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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 7185745" data-attributes="member: 6775031">Don't confuse quality with popularity. D&D 5E is not well-written, even if it's dominating the market.According to you, he was a criminal. That sounds like he has the criminal background.It comes from reading the Rogue class, and understanding what it's all about.When it comes to combat, rogues prioritize cunning over brute strength. A rogue would rather make one precise strike, placing it exactly where the attack will hurt the target most, than wear an opponent down with a barrage of attacks.Beginning at 1st level, you know how to strike subtly and exploit a foe’s distraction.This does not describe a reckless attack guided by overwhelming strength at the expense of precision. The rules of the game (which explicitly allow this combination) do not match the narrative which these rules are meant to reflect (based on their description). Either the mechanics or the narrative need to be changed if this inconsistency is to be reconciled, but whichever way you go with it, the writers clearly got something wrong.</blockquote>