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Originally posted by Dace De'Briago:
The thief class gives 30 points a level to spend. Assassin kit only gets 20 points/level.
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No. Pure (unkitted) Thieves and Swashbucklers get 25 points/level.
Bounty Hunters get 20 points/level.
Assassins get 15 points/level.
The primary advantage of the Assassin is not the x7 Backstab, but their Poison Weapon ability. Performing an early Assassin->Mage Dual seems pretty silly: Way fewer Thieving points than a regular Thief, no enhanced Backstab, and lousy THAC0 to actually perform the Backstab with.
But when you see the Poison damage inflicted when you combine Poison Weapon with Energy Blades on a Greater Malisoned target, it all begins to make sense.
I still prefer Swashbuckler->Mage, though. They're the best archers to be found outside the Warrior classes, and I like the idea of a lock-pickin', super-sneaky, sharpshootin' Mage.