Rogue

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With stealth, skill, and uncanny reflexes, a rogue's versatility lets them get the upper hand in almost any situation.

Rogue is one of the Playable Classes of Baldur's Gate 3. Rogues are well versed in the art of stealth and rely on their resourcefulness to be in control of any challenging situation. Rogues use Dexterity as their primary ability score.

Class Information

File:Rogue Class Default Armour 2.png

Rogue's default armour

• Level 1 Maximum Hit Points: 8 + Constitution Modifier
  • Hit points at higher levels: 5 + Constitution Modifier
• Important Ability Scores: Dexterity for physical attacks and Armour Class, Constitution for Hit Points, and (Arcane Trickster only) Intelligence for Spells.
• Saving Throw Proficiencies: Dexterity, Intelligence
• Equipment Proficiencies:
  • Simple weapons, Hand Crossbows, Longswords, Rapiers, Shortswords
  • Light armour
  • Shields

Skills

You receive a bonus to every Skill that you are Proficient in. This bonus increases as you gain levels in your Class and applies to all Checks for those Skills

Level 1 Proficiency Bonus: +2

• Inherited Skills: Granted by Races and Backgrounds
• Skills with Proficiency (Choose 4):
  • Acrobatics
  • Athletics
  • Deception
  • Insight
  • Intimidation
  • Investigation
  • Perception
  • Performance
  • Persuasion
  • Sleight of Hand
  • Stealth

Level Progression

Through experience, you acquire new power. You gain the following trait:

Level 1

• Gain Expertise in 2 Skills you are Proficient in
• Sneak Attack (Melee)
• Sneak Attack (Ranged)

Level 2

• Cunning Action: Dash
• File:Cunning Action Disengage Icon 64px.png Cunning Action: Disengage

Level 3

• Sneak Attack damage: +2d6 (Your sneak attack gains an additional +1d6 damage.)

• Choose a subclass:

Arcane Trickster	Thief

• Subclass Features:

Arcane Trickster	Thief
Mage Hand Legerdemain Gain Mage Hand Choose 2 Cantrips Choose 3 Spells	Fast Hands Second-Story Work

Level 4

• Ability Score Improvement or Feat (Choose 1)
  • Improve an Ability Score by 2 or improve two Ability Scores by 1. (You can't increase an Ability Score above 20 using this feature.)
  • Choose a Feat.

• Subclass Features:

Arcane Trickster	Thief
Choose a new Spell	(none)

Level 5

• Proficiency Bonus: +3 (You gain +1 to your Proficiency Bonus.)
• Uncanny Dodge: Use your lightning-quick reflexes to protect yourself. When an attack hits you, you only take half the usual damage.
• Sneak Attack damage: +3d6 (Your sneak attack gains an additional +1d6 damage.)

• Subclass Features: None at this level