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<blockquote data-quote="Sodalis" data-source="post: 164112" data-attributes="member: 1791">i dont believe that this question was asked...In all seriousness: is this a REAL question?A rogue, though is not as potent as a mage in comparison, but is as important as any other character in the game.True, a mage has spells that do things better than the rogue, but how many times can he do it a day?&nbsp; i don't know about you, but we have probably 10 encounters a day that needs these skills.&nbsp; I am not saying we have 10 battles a day, but encounters where we would like to move silent, hide and catch people off guard, sneak by, or even just gather information without being noticed.&nbsp; A mage has what? 5 spells/day per lvl.&nbsp; That means that while he is already splitting his spells into utility and offense and defense spells, he now has to worry aboutthe little things that a rogue would usually do.&nbsp; Is that smart? Not in my game- a mage would be better suited to stick to what he is good at- and not try to cover another niche in which he CAn be good at.Plus, have you ever encountered a trapped door? a rogue who trips a trap has evasion,a nd mildly good HP (along with great ref save) to survive.&nbsp; a mage who accidentally trips a trap door is DEAD... I dont know there is any other class who can disarm a trap.by asking this question, you can further ask: What is the usefulness of a fighter- when a cleric&nbsp; can do his job at ten times the effectiveness?&nbsp; But , if you ever went into battle without a front line fighetr (or barb, ranger) you will know just how valuable he can be.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sodalis, post: 164112, member: 1791"] [b]i dont believe that this question was asked...[/b] In all seriousness: is this a REAL question? A rogue, though is not as potent as a mage in comparison, but is as important as any other character in the game. True, a mage has spells that do things better than the rogue, but how many times can he do it a day? i don't know about you, but we have probably 10 encounters a day that needs these skills. I am not saying we have 10 battles a day, but encounters where we would like to move silent, hide and catch people off guard, sneak by, or even just gather information without being noticed. A mage has what? 5 spells/day per lvl. That means that while he is already splitting his spells into utility and offense and defense spells, he now has to worry aboutthe little things that a rogue would usually do. Is that smart? Not in my game- a mage would be better suited to stick to what he is good at- and not try to cover another niche in which he CAn be good at. Plus, have you ever encountered a trapped door? a rogue who trips a trap has evasion,a nd mildly good HP (along with great ref save) to survive. a mage who accidentally trips a trap door is DEAD... I dont know there is any other class who can disarm a trap. by asking this question, you can further ask: What is the usefulness of a fighter- when a cleric can do his job at ten times the effectiveness? But , if you ever went into battle without a front line fighetr (or barb, ranger) you will know just how valuable he can be..... [/QUOTE]

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