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Cataephract · 08-20-2003, 02:23 AM

Fighter/mage/cleric is also great, there are hardly any situations you can't handle, you get some great and unique contingencies, and with all the buffing spells and the fighter HLA's you can really tank.

Link · 08-20-2003, 03:21 AM

Any multiclassed character is fun, and a possible cannon in battle. So you might wanna try those.

Zarr · 08-20-2003, 09:44 AM

Thanks for the suggestions everyone. [img]smile.gif[/img]
A thief/mage would be good and yeah a cleric sounds interesting I was thinking about it over night and a cleric is actually one of the classes I was thinking about. Another is the stalker I know it's not a spellcasting character which I was leaning towards but I am tempted to play one. Besides stalkers can cast priest spells and can get a few mage spells. Has anyone played a stalker is it perhaps to similar to the archer? Or should I go with it? Thanks!

[ 08-20-2003, 09:46 AM: Message edited by: Zarr ]

Pyrenk · 08-20-2003, 10:29 AM

I've soloed a Stalker before, but it is not similar to an Archer. An Archer specializes in sniping his victims off before they reach him; a Stalker has to get near them for backstabs. The Stalker does get some decent spells later on, and has access to most of the other benefits that a Ranger possesses. (So many s')

Cerek the Barbaric · 08-20-2003, 03:59 PM

Although I've never played one myself, the Swashbuckler also looks like a fun class. He doesn't get the Backstab multiplyer of other Thief kits, but this is balanced out by improving his melee skill. A Swashbuckler is the strongest thief kit when it comes to a front line fighter.

Just another suggestion to add to the list.

Xen · 08-20-2003, 04:07 PM

Front line fighter? I must disagree. When you`re playing on Insane,Tactics and Ascension when each hit does 20-30 dmg on Critical 60-80 you can belive me that he will get hit no matter the AC. Especially in ToB.

Cerek the Barbaric · 08-20-2003, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by Xen:
Front line fighter? I must disagree. When you`re playing on Insane,Tactics and Ascension when each hit does 20-30 dmg on Critical 60-80 you can belive me that he will get hit no matter the AC. Especially in ToB.

I didn't say the Swashbuckler was the best front-line fighter in the game....I said it was the best front-line fighter among the Thief kits.

And if you're playing solo, then your character is a front-line fighter.

Pyrenk · 08-20-2003, 11:03 PM

Not if you're a Mage/Sorcerer...although you can be, it's not viable.

Zarr · 08-21-2003, 08:14 AM

I've decided I'm going to play a stalker and then a cleric of Lathander after that. Thanks for the help choosing my character.

08-20-2003, 02:23 AM	#11
Cataephract Dungeon Master Join Date: May 19, 2003 Location: Terminal Island Age: 45 Posts: 67	Fighter/mage/cleric is also great, there are hardly any situations you can't handle, you get some great and unique contingencies, and with all the buffing spells and the fighter HLA's you can really tank. __________________ \"Oh cruel fortune to be thusly boned! Ask not for whom the bone bones, it bones for thee!\" -Bender

08-20-2003, 09:44 AM	#13
Zarr Symbol of Cyric Join Date: June 19, 2002 Location: Northern Ireland Age: 41 Posts: 1,330	Thanks for the suggestions everyone. [img]smile.gif[/img] A thief/mage would be good and yeah a cleric sounds interesting I was thinking about it over night and a cleric is actually one of the classes I was thinking about. Another is the stalker I know it's not a spellcasting character which I was leaning towards but I am tempted to play one. Besides stalkers can cast priest spells and can get a few mage spells. Has anyone played a stalker is it perhaps to similar to the archer? Or should I go with it? Thanks! [ 08-20-2003, 09:46 AM: Message edited by: Zarr ] __________________ Minsc - \"Don\'t ask questions better left to aged sages\"<br /><br />\"You must gather your party before venturing forth\". BANG shoots him dead

08-20-2003, 10:29 AM	#14
Pyrenk Symbol of Cyric Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Old Bethpage, Long Island Age: 36 Posts: 1,156	I've soloed a Stalker before, but it is not similar to an Archer. An Archer specializes in sniping his victims off before they reach him; a Stalker has to get near them for backstabs. The Stalker does get some decent spells later on, and has access to most of the other benefits that a Ranger possesses. (So many s') __________________

08-20-2003, 03:59 PM	#15
Cerek the Barbaric Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: North Carolina Age: 62 Posts: 3,257	Although I've never played one myself, the Swashbuckler also looks like a fun class. He doesn't get the Backstab multiplyer of other Thief kits, but this is balanced out by improving his melee skill. A Swashbuckler is the strongest thief kit when it comes to a front line fighter. Just another suggestion to add to the list. __________________ [img]\"http://img.ranchoweb.com/images/cerek/cerektsrsig.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Cerek the Calmth

08-20-2003, 11:03 PM	#18
Pyrenk Symbol of Cyric Join Date: January 2, 2003 Location: Old Bethpage, Long Island Age: 36 Posts: 1,156	Not if you're a Mage/Sorcerer...although you can be, it's not viable. __________________

08-20-2003, 03:21 AM	#12
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 40 Posts: 5,888	Any multiclassed character is fun, and a possible cannon in battle. So you might wanna try those.

08-20-2003, 04:07 PM	#16
Xen Symbol of Moradin Join Date: June 5, 2002 Location: Slovenia,Ljubljana Age: 37 Posts: 8,554	Front line fighter? I must disagree. When you`re playing on Insane,Tactics and Ascension when each hit does 20-30 dmg on Critical 60-80 you can belive me that he will get hit no matter the AC. Especially in ToB.

08-21-2003, 08:14 AM	#19
Zarr Symbol of Cyric Join Date: June 19, 2002 Location: Northern Ireland Age: 41 Posts: 1,330	I've decided I'm going to play a stalker and then a cleric of Lathander after that. Thanks for the help choosing my character. __________________ Minsc - \"Don\'t ask questions better left to aged sages\"<br /><br />\"You must gather your party before venturing forth\". BANG shoots him dead

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