Expertise

You master a signature set of skills and abilities. At 1st level, choose any combination of two skill and tool proficiencies.

If you are not proficient, you gain proficiency. If you were already proficient, you add double your Proficiency Bonus to any ability checks you make with that skill or tool.

As you gain levels in this class, you are able to specialize with additional skills. Another skill or tool proficiency of your choice gains this benefit at 6th, 10th, 15th, and 18th level.

Sneak Attack

Also starting at 1st level, you ruthlessly exploit distractions or flaws when striking. Once per turn when you hit a target with a finesse or ranged weapon attack, you can deal a bonus 1d6 damage on hit if you had advantage on your attack roll.

You do not need advantage on this attack roll if your target has another conscious hostile creature within 5 feet of it, and you do not have disadvantage on your attack roll.

This bonus damage increases as you gain Rogue levels, as shown in the Sneak Attack column of the Rogue table.

Thieves' Cant

Finally at 1st level, you learn to speak, understand, and leave messages in Thieves' Cant, the secret jargon of the criminal underworld. You can use this secret code to hide messages in normal conversation or leave secret markings on objects.

Alternatively, you can forgo Thieves' Cant and instead learn to speak, read, and write two languages of your choice.

Cunning Action

Your sharp reflexes allow you to maneuver quickly. Beginning at 2nd level, you can take either the Dash, Disengage, Hide, Jump, or Use an Object action as a bonus action on your turn.

At 11th level, you can take a second bonus action on each turn, but you cannot use the same bonus action twice.

Cunning Strike

At 5th level, you learn to leverage distractions to great effect. When you add your Sneak Attack bonus to a damage roll, you can forgo some of the bonus damage to use a Devious Exploit without expending Exploit Dice using these rules:

• The Devious Exploit must be one of your Exploits Known.

• The Devious Exploit must be used as part of your attack.

• You reduce your Sneak Attack bonus damage by a number of d6s equal to the degree of that Devious Exploit.

• If the Devious Exploit deals additional damage, it does not deal any additional damage when used with this feature.

For example, you could use your Cunning Strike to use the Crippling Strike Exploit by reducing your Sneak Attack bonus damage by 2d6 since crippling strike is a 2nd-degree Exploit. However, you would not add the Exploit Die bonus damage of crippling strike if the creature failed its saving throw.

Uncanny Dodge

Beginning at 6th level, your reflexes allow you to dodge, deflect, and avoid damage. Whenever you are hit by an attack that you can see, you can use your reaction to halve the damage you take.

At 14th level, you can move up to half your speed without provoking opportunity attacks as part of this reaction.

Evasion

Starting at 9th level, your supernatural agility lets you dodge out of the way of certain area effects, like a dragon's breath or a Lightning Bolt spell. Whenever an effect allows you to make a Dexterity saving throw to take only half damage, you take no damage on a success, and only half damage on a failure.

Reliable Talent

Your signature skills that made you famous, or infamous, are beyond reproach. Beginning at 10th level, when you make an ability check that adds your Proficiency Bonus or an Exploit Die, you treat a roll of 9 or lower on the d20 as a 10.

Ruthless

Starting at 11th level, when you use a Devious Exploit as part of an attack that includes your Sneak Attack bonus damage, you can reduce the bonus damage by 2d6 to force your target to make its saving throw with disadvantage. You can use this feature and Cunning Strike as part of the same attack.

For example, if you were to use Cunning Strike to use the crippling strike Exploit, you could reduce your Sneak Attack bonus by an additional 2d6 (for a total reduction of 4d6), to force the target to make its Constitution saving throw at disadvantage.

Blindsense

Your senses have been honed to supernatural levels. Starting at 14th level, if you can hear, you are aware of the location of any invisible or hidden creature within 10 feet of you.

The radius of Blindsense increases again when you reach 17th level (20 feet) and 20th level (30 feet) in this class.

Slippery Mind

Your endless pursuit of perfection in your chosen area of skill has honed your mind. Starting at 15th level, whenever you are forced to make an Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma saving throw, you gain a bonus to your roll equal to your Exploit Die.

Elusive

Your uncanny sense for danger makes it nearly impossible for your foes to gain the upper hand against you. Starting at 18th level, so long as you are not Incapacitated, no attack rolls that target you can be made with advantage.

Stroke of Luck

You have a supernatural knack for finding success when you need it most. Upon reaching 20th level, when you roll a d20 for an ability check, attack roll, or saving throw, you can treat the result as a 20 on the d20. You can do so after you know the result of your roll and whether you succeed or fail.

Once you use this feature you must finish a short or long rest before you can use it again.