Quote Originally Posted by Sigreid View Post
Pretty much what most of the above have said. The Rogue class hasn't been the thief class in a long time. While thieves are usually rogues, the rogue archetype is simply the adventurer that accomplishes things with skill, finesse and creativity instead of brute force (barbarian/fighter), divine intervention (druid, cleric, paladin) or magic (sorcerer, warlock, wizard).

If you don't want to be a thief, take the noble background and go with the gentleman adventurer.
And if you do want to be a thief, you don't have to be a Rogue. We have a Dex-based fighter with the criminal background in our party who is always pickpocketing NPCs and generally being sneaky. Everyone is always surprised when they are reminded that she is, in fact, a fighter and not a rogue.