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<blockquote data-quote="Lindorie" data-source="post: 4279966" data-attributes="member: 62727">I'm DM'ing a 4E game for a group of 13-17 yr olds with little DnD experience. One player really wants to play a rogue, which I've never done before.He's having problems figuring out how to successfully run a rogue in a game. He's tried to sneak into an enemy's camp a couple of times, but ends up in the thick of things with enemy tanks pounding on him. He's not ever had a chance to use his sneak attack, and is mostly ineffective during combat.As I said, I've never played a rogue, and I haven't figured out how to help him. I can stage something, like a single, distracted guard not seeing the rogue sneaking up behind him. For general combat, however, I don't have a &quot;rogue-mindset&quot; to help.If the PHB/DMG would help, we're in the unfortunate group included when Amazon ran out of stock. We also receive mail in 4-6 weeks and live 3000+ miles from the nearest store that would stock the books.So, does anyone have some tips? Perhaps some example combats where the rogue is contributing?Edit - If it makes a difference, he's using he KotS Halfling Rogue.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lindorie, post: 4279966, member: 62727"] I'm DM'ing a 4E game for a group of 13-17 yr olds with little DnD experience. One player really wants to play a rogue, which I've never done before. He's having problems figuring out how to successfully run a rogue in a game. He's tried to sneak into an enemy's camp a couple of times, but ends up in the thick of things with enemy tanks pounding on him. He's not ever had a chance to use his sneak attack, and is mostly ineffective during combat. As I said, I've never played a rogue, and I haven't figured out how to help him. I can stage something, like a single, distracted guard not seeing the rogue sneaking up behind him. For general combat, however, I don't have a "rogue-mindset" to help. If the PHB/DMG would help, we're in the unfortunate group included when Amazon ran out of stock. We also receive mail in 4-6 weeks and live 3000+ miles from the nearest store that would stock the books. So, does anyone have some tips? Perhaps some example combats where the rogue is contributing? Edit - If it makes a difference, he's using he KotS Halfling Rogue. [/QUOTE]

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