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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Pendragon" data-source="post: 857658" data-attributes="member: 707">Traps.I like the traps rules as is.&nbsp; I see the classes as less RP-oriented, and more RP-neutral skill-sets.&nbsp; A level of rogue includes training in the disarming of more complicated and magical traps.&nbsp; So a PC who wants to disarm complex traps needs to take a level of Rogue.&nbsp; It's just that simple.&nbsp; Just as a PC who wants to channel positive energy needs to take a level of Cleric, even if he isn't particularly religious.In game, a Fighter19/Rogue1 can portray himself as a pure warrior who happened to be trained in disarming traps by a fellow inmate while he locked up in prison.&nbsp; The level of rogue doesn't mean he's thief-like or shifty or anything.Actually, players presuming that they know about a PC by the class-levels the PC has taken is a pet peeve of mine.&nbsp; I once had a Fighter/Rogue who was, in-game, a dancer/martial-artist.&nbsp; She would have been insulted if she were called a thief, and I was annoyed when a fellow player once referred to her as &quot;sneaky&quot; because she had rogue levels, even though she'd never done anything sneaky for the entire campaign.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lord Pendragon, post: 857658, member: 707"] [b]Traps.[/b] I like the traps rules as is. I see the classes as less RP-oriented, and more RP-neutral skill-sets. A level of rogue includes training in the disarming of more complicated and magical traps. So a PC who wants to disarm complex traps needs to take a level of Rogue. It's just that simple. Just as a PC who wants to channel positive energy needs to take a level of Cleric, even if he isn't particularly religious. In game, a Fighter19/Rogue1 can portray himself as a pure warrior who happened to be trained in disarming traps by a fellow inmate while he locked up in prison. The level of rogue doesn't mean he's thief-like or shifty or anything. Actually, players presuming that they know about a PC by the class-levels the PC has taken is a pet peeve of mine. I once had a Fighter/Rogue who was, in-game, a dancer/martial-artist. She would have been insulted if she were called a thief, and I was annoyed when a fellow player once referred to her as "sneaky" because she had rogue levels, even though she'd never done anything sneaky for the entire campaign. [/QUOTE]

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