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Dregos · 01-30-2002, 04:16 PM

Thanks for all the input. So far the idea of dualing a Fighter to Thief sounds the best. I have TOTSC so I'll probably dual at either level 6 or 9 to try to get a good mastery in a weapon. I don't mind waiting a bit to get a better char in the long run, since there will be thief NPCs for me to play with anyways. Any ideas on what weapon to specialize in? I assumed I could only backstab with small sword type, but snooping around the BG1/2 boards here, I've heard katana, 2h swords, even 2h blunt for that TOB quarterstaff?

Also I've read on the BG2 board that Kensai->Thief at lev 13 gives very nice bonuses of +4 to hit, +4 damage, -3 speed factor and 3 KAI abilities, among grandmastery of one (maybe two?) weapons. If this is the case, would it be better to play the Fighter straight through, transfer to BG2 with the Kensai kit, play to 13, then dual? Would this alternate character be much better or only a little bit better than the one who dualed at 9 in BG1 then transferred?

Waiting til BG2 and level 13 to actually start thieving is pretty painful. Are there any benefits to transfering a Fighter over to BG2 compared to just starting a fresh Kensai? If not, I may consider just doing two separate characters so I can mess with thieving earlier, but I really want one continous character on one continous saga, you know what I mean.

Dregos

01-30-2002, 04:16 PM	#7
Dregos Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 29, 2002 Location: United States Posts: 12	Thanks for all the input. So far the idea of dualing a Fighter to Thief sounds the best. I have TOTSC so I'll probably dual at either level 6 or 9 to try to get a good mastery in a weapon. I don't mind waiting a bit to get a better char in the long run, since there will be thief NPCs for me to play with anyways. Any ideas on what weapon to specialize in? I assumed I could only backstab with small sword type, but snooping around the BG1/2 boards here, I've heard katana, 2h swords, even 2h blunt for that TOB quarterstaff? Also I've read on the BG2 board that Kensai->Thief at lev 13 gives very nice bonuses of +4 to hit, +4 damage, -3 speed factor and 3 KAI abilities, among grandmastery of one (maybe two?) weapons. If this is the case, would it be better to play the Fighter straight through, transfer to BG2 with the Kensai kit, play to 13, then dual? Would this alternate character be much better or only a little bit better than the one who dualed at 9 in BG1 then transferred? Waiting til BG2 and level 13 to actually start thieving is pretty painful. Are there any benefits to transfering a Fighter over to BG2 compared to just starting a fresh Kensai? If not, I may consider just doing two separate characters so I can mess with thieving earlier, but I really want one continous character on one continous saga, you know what I mean. Dregos