Assassin/Fighter?

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I just completed a successful solo game with an Assassin/Mage dualed at level 13, so naturally, an Assassin/Fighter sounds intresting. I'm pretty sure I heard someone talk about playing with one...

What level should I dual class at? Is the x7 worth waiting for or is that just overkill with a Assassin/Fighter? Is dual classing worth it, at least to a fighter? Some of the special abilities that thieves get like Assassination and Use Any Item seem awfully powerful, and I wouldn't have acess to these if I dual classed. What is the latest level to dual class and still get my abilities back?

[This message has been edited by Lord Sarevok (edited February 06, 2002).]

 

Generally I prefer to dual a fighter to a thief and not the other way since the thief's high level abilities are much more useful for you, and additionally: your thieving abilities will develop ... I would recommend to dual at lvl-12 or 13 since you'd propbably need the fighter levels and the hitpoints in ToB. I tested out my trusty old ex-BG-1 lvl-6 fighter, lvl-* thief and he performed rather poor - he wasn't able to meet the expectations generated by his grandmastery ... silly THACO and low hitpoints ... anyway, you cannot have an assassin fighter that way

So your only way is to dual an asassin to a fighter (I guess the one you dualled to a mage before): I think that dualling at lvl-15 would be good - then you have 5x damage and the final improved poison weapon.
When you want to wait till lvl-18 or 21 you'll have 6x or 7x damage. Though a higher thief level will also allow you to better develop your thieving abilities, I think that 6x backstab and isn't necessary when dualing to a fighter, definitely overkill.

More infos about the assassin and thiefs here (especially about his poison weapon): http://www.sorcerers.net/Games/BG2/thieves.php

[This message has been edited by Ragusa (edited February 06, 2002).]

 

Heh, I don't think I actually have the patience to dual at level 21 for a x7 but if I did, imagine this: critical strike, + whirlwind attack + x7 backstab + a horde of potions of invisibility .

 

My favourite character is assasin/fighter, I'm probably the one you saw talking about it.
I usually dual-class when I have 6X backstab, that's enough to make 120-140 damage, and it's not really worth waiting for 2 or 3 levels to have a 7X backstab.
Poison weapon is really cool (although I think I lost it in ToB) and with sweet items you can easily have an AC of -12 to -14.
Also, you can get a tone of invisibilty potions and make your battles really fun. For me, the only "disadvantage" is that you don't get the assasination ability, but whirlwind and stuff (fighter abilities). I once played a pure assasin and it would definetly be the best kit in the game, if only he had a bit more weapon proficiencies.

I recommend you try and play him, if you're patient enough to wait until your fighter levels catch up. Actually, I think I have a degree in assasin/fighter; I played the game 3 or 4 times with him (different characters). If you think 6X backstab is overkill dual-class at lvl 14, I think that's when you get 5X backstab; though you have to be careful then how you devide your thieving skills (if you're playing solo).

[This message has been edited by Corr Raven (edited February 06, 2002).]

 

I think it is better to dual a fighter to a thief at level 13. You can have **** -s in one weapon proficency and ***-s in two weapon style, or *****-s in one weapon proficency and **-s in single weapon style. you can have up to 4 attacks/round and you can have a way better THAC0 then the other way, not even to mention the cool rouge ability: assassination.

 

Nah, you would have better THACO with the Asssassin/Fighter. Plus it just sounds cool, that's enough for me. I've had my fair share of overpowered characters. My Assassin/Mage practically already has Assassination by using the spell "Mislead". I don't know, maybe I won't even dual class him at all, but it's always an option.