Neverwinter nights-revisited

[Jamski]

...as for assassin, can someone give me some advice on how to better utilize this class? So far I've seen no benefit in it over rogue

Not much good if you're playing solo. You need someone else to distract them if you want the extra sneak attack damage.

HoTU isn't out here yet.

I KNOW I've had it on order from Amazon.de since Xmas

-Jam

[Harovan]

Do the sneak attack of the rogue and the assassin stack? I mean, if I am a level 7 rogue with a 4D6 bonus and become an assassin, will the bonuses I get there stack with the rogue bonuses (5D6, 6D6 etc)?

[Skanky Burns]

I started out as a rogue and just kept adding fighter levels to my character. Now I keep doing sneak attacks with my halberd for much damage.
It helps that my henchman is a rogue too - one of us is always sneak attacking.

[duke o' york]

Sneak attacks with a halberd?

[Harovan]

I have heard of a scythe wielding rogue. Now that is funny.

Btw, nobody has answered my question yet.

[Jamski]

Noone knows

Nah, the Assassin gets sneak attack at the same rate as rogue, doesn't it? +1d6 every 2 levels after level 1? They must stack, or there's no point in taking assassin levels.

Sneak attack with a 15 foot spiked chain - now THAT'S sneaky

Skanky - I always do it backwards - I'm a skills whore so I keep sticking more levels of Rogue on my Fighters I mean, just one level gives you +d6 sneak attack... then why not take 3 levels for improved evasion and another +d6... oh damm, lets take another level so I can get "use magic item" up high enough to use that wand of fireballs... hmmm, one more level to give another +d6 sneak attack.... ah, my fighter is now a rogue.

Always happens.

-Jam

[Skanky Burns]

/me prepares another sneak attack

[Harovan]

I see there are more rogue junkies out there. It's an awesome class. Btw, they get improved evasion only as a choice with the 10th level. At 2nd, they get simple evasion, which is, however, good enough.

I'm developing an elven arcane archer right now. Rogue(8)/Wizard(1)/Arcane Archer(2), that's what I have right now, with Linu as henchman . "Imbue arrow" rocks. I'm considering to add a nineth rogue level for some more disable trap/open lock points and 5D6 sneak attack, and may be tenth for improved evasion too.

[centrifuge]

Since my character is also a shadowdancer, he tends to sneak attack, run a few feet, hide-in-plain site and sneak attack again, ...and again, ...and again

no need for other party members imho

Not much good if you're playing solo. You need someone else to distract them if you want the extra sneak attack damage.

I haven't had any need for other party members, I really don't want any either, (they might get in the way of my characters evil deeds

So, does this mean that I wasted my time going assassin?

[centrifuge]

Can anyone explain how to make magic items?

I was able to concoct a barkskin potion using the "grinder", a quartz crystal and some fenberries <--(I think).

...but what about all of these vials of dragons blood, slaad's tongues, poison glands, skeleton knuckles etc. ?

[Jamski]

Take them to the smith in Neverwinter or the one in the funny town in chapter 3

-Jam

[Skanky Burns]

That smith is rather good, got me a special halberd using him.

[Jamski]

Or... make some sweet items in the editor, and import your character BETWEEN CHAPTERS into the editor, tool them up, and then import them into the beginning of the next chapter.

You know how to do that, right?

It can be fun to have a +5 sword that does an extra +2d6 of each kind of elemental damage and gives you 32 spell resistance

-Jam

[Main_Brain]

Finally got NWN. Very Nice. Still in the First Chapter but I have to say i was right, Dwarven Cleric is Übercool. Okay with 6 Charisma I cant Turn ánything but hey
I estimate I will complete the Original Chapters by next week.
Should I buy the Expansion or play some User-Campaigns?

[Jamski]

Both. Many of the decent user campagines need the expansions to play... I'd not worry too much about completeing the original chapters, they get a bit repetitive after a while (although chapter 1 is the worst in this respect... actually the OC gets better towards the end...)

And yeah - Dwarf Cleric is sweet... untill you run into a heap of traps

-Jam