🎲🐉 How Thieves Changed D&D Forever: The Controversy of Thief Skills

Until the creation of the Thief class, any D&D character could try to attempt any kind of action, with approval and adjudication by the DM/Referee. After thieves debuted, many players began to think other characters were somehow prevented from attempting the actions described as "Thief Skills" such as climbing, hiding, and hearing noise. I address this controversy, explain why it was wrong, and offer tips for how to make rulings regarding skills in any edition of D&D.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Introduction
1:45 Topics
2:30 Thief Class: Brief History
4:45 The Problem with Thief Skills
5:30 Addressing the Controversy
10:55 Renaming Thief Skills
17:02 Climb
21:23 Remove Traps
26:48 Hear Noise
31:12 Hide in Shadows
35:16 Move Silently
36:16 Open Locks
41;10 Pick Pockets
42:30 How to DM Thief Skills
45:14 Conditions/Environment & Timing
57:38 Wrap-Up
1:00:56 Bonus Content

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