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cloud88 02-17-2002 02:41 PM

when should i dual her to a mage (which lv)?

J'aran 02-17-2002 02:51 PM

Depends on whether you've got TotSC or not. If you have it, I'd recommend dualing at thief level 7, that way you can still get her to mage level 8.

cloud88 02-17-2002 03:09 PM

i dont have totsc which lv now?

J'aran 02-17-2002 03:11 PM

Dual her at level 6 then. That's the highest you can go as a thief and still reach one level higher within the XP cap of 89,000.

cloud88 02-17-2002 03:33 PM

when im on the mage lv`s under my thief lv how should i do whit the lock-pickin and all that?

Beaumanoir 02-17-2002 03:36 PM

This Is Why I Don't Like Dual Classing. You Can't Use The Theif Abilities Until The Mage Side Takes Over The Theif Side In Experience! Have A Multiclass, Or A Single Class, Never A Dual Class!

J'aran 02-17-2002 03:40 PM

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by cloud88:
when im on the mage lv`s under my thief lv how should i do whit the lock-pickin and all that?<hr></blockquote>

One thing you could do is hire another thief for the duration. Safana, Coran, Alora, there are plenty around.

Another solution is to try to avoid lockpicking etc. altogether and try to amass enough XP by traveling around and killing monsters on those random encounters. That's gonna take a long time though.

Beaumanoir 02-17-2002 03:43 PM

IMO I Recommend Coran. He Is The Best Theif On The Game!!

JR Jansen 02-17-2002 04:28 PM

A few ways of working around the lockpicking dilema are
1) suggested before, get another thief
2) cast knock. I'm not to sure of the level so it might take some time to get to the point where you can memorize it
3) bash them. A strong enough character can bash locks
Most, if not all critical game items are in unlocked chests though, but the locked ones can contain some usefull items, so i would suggest one of the above or just go through the game anyway.

David15 02-18-2002 05:51 AM

How do you bash locks?

Lavindathar 02-18-2002 01:45 PM

<font color="cyan">Click the attack icon, then the lock!</font>

SixOfSpades 02-19-2002 09:27 PM

<blockquote>quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Beaumanoir:
Have A Multiclass, Or A Single Class, Never A Dual Class!<hr></blockquote>

No way. Dualing RULES. Sure, you have to do more planning ahead to do it well, but that's what Baldur's Gate gate is all about: Planning ahead. For instance, You could take Imoen to Level 7, have her get 100% in 2 skills (say, Stealth and Traps), and Dual. There are very few places with traps in the first half of the game, so if you hurry up and do those areas BEFORE you Dual, and then avoid Trapped areas until she's out of the Dual, you're home free. Or have her learn skills that you're not going to miss that much, like Pockets. Think. Plan ahead. You WILL need a second Thief, of course--and what's wrong with that? Coran's my favorite NPC in the game. (Kivan IS a better all-around character.....but give Coran a Bow, and the Gauntlets of Ogre Power for a Backstab, and LOOK OUT!)

Alternatively, there's the I'm-too-sleepy-to-think-straight method of selling yourself short on Dual-classing: Dual Imoen at Level 2, making her a normal Mage who can use a Bow and Potions of Perception.

[ 02-19-2002: Message edited by: SixOfSpades ]</p>


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