Would the +3 Dex from a Potion of Mind Focusing help push that up? Maybe +15% Find Traps (View Post)

Yes. BTW in BG2 vanilla only throwing axes and one magic sling get the strength bonus, but this might change for BG2EE No, the weapon style bonuses only work when a weapon is in melee mode. (View Post)

Moopy's suggestions are solid, though shortbow is just as viable in both games as crossbow and you can pick up the +1 shortbow earlier (and get a +2 one later in BGEE) than the Lightcross Bow of Spee… (View Post)

Yes, the Scarlet Ninja-To is awesome, but you can't use it as a Thief until you get UAI (first opportunity is at 3 million XP!), as it's Mink-specific. BTW there is also a shortsword (Kundane) in BG2… (View Post)

Regarding ranged weapons for a thief - darts are nice for an assassin, as you can get 3 poison attacks per round, but I usually go shortbows for other thieves, as there's a +1 one available early gam… (View Post)