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<blockquote data-quote="MortalPlague" data-source="post: 5624469" data-attributes="member: 62721"><p>Good thread!</p><p></p><p>I had a rogue named <strong>Les Shillings</strong> (short for Lester), who was a pirate. He was a character I'd rolled for a pirate game, and I rolled absolutely awful stats. He wound up with a total bonus of +1 (a couple of mid-range stats, and a couple of lowbies). Since I was by far the most experienced in the game, I decided to play the character. He was a rogue / sorcerer, wielding dual flintlock pistols, and then two swords when those were spent. He also had a tiny snake familiar named Set.</p><p></p><p>I've never had a character wind up luckier than Les Shillings. Against all odds, he wound up rolling many, many crits, and hitting on a regular basis despite his poor stats. He was a blast to play.</p><p></p><p>I also played a halfling thief named <strong>Slick</strong>, who was pretty simply a thief. This was in 4th edition, so I gave him the artful dodger ability, and took a few feats. The end result was that at level 3, his AC was 22, but it swelled to <em>30</em> against opportunity attacks. So he would get the fighter to mark a target, then run around the battlefield, causing all kinds of havoc.</p><p></p><p>Personality-wise, he was absolutely a smooth-talking thief. He took every opportunity he could to scoop extra treasure, and quite often got in trouble with the party for his lack of trustworthiness. Still, his effectiveness in combat kept the party on his side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MortalPlague, post: 5624469, member: 62721"] Good thread! I had a rogue named [b]Les Shillings[/b] (short for Lester), who was a pirate. He was a character I'd rolled for a pirate game, and I rolled absolutely awful stats. He wound up with a total bonus of +1 (a couple of mid-range stats, and a couple of lowbies). Since I was by far the most experienced in the game, I decided to play the character. He was a rogue / sorcerer, wielding dual flintlock pistols, and then two swords when those were spent. He also had a tiny snake familiar named Set. I've never had a character wind up luckier than Les Shillings. Against all odds, he wound up rolling many, many crits, and hitting on a regular basis despite his poor stats. He was a blast to play. I also played a halfling thief named [b]Slick[/b], who was pretty simply a thief. This was in 4th edition, so I gave him the artful dodger ability, and took a few feats. The end result was that at level 3, his AC was 22, but it swelled to [i]30[/i] against opportunity attacks. So he would get the fighter to mark a target, then run around the battlefield, causing all kinds of havoc. Personality-wise, he was absolutely a smooth-talking thief. He took every opportunity he could to scoop extra treasure, and quite often got in trouble with the party for his lack of trustworthiness. Still, his effectiveness in combat kept the party on his side. [/QUOTE]
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