Hello all,
Just curious as to how you would build this character? It would appear you have the option of going Bow or Dagger which has a whole slew of questions in its own so lets break this up.
Bow:
If you decide to go bow I would imagine you would take most of the ranger perks and the bow skill to help pump damage but here is the questions surrounding that:
1.) Which attributes best help bow? I would imagine Dex / Perceptions? If you are you going bow would speed be a factor at all? As you wouldn't really be moving much but you still want as many AP as possible?
2.) Can you still back stab with a bow? I would assume you could as long as the enemies are not facing you?
3.) Is there a point to shooting form invisible or sneak?
Dagger:
1.) Which attributes do you take to best leverage dagger? I would assume Dex / Speed?
2.) All you need for a back stab attack is to be behind the character, now is there any advantage to being invisible or being in sneak mode prior to the attack? Does it add any damage as it sure costs many more turns/AP to accomplish this?
3.) It appears daggers lack damage as getting behind an mob is hard enough as it is, however if the back stab fails your squishy shadow blade is now super vulnerable, on top of it, even if the back stab lands the damage seems only comparable to other weapons / magic abilities other characters have. Am I doing something wrong?
4.) Is there a way to tell if your attack will attempt a back stab other then being behind them prior to executing the attack? I find many times it thinks its a flank attack opposed to a back stab attack and this could possibly be why back stabs are failing?
Any help would be greatly appreciated as I'm really looking to leverage this class the best it can be done and I would prefer to use daggers but if bow is better I can do that. Also if it is possible to switch between bow / dagger and still keep the class viable that works as well. Thanks again,
