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Darkman · 10-03-2001, 11:34 PM

I'm thinking about dualing a human Swashbuckler to a Mage (at level 10). What thieving skills should I concentrate on and what values should I try to get those to? Do I need higher than 90 pts in lock picks? What about set traps, is that useful?

Hide in shadows and move silently may not be that important since Swashbucklers don't have backstab multipliers, but I still like to have at least one character in my party that can act as a scout. From my BG1 experience, it seems like NPC thieves are always lacking in stealth. Can I count on any of the BG2 NPC thieves to have decent stealth abilities?

10-03-2001, 11:34 PM	#1
Darkman Avatar Join Date: July 11, 2001 Location: Austin, Texas Age: 44 Posts: 525	I'm thinking about dualing a human Swashbuckler to a Mage (at level 10). What thieving skills should I concentrate on and what values should I try to get those to? Do I need higher than 90 pts in lock picks? What about set traps, is that useful? Hide in shadows and move silently may not be that important since Swashbucklers don't have backstab multipliers, but I still like to have at least one character in my party that can act as a scout. From my BG1 experience, it seems like NPC thieves are always lacking in stealth. Can I count on any of the BG2 NPC thieves to have decent stealth abilities?