Talk:Cleric / Thief/@comment-210.19.183.214-20190528032748

Why are Swashbucklers and Bounty Hunters stated as "poor choices" for dual classers? Since you will be dualling out of thieves once you get enough thief skills, I doubt you would have enough hide in shadows, move silently, backstab multiplier to make backstabbing viable. You need more than 200 thief skill points to make stealth reliable.

Swashbucklers have bonus AC, Thac0, and damage with no disadvantage if you weren't backstabbing anyway.

Bounty Hunters have special snares that deal more damage than regular snares. The low level special snares are harder to save against because of save penalties. The higher level traps are not necessarily better because they deal no damage, and the trapped opponents are temporarily unkillable. The low level traps slows or holds the opponent in place making them easier to kill. No need to wait for Otiluke's Resilient Sphere or Maze to wear off.