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Proficiency vs. Ability vs. Expertise
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<blockquote data-quote="Mycroft" data-source="post: 7643461" data-attributes="member: 7005485"><p>Well, by default we give this:</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Rogue</span></span></span></span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"><span style="font-size: 18px"></span></span></span></span></span></strong><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">Ability Score Adjustment: Your Strength, Dexterity, or Intelligence score increases by 1.</span></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><p style="text-align: center"></p></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong></p><p></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Proficiencies</span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Armour: </strong></strong></strong></strong></strong>Light armour, bucklers </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Weapons: </strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong>Simple weapons, arming swords, bolas, bo-staffs, broadswords, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, scimitars, shortswords, two-bladed swords, whips </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Sneak Attack</span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">You can only sneak attack with ranged attacks at targets within 30 feet. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: #632423">Variant: Melee Sneak Attack</span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">You can exchange the use of sneak attack with ranged weapons, for the use of sneak attack with all melee weapons.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Decipher Script</span></span></span></span></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></strong>Starting at 2nd level, you can make an Intelligence check vs. DC 15 to understand text written in languages you do not speak, read, or write. The DC can be higher, as set by the Dungeon Master (depending on language obscurity, or other factors). </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"> You can also use spell scrolls. You make an Intelligence check vs. DC 10 + the spell's level to successfully cast the spell.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Thieves' Cant</span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">Only the Thief subclass gains this feature, not the base Rogue class. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Slippery Mind</span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">If you are already proficient in Wisdom saving throws, you instead gain proficiency in Intelligence or Charisma saving throws (your choice).</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mycroft, post: 7643461, member: 7005485"] Well, by default we give this: [B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][COLOR=#632423][FONT=HelveticaNeue][SIZE=5]Rogue [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR][/B][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][FONT=HelveticaNeue]Ability Score Adjustment: Your Strength, Dexterity, or Intelligence score increases by 1.[/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][CENTER] [/CENTER] [/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][COLOR=#632423][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Proficiencies[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue][B][B][B][B][B]Armour: [/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]Light armour, bucklers [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue][B][B][B][B][B][B]Weapons: [/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]Simple weapons, arming swords, bolas, bo-staffs, broadswords, hand crossbows, longswords, rapiers, scimitars, shortswords, two-bladed swords, whips [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=#632423][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Sneak Attack[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]You can only sneak attack with ranged attacks at targets within 30 feet. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3][COLOR=#632423]Variant: Melee Sneak Attack[/COLOR] [/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]You can exchange the use of sneak attack with ranged weapons, for the use of sneak attack with all melee weapons.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue][B][FONT=Helvetica][COLOR=#632423][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Decipher Script[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/FONT][/B]Starting at 2nd level, you can make an Intelligence check vs. DC 15 to understand text written in languages you do not speak, read, or write. The DC can be higher, as set by the Dungeon Master (depending on language obscurity, or other factors). You can also use spell scrolls. You make an Intelligence check vs. DC 10 + the spell's level to successfully cast the spell. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=#632423][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Thieves' Cant[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]Only the Thief subclass gains this feature, not the base Rogue class. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=#632423][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Slippery Mind[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]If you are already proficient in Wisdom saving throws, you instead gain proficiency in Intelligence or Charisma saving throws (your choice).[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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