5e D&D Killed the Thief (And Nobody Noticed)

Joethelawyer's Not-So-Wondrous Imaginings by Joethelawyer

Apr 27, 202600:13:41Games & Hobbies

Before we had thieves. Now we have Rogues. Let me tell you what was lost because of that...Hi everyone! I'm Joe, and though I'm one of the original OSR guys (40+ years as a DM running all editions of D&D games, and had o...

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