With the item upgrade mod, you'll also have access to Quietus +4, so your backstab will be +6 (or +8 if you intend to me an assassin).
Aslyferund Elven Chain AC0 OL –5, FT –5, PP –20, MS -10
Incardine Elven Chain AC0 OL –5, FT –5, PP –20, MS -10 +25% Fire Resistance
Improved Human Flesh AC0 OL +5, FT +5. PP +5, MS +25, HS +5, FT +5. +1 DEX, +1 CON, Immune to poison, Protection from Good
Those are probably the best 3 suits of armour in the game with regards to your needs.
For the weapons, I'm temped to say Dagger of the Star +5/Quietus +4 on/off hand. Become an assassin in ToB, then dual to a fighter at L25 and choose use any item as your proficiency. You will be able to advance to 26 as a fighter. This will give you:
* 8x backstab multiple
* Use of any items
* Fighters THACO [EDIT] + ATTACKS{/EDIT]
* [EDIT] Grand mastery in 2 weapons + 2 stars in 2 weapon/2 handed weapon style (if you want to go the staff backstab route)[/EDIT]
* Eventually, the fighters bonus HP per level (making up partially for only using d6HP)
* Ability to summon a familiar for bonus HP
* Possible to attain grand mastery in DAGGERS... excellent for role playing purposes with this character
* Able to attain a strength of 24 for this characters backstabbing (19 imported from BG1, MoLTM 20, Evil in Hell 22, two clerical rings 'borrowed' from party members)
* Able to attain a dex of 22 for general sneaking purposes (19 imported from BG1, MoLTM 20, DoMT 21, Improved Human Flesh 22)
And so on and so forth. I'm actually considering making this character for myself next, could be very entertaining with invisibility/mislead backstab galore
[ 06-29-2003, 08:33 PM: Message edited by: Dace De'Briago ]