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How should the Thief/Rogue Look like in 5e??

Started by RPGPundit, October 16, 2012, 04:45:50 PM

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Spinal Tarp

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October 23, 2012, 08:14:00 AM Last Edit: October 23, 2012, 08:16:01 AM by Spinal Tarp
Quote from: Grymbok;594162The "skill monkey" Rogue is a class which is capable of being made in to a passable simulacrum of the Thief class. It's also capable of being a million different things.

But the million other things are simply a bunch of alternate versions of what a bone stock/stereotypical AD&D Thief is no?  Yes Rogues have alot of skills, but they're all 'Thiefy' skills, so you always end up with a 'Thief' in the end, you just have the ability to customise it a bit.  Are you saying you don't like them as skill monkeys because Rogues can get so many skills they can end up with a bunch of skills that are 'non-Roguish'?

And just to note, I have no strong feelings either way about the whole Rogues/skill monkeys thing.  I'm just trying to understand why some feel the Rogue must or must not be a skill monkey.
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