Rate A Rogue...........

[Wuxong]

this is my rogue... My plan is to make him a locksmith... He is 3x in lock and trap and I was wondering what everyone thought about my training plan... Is it possible to make a rogue in this manner and still hunt him at higher trains... ? He is going to be in CoL to help add some to his hunting.. I would also like to have him use scroll and magic items.... It has been a long time since I have been into rogues. I was wondering if anyone could post their ideas on what I have got going.. That all being said here it is......


Name: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX Race: Half-Elf Profession: Rogue (shown as: Hoodlum)
Gender: Male Age: 0 Expr: 296898 Level: 15
Normal (Bonus) ... Enhanced (Bonus)
Strength (STR): 86 (18) ... 86 (18)
Constitution (CON): 75 (12) ... 75 (12)
Dexterity (DEX): 86 (23) ... 86 (23)
Agility (AGI): 87 (28) ... 87 (28)
Discipline (DIS): 65 (2) ... 65 (2)
Aura (AUR): 73 (11) ... 73 (11)
Logic (LOG): 75 (12) ... 75 (12)
Intuition (INT): 67 (8) ... 67 (8)
Wisdom (WIS): 62 (6) ... 62 (6)
Influence (INF): 39 (0) ... 39 (0)
Mana: 15 Silver: 2713


Armor Use..........................| 74 16
Shield Use.........................| 74 16
Combat Maneuvers...................| 74 16
Edged Weapons......................| 128 34
Ambush.............................| 124 32
Physical Fitness...................| 74 16
Dodging............................| 124 32
Arcane Symbols.....................| 50 10
Magic Item Use.....................| 10 2
Harness Power......................| 20 4
Disarming Traps....................| 148 48
Picking Locks......................| 148 48
Stalking and Hiding................| 124 32
Perception.........................| 124 32
Climbing...........................| 58 12
Swimming...........................| 10 2

[Gan]

I like the training plan... its very very similar to my own for Ganalon. I had his training posted somewhere in the rogue folder or U2U me and I'll show you what it looks like at 77 trainings... along with samples of DS/AS etc.

I set Ganalon up for max TP's at 100. And his training looks similar to yours except Ganalon is 1x dodging and not quite 1x shield... and has pickpocketing. COL of course, and I'm looking to increase the cheap magical skills so I can wear a few more spells when I get into OTF. His spell ranks are to 404 for picking...

Your plan looks good. I'm not a guru on stats so someone else will have to chime in there.

[Edited on 11-16-2005 by Ganalon]

[Wuxong]

I was thinking of dropping my lock and trap skills to 2x to try and pick up 2x CM .... How horrible will this be on my picking skills in the long run??? I want to always be able to pick boxes +5 of my train or so,.... Will this ruin me?

[Gan]

2x will net your picking skills to what you hunt up to your age. Overhunting will provide challenging boxes boxes for you and I dont think 2x will qualify for more than 70% success of the boxes that you get.

You might get past some of the more challenging boxes if you work on lock mastery and get to the point where you can wedge open the locks you cant pick. The traps are another story.

[Wuxong]

I plan on keeping the 3x up untill 20th train then switching to 2x after that.. they 3x for the first 20 ranks wont give me an a good edge in locksmithing?

[Gan]

You'll see a benefit that will help you pick better, but with diminishing returns until your 92 training which will net you a total of 184 ranks which is 2x flat. That is if you do 2x constant picking/traps after 20.

[Wuxong]

hmm maybe i will just leave it at 3x and save up for an extra CM rank here and there.. i do enjoy lockpicking.. and i dont seem to be at a lack for hutning.. i guess i will gain stamina over time....