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Dungeons, Dragons, and Rogues: How Picaresque Literature Shaped the Thief Class in Dungeons & Dragons

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Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media

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Abstract

Games and Culture, Ahead of Print.
This article advocates for a reevaluation of the thief class as a bridge linking literary narratives and tabletop role-playing games (TRPGs). It traces the roots of theDungeons & Dragons(D&D) thief class in Picaresque Literature against the wider ...