At high levels, multiclassing gives you much more melee power because you can take fighter as well as thief HLAs. If you dual from fighter to thief then you can't take critical strike, whirlwind atta… (View Post)

Swashbuckler sounds like an improved fighter/thief at first glance because it lets you put two pips in a weapon while accumulating thief points at a faster pace than a fighter/thief would. However, y… (View Post)

Yes, though some people use mods to avoid the role-playing consequences of having them in the same party. (View Post)

That's really the main factor in my view. Getting merchant discounts doesn't matter because gold is so plentiful, and there are almost no dialogues where you get extra responses or better rewards fro… (View Post)

For role-playing, your best option is Planescape: Torment. For dungeon-crawling, your best option is Icewind Dale. For tactics, your best option is Temple of Elemental Evil. For a balance between the… (View Post)