Rogue (Origins)

For the class in Dragon Age II, see Rogue (Dragon Age II).

For the class in Dragon Age: Inquisition, see Rogue (Inquisition).

Rogue

Specializations

Abilities

Starting stats
	Base	Bonus
Health	90	(+5)
Stamina	90	(+0)
Strength	10	(+0)
Dexterity	14	(+4)
Willpower	12	(+2)
Magic	10	(+0)
Cunning	14	(+4)
Constitution	10	(+0)
Starting secondary stats
Base attack	55	(+5)
Base defense	50	(+10)
Increasing stats
Health per level	5	(+1)
Stamina per level	4	(+0)
Levels per skill point	2	—
Damage per level	0.2	(+0.1)

The rogue is one of the playable classes in Dragon Age: Origins and Awakening. Any race can become a rogue. Rogues are crafty combatants who succeed in battle by combining speed, subterfuge, and a wide range of abilities to bring their opponents down in unexpected ways, sometimes before the enemy even perceives danger. Rogues can pick locks with great skill, incapacitate enemies with ease, or sneak up on targets to deliver a devious and crippling backstab. Dexterity and cunning are essential for a rogue, as many rogue and rogue specialization abilities rely on high cunning and dexterity.

Unlike the warrior (who can specialize in any weapon type) or the mage (who is unable to specialize in weapon types), the rogue can place talent points into two weapon types:

Class description

While all classes receive a bonus to attack and critical hit chance attacking from behind, backstabs are a specific, rogue-only type of attack that occurs whenever the rogue is flanking a foe and said foe does not have immunity (such as from Shield Tactics). When in such a position, the rogue gets a bonus to attack and every successful hit will deal critical damage, although will not count as a critical hit for the purposes of shattering. Backstabs cannot become critical hits.

Rogues have access to two weapon talents which are categorized by weapon styles:

Rogues also generate 20% less threat.

Specializations

Note: All four of the original rogue specializations are automatically unlocked after installing the Dragon Age: Origins - Awakening expansion if they were not already unlocked.

Assassin

This specialization can be unlocked by Zevran if his approval is high enough, or bought in the Denerim Alienage.

Bard

This specialization is taught by Leliana if her approval is high enough. It can also be bought from Alimar in Dust Town within Orzammar.

Ranger

This can only be unlocked by buying the manual from Bodahn Feddic at the party camp.

Duelist

This is unlocked through interaction with Isabela. There are three ways of doing this. These are catching Isabela cheating in a game of cards, cheating during the game with Isabela when dealing if your character is not a rogue or "Getting to know her better." You can find Isabela at The Pearl in Denerim.

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