running without a thief

[Black Mage FF1]

On the nes version. Once any character gets 15 or more luck and they are in the first or second slot; they will run just as good as a thief.

And how long does that take?

Not too long for the black mages. But other for other characters it can take a while. I'm just sayin.

Anyway, any team of four (w/o a thief or w/o a thief in the first two rows) characters has about 80% chance of running away. So really, taking a thief just for his ability to run is a pretty dumb reason.