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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rune" data-source="post: 6653678" data-attributes="member: 67">I'm not sure I understand the reasoning behind making the strength rogue do more damage to other rogues. It's important to remember, I think, that a strength rogue does exactly the same amount of damage with finesse weapons as a dexterity rogue. I would personally expand the list of sneak-attackable weapons to include all light weapons (but I would do that anyway, to allow space for a sap to exist). I would never include melee weapons that could be used two-handed; there would be too some unintended high-damage synergies that would emerge.There are already feats that allow a shove or grapple with a bonus action. Providing a class ability that can be used for both steps on both feats' toes. The mobility enhancing parts are equally as useful to a strength rogue, anyway. I could see cunning action granting a Strength (Intimidate) check to gain advantage against one foe for a turn.  I don't buy the claim that dexterity is more valuable than strength. Obviously, a strength rogue is going to need better proficiency in armor, but, once AC is accounted for, the things a high dexterity grant you are not really better than what a high strength grant you. Strength saves might happen less frequently than dexterity saves, but it's frequently even more important to succeed, especially if hazardous terrain is in play. High initiative and the ability to be nigh undetectable is good, but is it better than being able to successfully shove and grapple pretty much every appropriately sized foe out there? Dexterity-based ranged attacks are potent, especially with feat support, but that's true of strength-based melee attacks, as well (although, importantly, sneak attack won't play with the heavier damage options). This could be a good time to introduce the cunning action strength (intimidate) check for advantage that I mentioned above. The level 13 ability gives you some freaky rules exception. Like using bonus actions to grant advantage or total mastery of some non-combat situations. This is where you want to insert negating disadvantage when using medium armor. Or advantage on Str checks in some fashion.</blockquote>

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