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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 6817561" data-attributes="member: 6533"><p>I think you could turn the Beggar-thief into a sub-class but you'd need to base it on more direct source material like the Thief of Baghdad or some Wuxia tropes in that vein than on the original kit. Personally, I'd swap slow-fall out and make the theme of the archetype either (A) a dodge tank and/or (B) ambiguity.</p><p></p><p>At that point you might look at Bard as the class to work the Beggar-Thief off of rather than Rogue.</p><p></p><p>Though, honestly, Monk actually sounds like a cool base too.</p><p></p><p>For the two shown:</p><p></p><p>Are guards distinct from Askar? Because historically Askar are exactly who you would use for that.</p><p></p><p>And the side bar on Mamelukes is exactly the solution I had for kits into backgrounds, albeit with the priorities reversed.</p><p></p><p>I'd also be tempted to throw in a free proficiency at 3rd level for Engineering Tools to bring out the military-science aspect of the character type.</p><p></p><p>Also, in terms of the initial write-up on fighter options? Per Huzuz City of Delights there is a background proficiency anyone can pick up who has access to formal training in Zhakara that lets you throw down with cantrips. So an Eldritch Knight or Arcane Trickster can just come from any relatively civil place, in theory, and certainly from Huzuz in addition to Qutub.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dr. Strangemonkey, post: 6817561, member: 6533"] I think you could turn the Beggar-thief into a sub-class but you'd need to base it on more direct source material like the Thief of Baghdad or some Wuxia tropes in that vein than on the original kit. Personally, I'd swap slow-fall out and make the theme of the archetype either (A) a dodge tank and/or (B) ambiguity. At that point you might look at Bard as the class to work the Beggar-Thief off of rather than Rogue. Though, honestly, Monk actually sounds like a cool base too. For the two shown: Are guards distinct from Askar? Because historically Askar are exactly who you would use for that. And the side bar on Mamelukes is exactly the solution I had for kits into backgrounds, albeit with the priorities reversed. I'd also be tempted to throw in a free proficiency at 3rd level for Engineering Tools to bring out the military-science aspect of the character type. Also, in terms of the initial write-up on fighter options? Per Huzuz City of Delights there is a background proficiency anyone can pick up who has access to formal training in Zhakara that lets you throw down with cantrips. So an Eldritch Knight or Arcane Trickster can just come from any relatively civil place, in theory, and certainly from Huzuz in addition to Qutub. [/QUOTE]
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