I duo with a buddy of mine who occasionally runs a Warforged Wizard.  I was looking to build something that would compliment this character and figured a Barbarian/Rogue combination would work best.

I currently run a level 10 Dwarf Fighter and a level 4 Halfling Cleric.  I have absolutely no experience playing a Warforged, Barbarian, Rogue, or multiclassing in either DDO or PnP.  From what I've seen, most people only go with a couple levels of Rogue and rely on gear to make them effective at opening/disarming, then focus on the other class.  Is that the best course of action?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Barbarians get 4+int skill pooints, it is better than the fighter.

Ranger is 6+int skill points and is a good option with no rage issues. Of course you still have to take 1 Rogue level oo and maybe monk level. Do a kind of WF hybrid exploiter build make sure you concentrate on strength.

Antir wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2010 at 9:28am:

I never even thought about Ranger.  They have a couple extra skill points and, from what I've heard, TWF Rangers are just as capable of dealing out damage as a Barbarian.  Are they as durable, though?

I've heard something about there being a bug with Rage.  I don't remember the specifics, other than people getting pissed off about losing them.  That's still around, is it?

stainer wrote on Sep 3^rd, 2010 at 9:17am:

Thank you.

Something else to consider about a barb - they don't need a lot of gear.

Boost their STR + CON, and you've got their side of the equation done.  WF are immune to so much, their low will saves matter less.

Ranger/rogues are very viable.  Spreads stats a little thin, maybe, but doable.  Means a higher base attack bonus and HP compared to straight rogues, while having for all intents and purposes the same trapping abilities of a similarly leveled rogue.  Maybe you won't disable those two traps in Cabal Elite at Level, and some IQ Elites, but you should be set for other level-appropriate questing.

Being WF would hurt the UMD because of the -2 CHA, but I doubt that would really come into play that often.