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The thief class is all about getting work done quickly and hopefully before they're seen. They are masters of the shadow disciplines, traps, poisons and all manner of dispatching their foes without being seen. Their skills allow them to completely avoid combat while roaming the world, both useful for explorers and critical for getting through higher level areas without the aid of your friends.
The Thief class is all about getting work done quickly and hopefully before they're seen. They are masters of the shadow disciplines, traps, poisons and all manner of dispatching their foes without being seen. Their skills allow them to completely avoid combat while roaming the world, both useful for explorers and critical for getting through higher level areas without the aid of your friends.


==Specialty==
==Specialty==
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==Core Stats==
==Core Stats==


Almost every thief skill relies on Dexterity in some way. Secondarily Strength is required to wield the weapons thieves use in melee, lastly since thieves are a close combat fighter Constitution is necessary to survive all the hits they'll be taking
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:[[Dexterity]] - Governs the effectiveness of nearly every Thief ability
* Primary: [[Dexterity]]
;Important
* Secondary: [[Strength]] / [[Constitution]]
:[[Strength]] - Required to wield weapons and impacts your melee damage
:[[Constitution]] - Determines your overall health and movement. Quite important as a melee fighter


== Secondary Stats ==
== Secondary Stats ==


; [[Damroll]] - Directly increases weapon and melee skill damage
; [[Damroll]]
: Directly increases weapon and melee skill damage
: Some thief skills such as [[Backstab]] and [[Crippling Strike]] completely ignore armor therefore Damroll should be prioritized over Hitroll
: Some thief skills such as [[Backstab]] and [[Crippling Strike]] completely ignore armor therefore Damroll should be prioritized over Hitroll
; [[Skill level]] - Increases your effective level when executing skills
; [[Skill level]]
: Increases your effective level when executing skills
: As with Warrior Skill Level, Thief Skill Level will make most of your skills more effective.
: As with Warrior Skill Level, Thief Skill Level will make most of your skills more effective.
; [[Hitroll]] - Your ability to strike through your target's armor
; [[Hitroll]]
: Your ability to strike through your target's armor
: While some skills bypass armor a Thief is still primarily a melee fighter and will need some hitroll for their weapons to hit the target
: While some skills bypass armor a Thief is still primarily a melee fighter and will need some hitroll for their weapons to hit the target


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[[Category:Class]]
[[Category:Class]]
[[Category:Thief]]

Latest revision as of 23:43, 24 April 2023

The Thief class is all about getting work done quickly and hopefully before they're seen. They are masters of the shadow disciplines, traps, poisons and all manner of dispatching their foes without being seen. Their skills allow them to completely avoid combat while roaming the world, both useful for explorers and critical for getting through higher level areas without the aid of your friends.

Specialty

Stealth
Archetypal skill: Stealthy Movement
Shadow Disciplines
Archetypal skills: Shadow Strike, Cloak of Darkness
Surprise Attacks
Archetypal skills: Dirt Throwing, Backstab
Poisoning
Archetypal skills: Poison Weapon, Poison Cloud

Full Skill List

Core Stats

Critical
Dexterity - Governs the effectiveness of nearly every Thief ability
Important
Strength - Required to wield weapons and impacts your melee damage
Constitution - Determines your overall health and movement. Quite important as a melee fighter

Secondary Stats

Damroll
Directly increases weapon and melee skill damage
Some thief skills such as Backstab and Crippling Strike completely ignore armor therefore Damroll should be prioritized over Hitroll
Skill level
Increases your effective level when executing skills
As with Warrior Skill Level, Thief Skill Level will make most of your skills more effective.
Hitroll
Your ability to strike through your target's armor
While some skills bypass armor a Thief is still primarily a melee fighter and will need some hitroll for their weapons to hit the target

Tertiary Stats

Intelligence
Increases your chance at successfully fooling your enemy when using Feint
Improves your ability to pick locks
Charisma
Helps prevent you from being attacked if you're caught stealing
Helps prevent you from being attacked by aggressive monsters should your sneak skill fail

Overview

See Thief/Guide for a more in-depth guide into being a Thief

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