Hmmm, im dont completely agree here, sorry
Hide in Shadows is really not something you want to put a lot of points in. It only works once, since when you've landed the backstab,
you wont have the oppertunity to use it again, since enemies are nearby. A true assasin, uses either:
-the ring of invisibilty
-ring of air control ( casts Improved invis. once/day)
-invis. potions
-mages spells
If she's gonna backstab that is. Hide in shadows needs only 40 - 60 points, just keep on trying untill she succesfully hides.
Move silently IS important though, but no more than 70 - 100.
The second skill an assasin has, above all other thieves, is shooting arrows with the most deadly effect ever. Since he has the Poison weapon ability, every arrow will poison an enemy. This is a great tactic against dragons/mages.
-Pick locks : your choice .. it gets you XP if you succeed, but if you have a mage, "knock" will work too (no XP though).
-Detect traps: same as above , any priest/cleric can detect traps ...
only disabling wont work, but most traps can be avoided. They dont give you that much XP, and you're an assasin, you have to be efficient in your distribution.
Set traps: yay ! this one's important I'd say atleast 100
(dont overdo it though)
Detect Illusions: Very handy ! But again, this is a personal choice, you could use this ability and save your mage the trouble. Or you could let your mage cast "Dispel magic" or something. I really liked this one, since it allowed my mage to cast offensive spells faster, not having to worry about dispel-magic.
(note that Detect Illusions only dispels mirror image, duplicate image, and IIRC all types of invisibility, NO spellstraps and such)
Pick pocket: Use a (few) potion(s) of master thievery
So, in the long run,-move silently-, -set traps- and
-detect illusions- are gonna be good choices.
Dont max out -hide in shadows-, its not all that great.
For weapon: Use Katana, this will ensure you do a LOT of damage when you backstab, you got some (read 2, without ToB 1) great katana's in the game, so it'll do.
Again personal choice, but im not sure if Dual-wielding is gonna be good for your assasin. Mine had sword and shield style, since his THAC0 isnt that great .. and you donht want him fighting in the front line. Either she's backstabbing with ONE weapon, or shooting arrows.
So:
Katana's
Sword and shield style
short bow (long bow if you can select it, cant remember)
Later on, Long words (or maybe short swords, since its a bit more thief-like ... ToB provides a good short sword)
Im not good with parties, i usually solo, so no advice here.
Oh, one more thing ... DO NOT max ouy ANY thief-skills ...
There are several problems, where the computer "see's" your skill-points, and when they are above 160 or something, he doesnt believe you. This happens with Pick pockets, if you get to 260 with potions of master thievery, you'll fail every attempt.
Also, Detect illusions is not a passive skill, you have to enable it.
(using the detect traps button IIRC)
IIRC = If I Recall Correctly
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[ 02-28-2002: Message edited by: daan ]