A lot of people would say that a pure rogue is unnecessary primarily because bards have almost the same skill costs available to them and bards also have spell casting ability.
I, however, disagree. I think rogues are the only class where disarm traps costs 1 skill pt a level (everybody else is 2 skill pts a level). And I really love backstabbing.
Don't completely rule out multi-classing because having a few levels of a class can be handy sometimes. You might want to give your Barbarian 4 levels of fighter so he specialize with some weapons and get that extra +2 to damage. I give my Rogue some levels of Wizard so he can use some scrolls and items (a surer method than spending points for Use Magic Item skill).
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