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d12 Thief Subclasses

This document proposes 12 subclasses for thieves in old school roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons. The subclasses each provide a unique bonus, such as increased chance to detect traps, higher backstab damage, or the ability to cast magic-user spells at a lower level. In the comments, readers discuss how these subclasses could enhance their old school games and thief-focused characters.

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d12 Thief Subclasses

This document proposes 12 subclasses for thieves in old school roleplaying games like Dungeons & Dragons. The subclasses each provide a unique bonus, such as increased chance to detect traps, higher backstab damage, or the ability to cast magic-user spells at a lower level. In the comments, readers discuss how these subclasses could enhance their old school games and thief-focused characters.

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[Random Thursday] d12 Thief Subclasses


18 Thursday Jul 2013 POSTED BY DYSONLOGOS IN FANTASY,HOUSERULES,RANDOMTABLES 6 COMMENTS Tags B/X, Basic, Dungeons & Dragons, House Rules, Labyrinth Lord, OSR, Random Tables, Random Thursday, RPG, Subclasses, Thief Thievesremainoneofmyfavouritecharacterclasses.ProofonceagainthatImnotoldschoolenough sinceIlikeaclasswhosabilitiescouldbeallroleplayedforthetrulyoldschool. Rememberifusingtheserules,allcharactersmusthaveasubclass.Ifyoureallydontwantasubclass, petitiontheGMtoletyoutakethefocusedsubclass(FocusedFighter,etc),whichprovidesnonew abilities,butinsteadmakeslevelingupabitfaster.

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Thief Subclasses (d12)


1. Bounty Hunter+1tohitanddamageagainsthisownrace 2. Dungeoneer+20%chancetodetecttraps 3. Butcher Increasebackstabmultiplierby1
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Scout+1initiative,+1hearnoise Fence+2onreactionrollstobuyandsellgoods Guild Thief+10%toopenlocksandpickpockets Thugd6hitdie(d8ifusingadvancedhitdice) Knife Artist+1tohitanddamagewithdaggers Outcast1onreactionchecks,+1weapondamage ArcanistCastmagicuserspellsasamagicuserof1/3level.Cannotweararmour. Focused - +10%toearnedXP Chooseoneormakeupanewone

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1. said:ShaneKnysh(@shaneknysh) July18,2013at2:52pm Iloveallthesed12subclassesposts.ItmakeswewanttoplayOSR/1e! 0 0 i RateThis REPLY 2. said:ClawCarver July18,2013at8:03pm Thievesaremyfavouriteclass.Thisisgoodstuffandveryneatlydone.

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0 0 i RateThis REPLY 3. said:carlson793 July18,2013at8:53pm Putsmeinmindofanoldbuddywhodonlyplaythieves/rogueswonderwhateverbecameof him? Now,withallthesesubclasstables,Imitchingevenmoretogetbehindthescreen.CantseeanOSR gametheywouldntworkwith(thoughmaybeACKS,withtheintroductionofCustomClassesin thePlayersCompanion,wouldproveanissue). 0 0 i RateThis REPLY 4. said:AntonioEleuteri July19,2013at5:29am Verynice!IdidsomethingsimilarbutusedasetofTalentswhichcouldbeboughtbythecharacter inplaceofGeneralSkills(whichIdontuseinmyB/Xgames.)Iamintheprocessofwritinga LankhmarcampaigndocumentformyupcomingB/Xgame,andtheseideascouldcomeinhandy. Asuggestion:Idchangebutcherintoassassin;thatshowIdoitinmygames,togetridofthe assassinclassandfolditintothethiefclass. 0 0 i RateThis REPLY

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said:Dyson Logos July19,2013at6:03am IspecificallyamgoingthroughallthesubclassesIwroteinthetablestogetridofexisting subclassessothereisntaconflict.Infact,ButcherwasoriginallyAssassinwhenIwrotethis,but sinced12Assassinsubclassesisbeingpostednextweek,Ididntwanttohaveaconflictwithit. Dittoforthecleric.Intheoriginalversionofthed12clericsubclassesthefirstentryisPaladin.In myrevisedlistthishasbeenreplacedwithCrusader. 0 0 i RateThis REPLY 5. Pingback:RavenousRolePlayingBlogArchiveFridayFive:20130719

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