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<blockquote data-quote="Ravellion" data-source="post: 448485" data-attributes="member: 538">That's fine.But this isn't. It's a pet peeve of many people on these boards, since rouge is a very common type of makeup, and Rogues, are, well, Rogues.Well, Dwarves have a few advantages for the dungeon environment, namely Stonecunning &amp; Darkvision. The +2 to saves vs magic and poison are very nice when you do set off a trap accidentaly. Dwarves make good 'Dungeon delvers'. Disable device, Search, Open Lock are staple skills for such a Rogue.Halflings are the real burglar/thief type rogues. Their +2 to dex and +2 to many acrobatic skills (and the +4 to hide due to small size) make them good in sneak attacks and breaking and entering, as well as picking pockets.Humans, are IMO, the best thieves. Though they do not get any bonusses to skills, you do get one extra skill point per level, which means you can max out one more skill. Strangely enough, the 8 skill points per level are not really enough for all you really want to max out. The extra feat also means you are more likely to hold your own in combat (for instance, you can take Ambidexterity and Two weapon fighting.). The thing is, your definitely not as good at stealth as the halfling will be, so your sneak attacks might be best acquired by flanking.Rav</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ravellion, post: 448485, member: 538"] [B]That's fine. But this isn't. It's a pet peeve of many people on these boards, since rouge is a very common type of makeup, and Rogues, are, well, Rogues. [/B] Well, Dwarves have a few advantages for the dungeon environment, namely Stonecunning & Darkvision. The +2 to saves vs magic and poison are very nice when you do set off a trap accidentaly. Dwarves make good 'Dungeon delvers'. Disable device, Search, Open Lock are staple skills for such a Rogue. Halflings are the real burglar/thief type rogues. Their +2 to dex and +2 to many acrobatic skills (and the +4 to hide due to small size) make them good in sneak attacks and breaking and entering, as well as picking pockets. Humans, are IMO, the best thieves. Though they do not get any bonusses to skills, you do get one extra skill point per level, which means you can max out one more skill. Strangely enough, the 8 skill points per level are not really enough for all you really want to max out. The extra feat also means you are more likely to hold your own in combat (for instance, you can take Ambidexterity and Two weapon fighting.). The thing is, your definitely not as good at stealth as the halfling will be, so your sneak attacks might be best acquired by flanking. Rav [/QUOTE]

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