I
like Swashbucklers more. However, I can't tell if they're better or not, Swashies and F/T's are on the whole as equal as two different classes can be IMHO. Swashies start out with +1 AC and every 5 levels they get a +1 THACO, Dmg and AC bonus, they can also specialize in any Thief weapon and get *** in Two Weapon Style.
Comparing at 8 000 000 XP
- F/T is lvl 24/28 and has 141 HP (for 19 CON)
- Swashie is lvl 40 and has 140 HP (for 16+ CON)
- F/T has 700 Thief Points
- Swashie has 1000 Thief Points
- F/T has base THAC0 0
- Swashie has base THAC0 3 (7 when using Whirlwind)
- F/T has no extra damage bonuses
- Swashie gets a +8 Dmg bonus (+4 when using Whirlwind)
- F/T has 5/2 base APR (10 when using GWW)
- Swashie has 1 base APR (10 when using Whirlwind)
- F/T has no bonus to AC
- Swashie has a +9 AC bonus
- F/T gets all Fighter and Thief HLA's
- Swashie misses out on Assassination, but gets Whirlwind instead
- F/T levels up pretty slowly
- Swashie levels up very quickly
- F/T can use any weapon and any armour early on
- Swashie is initially limited to only thief weapons and armours, and they can never be proficient in non-thief weapons, they also cannot backstab.
There are probably more comparisons that can be made, but these are the most significant differences between Swashies and F/T's. My own personal preference is with Swashies, though F/T's most likely are a bit better.
[ 03-26-2003, 06:43 PM: Message edited by: Rataxes ]