Jade talon comes earlier but firetooth is a better weapon, and it loses to the other two. Against the undead creatures, they have +3 damage and -3 THAC0 bonus. Another okay choice for the. range for a 1-handed weapon. You. From the Firetooth +4 description: "Firetooth has no need for ammunition as it automatically launches magical arrows of fire. Firetooth and the Army Scythe are both excellent options. In my current (temporarily paused) run (BG2), my charname (F/T) uses a crossbow (I think it's The Army Scythe/Crossbow of Speed) as a back-up weapon, while Keldorn is wielding the Firetooth Crossbow to soften up enemies before engaging them in melee combat. Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. 2d4+3, +3 fire damage. Jarrakul Member Posts: 2,029. But it comes at an awful price, and the party bankrupts itself to get this weapon. My way to equip Jaheira depends on the particular battle: returning dagger + belm to get high apr, club + belm to hit targets that need crushing damage, apr weapon and shield if I want to maximize AC, staff if she hits. Boomerang, the poisoned throwers, and especially Firetooth. So I was looking on what keep or not. It completely depends which weapon you're specialized in. But note that the strength bonus does not work with thrown daggers (someone on the board tested it when we were trying to work out which missile weapon approach was best, including kensai with Firetooth dagger, which I had thought might win), whereas it does with axes and the throwing hammer. But there are 5 total speed weapons as you can mainhand Boomerang Dagger or Firetooth for an extra APR. You don't have to buy it like. Oh and more specifically for an archer:I recently had a fighter/mage and felt quite good. 30 in the evening. Gesen and Firetooth are still OK. The power difference between BG and BG2 ranged efficacy is actually due to a number of other factors. Firetooth will outdamage the shortbows per. Portraits from Portraits Portraits Everywhere With the Spell. Daggers. Firetooth is a fantastic weapon, but it is better used on a Paladin, fighter, or ranger. Longbows are problematic because the most heavily enchnanted longbows offer bonuses to Thac0, which isn't something longbow users tend to need. The crossbow itself adds 1d8+5 points of damage, it has +7 THAC0 bonus (+5 from the crossbow, +2 from the bolts). Category for items that can be equipped as a character's shield of the size buckler, the smallest variant of them. Both sling and returning dagger use the str damage bonus, that increase the damage output as long as the user has enough str, and in bg2 there are plenty of items, potions and spells to rise str. crossbows also for Firetooth from Watcher's Keep (+6 to hit). Archers get bonus damage, which makes tuigan's extra attack more valuable, but they also get bonus attacks, which makes gesen's extra damage more valuable as well. Consider a change that breaks Firetooth into 2 items, with the user able to switch back & forth between them, a la the "2-Handed Katanas and Bastard Swords" tweak. and hulk smash. It also kills trolls etc. Throw in belm offhand, and you can hit 5 apr very early in bg2. We also feature mods for Neverwinter Nights II. It's a bit of a meme that archery sucks in bg2, but i find that. • 4 yr. • 7 mo. Longbows are problematic because the most heavily enchnanted longbows offer bonuses to Thac0, which isn't something longbow users tend to need. don't really use it much because the other two are just better, but it is a +3 dagger fwiw. Arrows are better than bolts in BG1, but you're likely to have a lot fewer allies with crossbow skills. How does Firetooth crossbow ammo stacking work? I know that normally you can stack firetooth with crossbow ammo to combine the damage but in my game with scs it only works with the bolts of lightning. Mine used Firetooth and I never understood why the THAC0 and damage displayed were worse than with other weapons. Speed weapons can boost your attacks per round by 1 each, though the extra attack is done. hmm, after my brief testing. In BG2, I'd say the extra attack per round does beat the giants hair crossbow. The tragedy of man is that he can conceive self perfection but. Crossbows can almost keep up only with the Light Crossbow of Speed or the one Simulacre mentioned at Watchers Keep. This item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. When you run out of arrows, simply change to one of the other bows or use only gesen. “. Stoneskin only protects from the physical damage of an attack. We also feature mods for Neverwinter Nights II. You can get +2 boomerang dagger in SoA very early, and later +3 firetooth. The dagger + 3 firetooth is just as good with its 2d4 + 3 +1d2 fire damage. Gnasher is also great for enemies that don't require +3 weapons. The Staff Mace +2 is a Quarterstaff +2 which can transform into a mace, although when wielded it is a mace always, even for mages. If not, just use the recommendations for each game. gldnbear2008 Turnip-carrying member of the Jan Jansen Fan Club. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. Neeber is a civilian in Baldur's Gate II who can be found in Trademeet between 5. xbow15 Firetooth +4 16 Firetooth +5 17 Heavy x-bow +3 18 Light x-bow +3 Appendix 1 : Cespenar's recipesYou've already got daggers which are also really good. - Ability to wear Ankheg plate armor in BG1 and SoD. BG2 evolved in everything, but still pales in comparison with some later Bioware games. Not only melee weapons in BG2 does a lot more damage, they have other cool effects. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to make them stronger. Buy Firetooth +4 if you've a crossbowman and a potion bag too. 2013 01:42:21 Items list BG2 THRONE OF BHAAL ITEM CODES v1. The Composite Longbow +2 is marginally better. Kill the monster that attack from the niches on the arena's sides. It's main advantage is the 2ft. Taralash +4 is an enchanted longbow. The second weapon goes in the shield slot. For another, there's an amazing Crossbow you can buy early in BG2, and Greater Whirlwind attack is better using a Crossbow. Elves don't get a bonus to crossbows afaik but their 19 dex still works. Quarterstaffs are a good choice for backstabbing through the whole series. The missiles receive +6 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+4 missile and 2 fire damage. You go darts for the sheer number of APR. bg2 almost has no magic arrows, which is very odd considering bg1 overflowed with them. 1. In Bg2 EE damage of bows and arrows is nerfed a bit, so you wont do as much damage as in BG 1 EE, and on higher levels thaco is not important as much. And the magical ammos being a lot more common in BG2, which actually gives more versatility than melee weapon. Later on you can switch the main hand weapon to a +3 aor Spectral Brand +4 (+5) from Watcher. Dart also loses to the darts I've mentioned, the +3 dart you get in BG2 returns to hand. Showbow archer is probably one of the best archers. @ghettohoodie: Comparing mage and Fighter is not that easy, both have strengths and disadvantages and neither of these are shared by both. Furthermore, I've seen people mention various places on the web that Boomerang Dagger and Fire Tooth (note the space) still don't add strength bonus to damage. Je to pokračování hry Baldur's Gate a sestra obdobně slavné a legendární hry Fallout 1 a Fallout 2, která se odehrává naopak ve sci-fi budoucnosti. This proficiency will remain useful into BG2 with powerful weapons like Firetooth. Which also self-creates +4 ammo, +5 if upgraded, but it has a slower rate of fire. Arrows are better than bolts in BG1, but you're likely to have a lot fewer allies with crossbow skills. I use these weapons for most of my playthroughts, well at least the 3 ranged ones anyways. Despite this, Saradush became an. In BG2 there are a number of daggers with special effects on them. In BG2 I might take: Neera: free spirited and much better personality than Edwin Aerie: another free spirit Haer'Dalis: you must be seeing a theme by now Mazzy: archer/tank Wilson -> Mr ToB I also like the idea of Rasaad in BG2 (maybe instead of Mazzy) just to see his prowess bloom (eventually). fire resist/immunity is pretty easy to come by so the fire club is definitely worth planning for. The special ability is acquired in Chapter Four of the Shadows of Amn campaign and possessed by default when starting Throne of Bhaal. As a rule of thumb, collect spell scrolls and sell them. In melee they still get the extra attack, which is huge (and kind of cheesy, but this is Baldurs Gate). Shortbows are better for BG1 due to arrows of detonation and arrows of dispelling, also have access to arrows of piercing and acid arrows for great damage. Nalia's family castle is under attack by trolls with a higher intelligence. Both the Army Scythe in BG1 and Firetooth in BG2 can be bought early in the game. Showing 1 - 8 of 8 comments. If BG2 didn't include extra attack weapons (note that every extra attack weapon is a thief weapon), they would be unplayable trash. This category is used for all light crossbows, including enchanted and cursed weapons of this type. Once the +2 and over enemies start cropping up, if I haven't gotten Firetooth yet, I'll give the mage a Crimson Dart. Carsomyr, also known as The Holy Avenger, is a powerful two-handed sword which can only be wielded by non-evil aligned paladins. Of those two groups, I personally prefer shortbows due to their higher rate of fire, but that's just me. Illusionist/Thief is very strong imho as I have a fondness for Jan Jansen in BG2 - regarding how to play them. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. dual wielding with Boomerang Dagger/Firetooth + Belm/Kundane/Scarlet Ninja-To will give 5 APR (max) Thief (Kit) -> Fighter is a bad dual imo. Fire Tooth +3. Yes, there's the Dagger of Venom, but, as @Edvin pointed out, what else is there to mention? Longtooth is basically a short sword +2 that. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . Celestial Fury and some a stat stick in the offhand of you really don't want to use belm/kundane. Good call. Anyway. Rangers also automatically start with ** in Two Weapon Style. Auto-ammo light crossbow, crafted in ToB. Throwing daggers. The throwing hammer is made for Dwarven fighter/clerics. it has a really high thaco. This may include The Black Pits II. . Here is a complete [see below] list of all. So out of combat you can use throwing dagger, then switch Firetooth to melee when you are forced to fight close up. After speaking with Odren outside of Watcher's Keep, you will. (+1 APR) and bolts of lightning/bolts of biting. Once you get defensive spin with stone skin and mirror image etc you are so hard to hit. Technically one of the highest damage output characters later on IMO. Many of the magical daggers in the game causes effects like sleep, poison, invisible, etc. Aside from obvious stuff like bards/monks, clerics are probably the weakest low level archetype. I wouldn't do an archer in BG2. - There is no Longbow in the game which doesn't require ammunition in addition to 2 Short bows (Gesen's,Tansheron's) and 1 Crossbow (Firetooth). You will find Neeber lingering outside the Fentan home in Trademeet. Throwing axes & the throwing hammer in BG2 are also great - especially for sword & board characters. -. My vote went for tuigan bow since three times the potential is always better than one. but for what its worth, tuigan outdamages firetooth at certain stages of the game. Right off the bat the Archer has the advantage. Almost true. He will add the locations of the two Bhaalspawn that you're hunting to your map and tell you that while you can use the town's facilities, his own fortress is barred to you. Firetoooth is just way better as a +3 dagger with range and it's fast too. 5). ). Shortbow is the way to go or bg2, Tugian bow is super awesome starter weapon and easy to get. The penalties from being non-proficient with the weapon used does not apply for missile launchers that have projectiles equipped. Adjatha has some neat immunities. War axes are really powerful as well, but you've. artooor 10 years ago #2. Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal: 7: 05-27-2002 03:49 PM: All. The firetooth dagger can do very high damage per round at range. Neb's Nasty Cutter - THACO +2, +2 poison damage per round for 10 seconds. Barbarian: You only get specialization, but you can be an orc for more str damage, rage boosts your str dmg even further and bonus movement speeds makes it easier to kite. Your main class should be Fighter mostly to get more Attacks Per Round (5 for Fighter and 1 for Thief), but also because of the better base THACO (10 for Thief and 0 for Fighter). You first meet him on the ground. 5 APR vs 3. Half-orcs are the result of orc and human coupling and typically bear many of the physical traits of their orc ancestors. I'm doing a Druid run for the trilogy and have decided that it's either going to be an Avenger or Totemic Druid. 14. Later Firetooth is a +3 weapon with added fire damage, MH both are better then Belm if the lesser reach does not bother you. What proficiency to go for? My protagonist is a paladin with two handed proficiency so that role is not for Keldorn. in BG2 you prob dont care about rings/amulets/belts and such for a good while anyways start off pretty nude gotta earn stuff make enough. This item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. My options are: Bastard sword or Mace. Firetooth Dagger can be a useful ranged weapon for Kensai Thief, who can wield FtD at 5 ApR (10 under Improved Haste ). firetooth you can get straight from the beginning of the game, and you can couple it with the quiver of infinite bolts a few steps inside the Keep. Gesen shortbow: another good option for the archer. While BG2 isn't a DPR race, killing things faster will make for a faster and more enjoyable game, and will be especially useful to someone playing with stuff. Elf is great. Option 2 - I would get move into melee and dual wielding sooner and then specialize in dagger for Boomerang and Firetooth in BG2. There's "The Army Scythe" sold by a blacksmith in 1 and "Firetooth" sold on top of Watcher's Keep in BG2. In the end the quality of arrows doens't matter much most of the time because it. For Clerics and Warrior/Clerics, the two best weapons would be the Flail of Ages with its massive elemental damage and slow opponent feature and the Crom Faehr with its strength set to 25, electricity damage, and golem-bashing feature. So probably Haer'Dalis (tank and dispell). In BG2 you don't need more than 91 in Open Locks and 93 in Find Traps (you have a chance at 8 points bellow max difficulty). (There is plenty of enchanted ammo in BG2, which helps. Proficiency: Crossbow. This page is for specialist mages, the mage class kits. Gnasher is also great for enemies that don't require +3 weapons. The weapon has a speed factor of 1 and it fires one projectile per round. Dart also loses to the darts I've mentioned, the +3 dart you get in BG2 returns to hand. Players may choose the order of the Bhaalspawn elimination, either into Abazigal's Lair first, or proceed into this enclave which is broken up into smaller tunnels through where the party must pass through to reach Sendai. Blackrazor +3. Pixie Prick is one of those "save or die" weapons, meaning that if its effect goes off, the enemy is basically dead. Tuigan's bow gives you five with the same effects. As for your weapons, you can spec in crossbows and use the firetooth in bg2/tob as it starts as +4 or go the short bow route and use gesen's. List of daggers for Baldur's Gate II. I also mainline the robe of vecna and the belt of hill giant strength from the adventurer's mart once my reputation's high enough to give me a decent discount. There are other good. That said if you use the cavalier the Protection from Undead spell will take care of all those pesky vampires. You get more damage bonus at higher exceptional strength ranges if you are patient enough, but getting 18/51 is typically not too time consuming. kuo tua bolts are fun so are dark elf crossbows. 5) +4 Throwing weapon & Shield of Reflection are actually all you need to beat Ravager: If you stay at range, he'll only attack you with some kind of throwing-dagger-thingie which gets bounced back by SoR. For the record the firetooth +4 available in Watcher's Keep is a crossbow (a cool, upgradable in ToB, kind of crossbow that now that I think of it would be really cool with an undead hunter character for some reason), while fire tooth +3 is the dagger (not upgradable, still cool). But it just goes to show that almost every weapon group is worth a playthrough!Even the enchanted versions aren't that great. Ranged WS is an option to be sure, but I find that they're still held back by their inherent flaw, i. Best longswords in chapter 2 are Daystar and Adjatha the Drinker. In Shadows of Amn, it can be obtained by slaying the red dragon Firkraag in Firkraag's Hideout. Solution to the Archer problem in BG2. In practice, gesen still tends to edge out tuigan. Either to go two weapon fighting with long sword in the other hand or sword and shield style. As the result, his helper will teleport in Your team lonely. Using the ring of gaxx to get improved haste gives you 9 attacks per round. I use these weapons for most of my playthroughts, well at least the 3 ranged ones anyways. In BG2, they no longer grant thac0 damage bonuses. That being said, Paladins get to max out so many weapons that. 9 comments Best Top New Controversial Q&A. Ust Natha is a drow city in the Underdark located beneath the surface kingdom of Tethyr. 2 slings add a str bonus, as does the Firetooth (dagger), giving incentive for your ranged to have high strength (no bow or crossbow gets a str bonus in BG2). There are many different directions you could go in, but I really like the Firetooth Crossbow or Army Scythe because of his Poison Weapon. The APR for the firetooth +3: 7/2 on ranged and melee with GM . ^- QFT. Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Obliterates most enemy spellcasters. Heavy Crossbow of Accuracy. So, I am considering an Archer for my next char. If anything, its bows that are OP in BG1, but in BG2 they. It was easily my favorite RPG from my younger days, and to be honest not much has changed since. Any attempt to equip a second weapon just replaces the first weapon with the "new" weapon. ago. IMO Short Bows (and even Crossbows) are much better than Longbows in BG2 (unfortunately). While Cavalier is more useful in BG1, the sheer number of level draining undead in BG2 makes Undead Hunter a must. If you dont mind some borderline cheese Boomerang blade and Firetooth (dagger) both get an extra attack when in the main hand in both ranged and melee mode. But later in the game (especially ToB), you face a decent number of enemies which need +3 or above, in which case regular arrows just don't cut it. However, carefully. 5 + 1 = 4. She's not specialised in Crossbows, but it is something to keep in mind for mid-game anyway. Actively equipping ammo removes the penalties. There is also the firetooth dagger, slightly better. It's a no-retreat area, so you. It is like, a F/M is better than a bard. #3 Firetooth +4 #4 Carsomyr +5 #5 Short Sword of the Mask +4 #6 Flail of Ages +3 This is my basic starter list all the strong weapons "besides Gesens" that can be obtained so soon as you break out of chateau Irenicus. So far, I have Jaheira (tank), Anomen (healer), Nalia (mage, some thieving). then in bg2 you have the throwing daggers boomerang dagger +2 and firetooth +3 which have the base damage of a bastard sword and retain the apr bonus in melee mode. By doing this I get the infinite ammo items, the ammo belt, firetooth, and lots of XP. Between. it has a really high thaco. Acid Biter (Returning dart +2) in SOD. Firetooth crossbow is super-duper-duper cheesy if you exploit the Scorcher ammo from the Big Metal Unit. This may include The Black Pits. Buildings of note in the city include guilds for. Hard to say which is 'better'. Also grab the ammo belt. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox will automatically categorize it. The Staff Mace +2 is a Quarterstaff +2 which can transform into a mace, although when wielded it is a mace always, even for mages. missiles and damage reduction while not limiting his spellcasting, and the Flasher Bruiser Mates have a small AoE which makes them really good. 5 + 1 = 4. As a Thief, focus on quarterstaves, daggers, and darts. of course slings are the master race but that's a different story. This category is used for all light crossbows, including enchanted and cursed weapons of this type. The bartender at the Copper Coronet sells Azuredge and Stonefire. this weapon draws energy from another plane, firing spears of lightning instead of arrows. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. Jaheira is also great and complements viconia as you can stack buffs. Angurvadal Needed items: Angurvadal (Watcher's Keep - Githyanki Captain), Liquid Mercury (Sendai's Enclave) Cost: 5,000 gold Aslyfernd Elven Chainmail Needed items: Bladesinger Chainmail (BG2. My current evil run has PC C/M, Kagain, Shar-Teel, Dorn, Viconia (C/T), and Eldoth. The best crossbow in Baldur's Gate 1 is The Army Scythe while in Baldur's Gate 2 it's Firetooth, both which are bought by merchants. But if you're playing a Beast Master, surely that's not a concern. It really depends on the character's THAC0 and attacks per round, but generally the Army Scythe will be a little more effective with Kuo-toa Bolts due to the improved APR and additional chances to. Biter. Melee of course benefits nicely, and most of the fighters are lacking in the str department, so even the weaker str items are of benefit. 5 apr once you hit fighter 13. This merchant located in Ust Natha's bazaar has a variety of items available, focused on weapons and ammunition, some armor and scrolls. In terms of damage output, nothing can come even remotely close to what a Two Weapon Fighting can dish out. Reflection shield is also useful vs ravager. Against the undead creatures, they have +3 damage and -3 THAC0 bonus. The Oasis. Less damage than firetooth, but one extra attack per round. Buildings of note in the city include guilds for. fire resist/immunity is pretty easy to come by so the fire club is definitely worth planning for. His body has been dismembered by his enemies, with the pieces concealed in secret tombs found around the city of Athkatla. It is brilliant and very satisfying. ) in SoA. In late BG2, 4. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to make them stronger. You can poison Mages immediately, (or double poison them with Bolts of. I murder him, and I'll choose the crossbow for my ranged weapon (The Army Scythe with lightning bolts, and later the Firetooth in BG2, do the most. +1 point/lvl. For a ranged weapon, yeah, it's great. When used. Based on the item category or type Bucklers (41) and the unidentified, general name of it. January 2013. ”. Firetooth may refer to: Firetooth (crossbow) Firetooth (dagger) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. Hold D'Arnise. I considered apr that's what I was talking about, is that even WITH the additional APR firetooth still pulls ahead because it's base damage is so damn high and multiplies with actual ammunition (which it shouldn't but it always has ever since the original bg2) My data is showing firetooth being ahead in every situation, haste, imp haste, and. Baldur's Gate 1 Armor Class. and two in a melee weapon that you stick with the whole saga. Tuigan = Whatever you find. I'll do some math below to show some useful numbers using +2 arrows, bolts and bullets. +X or better: Sling > Dagger > Firetooth (pretty sure Scorcher Ammo has some dodgy enchantment level). Meanwhile, there's some adventuring to be done in the town. Category for all items that can be equipped as a character's melee weapon of the type and for the weapon proficiency dagger . This however doesnt focus on the backstab ability. Going into TOB, there's Dagger of the Star, which is a routine endgame upgradeable weapon. A roll of 20 is always a successful hit, a roll of 1 always a miss. Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. Firetooth crossbow: best in slot choice for your archer. Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will. There's the Army Scythe (BG2 version, which is different from the BG version), that grants an extra APR, putting it on par with bows. The BG2 version of the spell places the images in a circular fashion and the mage can be hit at a random chance before the images are all destroyed. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . In BG2 I might take: Neera: free spirited and much better personality than Edwin Aerie: another free spirit Haer'Dalis: you must be seeing a theme by now Mazzy: archer/tank Wilson -> Mr ToB I also like the idea of Rasaad in BG2 (maybe instead of Mazzy) just to see his prowess bloom (eventually). 30 in the morning and 5. In BG, arrows applied their enchantment as both damage and thac0 bonuses (i. You will be more tanky then and archer and have better melee abilities. Spears are a good RP choice methinks, if not the most powergamey. More than that, the one ability they lose is pretty limited compared to the mass. Throwing builds in bg2ee. Help with weapon proficiency in party setup. The first floor of Watcher's Keep as well. Rashad's Talon(s) and Shortbow +1/2 can take you through BG1, and the APR boost from Belm and the Tuigan Bow -- both of which you can get very early in BG2 -- will serve you through the rest of the game. • When no bolts are equipped, the crossbow fires missiles that are treated as +5 for the purposes of determining what enemies they can damage. Dorn Il-Khan is a male half-orc and neutral evil blackguard in the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear and the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Normal Dmg – Damage at level 31 with a normal missile. - Firetooth +5: 1 APR, attack +7, damage +1d8+5+2. (Baldur's Gate) (Baldur's. For my own recommendations, I'd say she's the same as any other fighter/druid: top priority is scimitar 2 pips, then dual wielding 2. With earth elemental transformation you don't care about weapons because you're hulk. You get fighter damage, apr and thaco with the thief backstab. I recommend staying away from dual class for first playthrough. Firetooth +4 Damage: 7-14 (bolt +2: 3-10; crossbow: +4) Thaco: +6 (bolt +2: +2; crossbow: +4) Short Bow of Gesen Damage: 2-14 (arrow: 1-6; bow: +1-8) Thaco: +4 (bow: +4) Let's say I'm attacking a lich with Protection from Normal Weapons: will the Gesen Bow be able to hit him ? The Bowstring of Gond is an item found in Sendai's Enclave. Crossbow is an excellent choice for bows. According to this, throwing daggers in BG2EE are supposed to have strength bonus to damage fixed. Seems like a big missed opportunity that nothing like that was implemented in the games. The only saddening point is that Archer gets something Kensai would love: Armor of Faith. Keldorn - Lilarcor --> Carsomyr + Firetooth Anomen - Mace of Disruption --> Crom + Shield of Harmony. Bows get a bad rep in BG2, but they're a decent way to get some value out of bad companions. @MalacPok: Firetooth is one of the best weapon in the game (because it bypasses both PfMW and stoneskin when equipped with standard bolts) and it is available as soon as chapter 2. It weighs 2 lbs, has a speed factor of 3 and it offers a bonus to THAC0 of -4. So you could have Firetooth in your main hand, and a more traditional +apr weapon in your off hand. . 5 (gauntlets) = 4. For Clerics and Warrior/Clerics, the two best weapons would be the Flail of Ages with its massive elemental damage and slow opponent feature and the Crom Faehr with its strength set to 25, electricity damage, and golem-bashing feature. Raduziel Member Posts: 4,714. If you are a Fighter/Cleric, you got all of the basics covered with that party (Cleric spells, Druid spells, Mage spells, Thief skills, and tanky fighters). This only really falls off late in BG2. Undead Hunter is one of the four paladin class kits with a self-explanatory purpose. If you want to quickly test this, create a new level 1 character and put points into sword and shield style and single weapon style. His body has been dismembered by his enemies, with the pieces concealed in secret tombs found around the city of Athkatla. Long swords , short swords, katanas,scimitars,wakisashi,ninja to, daggers, clubs, and quarterstaves are the weapon types that benefit from backstab multiplier. One of them carries the best standard-duty shield in SoA, the sentinel +4. 9. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. That 2d4 is the same you roll. Give Firetooth +4, the Bowstring of Gond, and 5000 gold to Cespenar. You can get the firetooth crossbow +4 super early in BG2 too, and use ammo in it for double dip magical bolt + actual bolt damage. I. There's also the staff of smiting (good against golems), and the only opportunity to get the robe of the evil archmagi (not as good as Vecna, obviously, but if you have. And Crossbow ammo in BG2 is really strong. I send in some summons one at a time to lure out some of the nastier spells. The magical bowstring of Gond makes even the Firetooth crossbow's. But this is not so much of a problem if you are playing ranged. Firetooth +4 Damage: 7-14 (bolt +2: 3-10; crossbow: +4) Thaco: +6 (bolt +2: +2; crossbow: +4) Short Bow of Gesen Damage: 2-14 (arrow: 1-6; bow: +1-8) Thaco: +4. range for a 1-handed weapon. Elves don't get a bonus to crossbows afaik but their 19 dex still works. the projectile speed and low damage per hit is not something i. Dagger spec + fighter level gives another ARP and kundane or belm in offhand gives another. I've also messed with a ranged wizard slayer since there are so many mages running around that just get neutered from 1 or 2 hits (magic fail proc goes through stoneskin) The only downside to rangers is the buggy stronghold in BG2, but perhaps the EE has fixed that. According to this, this may or may not actually be the case. I noticed that while slowly approaching from the right side, You may provoke the mage to start the fight WITHOUT provoking Sarevok. So you always have range weapon. Any bow perk works in my opinion, though some argue in favour of shortbows or crossbows. Cause the game only counts the enchamtment on the arrow (bolt/etc). 4)Either mage weak or sleep/web/skull trap/stoneskin weak. They usually have green skin, large tusk-like teeth protruding from the lower jaw, large muscular builds and thick body hair. On the other hand BG2:EE made throwing daggers and axes the best ranged weapons in the game since they get extra damage with high strength, and since slings also.