I have read the manual thank you. My only complaint is about the Assassin kit, not thieves in general. I like them very much and think they are essential to any well-rounded group. I just think the assassin kit they gave us was a mistake and didn't correctly characterize an assassin, as far as abilities and advantages. Obviously, an assassin would excel greatly in dagger and short sword type weapons, far more than normal thieves since they specialize in KILLING PEOPLE. All the makers gave this poor sot is a +1 to hit and a +1 to damage as far as melee. Plus, an assassin is a master of the night, much more so than a normal thief. He has no bonuses to stealth or hide-in-shadows currently. That is my point. They didn't even try to do something with the assassin kit, or were scared to.
Maybe this is another sublte hint by the makers to steer the gamers to goodness or some other such foolhardy plan. I play good characters more often than not, but you do not promote a system of belief or way of living by sublty misrepresenting a profession that has been around since the beginning of time.
They made the assassin suck so you wouldn't want to play it. That is the only reason I can come up for. And as far as I know the assassin gains no extra backstab over that of a normal thief.
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