Need Help

[Xyl]

Ok so I just bought a new dwarf rogue, hes 51. Im ok with his current setup but I was hoping to maybe get some MIU for haste/e-wave items, and maybe some more shield. I know Ill have to lose somewhere if I do that just wondering what some suggestions might be. Also if I change anything Im thinking Ill get new cmans so wondering for some good ideas there. This is the oldest character ive had so Im roughing it mostly and learning as I go. I hunt landing/pinefar right now but might move to teras if I get bored.


xxxxxxxxx (at level 51), your current skill bonuses and ranks (including all modifiers) are:
Skill Name | Current Current
| Bonus Ranks
Armor Use..........................| 181 81
Shield Use.........................| 151 51
Combat Maneuvers...................| 179 79
Edged Weapons......................| 206 106
Ambush.............................| 204 104
Multi Opponent Combat..............| 50 10
Physical Fitness...................| 179 79
Dodging............................| 152 52
Arcane Symbols.....................| 70 15
Harness Power......................| 40 8
Disarming Traps....................| 209 109
Picking Locks......................| 209 109
Stalking and Hiding................| 208 108
Perception.........................| 208 108
Climbing...........................| 130 35
Swimming...........................| 105 25

Spell Lists
Minor Elemental....................| 4

[Rhovan]

Since I don't know how you hunt, I can just mention some basic things. You should be able to drop armor use a bit depending on what you wear as 81 is an odd place to stop. Perception can also be dropped down to 1x if you need more points for MIU.

As for some good cmans, combat mobility, shadow mastery, weapon spec, surge of strength, and combat toughness are some good generic boosts for a rogue. Cmans are great to boost depending on your weak spots so you'll get a better idea what's good once you hunt a bit.

[DaCapn]

If you just want a few free points temporarily, I would drop MOC, 5 ranks of AS, 1 rank of AU (?), and skim the rest you need out of perception.

[Xyl]

As to the armor question the 1 was from the previous owner. I believe the 10 ranks of MOC are for swarm DS which I do run into hunting sometimes. The perception though surprises me, I thought you needed 2x to spot traps on boxes self-hunted?


Thanks for the suggestions any more would be helpful

[DaCapn]

The ability to spot traps is dependent upon perception and disarm skill. Requiring 2x picking skills for like-level boxes is, at best, rule of thumb. Trap/locks vary wildly. You can level a couple of times, move areas, and have your boxes double in difficulty. Or, you could do the same and see the difficulty halve.

Whenever I've asked for advice on a tight build, I've always gotten suggestions about what to cut, made some excuse about why I don't want to cut it, and just shaved back a skill which grew linearly (picking skills or the like) or debated over it until I earned enough tertiary points to just train in it outright.