Thief

Some are motivated by necessity or greed, while others simply enjoy the thrill of the heist. Whatever their motivation, all Thieves have one thing in common: a mastery of stealth. A Thief is at home in shadows, moving unseen and relieving unsuspecting foes of their “unwanted” items. This same talent for remaining undetected also makes them deadly if they choose to attack. At range they can frustrate even the most powerful adversaries by raining death from unsuspecting angles.In close combat a Thief can deal devastating blows before melting back into the shadows.

When hired on as part of a band of adventurers they bring immense utility to any situation; however, they also tend to leave their allies wary of their belongings. Most Thieves prefer to work alone when it comes to plying their trade, but Thieves guilds are quite common and act as a great resource when either staging a job or an extra set of hands is required.

Class Overview

Typical Roles: Stealth, Support/Utility, Melee Damage, Ranged Damage
Damage Types: Physical
Class Mechanic: Stealth
Available Races: Wild Elf, Dwarf, Gnome, Halfling, Human, Anakim, Half-Elf, Orc, Half-Orc, Kayden,
Initial Gold: varies by race from 161.5 to 297.5

Default Stats: During Character Creation you may choose to use the default stat line shown below, before racial modifiers. This can be instead of rolling for stats, or if after rolling ten sets of stats you don’t like the results.

Proficiencies

Natural Armor Proficiency: Cloth
Trainable Armor Proficiency: Leather
Natural Weapon Proficiency: Knives, Swords, Bludgeons, Staves, Bows
Trainable Weapon Proficiency: Hand Weapons, Whips, Crossbows, Firearms

See Equipment section for details. When using a weapon that your class is not proficient with, see Combat Penalties. There is no level or title prerequisite to train in a new proficiency, however you must receive the appropriate Training.Class Passive & Secondary Skill

Class Skills

Class Passive Skill: Master of Stealth
Class Secondary Skill: Acrobat, Haggler, or Stealth Specialist (choose one)

Primary Skills

Stealth

A Thief is the unraveled master of Stealth, utilizing their skill set to maximum effect both on and off the battlefield. Thieves follow the standard rules for Stealth classes and Learning New Stealth Skills.

Stealth Costs for Thieves are as follows:

• All offensive or aggressive Stealth actions reduce Stealth by 1* prior to taking a Stealth Test
• All offensive or aggressive Stealth instants reduce Stealth by 1 prior to taking a Stealth Test
• Increase the Stealth cost by 1 if the offensive or aggressive instant or action is NOT a Stealth skill (i.e. a regular attack action)
• All regular movement reduces Stealth by 1 per tabletop inch moved prior to taking a Stealth Test

Note*: already reduced by 1 due to Thieves Master of Stealth Class passive 

Thieves have the following restrictions for Stealth Disciplines:

• Primary Discipline: Thievery
• Available Disciplines: Sabotage, Dirty Fighting, Survival, Assassination, Suppression, Subterfuge
• Forbidden Disciplines: none

Upon character creation, Thieves automatically gain the following Stealth skills (prior to applying level ups):

• Larceny (Rank I)
• Pick Pocket (Rank I)

To learn new stealth skills require training unless they are upgrades (i.e. Rank1 Stealth Shot -> Rank2 Stealth Shot). Training is typically facilitated in secret, through a Thieves Guild.

Level Ups

Thieves use the following chart for leveling up:

HP Dice (Slight): Small Race (1d6), Medium Race (1d8), Large Race (1d10)