Role: Specialist · Resource: Schemes or Panache

A skilled, agile martial class that uses stealth and trickery to overcome enemies and obstacles. An agile, cunning skirmisher with high melee damage who lands debilitating blows and leaves status effects on enemies. Rogues can use Schemes to create and exploit weaknesses and attack when least expected.

Tier 1

  • Veil of Shadows

The rest is the blank Class Template.

Schemes or Panache?

One roles list calls the rogue’s mechanic Schemes; the expansion list calls it Panache.

Subclasses (Machination of the ___)

Chapter 4Class roles
ThiefThief
AssassinMountebank
SwashbucklerAssassin
GamblerSwashbuckler
Gambler

Expansion subclasses

Infiltrator (Scout / Skirmisher) · Thief · Assassin / Invisible Blade / Mastermind (Spy Assassin) · Swashbuckler (Panache: Dexterity and Acrobatics bonuses) · Gambler (Fortune’s Friend / Complete Scoundrel; use Dragonbane’s push-your-luck system for Gambits) · Mountebank (Arcane Trickster / Spellthief / Daggerspell Mage) · Inquisitive / Mastermind · Phantom / Death Delver · Death Blade / Poisoner · Smuggler / Saboteur