The Thief & Rogue: D&D History

A look at the history of of the Thief (Rogue) class in D&D. I had the opportunity to chat with the creator of the class to learn about when, where, and why he created the class and how it ended up being published in a D&D supplement.

I also chat about the evolution of the class over the course of several editions and decades from its original conception to its development and changes across 2E, 3E, 4E, and 5E.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:10 D&D's Initial 3 Classes
2:15 The Aero Hobbies Games Group
3:50 The Thief Class Is Invented 1974
7:22 Greyhawk (D&D Supplement) 1975
11:38 Advanced D&D 1978
12:56 Moldvay Basic 1981
13:48 2nd Edition AD&D 1989
15:14 3rd Edition & 3.5 2000 & 2003
17:03 4E 2008
18:05 5E 2014 & Wrap-Up

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