r0gershrubber
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Don't be so sure, from today's L&L ...
"Rogue: To be honest, I’ve never been crazy about sneak attack as the rogue’s defining combat ability. I can see how it is a logical outgrowth of AD&D’s backstab ability, but in my mind it casts rogues as being too tightly linked to an assassin or similar archetype. I can think of plenty of rogues I’ve played over the years for whom sneak attack would be a poor match for their combat abilities or personality. I’d like to explore ways of making sneak attack an option, with things that push a rogue to be more cunning and tricky in combat standing alongside it."
I agree. I would prefer that the Rogue excel at something closer to Pathfinder's combat maneuvers, especially the Dirty Trick introduced in the Advanced Player Guide. Sneak attack should be an option but not a defining feature of all Rogues.