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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 6504259" data-attributes="member: 15700">OK, I'm not following.&nbsp; You're implying that the striker was in 2e, but your example is not from 2e.&nbsp; I'm assuming 5e?&nbsp; How does a 5e example prove that a thief was a striker in 2e?Because in my experience, a thief wasn't a striker in 2e.&nbsp; He/she was a skill monkey.&nbsp; Master of exploration (a full 1/3rd of the game).&nbsp; Occassionally they could do significant damage with backstab, but that was pretty rare in the context of total combat rounds. Nothing like 5e where they can apply sneak attack damage pretty much every attack.In TSR D&amp;D, you didn't play a thief because you wanted to be one of the highest damage dealers.&nbsp; You played one because you wanted utility.&nbsp; The ability to get in, get out, find stuff, disappear when needed, without needing to rely on highly limited magic.&nbsp; You played one if being a spy, scout, or scoundrel appealed to you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 6504259, member: 15700"] OK, I'm not following. You're implying that the striker was in 2e, but your example is not from 2e. I'm assuming 5e? How does a 5e example prove that a thief was a striker in 2e? Because in my experience, a thief wasn't a striker in 2e. He/she was a skill monkey. Master of exploration (a full 1/3rd of the game). [i]Occassionally[/i] they could do significant damage with backstab, but that was pretty rare in the context of total combat rounds. Nothing like 5e where they can apply sneak attack damage pretty much every attack. In TSR D&D, you didn't play a thief because you wanted to be one of the highest damage dealers. You played one because you wanted utility. The ability to get in, get out, find stuff, disappear when needed, without needing to rely on highly limited magic. You played one if being a spy, scout, or scoundrel appealed to you. [/QUOTE]

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