Rename Thievery to Roguery

[Sitara]

For the same reason Thief was renamed to Rogue. I mean, not all rogues are thieves though some can be. But every thief is, well a thief.

Thoughts?

 

[Lizard]

For the same reason Thief was renamed to Rogue. I mean, not all rogues are thieves though some can be. But every thief is, well a thief.

Thoughts?

Disagree -- 'Thievery' implies a much narrower skill set than 'Roguery'.

 

[Morrus]

For the same reason Thief was renamed to Rogue. I mean, not all rogues are thieves though some can be. But every thief is, well a thief.

Thoughts?

Picking pockets and locks is pretty "thiefy" to me. If I don't want my "rogue" to be a "thief", I'll give him skills which aren't used for stealing stuff!

 

[Lizard]

Picking pockets and locks is pretty "thiefy" to me. If I don't want my "rogue" to be a "thief", I'll give him skills which aren't used for stealing stuff!

Well, in 4e, you can't. Thievery is automatic for rogues. You're good at it even if you never do it.

 

[Doug McCrae]

Good one. Problem is, there's no such word as roguery.

Also I think you'll find it would be Blazing Warroguery if they did change it.

 

[Xethreau]

I agree with the second poster that Rogery would imply a far wider skill base (ie, all Rogue class skills) than theivery does. Thievery only pertains to breaking into things and stealing while not being seen. Rogery implies everything a rogue does, period.

 

[kennew142]

Even if your rogue is not a thief, the skill set in question is still best described as thievery. If your character picks pockets and open locks, most folks are going to assume that you are a thief, even if you're not. We finally have a name that is descriptive and folks are upset about it. Sheesh, I guess they should have called it Golden Wyvern Technique.

In all fairness, I have to come clean. When I play a rogue in D&D, he is always a thief.

 

[Incenjucar]

"Manual Finesse" or something would probably make more sense, but they're probably trying to be as obvious as possible.

 

[Nifft]

When pirates hoist the Jolly Thiever, then I'll consider a skill called "Roguery" (which is a real word, but not the appropriate one IMHO).

Cheers, -- N

 

[Wolfspider]

Good one. Problem is, there's no such word as roguery.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/roguery