The Wonderful Rogue
Villager
loving this idea more and more... i'd still change the assassin for a swashbuckler to get more consistent damage each turnNot true. You need a finesse weapon to make a sneak attack, but you don't need to attack with DEX.
So, you can have a shortsword, for example, which is finesse, but use your STR modifier for attack and damage.
I know, because I had a STR-based rogue who did this precise thing.