Reaper Steve
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I think it's been clarified in 5E that picking locks and disarming traps is a Dex check [not a Dex (Sleight of Hand (SoH)) check]. However, being proficient in Thieve's Tools (TT) lets you add your proficiency bonus. That makes sense to me.
But the latest playtest doc appears to muddy the waters. Fast Hands (3rd level Thief ability) lets a character make a Dex (Sleight of Hand) check to pick a lock or disarm a trap with thieve's tools as a bonus action.
Thoughts?
If SoH now includes opening locks and disarming traps as well as picking pockets and legerdemain, then they should probably rename it to 'thievery' on something similar.
But the latest playtest doc appears to muddy the waters. Fast Hands (3rd level Thief ability) lets a character make a Dex (Sleight of Hand) check to pick a lock or disarm a trap with thieve's tools as a bonus action.
- Does this mean that picking locks/disarming traps now uses the SoH skill all the time? I'm not a fan of that, but it does mean that SoH plus TT proficiencies gives you advantage.
- Or does this mean that only a thief can use the SoH skill for picking locks and disarming traps, and only when using Fast Hands? That seems rather exclusionary and confusing.
Thoughts?
If SoH now includes opening locks and disarming traps as well as picking pockets and legerdemain, then they should probably rename it to 'thievery' on something similar.
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