Can We Be An Assassin, Thief, Or Spy?

[FateWeaver]

It would be really cool if we could be a sneaky rogue, if at all possible. ^^

[SeeEmilyPlay]

From the sticky thread for FAQs:

7) Will there be classes in the game?
The simple answer is no. However, you will have the choice to play like a knight, thief, or a bard. Think of it like Skyrim: you gain experience based on what you do/how you play. You play like a thief for one quest and then you play like a knight and wipe everyone out for the next quest.

[Clown Reemus]

Though is Skyrim, if you play one quest like a thief, you will almost always play the next one like a thief too, either because you like the thief playstyle or because you already have skills you have upgraded while doing thievery-playthrough and you want them to get it higher and unlock RPG skills. If this game does not feature a skill-progression system, then it all comes down to what you want to play now, for the next quest, or always.
Want to roleplay thief? OK, get into those dirty dark clothes. Tired of it, want to rush your way knight-like? Here is your set of shiny bulky armour and a huge claymore. Skyrim did not work this way. You can change your clothes, you can stop crouching, but when you swing your sword it will be weaker than when you stabbed them from behind with your upgraded skills. In KCD there will be difference, whether you stab them the 100th time or the 1000th, they will feel the same pain they do when you swing at them. UNLESS there is a skill progression system I do not know of.

[Astridimianus]

Well there is skill progression system. As SeeEmilyPlay wrote in this faq extract - you gain experience based on what you do... so like in the elder scrolls more you do certain things more skilled you are in them - better in fighting, sneaking etc.

[FateWeaver]

Thanks for the answers, looking forward to the game coming out. ^^