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Devv · 09-23-2003, 03:35 PM

I used to nearly always play a thief class and have even soloed the game through with the most useless of them all...a bounty hunter! He was fun to roleplay, and the cheesiest thing next to dairylee, traps killed everything dangerous for me and the backstab killed the rest.

I agree with Xen when he says the Blade kit is the best Bard kit. I have recently started using one and his special abilities are very strong indeed. He is a lot of fun to play.

Swashbuckler is the easiest thief to play, and his bonuses to hit damage and ac make him a very good fighter. I have got an swashbuckler to -27 ac before at level 40. Assasins rock too, with a few decent items and a nice weapon they can still backstab almost anything. Even with their poor natural thaco. The poison weapon is lots of fun! I fyou use it with pre-poisoned weapons like the throwing knives or darts of wounding it can take down even some of the biggest enemies.

I would let roleplay decide which thief to play though. Even the most useless of the bard/thief class can still be lots of fun, if you feel a roleplay connection there.

09-23-2003, 03:35 PM	#3
Devv The Magister Join Date: August 19, 2003 Location: Amn, city of coin Age: 43 Posts: 138	I used to nearly always play a thief class and have even soloed the game through with the most useless of them all...a bounty hunter! He was fun to roleplay, and the cheesiest thing next to dairylee, traps killed everything dangerous for me and the backstab killed the rest. I agree with Xen when he says the Blade kit is the best Bard kit. I have recently started using one and his special abilities are very strong indeed. He is a lot of fun to play. Swashbuckler is the easiest thief to play, and his bonuses to hit damage and ac make him a very good fighter. I have got an swashbuckler to -27 ac before at level 40. Assasins rock too, with a few decent items and a nice weapon they can still backstab almost anything. Even with their poor natural thaco. The poison weapon is lots of fun! I fyou use it with pre-poisoned weapons like the throwing knives or darts of wounding it can take down even some of the biggest enemies. I would let roleplay decide which thief to play though. Even the most useless of the bard/thief class can still be lots of fun, if you feel a roleplay connection there.