D&D 5E Thievery in 5e - still relevant?

[Older Beholder]

I’m happy the game moved from Thieves to Rogues as the baseline for the archetype.
I’ve yet to see anyone play the Thief subclass in 5E, although there’s one guy I play with that still assumes every rogue is a thief.

Having gold be the main (often only) motivating factor for characters got boring for me over 2 decades ago.
Greedy characters that haggle and try to milk as much gold from every situation and NPC they encounter sucks the fun out of things pretty quickly.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I’m happy the game moved from Thieves to Rogues as the baseline for the archetype.
I’ve yet to see anyone play the Thief subclass in 5E, although there’s one guy I play with that still assumes every rogue is a thief.

Having gold be the main (often only) motivating factor for characters got boring for me over 2 decades ago.
Greedy characters that haggle and try to milk as much gold from every situation and NPC they encounter sucks the fun out of things pretty quickly.

Sounds like you're happy with the status quo then. Good for you.

 

[Older Beholder]

Sounds like you're happy with the status quo then. Good for you.

Status Quo were alright, but I was probably more of a Quiet Riot fan.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Status Quo were alright, but I was probably more of a Quiet Riot fan.

Is that a music reference?

 

[Clint_L]

Was this claim in reference to a D&D (or adjacent) game, or a different system entirely?

5e

 

[Lanefan]

Ooh, a literal slippery slope argument.

What argument is that?

(if you said this in reply to someone, that poster has me blocked as I didn't see the quote)

 

[Lanefan]

5e

OK, then colour me skeptical also.

 

[Vaalingrade]

What argument is that?

(if you said this in reply to someone, that poster has me blocked as I didn't see the quote)

Yeah, it wasn't you.

 

[Older Beholder]

Is that a music reference?

Yes, although I was only joking.

 

[Larnievc]

D&D has no resolution system for how long the guards are gone for;

If they succeed the guards are gone for long enough. I don't understand why the DM interpreting the result of the player rolls into outcomes is a problem. That's what a DM should be doing.