Thief

Thieves are a marginal class. They do few things better than any other class, but have the widest range of skills available. Thieves are specialists at thievery and covert actions, being capable of entering areas undetected where more powerful adventurers would fear to tread. They are better fighters than clerics, but lack the wide weapon selection of warriors.

All thieves begin with the dagger combat skill, and are learned in steal as well. Any other weapon skills must be purchased, unless the default selection is chosen. This default skill package includes:

Armor

Thieves can wear cloth, leather and studded leather armor, and can use shields. Chain and plate are too noisy and heavy for their line of work.

Races

These races can become thieves. The experience column is how much experience a thief of that race needs per level compared to normal (100%); higher means slower leveling.

Cannot be thieves: Arboren, Centaurs and Trolls. Remort and special races (Dragons, Angels, Demons, Balanx, Draconians and Giants) have their own classes and cannot choose thief.

Skills & Spells

Free at Creation

Every thief starts with these, at no creation point cost.

Thief Default Package (40 creation points)

Taking the default package at creation gives you all of the following:

Skills

Skills a thief can learn individually. Cost is in creation points at creation; after creation, skills are gained from your guildmaster for twice that many trains.

Skill Groups

Weaponsmaster (40 cp): Axe, Dagger, Flail, Mace, Polearm, Spear, Staff, Sword, Whip

Spell Groups

Thieves cannot buy spells one at a time; spells come in groups. Each group lists the level at which a thief can cast each spell.

Racial Skills

Only thieves of the listed race receive these.

Reclassing

A thief may reclass once, starting at level 10 (level 51 gives the most benefit). Clan reclasses require level 51 and are granted by a clan leader. See help reclass in the game for full details.

Thief Reclasses

These are open only to thieves:

Assassin

Trained in the art of assassination and the martial arts.
Race: All except Bugbear, Kender · Any alignment · Any clan except Knighthood · Armor: up to studded leather

Bandit

Professional thieves, better adept in the art of "obtaining".
Race: All except Kender · Any alignment · Any clan · Armor: up to studded leather

Nightshade

Masters of stealth and stealth based attacks.
Race: All except Minotaur, Hill Dwarves, Mountain Dwarves · Any clan except Knighthood · Armor: up to leather, no shields

Pirate

Scourge of the sea, masters of firearms and incendiary devices.
Race: All except Shalonesti Elves, Pixies, Giant Ogres, Mountain & Hill Dwarves, Centaurs, Ariels · Armor: up to leather

Ninja

Trained in martial arts, they are excellent spies and assassins.
Race: All except Arboren · Any alignment · Any clan · Armor: up to leather

Clan & Special Reclasses

These are open to any class, including thieves, if the other requirements are met:

Paladin (Knighthood)

Great Knights of the Gods of Good.
Level 51 · Race: Humans only · Lawful Good only · Knighthood only · Armor: all, including plate

Shadow Knight (Shadow)

Honorable Evil Knights of Necrucifer.
Level 51 · Race: Humans only · Follower of Drakkara only · Shadow only · Armor: all, including plate

Battlerager (Wargar)

Dwarven Berserkers, one of the most deadly classes.
Level 51 · Race: Hill and Mountain Dwarves · Wargar only · Armor: all, including plate

Bladesinger (Shalonesti)

Elves who have learned the art of bladesinging.
Level 51 · Race: Elves of any subrace · Shalonesti only · Armor: up to chain

Eldritch (Shalonesti)

Physically weak, but strong elvish magic.
Level 51 · Race: Elves only · Any alignment · Follower of Zandreya · Shalonesti only · Armor: cloth only

Dragon Slayer (Slayers)

Warrior-like fighter with specialized skills for slaying Dragons.
Level 51 · Race: Any · Slayers only · Armor: all, including plate

Monk (Manatonics)

Manatonics who dedicate their life to their art.
Manatonics only, after a successful quest · Race: All except Giant Ogre, Kender, Goblin, Hobgoblin, Bugbear, Pixie, Gully Dwarf · Any clan · Armor: cloth only

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