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The | 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== | ||
;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 == | == Secondary Stats == | ||
; [[Damroll]] | ; [[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]] | ; [[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]] | ; [[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]] | ||
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
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
