CB: The Artisan

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Posted May 4th, 2007 by Darkgolem

The Artisan

By Darkgolem

The Artisan is a rogue who is gifted with dealing with traps and locks. Exquisitely trained and a natural talent, the artisan rogue can open any lock, disable any trap, and get anywhere without much fuss at all.

In DDO, the highest difficulty class for most traps and locks peaks at a 61 (per player post). The artisan can get a minimum of a 27 with a roll, but with a +13 item, using rogue skill boost, and rolling a 20, can get a total of 63. This is before non item enhancements (such as bard song, and so on). With inspire competence (bard song) and greater heroism (the spell), this can reach a 69. These items are only the exteremes… in general the difficulty class to sense, find, disarm or open a lock or trap is much lower.

There is some sacrifice for this level of skill. The artisan is not a combatant, and should stick to ranged combat whenever possible. The artisan has some bluff and disable skill, but is not as gifted in these skils as others.

Starting abilities:

Human (28 pt)	Human (with Bonuses)	Human (32 point)
Str 12	Str 12	Str 12
Dex 14	Dex 16	Dex 16
Con 10	Con 10	Con 10
Int 14	Int 14	Int 14
Wis 15	Wis 16	Wis 15
Cha 10	Cha 10	Cha 10

(Below information based upon 28 point build, level 14)

Hit Points: 104

Armor Class: 13 + Items/spells

Saving Throws:
Fortitude: +4
Reflex: +12
Will: +6

Class/Race Features:
+4 skill points at level 1, +1 per each level after
+1 Feat
Sneak Attack +7d6
Improved Evasion
Improved Uncanny Dodge
Trap Sense +4
Crippling Strike

Skills:
Open Locks +29
Disable Device +28
Search +26
Move Silently +21
Hide In Shadows +20
Tumble +20
Swim +17
Spot +28
Jump +17
Balance +20
Diplomacy +9
Bluff +8
Listen +5

Feats:
Skill Focus: Disable Device, Alertness, Skill Focus: Spot, Skill Focus: Search, Skill Focus: Open Locks, Nimble Fingers

Enhancements:
Rogue Spot 3
Rogue Skill Boost 4
Rogue Disable Device 4
Rogue Open Lock 4
Rogue Search 4
Rogue Move Silently 1
Rogue Dexterity 2
Rogue Faster Sneaking 1
Rogue Hide 1

Detailed progression by level:

Level 1
Class: Rogue
Feats: Skill Focus: Disable Device, Alertness
Skills: Open Lock +4, Disable Device +4 (DD), Move Silently (MS) +1, Hide in Shadows (HIS) +4, Search +4, Tumble +4, Swim +4, Spot +4, Jump +4, Balance +4, Diplomacy +4
Enhancements: Rogue Spot 1m Rogue Skill Boost 1, Rogue Disable Device 1, Rogue Open Lock 1

Level 2
Class: Rogue
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Diplomacy +1
Enhancements: Rogue Dexterity 1, Rogue Search 1, Rogue Move Silently 1

Level 3
Class: Rogue
Feats: Skill Focus: Spot
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Diplomacy +1
Enhancements: Rogue Hide 1, Rogue Faster Sneaking 1

Level 4
Class: Rogue
Ability Score: Wisdom +1
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Diplomacy +1
Enhancements: Rogue Skill Boost 2, Rogue Spot 2, Rogue Search 2

Level 5
Class: Rogue
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Diplomacy +1
Enhancements: Rogue Open Lock 2, Rogue Disable Device 2

Level 6
Class: Rogue
Feats: Skill Focus: Search
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Diplomacy +1
Enhancements: Rogue Dexterity 2

Level 7
Class: Rogue
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Bluff +1
Enhancements: Rogue Skill Boost 3

Level 8
Class: Rogue
Ability Score: Dexterity +1
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Bluff +1
Enhancements: Rogue Spot 3

Level 9
Class: Rogue
Feats: Skill Focus: Open Locks
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Bluff +1
Enhancements: Rogue Search 3, Rogue Open Lock 3

Level 10
Class: Rogue
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Bluff +1
Enhancements: Rogue Disable Device 3

Level 11
Class: Rogue
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Bluff +1
Enhancements: Rogue Skill Boost 4

Level 12
Class: Rogue
Feats: Nimble Fingers
Ability Score: Dexterity +1
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Bluff +1
Enhancements: Rogue Open Lock 4

Level 13
Class: Rogue
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Bluff +1
Enhancements: Rogue Disable Device 4

Level 14
Class: Rogue
Skills: Open Lock +1, DD +1, MS +1, HIS +1, Search +1, Tumble +1, Swim +1, Spot +1, Jump +1, Balance +1, Bluff +1
Enhancements: Rogue Search 4

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