Styzzyx Posted:

Hey, guys! I have a Lvl. 4 Elven Rogue in my weekly D&D game, and I can’t decide what I should do. Should I go pure rogue for the skills, multi in bumbumin for poison and spells, or multi in fighter for the bonus feats I could use? (leaning toward fighter)

If it helps, my stats are as follows: 15 STR, 21 DEX, 14 CON, 18 INT, 15 WIS, and 16 CHA. I’m an elf, and I took the feats Combat Expertise and Improved Feint; I’m a melee build. I’ve got a rapier and a +2 Longsword I managed to nab from a store, and a pair of Slippers of Spiderclimbing my DM ruled that once they activate, they stay on for 10 minutes then shut off *grumble*. I’ve maxed oout (7 ranks in) the basic thief skills: Bluff, Disable Device, Disguise, Hide, Jump, Listen, Move Silently, Open Lock, Search, Sleight of Hand, Spot, and Use Rope. (kinky)

It’s obviously a 3.5 game, but our DM is ruling nothing from any books other than Player’s Handbook, DMG, or MM. D: Any help would be appreciated, I don’t want to suck.

P.S. I really, REALLY suck at rolling. D: Also, I’m secretly Lawful Evil.

I’d advise adding 2 levels of Fighter. That gets you two bonus Feats, which can be a big help. Take Weapon Finesse if you plan to stick with the rapier. That would give you an immediate +3 to hit with the Rapier, and try to swap out that +2 longsword for an equivalent rapier ASAP.

As far as missing out on Skill Points, you’ll recover soon enough when you get back to Rogue. The only problem you’re going to face is the XP penalty for using non-favored clbumes, since the favored clbum for elves is wizard.