New to C&C; question about Rogues

[Jerrold Crystalmalt]

I was wondering if I'm missing something with regards to Rogue advancement... Do special Rogue abilities get better as he/she advances levels, or are they stuck with their check #'s for the life of their character?

[mbeacom]

I was wondering if I'm missing something with regards to Rogue advancement... Do special Rogue abilities get better as he/she advances levels, or are they stuck with their check #'s for the life of their character?

Hey There!
Welcome to the Crusade!
Like all class abilities, your class level gets added to the check result. So as you go up in level, your check results will average higher and higher.

So, lets say your Level 3 Rogue (Dex Prime) is trying to sneak past a 2HD guard. Your challenge base (CB) is 12 because you have DEX as prime (Move Silently uses DEX). The Challenge Level (CL) is 2 because you're sneaking by a 2HD guard. So your Challenge Class (CC=CB+CL) is 14. Your rogue rolls a 9, adds his level (3) and his dex modifier (+1 for dex of 14) for a total of 13. Uh Oh! The guard thinks they heard something and decides to investigate!

In this scenario, you would have need a 10 or better.

If you were a level 10 Rogue, your check result would have been 20 (9+10+1). So you can see that you get much better at class skills as you level.

[Jerrold Crystalmalt]

Well, DUH!
I should have thought about that. Well, I AM a noob, after all.
Thanks for that reply! I was worried my players' Rogues were going to suck after awhile.
Cheers! Looking forward to my first game!

[Relaxo]

Welcome to the crusade, and great pic for your avatar!

Yeah, Rogues kick ass in C&C because all their skills scale up every level.
Dwarves kick ass too, appropos of nothing.

[Jerrold Crystalmalt]

Thanks! That is the figure for Jerrold Crystalmalt, a Dwarven Cleric/Brewer of renown in the world of 4e... Soon to be the C&C world!

[anglefish]

The sweeter part of that deal is that Rogues level up the fastest. They'll have an extra +1 or +2 compared to their slower advancing counterparts.