Click clack sneak attack!

[stoutstien]

How would you build a centaur rogue? I was thinking a str based theif to counter the reduced climb speed and fast bow to swordnboard tactics.

[Man_Over_Game]

How would you build a centaur rogue? I was thinking a str based theif to counter the reduced climb speed and fast bow to swordnboard tactics.

I'd probably go 1 level Fighter to start, for Heavy Armor proficiency, and go melee Scout or Swashbuckler and abuse that extra high movement speed as a heavy armor Rogue, using Strength-Rapier while in melee.

Swashbuckler would work better as a mobile melee combatant, Scout would work better when using Darts as a medium ranged skirmisher.


Or combine the best of both worlds, be a Scout with Mobile and move 25 feet when enemies stop near you. Grab them (Expertise into Athletics) and go on a journey together into the horizon, moving 37.5 feet per round (+25 if you dash).


There's some debate (and some support) that being considered a larger build (like the Centaur/Goliath) means you're less impacted by dragging creatures. Grappling states if you are two or more sizes than the creature you're dragging, you do not suffer any movement penalties for dragging them. Depending on how your DM defines that, this means that you may be able to drag Small creatures as a Centaur without any movement penalties.

[stoutstien]

I'd probably go 1 level Fighter to start, for Heavy Armor proficiency, and go melee Scout or Swashbuckler and abuse that extra high movement speed as a heavy armor Rogue, using Strength-Rapier while in melee.

Swashbuckler would work better as a mobile melee combatant, Scout would work better when using Darts as a medium ranged skirmisher.


Or combine the best of both worlds, be a Scout with Mobile and move 25 feet when enemies stop near you. Grab them (Expertise into Athletics) and go on a journey together into the horizon, moving 37.5 feet per round (+25 if you dash).
Bad horse. Bad horse. The thoroughbred of sin. Conquest pally

[Ox Bacor]

You're gonna need some padded hoof booties.

[MagneticKitty]

Druid 2 / rogue x
Utility cantrips and wildshape to get over your climbing pitfalls, full dex rogue as normal. Maybe scout rogue to continue nature theme.
Druid land to avoid difficult terrain...
Or thief to fix your climbing... not sure if it would..
Centaur says: "When you make such a climb, each foot of movement costs you 4 extra feet, instead of the normal 1 extra foot."
Theif says: "climbing no longer costs you extra movement."

Works by raw.

I'd totally flavor them as a deertuar body type for the thin fragile dex build. Or if theif a mountain goat body.

Or if you go theif you could pair it with anything. Or just plain theif. Ranger / Thief maybe.

[Honest Tiefling]

Bad horse. Bad horse. The thoroughbred of sin. Conquest pally

This idea makes me wonder...Can you coordinate with any other players? Because I do wonder if halflings count as finesse weapons. I know they don't by the rules, but a centaur paladin flinging a halfling rogue at enemies while shouting 'SNEAK ATTACK' is just too good of an idea to ignore.

[Azreal]

Bad horse. Bad horse. The thoroughbred of sin. Conquest pally

I lost it after I read this.

[stoutstien]

I lost it after I read this.

Well at least I have my next npc villian.