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Sazerac · 07-12-2002, 03:00 PM

Best options are to either take a fighter and dual him/her to a thief, or take a thief and dual him/her to a fighter, as you can get grandmastery in weapons and still be able to use thief skills. What you choose depends on what you want to end up as at the end of the game.

My personal favorite is to dual a fighter to a thief, at about 9th level Fighter level. Thieves level up very quickly so you'll get your fighter skills back again quickly. If you choose the Berserker kit, it's even better because of the AC and to hit bonuses you get while berserk, and the immunities against Maze/Imprisonment/Charm/Confusion/Domination, etc. it gives you.

If you're going to dual a thief to a fighter, choose an Assassin.

I'd still say Swashbuckler is best for pure thief kit, rather than multiclass fighter-thief. Put your points in STR, DEX, and CON; WIS and INT can go, and so can CHA; you can always use the Ring of Human Influence if you want to up that a bit. I'd say strive for STR of 17 or higher, DEX of 18, and CON of 17 or higher. There's enough strength-enhancing spells and items in the game (Girdle of Hill Giant Strength, Gauntlets of Ogre Power, etc.) that you should be able to boost that up artificially as well.

Good luck!
-Sazerac

07-12-2002, 03:00 PM	#3
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 61 Posts: 7,387	Best options are to either take a fighter and dual him/her to a thief, or take a thief and dual him/her to a fighter, as you can get grandmastery in weapons and still be able to use thief skills. What you choose depends on what you want to end up as at the end of the game. My personal favorite is to dual a fighter to a thief, at about 9th level Fighter level. Thieves level up very quickly so you'll get your fighter skills back again quickly. If you choose the Berserker kit, it's even better because of the AC and to hit bonuses you get while berserk, and the immunities against Maze/Imprisonment/Charm/Confusion/Domination, etc. it gives you. If you're going to dual a thief to a fighter, choose an Assassin. I'd still say Swashbuckler is best for pure thief kit, rather than multiclass fighter-thief. Put your points in STR, DEX, and CON; WIS and INT can go, and so can CHA; you can always use the Ring of Human Influence if you want to up that a bit. I'd say strive for STR of 17 or higher, DEX of 18, and CON of 17 or higher. There's enough strength-enhancing spells and items in the game (Girdle of Hill Giant Strength, Gauntlets of Ogre Power, etc.) that you should be able to boost that up artificially as well. Good luck! -Sazerac __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."