There have been similar guides available on assorted BG websites
and elsewhere for some time now, but not anything quite this
comprehensive and straightforward as far as peak levels are concerned,
so I hope you'll find it beneficial.
It's been divided into two sections to accomodate the maximum
level limits that are reachable under the EXP caps of Baldur's Gate on
its own and in partnership with Tales Of The Sword Coast (as I imagine
a lot of you are playing games currently with the expansion in mind).
Any corrections or modifications to this list are certainly
welcomed.
Dual Class Combos (For 89,000 EXP Cap)
-----------------
LV 5 Fighter / LV 8 Thief
LV 6 Fighter / LV 7 Thief
LV 6 Fighter / LV 7 Cleric
LV 5 Fighter / LV 8 Druid
LV 6 Fighter / LV 7 Druid
LV 5 Fighter / LV 7 Wizard
LV 6 Thief / LV 7 Fighter
LV 6 Thief / LV 7 Cleric
LV 6 Thief / LV 8 Druid
LV 6 Thief / LV 7 Wizard
LV 5 Cleric / LV 7 Fighter
LV 5 Cleric / LV 8 Thief
LV 6 Cleric / LV 7 Thief
LV 6 Cleric / LV 8 Druid
LV 6 Cleric / LV 7 Wizard
LV 6 Druid / LV 7 Fighter
LV 5 Druid / LV 8 Thief
LV 6 Druid / LV 7 Cleric
LV 6 Druid / LV 7 Wizard
LV 5 Wizard / LV 7 Fighter
LV 4 Wizard / LV 8 Thief
LV 6 Wizard / LV 7 Thief
LV 5 Wizard / LV 7 Cleric
LV 5 Wizard / LV 8 Druid
LV 6 Wizard / LV 7 Druid
Dual Class Combos (For 161,000 EXP Cap)
-----------------
(*) = Dual Class Combinations That Will Kick In Prior To 89,000 EXP
LV 6 Fighter / LV 9 Thief (*) * SHAR-TEEL *
LV 7 Fighter / LV 8 Thief * SHAR-TEEL *
LV 6 Fighter / LV 8 Cleric (*)
LV 6 Fighter / LV 10 Druid (*)
LV 7 Fighter / LV 9 Druid
LV 5 Fighter / LV 9 Wizard (*)
LV 7 Fighter / LV 8 Wizard
LV 6 Thief / LV 8 Fighter (*)
LV 7 Thief / LV 8 Cleric
LV 6 Thief / LV 10 Druid (*)
LV 8 Thief / LV 9 Druid
LV 6 Thief / LV 9 Wizard (*) * IMOEN *
LV 7 Thief / LV 8 Wizard * IMOEN *
LV 6 Cleric / LV 8 Fighter
LV 6 Cleric / LV 9 Thief (*)
LV 7 Cleric / LV 8 Thief
LV 6 Cleric / LV 10 Druid (*)
LV 7 Cleric / LV 9 Druid
LV 5 Cleric / LV 9 Wizard (*)
LV 7 Cleric / LV 8 Wizard
LV 7 Druid / LV 8 Fighter
LV 7 Druid / LV 9 Thief
LV 7 Druid / LV 8 Cleric
LV 6 Druid / LV 9 Wizard (*)
LV 7 Druid / LV 8 Wizard
LV 5 Wizard / LV 8 Fighter (*)
LV 6 Wizard / LV 9 Thief (*)
LV 7 Wizard / LV 8 Thief
LV 6 Wizard / LV 8 Cleric
LV 5 Wizard / LV 10 Druid (*)
LV 7 Wizard / LV 9 Druid
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/ Brad Lascelle <lasc...@journalist.com> ICQ: 3724914 \
While Imoen and Shar-Teel are natural choices for dual-classing
given their natural stats, other NPCs can have their stats boosted with
various tomes to make dual classing an option (provided, of course,
that you don't selfishly restrict all of the tomes to your main
character). ^^
I also had some extraneous dual class combos in my original
guide (that's what happens when you ignore druid restrictions for the
most part during the game). So here's the polished rundown.
Dual Class Combos (For 89,000 EXP Cap)
-----------------
LV 5 Fighter / LV 8 Thief * SHAR-TEEL *
LV 6 Fighter / LV 7 Thief * SHAR-TEEL *
LV 6 Fighter / LV 7 Cleric
LV 5 Fighter / LV 8 Druid
LV 6 Fighter / LV 7 Druid
LV 5 Fighter / LV 7 Wizard
LV 5 Ranger / LV 7 Cleric
LV 6 Thief / LV 7 Fighter
LV 6 Thief / LV 7 Cleric
LV 6 Thief / LV 7 Wizard * IMOEN *
* SAFANA + 1 TOME OF INT *
LV 5 Cleric / LV 7 Fighter
LV 5 Cleric / LV 8 Thief * BRANWEN + 1 TOME OF DEXTERITY *
LV 6 Cleric / LV 7 Thief * BRANWEN + 1 TOME OF DEXTERITY *
LV 6 Cleric / LV 7 Wizard
LV 6 Druid / LV 7 Fighter
LV 5 Wizard / LV 7 Fighter
LV 4 Wizard / LV 8 Thief * XZAR + 1 TOME OF DEXTERITY *
LV 6 Wizard / LV 7 Thief * XZAR + 1 TOME OF DEXTERITY *
LV 5 Wizard / LV 7 Cleric * DYNAHEIR + 2 TOMES OF WISDOM *
* XZAR + 1 TOME OF WISDOM *
Dual Class Combos (For 161,000 EXP Cap)
-----------------
(*) = Dual Class Combinations That Will Kick In Prior To 89,000 EXP
LV 6 Fighter / LV 9 Thief (*) * SHAR-TEEL *
LV 7 Fighter / LV 8 Thief * SHAR-TEEL *
LV 6 Fighter / LV 8 Cleric (*)
LV 6 Fighter / LV 10 Druid (*)
LV 7 Fighter / LV 9 Druid
LV 5 Fighter / LV 9 Wizard (*)
LV 7 Fighter / LV 8 Wizard
LV 6 Ranger / LV 8 Cleric
LV 6 Thief / LV 8 Fighter (*)
LV 7 Thief / LV 8 Cleric
LV 6 Thief / LV 9 Wizard (*) * IMOEN *
* SAFANA + 1 TOME OF INT *
LV 7 Thief / LV 8 Wizard * IMOEN *
* SAFANA + 1 TOME OF INT *
LV 6 Cleric / LV 8 Fighter
LV 6 Cleric / LV 9 Thief (*) * BRANWEN + 1 TOME OF DEXTERITY *
LV 7 Cleric / LV 8 Thief * BRANWEN + 1 TOME OF DEXTERITY *
LV 5 Cleric / LV 9 Wizard (*)
LV 7 Cleric / LV 8 Wizard
LV 7 Druid / LV 8 Fighter
LV 5 Wizard / LV 8 Fighter (*)
LV 6 Wizard / LV 9 Thief (*) * XZAR + 1 TOME OF DEXTERITY *
LV 7 Wizard / LV 8 Thief * XZAR + 1 TOME OF DEXTERITY *
LV 6 Wizard / LV 8 Cleric * DYNAHEIR + 2 TOMES OF WISDOM *
* XZAR + 1 TOME OF WISDOM *
> I've finished off the core Baldur's Gate game (of course, I'm
> anxiously awaiting the release of TotSC next week), and decided I'd
> pass along a brief dual-classing guide I whipped up for myself during
> my run through.
Thanks! I have been doing this in my head the last few days, but this saves
me time!
Elessar