Magekiller Rogue

[Reynard_the_fox]

Hey guys, here's a thought experiment: how would you design a Rogue to disable and take out a high-level (10+) spellcaster? Assume the rogue is sneaky enough to get the drop on the caster; how would you take him out without getting leveled by a Dominate Person/Baleful Polymorph/etc., or losing him once he goes invisible and flies away?

[Vedar666]

Reynard_the_fox wrote:

Hey guys, here's a thought experiment: how would you design a Rogue to disable and take out a high-level (10+) spellcaster? Assume the rogue is sneaky enough to get the drop on the caster; how would you take him out without getting leveled by a Dominate Person/Baleful Polymorph/etc., or losing him once he goes invisible and flies away?

Called shot + sneak attack seems like a good combo

[kyrt-ryder]

Make the Rogue higher level. Give him a number of levels more than the spellcaster equal to the highest level spell that spellcaster can cast.

AND give him the drop on the caster.

[Detect Magic]

Well, assuming this rogue can multiclass, make him an assassin. Bump up the save DC for death attack as high as possible. It is a Fort save, which tends to run pretty low for arcane spellcasters (divine spellcasters are going to be more likely to resist).

Alternatively, take the Sap-feats and try to knock him out with nonlethal damage. If successful, perform a coup de grace.

= Dead Spellcaster

[Detect Magic]

Also, make sure to grab a Ring of Spellturning when you reach sufficient level to afford one.

[deuxhero]

Don't.

The only real "mage killer" has always been another mage with a counter to what he will pull.

Paladin is the best non-mage at it, and even then it's not really that great at it.

[Atarlost]

Use Wait-for-the-enemy-to-fall-asleep-no-jutsu. With a scythe. And power attack.