In today's episode, I take a look at the AD&D 1e Thief Class and why I think it was meant to keep players of demihuman races involved until "the end game" and has less value as a "solo class". Danke makes an appearance and Glen is nowhere to be found ;)
Link to Episode:
https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/episodes/Episode-18---ADD-1e-Players-Handbook---The-Thief-is-not-Meant-to-be-a-Stand-Alone-Class-e1j22b
So...from a world-building perspective, does this view of the Thief Class mean that all demi-humans are sneaky, pick-pockety,and backstabby and are therefore generally untrustworthy? Or is all part of the "alien" nature of these cultures that doesn't value life and property as much as humans do? It is a very interesting POV that has implications far beyond allowing demi-humans into the end-game...
ReplyDeleteAll? No. But in a metagame sense, any demihuman that wants "unlimited potential" is going to have to mix Thief in with their other class.
DeleteUnless the DM rules that level limits don't apply to NPCs...