Talk:Thief/@comment-64.237.75.135-20140818203949/@comment-71.202.236.19-20160713024756

Go swash to 5 or 10 then dual to mage. AC bonus, traps, locks and spells. I suggest a lower split level for gameplay fun-times. Otherwise you grind longer, waiting long chapters to get all fancy. Shadow-mage is great for the ninja vanish, but they take longer to develop, so consider how you want to use the character--and how long you want to play the first class (how long you want to wait to get your skills back too) if you dual.