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SixOfSpades · 12-13-2001, 03:23 PM

Yeah, Thieving skills and Use Any Item are indeed great bonuses to a character, but.....a Fighter->Mage with 5 stars in Bow and a great THAC0 just dishes out so much more ass-whoopin'. In my Multiplayer party, I've already got an Assassin->Fighter (for the Backstab From Hell) and an Elven Mage/Thief (great backup character), so I don't really need another Thief.....but, as I said, a Swashbuckler->Mage has better AC than a Fighter->Mage, but the Fighter->Mage is a carnage machine, and can also slap his Plate back on for a quick melee.

Personally, I think the Swashbuckler->Mage is a better character in general, but the Fighter->Mage would be better for my party.

12-13-2001, 03:23 PM	#4
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Yeah, Thieving skills and Use Any Item are indeed great bonuses to a character, but.....a Fighter->Mage with 5 stars in Bow and a great THAC0 just dishes out so much more ass-whoopin'. In my Multiplayer party, I've already got an Assassin->Fighter (for the Backstab From Hell) and an Elven Mage/Thief (great backup character), so I don't really need another Thief.....but, as I said, a Swashbuckler->Mage has better AC than a Fighter->Mage, but the Fighter->Mage is a carnage machine, and can also slap his Plate back on for a quick melee. Personally, I think the Swashbuckler->Mage is a better character in general, but the Fighter->Mage would be better for my party. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.