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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tiornys" data-source="post: 5561967" data-attributes="member: 17633">From a pure combat optimization standpoint, your best feat as a Thief is Light Blade Expertise (+1 hit and +1 damage in a single feat), followed by Backstabber (+2 average damage).There aren't a whole lot of interesting feats that boost skills, unfortunately.  Multiclassing is a good way to pick up another trained skill alongside a minor benefit.  I don't know how many multiclasses appeal to you from a flavor standpoint, but Ranger and Barbarian give solid extras, as does Battlewise (Fighter) if you have Wis 13.  Other skill-related feats of note include Disciple of Lore, Wasteland Wanderer, Wilderness Skirmisher, Street Eyes, and maybe Connected.You might be better off waiting on skill-related stuff until level 2, when you can take Skill Power.  I find a lot the skill-based utilities to be interesting and flavorful in ways that most feats aren't.The TWF/TWD pair you mentioned is a good way to boost both offense and defense.  You might also consider Toughness as a good way to give yourself a little more breathing room for the first few levels (plan to retrain it around level 5).t~</blockquote>