How to write a Rogue?

Identity

• Cunning
• How does the Character behave while she is relaxed?
• How does the Character behave while she is tensed?
• How does the Character speak?
• How does she interact with people she appreciates?
• How does she interact with people she dislikes?
• What is she looking for in a due place?
• What attracts her interest?

• Fun
• What does the character like?
• What does she enjoy?
• What does she do to amuse herself?
• When does she have fun?
• With which kind of people?
• Does she ever amuse herself?
• Why not?

• Profiteer
• How does the Character identify an Opportunity?
• How versatile is she?
• How reactive is she?
• When does she take the initiative?
• How does she identify a Target?
• How Independent is she?
• Which skills allow her to exploit a certain situation?

Weaponry & Status

• Blades
• How dexterous is she?
• How strong is she?
• Which sort of blade does she prefer?
• Does she prefer curved blades?
• Does she prefer jagged blades?
• Does she use longswords?
• Does she use straight swords?
• Does she combine short swords & daggers?
• Does she prefer knives?
• Does she use retractive blades?
• Where does she hide them?
• When does she use them?

• Marksmanship
• How agile is she?
• Does she use crossbows?
• Does she use guns?
• What’s her weapon recoil?
• Does she always have enough ammo?
• How good is she at shooting?
• From where does she shoot?
• How far is she from her target?
• Does she need a scope?

• Throwing weapons
• Does she throw weapons?
• Does she prefer to be able to escape easily?
• Does she attack from a distance?
• Which context does she need to use throwing weapons?
• Does she use throwing knives?
• Does she use Explosives?
• Does she use vials of toxin?
• Does she use ropes mounted with maces?
• Does she use hooks?

• Cloak
• What is the color of her cloak?
• What are the textiles used to make it?
• Did she make it herself?
• Did she tailor it?
• Is it a gift?
• Does it have special properties?
• Is it ornate?
• How does she wear it?
• Does she wear a armor under her cloak?
• Which kind of armor?
• What is it made of?

Law & Order

• Order?
• What’s her definition of Disorder?
• What is unacceptable according to her?
• What would she never do?
• What would she do if she was forced to?
• What is her Goal?
• What threatens this goal?
• What impeaches her to reach this goal?

• Whose Law?
• Does she belong to an Organization?
• Which kind of Organization?
• What are their rules?
• How do they operate?
• What is their goal?
• How does she comply with these rules?
• Does she agree with these?
• Does she enforce them onto other members?
• Why did she join this Organization?
• Why does she follow their rules?

• Which Law?
• How does she determine the Legitimacy of the Rule?
• How does she establish the Legitimacy of the Rule?
• What is illegitimate to her?
• Who is her Enemy?
• What is her relationship to the government?
• What is her relationship to the police?
• What is her relationship to the justice?
• Would she respect their Rules?
• In which Situations?
• Which trouble does she cause?
• Which problem does it cause to her peers?

All the things you can do…

• Confusion
• How does she cause Mayhem?
• How does she know she will cause certain Disorder?
• What kind of Camouflage does she use?
• How does she use them?
• Which Illusions does she throw at her ennemies?
• What are their effect on them?

• Traps making
• Where is she Hiding when the traps are placed?
• How is she Trapping enemies?
• How does she exploit their weaknesses?
• What are the properties of her traps?
• Where does she place her trap?
• Does she have a map of the enemy base?
• How does it help her to find the best spots for traps?

• Scouting
• How does she gather information?
• From whom?
• How does she preserve it?
• Can she hide it?
• Through which means?
• How does she interrogate someone?
• How does she listen?
• How does she track them?

• Lockpicking
• How does she crack Locks?
• Which tools does she use?
• How elaborate are they?
• Does she have a custom set of picks?
• Does she use a lockpick gun?
• Can she do Lock-smithing?
• Can she forge keys?

…For your team

• How Individualistic is she?
• Does she work with her team?
• How does she work with them?
• How does she help them?
• Does she assist to the daily tasks?
• Does she share her thoughts?
• Does she ask for permission?

• How does she treat her Team?
• Does she treat them as Customers?
• Does she treat them as Friends?
• Does she treat them as Family?
• What does she do for them?
• How does she service them?
• How does she comply with their believes?
• Can she align with persons who pledged themselves to Order?
• Can she be part of the same team?

• Does she try to get them the Best Products?
• Is she Sharing the Loot?
• How does she ensure their Satisfaction?
• Does she offer them gifts?
• Does she steal for them?
• Does she own a Shop?
• Does she own a Home?
• Is she a Travelling Merchant/Seller?

Types of Rogue

• Thief
• How does she learn about Valuables?
• How does she steal Valuables?
• How does she transport Valuables?
• Does she get them when the owner is absent?
• Does she get them directly on the owner?
• How good is she at Pickpocketing?
• How good is her Sleight of hand?
• How does she distract her target?
• When does she go on Treasure hunting?
• How many fences does she know?
• How well does she know them?
• How does she organize a Heist?
• Does she know of all the dangers?

• Spy
• Does she ever kill?
• When is it necessary?
• How does she ensure her escape?
• How does she entertain her target?
• How does she attract her target?
• How does she befriend her target?
• How does she talk her way out of conversations?
• How does she reorient the topic?
• Does she feel danger coming?
• How does she identify a threat?
• Which disguises does she use?
• Can she forge goods?
• Can she forge documents?

• Bandit
• How does she threaten her target?
• How does she assault her target?
• How does she get rid of her target?
• How brutal is she?
• How violent is she?
• Does she hunt her targets?
• What is her spot?
• Who does she attack?
• Who does she never attacks?
  • Children
  • Families
  • Old people
  • Disabled people
• How does she know 1 has a great amount of money on them?
• What is she looking for?
  • Money
  • Artifacts
  • Food
  • A mean of pressure

• Assassin
• How does she find customers?
• How does she contact customers?
• How does she organize her relationship with customers?
• Through which kind of contracts?
• What is the typical contract form?
• Which types of assassinations does she offer?
• Does she have a niche?
• How does she respond to a betrayal by customers?
• How does she get rid of customers?
• How does she make her target disappear?
• How does she distract her target?
• How does she get to safety?

Roles

• Sponsor
• How does she find contracts for the Team?
• How does she find contracts for herself?
• What exclusive relationships does she have?
• Which exclusive deals does she bring to the Team?
• How does she choose her allies?
• How does she choose her customers?
• How does she choose her purveyors?

• Supplier
• How does she gather Resources?
• How does she manage Resources?
• How does she store them?
• Does she store them?
• What does she steal the most?
• Does she steal Tools?
• Does she build Tools?
• Does she sell the product of her craft?
• Where does she fence her goods?

• Rival
• Does she force others to reconsider their ways?
• Does she make them question their beliefs?
• Does she make them question the legitimacy of Order?
• How Reckless is she?
• Does her actions bring trouble to the group?
• Are her actions inacceptable?
• According to whose rules?
• Is she Adversarial?
• Is she Challenging?
• Is she Courageous?

• Enticer
• How does she have fun?
• Does she make jokes?
• Does she play performances?
• Does she dance?
• Does she enjoy Stealing?
• Does she enjoy Killing?