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Darkman · 01-30-2002, 03:05 PM

Well you would have to be a level 9 Fighter to get Grand Mastery in a weapon, which would mean you wouldn't even be a Thief until BG2. If you are interested in dualing a Fighter->Thief, I would suggest doing so at either level 3 (mastery in a weapon 3*), or level 6 (high mastery 4*) if you have ToSC installed.

My personal preference though would be to use a multiclass so you can pick up some racial bonuses and so you can use those thieving skills for the entire game. You could be an Elven Fighter-Thief multiclass since Elves get +1 with long swords and bows. They also can have 19 dexterity while humans can only have 18 at best. Higher dexterity gives you more thieving ability points to use.

Single class Thieves are less powerful in the long haul than dual or multi classed Thieves, IMO. They only get 1 proficiency point per weapon and their THACO will not be as good. Eventually you will max out your thieving skills and the single class Thief will lose his only advantage over dual/multi Thieves which is gaining thieving skills faster.

01-30-2002, 03:05 PM	#6
Darkman Avatar Join Date: July 11, 2001 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 44 Posts: 525	Well you would have to be a level 9 Fighter to get Grand Mastery in a weapon, which would mean you wouldn't even be a Thief until BG2. If you are interested in dualing a Fighter->Thief, I would suggest doing so at either level 3 (mastery in a weapon 3), or level 6 (high mastery 4) if you have ToSC installed. My personal preference though would be to use a multiclass so you can pick up some racial bonuses and so you can use those thieving skills for the entire game. You could be an Elven Fighter-Thief multiclass since Elves get +1 with long swords and bows. They also can have 19 dexterity while humans can only have 18 at best. Higher dexterity gives you more thieving ability points to use. Single class Thieves are less powerful in the long haul than dual or multi classed Thieves, IMO. They only get 1 proficiency point per weapon and their THACO will not be as good. Eventually you will max out your thieving skills and the single class Thief will lose his only advantage over dual/multi Thieves which is gaining thieving skills faster. __________________ There more of it there is,<br />The less you see.