Monk with Thief or Fighter/Thief for Semi-Solo run?

kayot

I really want to play a monk solo run, but there is so much stuff that needs to be stolen and traps that need to be disarmed.

Would it be better to use a no trap no lock mod and just do a monk solo, take a thief with me, or dual class a fighter/thief? Basically, which levels faster and can still open locks and disarm traps?

I've read that monks are really nice and I like the idea of punching my enemies to death wearing nothing but a bath robe. I ran to the end of the starter dungeon with a Solo monk but only gained one level due to not being able to disarm traps and open locks for exp. My F/M/T gained one to two level on each class in the same distance. I'm wondering how I'd do with a Monk and a Thief team. I'm also wondering how crazy a F/T would be. I didn't care much for the M part of the Multiclass and figured a Dual Class would do better.

I really do like the idea of using a monk and a thief, but would it level faster just to dual class a fighter and a thief?

FinneousPJ

I am not sure I understand your question.

1. You can solo any class in this game without mods to remove locks or traps. That is not a problem.

2. In the short term, a dual class will lag behind a pure thief. In the long run there is no or little difference. A multi will always lag behind, but it will still have enough skill points for everything.

3. If you are looking for suggestions, I would pair the monk with mage/thief dual or multi.

Wowo

You really don't need a thief along when running solo, you'll get plenty of xp just from killing things.

If you do go solo I'd recommend making sure that you have two uses of DUHM bhaalspawn power to boost your strength to open locks. If you solo bg1 first (not hard as monk AC stacks with potion AC) then you can have 19 base strength which helps a lot.

If you did want a duo team then go with whatever you feel like, maybe a pure kitted thief just for something different.

kayot

I just did some tests. A monk with a Thief/Mage isn't nearly as powerful as a F/M/T. The monk keeps getting stomped. I'm going to keep testing this combo against the F/M/T.

FinneousPJ

There is no PvP in this game, so whether FMT beats monk is irrelevant. Or maybe I'm still confused.

Yannir

Monks start slow, and are actually really squishy and weak at the beginning, but they turn into steamrollers the further you progress. The first time you'll start to see that would be at about lvl 13.

On another note, I wouldn't go with a pure thief. You'll get plenty of XP, and a F/T can utilize that much more effectively. On a duo-run, lagging behind is a non-issue and it probably won't happen.

blackchimes

Solo Monk is probably one of the most dreary classes to play. Not only you're going to suck through basically entire BG, not being able to use 95% of magic items you find is just depressing.

F/M/T is the ultimate solo class, but F/T is fine too, mostly because then you can be a Half-Orc or a Dwarf for all these nice race bonuses.

AnonymousHero

blackchimes said:

Solo Monk is probably one of the most dreary classes to play. Not only you're going to suck through basically entire BG, not being able to use 95% of magic items you find is just depressing.

Well, monks are mostly incredibly boring (post-level 15 or so)... except for the fights where they're incredibly fragile and interesting. (E.g. vs. dragons.)

(That said, I approve of the modifications that the MorrowGate mod does for monks.)

T2av

Go darkmoon monk + shadow dancer