You will have to choose between the (a) and (b) options of each equipment set but, no matter what you pick, you’ll be getting a melee weapon regardless. This rogue archetype is dedicated entirely to out-of-combat goals.

This website is not produced, endorsed, supported, or affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.Additional accessible formats for this information are available upon request. No, the rogue’s approach to combat is all about choosing the right time to strike and hitting where it hurts. Not gonna lie, I wanted a thief and almost made another Bilbo Baggins character build.

Twice per short rest.

Rogues have an innate sense of capability and cunning about them. Rogue: Person_Man’s 5E Rogue Guide Starstuff's Thief Guide A thousand lies and a good disguise by Cuddlebot5000 A Knife in the Dark: The Rogue's Handbook by Clutchbone Dealing Death: Handbook of the True Assassin by Gladius Legis, reposted by Mistwell I Fought the Law and Won: The Rogue Guide by Gladius Legis

This talent emerges at seventh level, and despite being a tad more specific than Uncanny Dodge, is arguably more useful.

Uncanny Dodge is the interesting gain here. All options have their merits, but will require different ability score distributions and feats to be at their best.Note: Our recommendations for spells for the Arcane Trickster are at the end of the article.Picking feats over ASI is something any Rogue should consider. Whether you are playing D&D for the first time or are a veteran player, building a new character can be a daunting task. Your Dexterity saves should be excellent, so you'll frequently be able to fully avoid damage from applicable effects.One Attack: Dagger 1d4+4 with +4d6 Sneak Attack (DPR 12.8)Two-Weapon Fighting: Dagger 1d4+4 and Dagger 1d4 with +4d6 Sneak Attack (DPR 18.0)One Attack: Dagger 1d4+5 with +4d6 Sneak Attack (DPR 13.4)Two-Weapon Fighting: Dagger 1d4+5 and Dagger 1d4 with +4d6 Sneak Attack (DPR 18.6)Between Expertise and your 20 Dexterity, you have a +13 bonus on Dexterity (Stealth) checks, and now you have a way to get Advantage guaranteed.

The burglar’s pack rather speaks for itself; expect tools that enable you to access forbidden places - a hammer, crowbar and so on. War Magic (Xanathar's Guide to Everything): The reaction bonus to failed saving throws is nice, as is the bonus to initiative. An in-depth guide for the Dungeons & Dragons Paladin character class covering optimisation of skills, weapons, features, and abilities in D&D 5e On top of this, the lightfoot subrace of halflings can also hide behind creatures larger them. Rogue 5e D&D is the quintessential Face, Scout, and Striker.

Secondary goals can be increased CON for survivability, INT for Arcane Trickster builds, and WIS and CHA for ability checks.At 3rd level Rogues get to choose their Roguish Archetype.

Are they con artists with the gift of the gab and twitchy fingers?

As seen in the guide, we believe there are much better options for feats and spells that can really make the class shine.

Because they want to be sneaking and scouting undetected, races with Darkvision are particularly useful for this class.

In our opinion, leaving the tanking to the Fighters and Barbarians of the group and focusing on your strengths is a better use of what the Rogue can bring to the table.

When you consider that dexterity will likely be one of your rogue’s highest ability scores, there’s probably a good chance that evasion will come in useful.As with all of Dungeons & Dragons’ classes, third level means choosing which subclass you want your character to specialise in.In this case, you’ll be picking from the three roguish archetypes featured in the Dungeons & Dragons 5E Player’s Handbook.

Size doesn't matter sinc Rogues don't use heavy weapons.Setting-specific races are address below.

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