I don't think so.
I've seen him referenced as such.
For instance, Edition 3.5's Complete Warrior, page 11. When discussing the
Prestige Class Swashbuckler, it says:
“Most swashbucklers pay at least
some small amount of homage to Olidammara (god of thieves) since that deity is
renowned as being lucky."
I think this is due to the fact that
many of today's "younger" people have no idea as to the meaning of
words. This shows in their creating a "so-called" Class named
"Rogue." I suppose this was done to be "politically
correct." Have I ever told you how much I despise "politically
correct?" No? Well, we'll save that for another post.
The problem is that Swashbucklers
are "Rogues." So are Bards.
In fact, I can testify and bear
witness to the fact that Jason Zavoda, Ken Harrison, Skip Twitchell, Allan
Grohe, Mike Bridges, Denis Tetreault – heck everyone in my "Readers"
section and then some – are all, every one . . . Charming Rogues.
The problem? None of them are
Thieves.
Yes, Bards are "rogues,"
Swashbucklers are "rogues" and I'm sure we can name a couple of other
Classes that qualify as "rogues" . . . but they're not Thieves. Bard
is a Class, Swashbuckler is a Class and Thief is a Class. Rogue? Rogue is a
personality.
Captain Jack Sparrow is a
"charming rogue," but he's not a thief. I know you're going to say
that pirates are thieves. Well, that's true, but, in The Game, Jack Sparrow is
a Swashbuckler, not a Thief and not a Bard. He's a Swashbuckler . . . who
happens to be a very "charming rogue."
Also, every Thief that ever trusted
to luck is in prison. Successful Thieves trust to skill, not luck. So, I give
you . . . Dalt! Yes, Dalt, God of Portals, Doors, Enclosures, Locks and Keys.
You're telling me that don't sound like a God of Thieves to you? Of course,
Dalt only acknowledges those of Neutral Good or Chaotic Good leanings.
For "neutral" Thieves there's
Kurell, God of Theft, amongst other things. Teaching his followers to "take what is rightfully theirs and to seize all their desire." You know, kind of like the way Kurell tried to take his brother's wife! Tsk.
For "evil," well, there's
always Nerull, God of Murder, amongst other things, who seems to be favored by Assassins. After all, what is assassination but a form of murder? And what is murder? The theft of someone's life, the most precious thing you can steal! Yeah, "evil" Thieves have Nerull.
But Dalt is "the man." His
Clerics are divided between those that "keep things locked and those who
seek to open the locks . . . Dalt's clerics work to build locks and
traps;" thieving specialties. Dalt's clerics even act "as instructors
for . . . thieves, though they will only teach those that have the greater good
in mind."
Yeah, Dalt beats Olidammara as the
God of Thieves hands down. Olidammara might be the God of Rogues, be it Bards,
Swashbucklers or select Thieves, but Dalt is the God of Thieves in particular.
Like I said, I believe the confusion
comes from "younger" writers and editors not knowing the difference
between a Thief and a Rogue. They're not the same thing.
