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--- operations:public:interactive_rulebook:core:rogue [2025/05/29 05:12] – created eric
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 ====== Rogue ======
-Rogues are agile skirmishers, assassins, and saboteurs. Masters of traps, poisons, and precision strikes, they avoid direct confrontation in favor of clever tactics and devastating ambushes.
+Rogues are jacks of all trades, thriving in stealth, subterfuge, and sabotage. They slip into the shadows, strike from unexpected angles, and use a variety of tricks to stay one step ahead. From poisons and traps to the art of assassination, the Rogue is never where you expect—but always where it matters most.
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 ===== 🗡️ Class Overview =====
-  * **Combat Role:** Stealth DPS / Utility / Debuff
+  * **Combat Role:** Skirmisher / Utility / Tactical Assassin
   * **Magic Access:** None
-  * **Armor Access:** May wear **Light or Medium Armor**
+  * **Armor Access:** May wear **up to 25 points** of armor
-  * **Weapon Access:** May purchase **One-Handed**, **Thrown**, and **Small Weapon** skills
+  * **Weapon Access:** Generally favors **small or one-handed weapons**
-  * **Best For:** Players who enjoy stealth, ambush tactics, and creative problem solving
+  * **Health Gain:** 3 points per level:contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
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-===== 🕶️ Class Perks =====
+===== 🧪 Core Specialties =====
-  * Access to **Backstab**, **Waylay**, **Assassinate**, and **Trap Use**
+Rogues often excel in:
-  * May use **poisons** and craft them with **Poison Making**
-  * Can disarm and set traps
+  * **Poison Use** – via the **Create Poison** skill
-  * May purchase skills that manipulate awareness, movement, and enemy control
+  * **Alchemy** – crafting unique and volatile brews
+  * **Assassination** – including the **Backstab**, **Waylay**, and **Assassinate** skill chain
+  * **Trap Mechanics** – with access to **Trap Making** and **Disarm Trap**
+  * **Infiltration** – such as **Pick Locks** and **Evaluate**
+They can also dabble in various craft and knowledge skills based on build.
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 ===== 🧱 Restrictions =====
-  * May **not purchase or use spell slots**
+  * May not wear more than **25 points** of armor
-  * May **not wear Heavy Armor**
+  * May not use spell slots or cast magic
-  * May **not purchase Two-Handed Weapon skills**
+  * Must acquire Rogue-centric skills through XP and prerequisites—no innate abilities
-  * May **not cast spells or perform Ritual Magic**
-  * Cannot purchase **Weapon Masteries**
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-===== 🎭 Roleplay Suggestions =====
+===== 🧭 Roleplay Suggestions =====
-  * Rogues can be charming thieves, cunning spies, grim assassins, or resourceful survivors
+  * Rogues thrive on cunning—play a character who watches, waits, and then strikes
-  * You likely prefer tactics, misdirection, and guile over brute force
+  * Avoid the center of attention in combat; your strength lies in unpredictability
-  * Trust may be hard to earn—and harder to give
+  * You may be a thief, an assassin, a scout, or a saboteur—but you’re always dangerous
-  * Let your actions speak louder than your words (especially when your knife is in their back)
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-===== 📘 Related Skills =====
+===== 📘 XP Costs & Skills =====
-  * Stealth & Tactics: Backstab, Assassinate, Waylay, Trap Use, Disarm Trap
+Common skills accessible to Rogues include:
-  * Mobility: Evade, Dodge, Sneak
-  * Crafting: Poison Making, Tinkering
-  * Awareness: Detect, Evaluate, Awareness
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-===== 🧾 XP Costs =====
+^ Skill              ^ Related Perks                 ^ Rogue XP Cost ^
+| Backstab           | Bonus damage from stealth     | 150           |
+| Waylay             | Temporarily disable a foe     | 150           |
+| Assassinate        | Execute weakened enemies      | 150           |
+| Create Poison      | Craft and apply toxins        | 30            |
+| Trap Making        | Build mechanical traps        | 40–80         |
+| Disarm Trap        | Bypass mechanical traps       | 30            |
+| Pick Locks         | Unlock mundane locks          | 30            |
+| Evaluate           | Assess item value or purpose  | 30            |
+| Alchemy            | Craft explosive compounds     | 30            |
-Rogues have discounted XP costs for stealth, mobility, and trap-based skills. See the [[operations:public:interactive_rulebook:core:xp_costs|XP & Skill Cost Tables]] for full details.
+See the [[operations:public:interactive_rulebook:core:xp_costs|XP & Skill Cost Tables]] for full breakdown.
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-**Play a Rogue if you want to control the battlefield from the shadows, exploit weaknesses, and strike when it matters most.**
+**Play a Rogue if you want to outsmart your foes, strike where it hurts, and turn every situation to your advantage.**