I was planning on choosing Drow, personally, but the 60 day lock on them kinda put that plan on hold - if their racials aren't so super-amazing that I need to pick a Drow to succeed in all matters rogue-ish, I'll probably rock a Tiefling... or just take the boring path and go human.
Or, the simpler choice - it's a role-playing game, make the character that you want to make - if you want to make a half-orc rogue, you don't need to get all that creative to come up with an explanation (heck, you don't need an explanation at all, if ye' wish to be a boring booby).
Firstly, I'm pretty sure only Tieflings can be Rouge.
Secondly, sneakycheese and healhamsta are my heroes!
Finally, all joking aside, Half-Elf. Because there is nothing more cooler than a flamboyant Half-Elf Rogue in a colorful swashbuckler costume!
Screw drows, I would make anything a rogue, except drow. Not because I think it would be a bad choice, but because of all the fan boy drizzt clones, and salvatore fans. Drow are a very boring race from a cultural, religious, and ethical stand point. They just stink.
Really? I find their hedonistic society pretty fascinating.
EDIT: Also, Drizzt is a Ranger (Two-Blade Ranger), not a Rogue.
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cartivaMember, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian UsersPosts: 0Arc User
edited March 2013
I ran an Elf Trickster through BW2 and 3 and I enjoyed it. You get the dex racial bonus from the elf. I was thinking of playing a Halfling Trickster after release. I think all races can be Tricksters though. I liked Drizzit as a character in the Icewind Dale trilogy and drow series, but would probably look to playing a drow cleric. I in no way mean that as a dig on "fanboys" who want to play a Drizzit like character. Whatever it takes to increase the number of players.
In my opinion, unless you are role playing your character, race has little or no impact on what class you choose.
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zaketrinMember, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Hero UsersPosts: 0Arc User
edited March 2013
Originally Posted by darkstorn42 View Post
Screw drows, I would make anything a rogue, except drow. Not because I think it would be a bad choice, but because of all the fan boy drizzt clones, and salvatore fans. Drow are a very boring race from a cultural, religious, and ethical stand point. They just stink.
True fan boys and Salvatore fans would wait for the ranger class.
Drizzt Do'Urden would never get caught as a rouge wearing rogue from Rouge, Estonia
Firstly, I'm pretty sure only Tieflings can be Rouge.
Secondly, sneakycheese and healhamsta are my heroes!
Finally, all joking aside, Half-Elf. Because there is nothing more cooler than a flamboyant Half-Elf Rogue in a colorful swashbuckler costume!Really? I find their hedonistic society pretty fascinating.
EDIT: Also, Drizzt is a Ranger (Two-Blade Ranger), not a Rogue.
You Sir win a cookie!!!!
I dont know why ppl keep calling him a rogue
But for me I care about my stats , and every vid shows the ren drow as a trickster so I'm guessing their unique racial will be suited to that style some how, that will be what decides it for me.
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androidpkMember, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 3Arc User
edited March 2013
Half-orc. It's fun playing a hulking brute that can stealth and deal some serious damage.
Dwarves drink too much and can't reach places or holes due to stubby height and fingers ...
Drow have been afflicted by "I am good and emo" disease recently so using one as rogue is a no no!
Half-orcs ... well lets say they have only half the skills of rogue.
Helves are not ingenious as they have already been done in the cinematics of Neverwinter (the rogue girl was helf)
Halflings are small but they got really nice fingers to open any locks. But they love their "good folks" too much.
Human are the rogue. For Rogue is definition:- "An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person"
Who more to fit this description than Human?
Tieflings? Sure. For Tieflings are nothing but Human nobles of Bael Turath whose ancestors made a pact with Devil of nine Hells back when Asmodeus was just a Devil and had not become a god.
Also, why is Half-orc a weird concept for a rogue? Just his size? Something culturally? I've never jumped into the D&D stories before so I'm curious.
Rogue are supposed to be street smart stab-in-the-back bluffing type people.
Half-orc are shunned by population so they mostly live in wild, have more orientation towards shamanic things, and their vocabulary is (although better than an ogre) not that good. So they basically have half the brains (being half-human).
Also their fat fingers doesn't let them open locks, and they cut the cheese a lot. So they are not very finesse oriented, or silent. A rogue has to do assassination, thievery, bluff, back-stab - half-orc dont really fit that profile.
A half-orc will fit more of a country bumpkin, easy to rage, calling furies of nature - kind of profile.
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nwnpredMember, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 0Arc User
edited April 2013
when u c a halfling rouge dead u be indeed
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Firstly, I'm pretty sure only Tieflings can be Rouge.
Secondly, sneakycheese and healhamsta are my heroes!
Finally, all joking aside, Half-Elf. Because there is nothing more cooler than a flamboyant Half-Elf Rogue in a colorful swashbuckler costume!Really? I find their hedonistic society pretty fascinating.
EDIT: Also, Drizzt is a Ranger (Two-Blade Ranger), not a Rogue.
I have a great weapon fighter. He is specifically proficient in wielding halfling.
Halfling is a kind of bludgeoning weapon. However it needs to be fed like any sentient weapon.
You must not wield a halfling from its head. It may get damaged.
You can also give a halfling two thorns(read daggers) and the halfling can change its own trajectory mid air and can do piercing damage along with bludgeoning damage.
The halfling weapon is also good at entertainment. If you are not fighting, it can dance and provide entertainment.
For my great weapon fighter, wielding two halfling in each hand would be a dream come true. But for now, as halfling is a heavy weapon, ielding only one is possible for him. Perhaps when he hits epic level, he can wield another halfling.
Halfling weapons have the added benefit of being very effective at slowing down angry dragons. Since halflings are effectively dragon dim sum, when hurled at a charging the dragon the dragon will immediately stop to enjoy the tasty appetizer. Assuming that more dumplings will soon be served, dragons must roll against their intelligence score on 3d6 and a failing roll indicates that the dragon ceases all pursuit and sits down to await the rest of the meal.
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valhalla32Member, Neverwinter Beta Users, Neverwinter Guardian UsersPosts: 3Arc User
edited April 2013
Halfling I say boy I say boy !!
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quorforgedMember, Neverwinter Beta UsersPosts: 0Arc User
edited April 2013
I'll be playing a Half-orc Rogue, as I feel it is the mechanically optimal choice. +2 DEX, STR, extra crit damage, and extra run speed in combat are all ideal for Rogues. "Traditional" fluff can stuff it.
Curses~ My concealer has failed, the embarrassment is making me blush.
I LOL'd so hard... xD
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Rogues use Dex primary and Str/Cha secondary so...
Halflings and Drow (Dex/Cha) are born to be Rogues.
Half-Orcs (Dex/Str) make excellent Rogues as well.
Humans (Dex) are solid with any class.
Tieflings (Cha/Int) can do scary damage when a target is below 50% health.
Dwarves (Con/Str) make durable Rogues that can't be CC'd as easily.
Half-Elves (Con/Cha) are similarly durable and have some nice Rogue-ish benefits like crit severity and gold find.
Elves get Dex and I think Wis or Int?
Am I missing any other race? All in all Rogues are very flexible with their Racial choice. It all depends on personal taste, really.
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I'll probably be making a Half-Orc Rogue. They have very solid stats and passives, and it's not as illogical as most in this thread seem to think. Half-Orcs, in fluff, would very often become street thugs because nobody would hire or trust a Half-Orc to any legitimate career.
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Or, the simpler choice - it's a role-playing game, make the character that you want to make - if you want to make a half-orc rogue, you don't need to get all that creative to come up with an explanation (heck, you don't need an explanation at all, if ye' wish to be a boring booby).
~Oscar Wilde~
"Look at what the Great Weapon Fighter can do, he's so OP!"
~Andy Velasquez~
i dont think it would matter dont all characters look good with a bit of rouge lol
Secondly, sneakycheese and healhamsta are my heroes!
Finally, all joking aside, Half-Elf. Because there is nothing more cooler than a flamboyant Half-Elf Rogue in a colorful swashbuckler costume! Really? I find their hedonistic society pretty fascinating.
EDIT: Also, Drizzt is a Ranger (Two-Blade Ranger), not a Rogue.
In my opinion, unless you are role playing your character, race has little or no impact on what class you choose.
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True fan boys and Salvatore fans would wait for the ranger class.
Drizzt Do'Urden would never get caught as a rouge wearing rogue from Rouge, Estonia
You Sir win a cookie!!!!
I dont know why ppl keep calling him a rogue
But for me I care about my stats , and every vid shows the ren drow as a trickster so I'm guessing their unique racial will be suited to that style some how, that will be what decides it for me.
he only became a ranger when he got topside the rest he learnt in the underdark, which is why i wish this game had a multiclass/remort system
Dwarves drink too much and can't reach places or holes due to stubby height and fingers ...
Drow have been afflicted by "I am good and emo" disease recently so using one as rogue is a no no!
Half-orcs ... well lets say they have only half the skills of rogue.
Helves are not ingenious as they have already been done in the cinematics of Neverwinter (the rogue girl was helf)
Halflings are small but they got really nice fingers to open any locks. But they love their "good folks" too much.
Human are the rogue. For Rogue is definition:- "An unprincipled, deceitful, and unreliable person"
Who more to fit this description than Human?
Tieflings? Sure. For Tieflings are nothing but Human nobles of Bael Turath whose ancestors made a pact with Devil of nine Hells back when Asmodeus was just a Devil and had not become a god.
Gnome. Anything less (more?) is not the best.
hmm Drow's will be going back to evil i'll be seeing to that personally *evil grin*
Evil and emo is even worse!
Also, why is Half-orc a weird concept for a rogue? Just his size? Something culturally? I've never jumped into the D&D stories before so I'm curious.
Rogue are supposed to be street smart stab-in-the-back bluffing type people.
Half-orc are shunned by population so they mostly live in wild, have more orientation towards shamanic things, and their vocabulary is (although better than an ogre) not that good. So they basically have half the brains (being half-human).
Also their fat fingers doesn't let them open locks, and they cut the cheese a lot. So they are not very finesse oriented, or silent. A rogue has to do assassination, thievery, bluff, back-stab - half-orc dont really fit that profile.
A half-orc will fit more of a country bumpkin, easy to rage, calling furies of nature - kind of profile.
I have a great weapon fighter. He is specifically proficient in wielding halfling.
Halfling is a kind of bludgeoning weapon. However it needs to be fed like any sentient weapon.
You must not wield a halfling from its head. It may get damaged.
You can also give a halfling two thorns(read daggers) and the halfling can change its own trajectory mid air and can do piercing damage along with bludgeoning damage.
The halfling weapon is also good at entertainment. If you are not fighting, it can dance and provide entertainment.
For my great weapon fighter, wielding two halfling in each hand would be a dream come true. But for now, as halfling is a heavy weapon, ielding only one is possible for him. Perhaps when he hits epic level, he can wield another halfling.
I LOL'd so hard... xD
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Rogues use Dex primary and Str/Cha secondary so...
Halflings and Drow (Dex/Cha) are born to be Rogues.
Half-Orcs (Dex/Str) make excellent Rogues as well.
Humans (Dex) are solid with any class.
Tieflings (Cha/Int) can do scary damage when a target is below 50% health.
Dwarves (Con/Str) make durable Rogues that can't be CC'd as easily.
Half-Elves (Con/Cha) are similarly durable and have some nice Rogue-ish benefits like crit severity and gold find.
Elves get Dex and I think Wis or Int?
Am I missing any other race? All in all Rogues are very flexible with their Racial choice. It all depends on personal taste, really.
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I'll probably be making a Half-Orc Rogue. They have very solid stats and passives, and it's not as illogical as most in this thread seem to think. Half-Orcs, in fluff, would very often become street thugs because nobody would hire or trust a Half-Orc to any legitimate career.