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Magness · 07-12-2002, 04:08 PM

I just completed a famale elven Swashbuckler (Kamryn the Red) all the way thru SoA and ToB. Very fun.

You don't really need to crank up the CON beyond 16. According to the STR/DEX/CON table, there's no real advantage for a Swashy to have a 17 or 18 CON. Use those points for DEX, then STR.

An advantage to playing a Swashy over a fighter/thief (particularly a multiclassed F/T) is that your theiving skills will rocket up very quickly. I pumped up the Find Traps/Open Locks, and stealth skills first, then I focused on getting my Set Traps skill way up there quickly. Never forget to use the Set Traps skill. You don't have to use it to actually KILL your enemies. It works great to heavily damage them, making the fight that much easier. (In the final battle of ToB, my swashy set a few traps that did over 150 points of damage to the final baddie, making that battle much, much easier.)

07-12-2002, 04:08 PM	#4
Magness Quintesson Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Manchester, NH, USA Posts: 1,025	I just completed a famale elven Swashbuckler (Kamryn the Red) all the way thru SoA and ToB. Very fun. You don't really need to crank up the CON beyond 16. According to the STR/DEX/CON table, there's no real advantage for a Swashy to have a 17 or 18 CON. Use those points for DEX, then STR. An advantage to playing a Swashy over a fighter/thief (particularly a multiclassed F/T) is that your theiving skills will rocket up very quickly. I pumped up the Find Traps/Open Locks, and stealth skills first, then I focused on getting my Set Traps skill way up there quickly. Never forget to use the Set Traps skill. You don't have to use it to actually KILL your enemies. It works great to heavily damage them, making the fight that much easier. (In the final battle of ToB, my swashy set a few traps that did over 150 points of damage to the final baddie, making that battle much, much easier.)