ZombieRoboNinja
First Post
I kind of wish every class got one skill - Cleric: Religious Lore, Ranger: Nature Lore, Fighter: Athletics, Wizard: Arcane Lore etc. Well, except for the Rogue archetypes would've got a slew of skills, what with it being their shtick and all.
Honestly, rogues should get Stealth, because I can't imagine a 5e rogue functioning without it. And I wouldn't be surprised if rangers got, say, Survival AND Perception to give them a leg up on skills over other classes (except rogues).
The only trick with this system is that a lot of the best-suited backgrounds for a given class would cover the default skills. For example, the "priest" background obviously should include Knowledge: Religion and equally obviously should be a good choice for clerics. I'm guessing there will be a "pick one other suitable skill of your choice, at DM's discretion, when they overlap" line to cover those situations.