Welcome to a brand new series of exceedingly late reviews for Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 2nd Edition sourcebooks! I mean, it’s only 31 years late, right?
First up we have The Complete Thief’s Handbook, a good ol’ guide to our favorite class, the thief rogue!
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Stealing, like many crimes, has different degrees of severity. Steal an apple and you’re a petty thief. Steal a chicken and you’re a poultry thief. Steal the heart of the lord’s daughter, the apple of his eye, and you’re likely a poetic thief.
Steal a cursed apple from the garden of Hell itself, originally intended for the devil’s greatest servant? You’re a Pact-Thief.
Continue reading “Pact-Thief Rogue – Eldritch Kleptomania (v3)”
Knives are the quintessential rogue favorites. Sharp, deadly, easy to hide. Even when better weapons present themselves, you can’t simply toss the concept of knives out the window.
Unless someone you don’t like is on the other side, that is.
Get to the point below with the Knife-Throwing rogue!
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Sometimes, people use hurtful words. You might call a goblin a bastard, or a lich “bitch” (bad idea). And then there’s the really hurtful things, like when the party paladin calls the party rogue a “murderer” or “serial killer” or even “psychotic butcher” just for doing their job!
And I’ll have you know, butchering is an art.
Click below for the Butcher rogue!
Don’t call them thugs if you value your kneecaps. Their job is actually harder, when you think about it. A normal rogue relies on quick feet and quick wits to make sure they aren’t on the same plane by the time the law comes. A ruffian just has to deal with it. The law shows up a lot faster when there’s screaming.
And bloody cudgels make finding a good alibi extremely difficult.
Click below for the Ruffian rogue!
For most, roguish arts are best done in secret, under cover of night and with the utmost silence. But even in the most clandestine of occupations, sometimes you need a little… punch. Someone a bit stronger. To break the kneecaps of your enemies, basically.
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Chemistry! The study of chemicals and the ways they interact – some might even say that anatomy is just derivative chemistry, but who cares? The study of chemicals has many proponents in Dungeons and Dragons, from the humble alchemist to the much less humble Alchemist artificer.
But lets focus on the task at hand, shall we?
Read on below for more on the Chemist Rogue!
-Rogue- Chemist v1Anatomy! The study of the body and how it works has many uses, from pressure-relieving massages to general healing, and even teaching a rogue exactly where it hurts most to have a knife stuck in you.
In case you couldn’t tell, it’s the knife-sticking part that we’re focusing on today.
So, read on below for more of the Anatomist Rogue!
Rogue Anatomist v1There are some who say that a sharp wit beats a sharp knife – the former can fly much further. There are some who say such things, yes, but not generally while in the same room as a connoisseur of flying blades. A well-flung knife can cut through expectations as well as skin, and winning at darts is only the least impressive of feats that the masters can pull off.
Read on for more of the Knife-Thrower Rogue!
Knife-Thrower RogueWhat better for a lawful good rogue than a subclass based around stealing from demons?
Here it is, my personal favorite: the Pact-Thief!
Pact Thief