Thursday, October 13, 2022

BXRP: Armor Class & Thief Class

Armor Class

Armor

AC

Cost (gp)

Weight (Coins)

Leather

60%

20

200

Chainmail

70%

40

400

Plate mail

80%

60

500

Shield

5%

10

100



Thief 

Requirements: None

Prime requisite: DEX

Hit Dice: 1d4

Maximum level: 14

Armour: Leather, no shields

Weapons: Any

Languages: Alignment, Common


Thieves are adventurers who live by their skills of deception and stealth. Their range of unique skills makes them very handy companions in adventures. However, thieves are not always to be trusted.


Back-Stab

When attacking an unaware opponent from behind, a thief receives a +20% bonus to hit and doubles any damage dealt.


Combat

Because of their need for stealth and free movement, thieves cannot wear armor heavier than leather and cannot use shields. They can use any weapon.



Read Languages

A thief of 4th level or higher can read non-magical text in any language (including dead languages and basic codes) with 80% probability. If the roll does not succeed, the thief may not try to read that particular text again until they reach a higher level of experience.


Scroll Use

A thief of 10th level or higher can cast arcane spells from scrolls. There is a 10% chance of error: the spell does not function as expected and creates an unusual or deleterious effect.


Thief Skills

Thieves can use the following skills, with the chance of success shown opposite:

  • Climb sheer surfaces (CS): A roll is required for each 100’ to be climbed. If the roll fails, the thief falls at the halfway point, suffering falling damage.
  • Find or remove treasure traps (TR): A roll is required to find a treasure trap and then another to remove it. This may be attempted only once per trap.
  • Hear noise (HN): In a quiet environment (e.g. not in combat), a thief may attempt to listen at a door or to hear the sounds of something (e.g. a wandering monster) approaching.
  • Hide in shadows (HS): Requires the thief to be motionless—attacking or moving while hiding is not possible.
  • Move silently (MS): A thief may attempt to sneak past enemies unnoticed.
  • Open locks (OL): Requires thieves’ tools. A thief can only try this skill once per lock. If the roll fails, the thief may not try the same lock again before gaining an experience level.
  • Pick pockets (PP): If the victim is above 5th level, the thief’s roll is penalized by 5% for every level above 5th. A roll of 100% is always a failure. A roll of less than half the percentage required for success means that the attempted theft is noticed. The referee should determine the reaction of the victim.


Thief Skills Chance of Success


Level

CS

TR

HN

HS

MS

OL

PP

1

87

10

35

10

20

15

20

2

88

15

35

15

25

20

25

3

89

20

50

20

30

25

30

4

90

25

50

25

35

30

35

5

91

30

50

30

40

35

40

6

92

40

50

36

45

45

45

7

93

50

70

45

55

55

55

8

94

60

70

55

65

65

65

9

95

70

70

65

75

75

75

10

96

80

70

75

85

85

85

11

97

90

85

85

95

95

95

12

98

95

85

90

96

96

105

13

99

97

85

95

98

97

115

14

99

99

85

99

99

99

125



All skills are rolled on d%, with a result of less than or equal to the listed percentage indicating success. Thief Skills allow for extraordinary feats such as climbing a sheer surface instead of merely climbing or hiding within a shadow instead of ducking into an alley. If the action is something that any creature could try then the Thief gets to roll the appropriate Skill first and then may try the general test if their first roll was a failure.


Player Knowledge

The referee should roll for hide in shadows and move silently on the player’s behalf, as the thief always believes the attempt to be successful. If the roll fails, the referee knows that the thief has been noticed and should determine enemies’ actions appropriately.


After Reaching 9th Level

A thief can establish a thief den, attracting 2d6 apprentices of 1st level. These thieves will serve the character with some reliability; however, should any be arrested or killed, the PC will not be able to attract apprentices to replace them. A successful thief might use these followers to start a Thieves’ Guild.






Saving Throws

Level

XP

HD

CTH

D

W

P

B

S

1

0

1d4

55%

40%

35%

40%

25%

30%

2

1,200

2d4

55%

40%

35%

40%

25%

30%

3

2,400

3d4

55%

40%

35%

40%

25%

30%

4

4,800

4d4

55%

40%

35%

40%

25%

30%

5

9,600

5d4

65%

45%

40%

50%

35%

40%

6

20,000

6d4

65%

45%

40%

50%

35%

40%

7

40,000

7d4

65%

45%

40%

50%

35%

40%

8

80,000

8d4

65%

45%

40%

50%

35%

40%

9

160,000

9d4

80%

55%

50%

60%

45%

55%

10

280,000

9d4+2*

80%

55%

50%

60%

45%

55%

11

400,000

9d4+4*

80%

55%

50%

60%

45%

55%

12

520,000

9d4+6*

80%

55%

50%

60%

45%

55%

13

640,000

9d4+8*

90%

65%

60%

70%

55%

65%

14

760,000

9d4+10*

90%

65%

60%

70%

55%

65%

  • Modifiers from CON no longer apply.

CTH: Chance to hit, STR Modifier applies to Melee attacks and DEX Modifier applies to Ranged attacks.

D: Death / poison; W: Wands; P: Paralysis / petrify; B: Breath attacks; S: Spells / rods / staves.


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