The Halfling Tech Thief is a Build that relies on the Halfling's native abilities and a special background to augment them.
The Blimp[]
- Start as a Halfling and Raised by Orcs background.
- You always get one follower, and Jayna Stiles is a good choice for a techie to swap out with Virgil.
- Dog is free and that is all that you will probably need.
- Buy a boomerang and pick locks for yourself, and a rapier for Virgil.
- Don't spend any CPs yet.
Crash Site[]
- At the Crashsite give Virgil the rapier and take his staff as your backup weapon.
- Then use 1 CP to take the spell Agility of Fire (I know, but it is the only magick you will need.)
- Cast it twice on yourself
- Now add 4 points of Throwing
- You and Virgil can clear the crashsite and loot it of everything
- Check the ground too, and get all of the herbs
- At levels 2, 3, take Pick Pocket and Prowling
Shrouded Hills[]
- At level 4 take Pick Locks
- At shrouded hills get apprentice training in dodge, melee, throwing, picklock, and prowling.
- Do all of the quests
- At level 5 add 2 more points to Lock Pick
- At level 6 take picklock 4 and loot Shrouded Hills clean. Keep all of the herbs
- At Level 7 take Explosives 1 and stock up on Molotov Cocktails
- Gather your herbs and head to Dernholm
Dernholm[]
- At Dernholm, swap Virgil for Jayna Stiles
- Give her the rapier and all of the herbs. She's your healer now
- Do all of the quests
- At level 8 get prowling 2
- While in Dernholm get Pick Pocket apprentice training, and Throwing and Prowling expert training
- Head to Black Root
Black Root[]
- At Blackroot get Pick Locks expert training, and pick up the throwing mastery quest.
- Do all quests
- Go to Tarant (via Dernholm and/or Shrouded Hills) to wrap up any quests
- At level 9 get pickpocket 2
- At level 10 get throwing 5 and Picklock 5.
Tarant[]
- In Tarant at level 11 get Pick Pocket 3 and get pickpocket expert training
- Consider joining the Tarant Thieves Underground guild via the Pettibone quest.
- If you do, consider a quick train trip to Ashbury
- Get Dog
- Pickpocket the arms dealer when he sleeps for his boomerang.
- Walk back to Tarant and do the Pettibone quest on the way
- After that just quest away
Preparing for the BMC[]
- Continuing questing until levels 15 to 20
- Slowly stock up on Molotov Cocktails and Charges and healing herbs
- Consider points into electric for charged rings and flow specktrometer. Consider points into mechanical for trap springers and auto skeleton key
- Molotoves and boomerangs will take out most things. Jayna can keep you and dog healed
- Make sure that you and Jayna have the best gear
The BMC[]
- Force Stillwater by going to coordinates 1190W 753S
- Set up camp there, and store your gear at the Inn.
- Do the quests if you want
- Get ready to raid the Black Mountain Clan Mines
- You can do this in as many trips as you like, using Stillwater as your base
- Return as needed to Stillwater to sell loot, and to stock up on more Molotov Cocktails and Charges and healing herbs
- Make sure to grab the Eye Gear on the main level
Final Thoughts[]
- It is clear sailing after that
- Consider adding points to Perception, pick pocket, and prowling
- Pump Explosives if you want better grenades
- Or experiment to your heart's content :)