wheres the best mage npc?

[pritchke]

Originally posted by NiceWorg: quote: Originally posted by Lord Brass: [qb] Dualling Imoen is a better idea with TotSC; as you say, the only two skills you really need are Find/Remove Traps and Open Locks.

I have to disagree. I regard stealth the most important thief skill.. there is usually another option in opening doors than lockpicking, and for me, that is forcing them open. But stealth, now that is important. Boots of stealth aren´t good enough to make someone with low stealth score good just by that.. obviously, you can avoid nasty surprises if you to sneak in and check out places before rambling there with your whole party.[QB][/QUOTE]Ah! see that just shows the different playing styles. There are alternatives to stealth as well, namely improved invisibility, which allows you to detect traps or pick locks while remaining hiden. The theif doesn't really need stealth because you can take along a ranger as well. However you are going to lose the backstab ability.

As for picpocketing there are several quest that it is required (well you can always kill them)but usually I just find a decent thief and drop them after completing the quest.

[ 10-23-2002, 11:00 AM: Message edited by: pritchke ]

[Lord Brass]

I suppose it does go to show how different styles of play affect NPC choice. Stealth is not a prime concern of mine, as there are items that can boost it off the bottom rung for Imoen, even if you get her at level two and place no more additional points in that skill. As pritchke states, rangers seem to shoot up in stealth skill for doing nothing at all, and most people play with Minsc in the party as their primary tank (even if their character is a fighter). Backstab is a small price to pay.

Grungi, in answer to your questions, level 8 is too late to dual to a mage I'm afraid. Imoen would never get her thief skills back before the game had finished. That would mean having another thief along in the party. However, you may not need another mage is Imoen did dual over. Advancement rates for mages is a fair bit slower then thieves, so it would take awhile anyway. Also, wisdom is only of primary concern to religious types in the main; that means druids and paladins as well as clerics. Mages only get a benefit from higher Wis, the same as other classes.

[Grungi]

oh well spose it doesnt matter too much, just means i got a master thief [img]smile.gif[/img] , should get x4 backstab next too hopefully