Description[]
Rogue 4 /Wizard 6 / Pale master 10 / Red Wizard of Thay 10
Well it took many unposted builds to find a good playable way for a rogue to use magic instead of weapons. This was the idea behind the "Trickster from Amn" which I quickly deleted after posting - it was more like a gimick than a rogue. The new build has no "Trickster" and no "Amn" in it, so it will have different name, too.
Although the Pale Rogue is somewhere between the Blood Scholar and the Dread Necromancer, it is something different. If you want to develop a character in this direction you'll eventually end up with using the RWT or the AsoC.
I see this build as roleplaying character build although it works pretty fine in PvP. If you want to build an optimized character for PvP I think the Blood Scholar is unbeatable. If you want to play an alternative rogue in the OC or with your friends I think you will like this one.
The Pale Rogue is a master of stealth an enjoys killing with touch attacks or later just with words.
Pro
- Full level 9 caster
- Pretty high AC, due to the boneskin
- Evasion and Uncanny dodge
- 7 maxed out skills
- Good reflex and will saves
- No XP penalty
- Playable from 1 to 30
Con
- Low sneak attack
- memorize your spells before casting them
- Low fortitude save
- Limited access to divination and illusion spells
Why these Race and Classes?[]
A Human is the only race that can become a Thayer.
- Evasion and Uncanny dodge
- Trapfinding
- Lots of skill points
- Casting based on intelligence
- Class needed for the RWT
- Immunity to a lot of attacks
- Spellcasting beneficial class
- Spellcasting beneficial class
- School of specilization
Character Creation[]
| Initial Values |
Final Values | |
| STR | 10 | 10 |
| DEX | 14 | 14 |
| CON | 10 | 10 |
| INT | 18 | 28 |
| WIS | 10 | 10 |
| CHA | 12 | 12 |
| Base attack bonus | 16 | |
| Fortitude save | 14 | |
| Reflex save | 20 | |
| Will save | 20 | |
| Spell resistance | 0 | |
| Hit Points | 178 | |
| Natural AC | 22 | |
- Race: Human
- Classes: Rogue 4, Wizard 6, Pale master 10, Red Wizard of Thay 10
- Cleric Domains: -
- Build Nature: PvM
- Alignment: Any non good
- Deity: Any
| CL | Class | Feat | Bonus/Class Feats | Attributes |
| 1 | Rogue1 | Able Learner, Spellcasting Prodigy | Sneak attack +1d6, Trapfinding | |
| 2 | Wizard1 | Scribe Scroll, Summon familiar | ||
| 3 | Wizard2 | Extend Spell | ||
| 4 | Wizard3 | INT +1 | ||
| 5 | Wizard4 | |||
| 6 | Rogue2 | Spell Penetration | Evasion | |
| 7 | Wizard5 | Greater Spell Penetration | ||
| 8 | Pale Master1 | bone skin I | INT +1 | |
| 9 | Pale Master2 | Spell Focus: Necromancy | Animate dead x1 | |
| 10 | Rogue3 | Sneak attack +2d6, Trap sense +1 | ||
| 11 | Pale Master3 | darkvision | ||
| 12 | Pale Master4 | Empower Spell | Bone skin II, summon undead x1 | INT +1 |
| 13 | RWT1 | |||
| 14 | Rogue4 | Uncanny dodge | ||
| 15 | Pale Master5 | Practiced Spellcaster: Wizard | deathless vigor | |
| 16 | Pale Master6 | Undead graft x2 | INT +1 | |
| 17 | Pale Master7 | tough as bone | ||
| 18 | Pale Master8 | Maximize Spell | Bone skin III, undead graft x3 | |
| 19 | Pale Master9 | summon greater undead x1 | ||
| 20 | Pale Master10 | Deathless mastery, deathless master's touch x3 | INT +1 | |
| 21 | RWT2 | Epic Spell Penetration | ||
| 22 | RWT3 | |||
| 23 | RWT4 | Great Intelligence+1 | ||
| 24 | RWT5 | Greater Spell Focus: Necromancy | INT +1 | |
| 25 | RWT6 | Lightning Reflexes | ||
| 26 | RWT7 | |||
| 27 | RWT8 | Great Intelligence+2 | ||
| 28 | RWT9 | INT +1 | ||
| 29 | RWT10 | Great Intelligence+3, Arcane Defense (Necromancy) | ||
| 30 | Wizard6 |
Wizard Specials[]
- Summon Familiar : Cat
- School Specialization : Necromancy
Skills[]
Maxed out: Concentration, Spellcraft(30), Listen, Move silently, UMD, Disable device, Hide
(you can max-out another skill, but here I think it is more smart to spare the points on many skills)
!! Don't waste points on Open Lock, 'cause you have Knock for it !!
Variants[]
It is possible to build this character with a Drow, if you want to use the advantages of this race. Therefor you have to replace 3 feats for Empower Spell, Skill Focus (Concentration), Skill Focus (Spellcraft) and replace the Thayer with the Arcane Scholar of Candlekeep.
Author: Lavernac