all according to keikaku (GlitterGLOG class: SCOUNDREL (or, Heist Movie Rogue))

SCOUNDREL

 

An orc scoundrel. Made in Hero Forge by yours truly.

 

“There is honor among thieves. What of you, pig?”

 

Starting Equipment:

-a set of slightly rumpled formalwear (light armor) (1 slot);

-a fancy knife (light sharp) OR an engraved handblaster (scary) (1 slot);

-a fake ID card from an establishment of your choice (0 slots)

-2 rations worth of goat cheese and crackers (2 slots)

Level 1: always prepared, you mean this?
Level 2: kitty’s got claws, artful dodger

Level 3: i've been expecting you, dramatic infiltration
Level 4: i steal his pockets

Always Prepared: When shopping, you may spend any amount of gold or barter to buy an Unlabelled Package. When the package is unwrapped, you declare what it contains, as long as the contents comprise the appropriate number of inventory slots, don’t cost more than you originally paid, and could feasibly be purchased. You can put multiple items inside a large Unlabelled Package, including a smaller Unlabelled Package. You can have up to two Unlabelled Packages at a time.

You Mean This?: Once per rest, you may retroactively declare that you stole something you plausibly could've taken from someone you got in close with by swapping it with an item of similar size that was in your inventory at the time.

By Evyn Fong.

 

Kitty’s Got Claws: You may always declare that you have a knife (light sharp -1) hidden somewhere on you. Even if your inventory is empty, you can reveal one as long as you’re wearing anything at all.

Artful Dodger: Once per combat per opponent, you may declare that you coolly sidestep a melee attack and reposition yourself one square diagonally from your current position.

 

I've Been Expecting You: At the start of an encounter resulting from the Heat Clock, you may explain how you knew the other party were coming. Your crew gets a guaranteed surprise round during this encounter. You may use this ability once per dungeon run. (Leaving and re-entering the same dungeon will allow you to use this ability again.)

Dramatic Infiltration: At any time you're not in immediate danger, you may declare that you are walking offscreen. While offscreen in this way, you may reveal yourself to have been a minor NPC in the background of any scene all along, as long as there actually are minor NPCs in the background of the scene. You can always walk back on stage at any time. This ability is limited by plausibility.

I Steal His Pockets: Replace the word “plausibly” in You Mean This? with “physically.”

When you retire a level 4+ scoundrel, you may later declare at any time that any single item from the retired scoundrel’s inventory was secretly placed into another player character’s all along. You may do this only once.

 

 Notes

this class has laid languishing in my drafts for like six months. i've had this queued since back when i was in college. i've been obsessively editing it ever since without sharing it. wrong with me, frankly. it's out here in the world. if there's anything more wrong with it i'll fix it with reception and feedback in mind instead of getting neurotic like this again. more posts soon. more posts soon. 

 

Chi Wen Tzu used to playtest his rules before posting them. The Master, hearing of this, said, "Writing them out is quite enough."