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I have been lurking around these forums for awhile but i am a long time player. I am playing a Rogue in a party consisting of the following:
Half elf Bard - heavy on social abilities but has great combat stats
Dwarf Cleric - Typical drunk but hardy
Human (may change) Pally - Juiced up stats, damn Wizards die roller
Elf Rogue - me, playing chaotic good
We are all level 3 and the party is generally powerful. The Pally used the wizards die roller and landed 18 17 17 16 14 14 (not kidding, DM is letting it fly though).
The Pally is going to be our main brute w/ 17 str. The bard has a high str as well and i think the Cleric is no slouch in that department either.
My stats are as follows (going off memory):
Str 14
Dex 18
Con 10
Int 15
Wis 14
Cha 12
Changing stats isn't really an option at this point but i am on the fence about feat selection. One thing to note is we are running 3.5 but the DM has graced me with using SOME of the rogue talents every 3 levels and not 2. So i took Fast stealth since aside from Bleeding attack (which is outlawed) its my number one choice.
Before our pally got his stats i was leaning toward Point Blank Shot and Precise shot but tbh the main reason is for Precise Shot. PBS can be nearly replaced with a mighty composite bow due to my +1 str. The reason i was planning on this is because our party is pretty melee heavy but after some thought i seem to be gimping myself for the sake of the party.
I keep going back and forth between Weapon Finesse + Two Weapon fighting and the range area but on paper i think i can fix any issues with range by just using a solid bow and The -4 is balanced by my +4 dex but i probably will be in melee more often getting flank attacks.
The only thing i don't like is the nearly wasted str score if i take weapon finesse. I will most likely dual wield rapier short sword. I really don't like the idea of being a thuggish rogue with a 2 hander. I know its the more optimized build but this party is so melee heavy that i don't need min/max the rogue too much.
I am pretty sure this is an easy question for these forums but i just want to concrete my thoughts on going TWF+Weapon finesse over ranged combat.
Also for skills would it be a bad idea to not take UMD? I will be the only character that has no access to spells so i have a feeling focusing on stealth and trap finding/removing is more important. We have healing in the bag with a high cha pally and a solid cleric.
Thanks for any input.