🎲🐉 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. *SUPPORT MY CHANNEL* You can support this channel by buying something from my shop in the link below: shirts, hoodies, posters, mugs, and more, all with unique and exclusive TTRPG related designs. *Shop: https://bit.ly/DaddyRolledA1Shop* - Dice & Dragons Design: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/new-dice-dragons - D20 Patent: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d20-patent-drawing-white or https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d20-patent-drawing-black - D4 Patent: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d4-patent-drawing-white or https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d4-patent-drawing-black - D8 Patent: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d8-patent-drawing-white or https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/d8-patent-drawing-black - Pen & Paper & Dice & Minis: https://daddy-rolled-a-1.creator-spring.com/listing/pen-paper-dice-minis *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 *MORE DADDY ROLLED A 1* Blog: https://bit.ly/DaddyRolledA1 Shop: https://bit.ly/DaddyRolledA1Shop Twitter: https://bit.ly/DRA1Twitter Instagram: https://bit.ly/DRA1Instagram Facebook: https://bit.ly/DRA1Facebook Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daddyrolleda1.bsky.social *A LA LOUISANE COCKTAIL* - 2 oz Rye whiskey - 3/4 oz Sweet vermouth - 1/2 oz Bénédictine - 3 dashes Absinthe - 3 dashes Peychaud’s bitters - Garnish: maraschino cherry - Glass: Cocktail or coupe *"RUN STOP AND DROP!! (THE NEEDLE)" BY THE PRESEVATION HALL JAZZ BAND* https://www.discogs.com/release/11190159-Preservation-Hall-Jazz-Band-Run-Stop-Drop-The-Needle If you're into vinyl, you can follow me on Discogs to check out my collection: https://www.discogs.com/user/tartinm