Horwath
Legend
Sneak attack is baked into rogue class for ages now and do all rogues want it?
There is a lack of a class that is a pure skill monkey without this backstabing knee capping fighting style.
It would be a hassle to make a completely new class and rogue does the skill monkey base really good.
It just needs more of it.
Variant:
every time you would get +1d6 increase for sneak attack(even at 1st level) you can pick instead;
1. bonus skill proficiency and one choice of one tool, language or weapon.
or
2. gain expertise in one skill or tool that you are proficient.
this variant would seriously lack combat potential so maybe it would not be a good idea in 2-4 party size, but this would be ideal 5th character in a party, especially if there is lots of "gain 2 skills at 1st level classes" in the rest of the party.
ofc, you can pick only half of your sneak attack dice for this to keep some combat presence or mix it however you want.
There is a lack of a class that is a pure skill monkey without this backstabing knee capping fighting style.
It would be a hassle to make a completely new class and rogue does the skill monkey base really good.
It just needs more of it.
Variant:
every time you would get +1d6 increase for sneak attack(even at 1st level) you can pick instead;
1. bonus skill proficiency and one choice of one tool, language or weapon.
or
2. gain expertise in one skill or tool that you are proficient.
this variant would seriously lack combat potential so maybe it would not be a good idea in 2-4 party size, but this would be ideal 5th character in a party, especially if there is lots of "gain 2 skills at 1st level classes" in the rest of the party.
ofc, you can pick only half of your sneak attack dice for this to keep some combat presence or mix it however you want.