2 of my lifers are 39's, but I picked up a 42 lifer to make up for it. After I get all of my gear, I'll work on upgrading some of the stuff. As for the 20 str ring I haven't found one I like yet, I really wish I could bring my ladder ring over to nl (10%fcr, 53 ar, 20 str, 33 life, 88 mana, 14 poison resist), but at this rate I'm begining to think ladder will never reset.
Yeah R.A. Salvatore is my favorite author as you could probably tell by my nick.