Rogue

Description

Rogues are all about avarice and through the use of stealth and subtlety it is their aim to become as rich as they possibly can. Adept at sleight of hand, they are masters of acquiring others wealth through picking pockets, lifting bags, or even a crude snatch and run. Whilst they are able combatants when pressed (having a good knowledge of the body's weak spots) they should seek to avoid direct combat, fleeing rather than standing and fighting if caught with their hand in another's pocket...

The Rogue Guild is a strong family for those who have grown up with none. They also has an iron hand in the form of Assassins and Bandits, who may be called upon to keep the house in order, or rarely to perform a sanctioned assassination. Above all a Rogue should be unnoticed, those who attract too much attention from the Town Council should expect a severe reprimand from their peers.

Note: Rogues cannot perform some Tricks if they are more Positively Aligned than the Trick states in it's description

Permitted Armour: Leather and Cloth.

Wizard in Charge: Dval
'Deputy Wizard:

Stats

Charisma	Constitution	Dexterity	Intelligence	Strength	Wisdom
Primary	Secondary	Primary	Primary	Secondary	Secondary

Skills

Combat	Weapons	Magic	Other
Armoury: Secondary	Blade: Secondary	Insight: Secondary	Bargaining: Primary
Attack: Secondary	Knife: Primary		Murder: Primary
Defence: Primary	Projectile: Secondary		Riding:Tertiary
Double Wielding: Primary	Thrown: Secondary		Skullduggery: Primary
Melee: Tertiary	Whip: Secondary		Stealing: Primary
Shields: Tertiary			Stealth: Primary

Guild Hall

Location: Near Radagast's Exclusive Casino in Outland. (See Maps).

Directions to Drakenwood Square: 2u, 2w, climb chute, jump bar, 2s, 3w, 3nw, 19w, n, [].

Directions from Drakenwood Square: [], s, 19e, 3se, 3e,  2n, jump bar, enter chute, 2e, 2d.

Guild Features

• Venril, a grumpy vendor.

• Chonjara, master poisoner and alchemist.

• The Blackboard, for keeping track of Rogue activities.

• A list of knives and daggers for those new to them.

• Some public-spirited chaps who guard the entrance...

• A host of secret exits and hidden tunnels...allegedly...

Rogue Tricks

Name	Level	Skill	Description	Alignment
Sly Peek	5	Stealth	Look without others seeing	--
Strip Corpse	5	Bargaining	Bury a corpse to gain extra cash	--
Lunge	15	Murder	Damaging attack with chance of extra effects	--
Pick Locks	15	Skullduggery	Attempt to unlock doors/containers	--
Sneak Around	15	Stealth	Attempt to move without others noticing	--
Appraise Value	25	Skullduggery	Gauge the value of an item in silver	--
Coil and Throw	25	Thrown	Damaging attack with chance of extra effects	--
Snatch Object	25	Stealing	Attempt to grab a carried item	Nice
Whip Flick	25	Whip	Damaging attack with chance of extra effects	--
Move Stealthily	Lv. 6	Stealth	Enter/leave rooms undetected	--
Apply Disguise	30	Skullduggery	Look like one of several beings from a list	--
Dodge	30	Defence	Raise Defence/lower Attack briefly with extra effects	--
Filch Valuables	30	Stealth	Get items without others seeing	--
Place Valuables	30	Stealth	Drop items without others seeing	--
Slash Bag	30	Stealing	Cause a victim's bag to spill its contents	Nice
Pick Pockets	35	Stealing	Steal some coins from a victim	Nice
Assess Victim	40	Stealing	Check success chance of theft on a person	--
Poison Blade	40	Skullduggery	Apply a basic D.O.T Poison to a Knife	Neutral
Twist Knife	40	Murder	Damaging attack, enhances Poison effects	Nice
Eavesdrop	45	Stealth	Listen in on an adjacent room	--
Lace Poison	45	Skullduggery	Poison food/drink	Neutral
Deflect Attacks	50	Defence	Block one round of a foe's attacks	--
Defuse Traps	50	Skullduggery	Disarm a trap	--
Steal Object	50	Stealing	Take a carried item without the victim knowing	Nice
Trip Up Opponent	50	Murder	Stun a foe for several rounds	--
Whip Lash	50	Whip	Damaging attack with chance of extra effects	--
Backstab	60	Murder	Damaging/stun initial attack	Neutral
Haggle For Goods	60	Bargaining	Buy for less and sell for more	--
Hide In Shadows	60	Stealth	Become invisible indoors	--
Sharpen Knife	60	Skullduggery	Make a Knife do more damage	--
Shard Whip	65	Skullduggery	Make a Whip better perform Murder Tricks	--
Knock Out	75	Murder	Knock a mortally wounded foe unconscious	--
Snatch Wielded	75	Stealing	Attempt to grab a wielded item	Nice
Specialise	Lv. 16	--	Choose one of 3 Rogue Specialisations	--
Distract	80	Bargaining	Improve another Rogue's Trick chances	--
Improved Hide	80	Stealth	Become invisible outdoors	--
Grab Purse	85	Stealing	Attempt to take all of a victims money at once	Nice
Serrate Knife	85	Skullduggery	Make a Knife better perform Murder Tricks	--
Whip Flay	90	Whip	Damaging attack with chance of extra effects	Nice
Bag Opponent	100	Murder	Blind/strangle a foe with one of your Bags for a time	--
Eavesdrop All	100	Stealth	Listen in to all adjacent rooms	--
Sarakhan Defence	100	Defence	Block all incoming attacks for several rounds	--
Snatch Worn	110	Stealing	Attempt to grab a worn item	Nice
Improved Bag	130	Murder	Improved Bag effectiveness	--

Specialisation

At Level 16 Rogues may choose a Specialisation, a focus for their activities, and intensive training allows them to excel in their chosen field. While some improvements are obvious (such as the improved strength of a Bandit from the rigorous training) others require an investment of Experience such as improved skill maximums..

Leaving a Specialisation is possible, but you will NEVER be able to rejoin that it, you will lose up to 33% of your current experience and all abilities and bonuses. If you foolishly leave all of the available specialisations you will forfeit the right to any of the bonuses and will be branded an 'Outcast'. With that in mind, here are the available specialisation options...

Assassins

The masters of silent killing. Not only are they expert at driving their knives into vital body parts of their enemies they can also manufacture poisons to kill or debilitate their foes in more subtle ways. Training constantly to be unseen allows experienced assassins to wander the realms almost completely invisible, leaving no trace. Perfect for getting into those heavily defended castles to remove an irritating target. Assassins gain the below benefits...

Name	Level	Skill	Description	Alignment
Poison Resistance	N/A	--	Greater resistance to Poison effects.	--
Apply Disguise	30	Skullduggery	Add Assassin to Disguise List	--
Gather Chemicals	80	Skullduggery	Gather plants in wilderness for poisons	Neutral
Improved Poison	80	Skullduggery	More effective, can poison all edged weapons	Neutral
Skill Bonus	Lv. 18	--	+5 maximum Knife & Murder	--
Improved Backstab	100	Murder	Increased damage and success rate	Neutral
Synthesize Poison	100	Skullduggery	May create advanced poisons	Neutral
Skill Bonus	Lv. 22	--	+5  maximum Knife & Murder	--
Blend Shadows	130	Stealth	Move without breaking concealment	--

Bandits

From the brutish thuggery of ogres like Thud to the swashbuckling, stylish swordplay of a gentleman rogue the bandit is the expert on dirty fighting. Although they would never admit to being so, the bandits are as close as a rogue ever gets to being a fighter. Bandits train very heavily to improve their physique and are generally stronger and can take more punishment than other rogues. Bandits gain the bonuses listed below...

Name	Level	Skill	Description	Alignment
Apply Disguise	30	Skullduggery	Add Female & Male Brigand to Disguise List	--
Garotte	80	Murder	Stun foe and yourself for a short time	Neutral
Skill Bonus	Lv. 18	--		--
Improved Lunge	100	Murder	Increased damage	--
Skill Bonus	Lv. 22	--		--
Improved Twist	115	Murder	Increased damage	Nice
Improved Trip	130	Murder	Increased duration on foe, lessened on you if failed	--

Cutpurses

Experts in stealing. Disguising themselves as simple beggars they can remain in town unnoticed, looting coin after coin from the passers by. They have also mastered the art of stealing from the shadows. At high levels of stealth a cutpurse can steal from their victims and return to hiding, so long as they remain undetected. As well as their stealing skills they are experts in bargaining, being able to talk almost as much money from their victims as they filch. Cutpurses train heavily and as a result they learn to turn a phrase better, making them seem more charming and the constant stealing makes their fingers much more nimble. Cutpurses get the advantages listed below...

Name	Level	Skill	Description	Alignment
Apply Disguise	30	Skullduggery		--
Skill Bonus	Lv. 18	--	+1 Dexterity, +5 maximum Bargaining and Stealing	--
Slip Object	90	Stealing	Give items to people without them noticing...	Nice
Cut Gem	100	Skullduggery	Improve the value of a Gem	--
Cut Purse	115	Stealing	Cause someone to drop all their cash	Nice
Skill Bonus	Lv. 22	--	+1 Dexterity, +5 maximum Bargaining and Stealing	--
Hidden Steal	125	Stealth	??	--

Rogue Races

Artrell: A nasty blender is what you are. Often Assassins, Artrell have some difficulty with encumberance but their sheer number of attacks coupled with poisons can be devastating. Very fragile however. Artrell Bandits are also surprisingly scary. Warmage or Monk choices later can add truly terrifying levels of offense.

Dwarf: Mean. A Dwarf suits the Bandit lifestyle more than others, with Blade and Knife being a favoured combination. Hardy and hard-hitting, they tend to fail at their Tricks more than most though. They often find Ranger (Bear) or Fighter improves their lives at later levels.

Elf: As Assassins, they can utlise poisons with Projectiles and this lends itself to later Ranger (Eagle) classing very well. Otherwise they make reasonable Cutpurses or Druids.

Faerie: Nasty, little stabby things. You're fast, hit a lot and can fly, but you are easily hurt and poor at prolonged combat. They make good Assassins and reasonable Cutpurses. Monk or Warmage highly recommended.

Giant: Tragic. Giants can make vaguely entertaining Bandits with Blades and maybe a Whip, but are utterly terrible at everything. In theory later moves to the rare Cleric or Fighter Classes could help, but your better off Reincarnating...

Gnome: Weird. You are average to poor across the board, but have no Specialisation preferences. Good for later Warmage or Druid though.

Half-Elf: A Human more suited to Ranger or Druid later, and Assassin or Cutpurse Specialisations.

Human: You can be whatever you want to be, and your skills are dirt cheap. No major advantages though, aside from a durability often lacking in Rogues.

Nymph: Excellent Cutpurses, but poor combatants, Nymphs would be best later moving to Druid, or at least Ranger. Very difficult.

Satyr: Too similar to Dwarves to comment on further.

Half-Orc: The Bandit's Bandit. Blade and Whip is excellent and they are the meanest and toughest Rogues you will meet. Add to that Ranger (Bear) and they are scary indeed!

Halfling: Born Rogues. Assassin or Cutpurse is the way to go, with an eye to Ranger or Monk later. Truly excellent at everything Rogueish. Watch your low health and encumbrance though.

Rogue Multi-Classes

There is no reason not to explore additional Classes at later levels as a Rogue. Anything that adds to your bag of tricks is another advantage...

Rogue-Cleric: Mad. With your likely negative alignment you gain nothing aside from a symbol and improved prayers. It's possible for Bandits who follow Brangwen however and the rare one can be powerful. Very difficult and limited. 

Rogue-Druid: Utility indeed, with a follower and magical healing. Your survivability increases but the outdoors requirements, alignment and wilderness slant of Druids can be an issue. Generally a big boost in capability for every Specialisation.

Rogue-Fighter: Simple,effective and thus suited to the Bandit. You gain much more in terms of physical damage capability but nothing else.

Rogue-Monk: An absolute dream come true. Any Specialisation benefits from this Class but Cutpurses will find their already low combat ability improves the most and the move to Cloth helps with encumbrance. Your longevity and defensive ability skyrockets. Complex to learn though and your Race will dictate your State more than anything.

Rogue-Ranger: Truly excellent, with the greatest utility and familiarity for Rogues in learning. Clan is everything with Eagle being good for Cutpurses, Wolf for Assassins and Bear for Bandits. Better armour, followers and all round adaptability.

Rogue-Warmage: Strong. You can be hurt more, but your sheer offensive potential with preparation is stunning. Assassins gain a lot from this, Bandits less so.