I need some advice on some dual-classed characters, namely a Fighter -> Cleric and a Fighter -> Mage. In the party I have brewing in my head, there is a Paladin and Fighter/Druid muliticlass for healing before I have a Cleric, and a BArd to handle the wizardry until my Mage shows up to play. I also will give Insane mode a try, and am playing with "Tales of the Luremaster" installed.
So anyway, I need some advice on when to dual these two over into their spellcasting classes. I would really like the F>M to have *** in bow and be a grandmaster in either greatswords or largeswords. That's all well and good, I think I will dualclass at level 13, gaining maximum attacks. The F>C is where I really have a problem. I was messing around with dalekeeper, giving a fighter enough experience to get to level 9, to see how many proficiency slots I can put into missile (that has been a question I have never found a solid answer to, so I thought I would just figure it out for myself. Surprisingly, it's not like bow, and you can get 5 (*****) slots in missile weapon proficiency! Well, as cool as that is, it totally screws up my plans.
Do I dual the F>C at level 9, as a grandmaster in missile proficiency? Or do I make him a grandmaster in mace? What about level 13, for maximum attacks, and if so, which proficiency is maxed out, and which only has 3? Heck, while I'm at it, should I even consider going to level 18 as a Cleric and becoming a grandmaster in both missile and sling?
My style of play is to pelt bad guys with missile weapons and make them come to me. I don't know if I want a better pelter or a character who is very good with missile weapons, but extremely nasty if the enemy gets too close.
Which is more beneficial?