to sunlight.Lords of Darkness has two Drow items: the Drow House Insignia and the Greater Piwafwi.&nbsp; The Drow House Insignia is a token worn by Drow from noble houses, which holds a single spell of up to third level that is usable 1/day.&nbsp; Typical choices are Blur, Cloak of Dark Power, Cat's Grace, Comprehend Languages, Feather Fall, Jump, Read Magic, Scatterspray, Shield, Spider Climb, Unseen Servant, and Water Breathing.&nbsp; They range from 360 gp for a 1st level spell, to 2,160 gp for a 2nd level spell, and 5,400 for a 3rd level spell.A Greater Piwafwi is a Drow cloak which has all the benefits of a Cloak of Elvenkind, and also provides the benefit of Endure Elements (Fire).&nbsp; It costs 6,100 gp.&nbsp; Lesser Piwafwi are simply Cloaks of Elvenkind.&nbsp; Do you know your ability scores or starting gold yet?&nbsp; Keep us posted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RogueJK, post: 122356, member: 170"] Since you're going to be about 16 skill points behind a normal Rogue of your level, you'll probably want to invest one of your two feats into one of the "+2 to two skills" feats, like Stealthy from the FRCS. It gives you +2 to Hide and Move Silently, so at least those two skills won't be too far behind. Other good choices are Alertness (Spot/Listen), Blooded (Spot/Initiative), Acrobatic (Jump/Tumble), and Charlatan (Bluff/Disguise). Another way to close the gap is to put your highest or second-highest score into Intelligence. After that, make your Dexterity as high as possible. For your other feat, take Point Blank Shot (if you want to stay in the shadows and snipe) or Weapon Finesse (if you want to melee, which I don't recommend, since you'll probably have low HPs). At 6th level, take either Improved Initiative or Far Shot. With your starting gold, try to buy a Cloak and Boots of Elvenkind. They are 2000 gp each, and the Cloak gives +10 to Hide, while the Boots give +10 to Move Silently. Also, see if your DM will allow you to convert some of the Drow-specific items from 2e. They ought to be cheaper than normal items, since only Drow can use them and they tended to crumble to dust when exposed to sunlight. Lords of Darkness has two Drow items: the Drow House Insignia and the Greater Piwafwi. The Drow House Insignia is a token worn by Drow from noble houses, which holds a single spell of up to third level that is usable 1/day. Typical choices are Blur, Cloak of Dark Power, Cat's Grace, Comprehend Languages, Feather Fall, Jump, Read Magic, Scatterspray, Shield, Spider Climb, Unseen Servant, and Water Breathing. They range from 360 gp for a 1st level spell, to 2,160 gp for a 2nd level spell, and 5,400 for a 3rd level spell. A Greater Piwafwi is a Drow cloak which has all the benefits of a Cloak of Elvenkind, and also provides the benefit of Endure Elements (Fire). It costs 6,100 gp. Lesser Piwafwi are simply Cloaks of Elvenkind. Do you know your ability scores or starting gold yet? Keep us posted. [/QUOTE]

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