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My friends and I are gearing up to run a campaign, one of the players are looking to be a Ninja. I am looking for any ideas to help build it.

The DM made a couple changes for the ninja because of the setting: 1- The ninja is trained in rogue weapons not ninja weapons, eastern weapons will not be appearing, so easy enough. 2- Not allowed to take Rogue talents as he thinks it is OP.

The player rolled well for stats they just need to be placed. 18, 16, 16, 15, 9, 12 and race is still to be picked. I have been looking for what can be picked and not sure which way to go. And we are starting play at level 6.

They want Pressure Points, and the Smoke bombs, I suggested Invisibility to gain Greater Invisibility at level 10. So the talents are chosen.

The main problem is what feats to take, I think BlindFight and ShowStrike, but after that I am unsure what to suggest. I am against 2-Weapon personally for rogues as it lowers the hit chance too much. I was thinking to point at Feint feats to help improve the chance to hit and get sneak attacks.

Any suggestions?

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You probably received a -1 because you're asking for unbounded opinions, which doesn't work so well here. – Jonathan Hobbs Mar 20 at 14:12
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You'd probably be better served by popping into the chat and having a natter with people about the character and what you want to achieve :) – Rob Mar 20 at 14:31
Welcome to the site, but please read the FAQ, it'll help you ask specific answerable questions - do come into chat to just discuss freeform with folks though. – mxyzplk♦ Mar 20 at 20:22

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I think it depends on the flavor, and I also think the skill set is as important as the feats.

Here is the skills a would try to maximize:

 - Acrobatics
 - Climb
 - Disable Device
 - Disguise
 - Escape Artist
 - Perception
 - Sleight of Hand
 - Sense Motive
 - Stealth
 - Swim

Here's some feats:

Combat feats

 - Quick Draw
 - Improved Initiative
 - Shadow Strike
 - Dastardly Finish

Stealth Feats

 - Skill Focus (Stealth)
 - Hellcat Stealth
 - Go Unnoticed (If the ninja is a small race)

If you have remaining feats:

 - Acrobatic
 - Alertness
 - Athetic
 - Deft Hands
 - Stealhty
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The only time to take Acrobatic, Alertness, Athletic, Deft Hands, or Stealthy is if you need to for a prerequisite. Otherwise, the pair of +2 (or +4) skill bonuses is much too small to be worth a feat. – KRyan Mar 20 at 20:23

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