Baldur’s Gate 3just added the Swashbuckler subclasses for Rogues in its recent Patch 8 update.

Rakish Audacity gives you an Initiative bonus, and switches up how your Sneak Attack works.

Rakish Audacity

You gain a +2 bonus to initiative rolls.

Baldur’s Gate 3 Party members including Wyll, Karlach, Lae’zel, and Shadowheart

This scales up to +4 as you level up.

Rakish Sneak Attack (Melee)

Deal extra damage to an enemy you have Advantage against.

Gain Advantage on your next attack.

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Gain Advantage on your next attack.

Dirty Trick: Viscous Mockery

Cast the Viscous Mockery catrip as a bonus action.

You gain Advantage on your next attack.

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Panache

Roll a Persuasion check contested by your target’s Insight.

Non-hostile creatures who fail are Charmed.

Rogues may seem like glass canons, but high Dexterity and your Uncanny Dodge can help keep you alive.

A Swashbuckler Rogue in Baldur’s Gate 3 doing a Sneak Attack

That said, some of this could work for multiclassing.

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