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<blockquote data-quote="ThirdWizard" data-source="post: 6178103" data-attributes="member: 12037">I'm looking at the rogue's abilities in Next, and really there's Sneak Attack or attacks that require Sneak Attack. Yes, there are a few more like Poison or Ace in the Hole, but the vast majority of a rogue's combat ability comes from Sneak Attack. I don't see how that can be disputed. Mearls has been very clear, increased damage is the main way to differentiate a high level character's offensive ability from a low level's due to the flat math they're going for.The rogue's attack bonus goes from +1 to +3. Not a big difference. Sneak Attack damage goes from +1d6 to +7d6. That's what makes a high level rogue work in combat. Rogues have two paths in the play test: Assassination (combat focused) and Thievery (exploration focused). Take away Sneak Attack and the Assassination rogue loses access to several key abilities and the Thievery rogue has almost no combat ability.I don't see how this is disputable. That's just the way it is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ThirdWizard, post: 6178103, member: 12037"] I'm looking at the rogue's abilities in Next, and really there's Sneak Attack or attacks that require Sneak Attack. Yes, there are a few more like Poison or Ace in the Hole, but the vast majority of a rogue's combat ability comes from Sneak Attack. I don't see how that can be disputed. Mearls has been very clear, increased damage is the main way to differentiate a high level character's offensive ability from a low level's due to the flat math they're going for. The rogue's attack bonus goes from +1 to +3. Not a big difference. Sneak Attack damage goes from +1d6 to +7d6. That's what makes a high level rogue work in combat. Rogues have two paths in the play test: Assassination (combat focused) and Thievery (exploration focused). Take away Sneak Attack and the Assassination rogue loses access to several key abilities and the Thievery rogue has almost no combat ability. I don't see how this is disputable. That's just the way it is. [/QUOTE]

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