style="font-family: tahoma;">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 href="http://ddo.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=226">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.


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abilities:

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(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



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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

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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

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Open Lock 4

Rogue Search 4

Rogue Move Silently 1

Rogue Dexterity 2

Rogue Faster Sneaking 1

Rogue Hide 1


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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



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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