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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 6398989" data-attributes="member: 20323">[MENTION=82746]HardcoreDandDGirl[/MENTION] My first thought is that some classes (e.g. Clerics, sorcerers, warlocks) don't have sub-classes in the same way other classes do, that sub-class features sometimes build off of core class features, that level advancement occurs differently and thus interchanging sub-classes will involve unequal power exchange and a certain amount of fudging.It's true the Rogue and Fighter sub-classes are more interchangeable than most other classes...Fighter (Battle Master)3: Combat Superiority, Student of War7: Know Your Enemy10: Improved Combat Superiority15: RelentlessRogue (Thief)3: Fast Hands (requires rogue's cunning action), Second Story Work9: Supreme Sneak13: Use Magic Device17: Thief's ReflexesHowever, a Rogue taking a martial archetype gains a distinct combat power boost and gains their sub-class features sooner, whereas a Fighter taking a roguish archetype needs the DM to fudge the cunning action requirement of Fast Hands and gains their sub-class features later. My hunch is the change will be noticeable but not terribly unbalancing, and if your DM is down I say go for it!</blockquote>