Arcane Trickster help

[Sir cryosin]

We are running curse of Strahd. we just got done with death house we all died. So we rolled up new characters I wanted to play a sticky fingers AT I don't know how much I'm going to get to steal stuff so how can I battle equiped my AT
Equipment shortbow, Shortsword, dagger, leather armor

Race forest gnome
Str: 12
Dex: 19.
Con: 15
Wis: 13
Int: 17
Cha: 14
Cantrips: prestidigitation,minor illusion,mage hand,booming blade
1st disguise self, detect magic, Tasha's Hideous Laughter.
Any opinions, advice, help?

[Jarlhen]

Consider getting Find Familiar to start with. It's the single most powerful spell in the game up until, I don't know Wish?

[Sir cryosin]

Consider getting Find Familiar to start with. It's the single most powerful spell in the game up until, I don't know Wish?

Why? Do you think it is

[famousringo]

Why? Do you think it is

An extra pair of eyes, a discreet scout, may have powers of perception beyond your own, can give you advantage for your sneak attacks. Also delivers touch spells, but I don't know if there's a good usage there for Arcane Tricksters.

I see the appeal of a scout/trapfinder with Detect Magic, but it feels like something better left to a full caster with lots of spell slots and ritual magic.

[Jarlhen]

Why? Do you think it is

Just like Famousringo said above. Here's a compendium explaining the ins and outs of a familiar. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bJ7sEa2X-mTcXJ2fDQRDGx3dgoRgY7VOJZtsIMv0ppM/edit

[Sir cryosin]

An extra pair of eyes, a discreet scout, may have powers of perception beyond your own, can give you advantage for your sneak attacks. Also delivers touch spells, but I don't know if there's a good usage there for Arcane Tricksters.

I see the appeal of a scout/trapfinder with Detect Magic, but it feels like something better left to a full caster with lots of spell slots and ritual magic.

Detect magic dont use a spell slot if cast as ritual

[Toadkiller]

Which I don't think you can do as an AT without the feat. Unless you're the caster for the party I wouldn't spend much resource on detect magic.

Otherwise it looks fine. I like green flame blade more, but that's simply opinion not power. Booming is fun and with all your movement probably "better".

Bottom line - I'm running a campaign with an AT. Great fun, very versatile. Grab the spells you want to cast and enjoy. Worst case is you fall back to being a rogue if you don't have the ideal spell for a particular situation. Which is fine, you're a magical dabbler not a real wizard.

[DracoKnight]

An extra pair of eyes, a discreet scout, may have powers of perception beyond your own, can give you advantage for your sneak attacks. Also delivers touch spells, but I don't know if there's a good usage there for Arcane Tricksters.

Eh, shocking grasp grants advantage if the target is wearing metal armor...you have your familiar shocking grasp an enemy, and then you come in and attack with advantage.