In terms of damage output, nothing can come even remotely close to what a Two Weapon Fighting can dish out. The weapon has a speed factor of 1 and it fires one projectile per round. It allowes you to better toe to toe / flank as a fighter, support or fight as a cleric or mage. Firetooth is a fantastic weapon, but it is better used on a Paladin, fighter, or ranger. nsr Member Posts: 174. Tutu uses the BG2 version of the spells. Your numbers for Firetooth are inaccurate. I've been thinking about the BG2EE party composition for a good playthrough. 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. Looking for an Archery build. The best ranged weapons then would be Gesen's bow, Everard's sling, Erinne's sling (ToB), Fire Tooth dagger, Firetooth crossbow (ToB), Dwarven Thrower hammer and K'logarath axe (ToB). Archers in terms of Ranged bow/xbow damage start to really outshine fightersat at the start of BG2 Shadows of Amn, where 2-3 Damage, and hit chance (by that stage) starts to add up considering the bace damage for bows at that stage is 1-6, meaning an archer with grand mastery will do 8-13 or 9-14 damage per hit, which is a big upgrade to a. What works, what doesn't but. Going into TOB, there's Dagger of the Star, which is a routine endgame upgradeable weapon. Weapons for an Archer. FIretooth. Dorn if you take him makes. Using the ring of gaxx to get improved haste gives you 9 attacks per round. Speed weapons can boost your attacks per round by 1 each, though the extra attack is done. Hard to say which is 'better'. Archer is great late game - solo'd all the way through the game with pretty minimal reloading, just firing, running away and firing some more. The infinite ammo bows would go to other party members, and Tuigan is a drop from almost immediately after you get out of Irenicus's dungeon. Dorn is available to recruit in Chapter One. An inquisitor would compliment that group well, and is generally considered the “best” paladin kit, but there’s also a great inquisitor available very shortly into bg2. According to this, this may or may not actually be the case. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. Ranged weapons that don't require ammo will use the weapon level instead. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. @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. Each hit reduces target's Armor Class by 2 for 4 rounds. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. 5 attacks, or 3. Parent category for all items that can be equipped as a character's ranged weapon for the weapon proficiency missile weapons; please use the subcategories. Requires: 8 Strength. I always felt that my PCs (being neutral/good or lower) did not correspond to their dialogues (in a logical RP). Crossbows (for the Army Scythe and Firetooth) would also be completely reasonable. The Oasis. Option 2 - I would get move into melee and dual wielding sooner and then specialize in dagger for Boomerang and Firetooth in BG2. A lot depends on your companions and the difficulty level+mods. They also receive a -2 penalty to intelligence but their reputation as being mentally-deficient is generally exaggerated. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to. Ust Natha is partially walled fortress city mostly built on a series of interconnected platforms above the natural bottom of its cavern, many supported on stalagmites, with most on the same elevation, but a few above the others. Kuo-toa bolts and the need for firetooth crossbow's +4 to hit come. February 2015. Firetooth (crossbow) Darkfire Bow. 5). There's "The Army Scythe" sold by a blacksmith in 1 and "Firetooth" sold on top of Watcher's Keep in BG2. Unfortunately, you don't get Firetooth until late in BG2. Dual Wielding makes switching back and forth between ranged and melee weapons more of a pain, but as a dedicated archer you're not likely to want to. Firetooth can be acquired very early in BG2). It replaces all dream abilities from Baldur’s. of course slings are the master race but that's a different story. The special ability is acquired in Chapter Four of the Shadows of Amn campaign and possessed by default when starting Throne of Bhaal. Archers are. Elf is great. The only saddening point is that Archer gets something Kensai would love: Armor of Faith. All ranged weapons kind of get nerfed in BG2. For the respective ammunition, see Category:Bolts . Also, consider the best backstabbing dagger is probably firetooth (2d4+3 base, 8 average damage). Stiletto of Demarchess - +2 THACO, 20% chance target is stunned for 2 rounds. 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. Have used it on a figher with 5 in crossbow once, he obliterated mages and fighters alike. It seems the only bow/crossbow that can hit as a +4/+5 is the FireTooth+4/+5. 10. Other than that you're right, it will screw over Archers. Boomerang, the poisoned throwers, and especially Firetooth. Tansheron = +3. In BG2, enchanted arrows suck until very late, where they still aren't good, thus shooters in BG2 rely on weapons that produce own ammo (firetooth xbow) or are returning throwing weapons. At best you have +3 arrows on a limited supply, so you have to be creative : switch to the firetooth crossbow, sling with +4/5 bullets or melee with a +4 weapon. arrows +1 gave +1 damage and +1 thac0). (namely Firetooth @ Crossbows) Well-built custom parties will be stronger than NPC-parties, but you. He is a similar character to that of Noober in Baldur's Gate and to that of Nüber in Siege of Dragonspear. It is a number that represents the chances that a physical attack hit its target. Aside from obvious stuff like bards/monks, clerics are probably the weakest low level archetype. BG2 Party Composition for a Good Playthrough. Boomerang, the poisoned throwers, and especially Firetooth. I'm in late BG2, Thief level 22, Mazzy level 18, ready to do last Bodhi combat or some more Watcher Keep level before, then leave the town for good. 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. But there are 5 total speed weapons as you can mainhand Boomerang Dagger or Firetooth for an extra APR. Pick 1. Just like when first playing BG2, you learn which battles are doable at the level you are at. ago. Both apply str and kensai thac0/dmg bonuses to each hit, and with daggers and. So with Firetooth + Kuotoan Bolts dealing 2d6 this would be 2d6 + 1d8 + 21 = 24 to 41 = 32. So I guess firetooth is the way to go. Firetooth has its own ammo, but "fire" is the most ommon. No, I've never seen a mod like that. That said if you use the cavalier the Protection from Undead spell will take care of all those pesky vampires. I simply edited my proficiencies using EEKeeper. The main slop to do this is that your kensai. Just because crossbows are not as good as bows, doesn't make crossbows unplayable. That's definitely a part of it, yes. Trademeet (which I return to later for skindancer end) Watcher's Keep level 1 including opening the portal. Any attempt to equip a second weapon just replaces the first weapon with the "new" weapon. Using the ring of gaxx to get improved haste gives you 9 attacks per round. 5 (gauntlets) = 4. the best are the gesen bow and firetooth, as they both do decent damage and have magical ammo that can hit anything . Firetooth crossbow: best in slot choice for your archer. When used. Jade talon comes earlier but firetooth is a better weapon, and it loses to the other two. So play what is fun and will keep your interest!September 2014. At first disarm the traps around the arena. 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). The weight, speed factor and rate. While initially met as just a golden skull, he can be reconstructed in the Restore Kangaxx's body questline. Combat Abilities: • When no bolts are equipped, the crossbow fires missiles that are treated as +4 for the purposes of determining what enemies they can damage. By doing this I get the infinite ammo items, the ammo belt, firetooth, and lots of XP. Lupine sling does not seem to get the damage bonus from. Playing through the first two titles after playing baldurs gate 3, and they are truly something special. Use Light crossbow of speed and Quarter staff +3 in BG1, Firetooth +4 and staff of rynn +4 until you get staff of the ram in BG2. He is a similar character to that of Noober in Baldur's Gate and to that of Nüber in Siege of Dragonspear. Buy a dagger and a throwing dagger from. Firetooth crossbow is super-duper-duper cheesy if you exploit the Scorcher ammo from the Big Metal Unit. Axes: Azuredge can. An archer using firetooth, kuo-toan bolts, imp haste, critical strike, and gaunlets will be doing over 500 damage per round with the added bonus that you're incapable of getting a critical miss. This page is for specialist mages, the mage class kits. They fall off a bit by tob, given that belm offhand already gets you to 4. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. In other words: he rocks, has great banters, a nice background, and favors any party. 3. @ghettohoodie: Comparing mage and Fighter is not that easy, both have strengths and disadvantages and neither of these are shared by both. The throwing hammer is made for Dwarven fighter/clerics. Tuigan's bow gives you five with the same effects. i didnt do the math so maybe im wrong but i think the optimal min/max path might just be maxing out crossbows asap and picking up firetooth right out of chateau irenicus. Ranged attacks, thus your dual option, don't cut the mustard later on in the game. In BG2 there are a number of daggers with special effects on them. 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. Many of the magical daggers in the game causes effects like sleep, poison, invisible, etc. Unfortunately, all ranged options, including the dwarven thrower hammer, deal Missile (piercing) in their ranged form. Update: It seems like some of the new items cannot currently be transferred across this way. +1 point/lvl. 30 in the evening. By doing this I get the infinite ammo items, the ammo belt, firetooth, and lots of XP. You start hitting enemies much earlier than your meleers and get up to +8 damage and +8 thac0 double ensures that you never miss. Gnasher BG2 (best club in BG2) Stonefire BG2 (elemental axe) Tuigan BG2 (best bow in BG2) Firetooth Crossbow BG2 (best crossbow in BG2) Blackrazor BG2 (best long sword in BG2, Strength 25 with any weapon) Carsomyr BG2 (best two-handed sword in BG2, highest enchantment in BG2) Staff of the Magi BG2 (best staff in BG2, best anti-mage weapon) 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 GWW. @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. In light of this, I. 5. Parent category for all items that can be equipped as a character's ranged weapon for the weapon proficiency missile weapons; please use the subcategories. There's "The Army Scythe" sold by a blacksmith in 1 and "Firetooth" sold on top of Watcher's Keep in BG2. Jaheira is one of the best front-liners in BG2 (because she has fighter thaco, apr and damage with iron skins). I'd also argue Crossbows have the advantage in terms of ammo variety. 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. ) in SoA. And the Firetooth +4 (store outside watchers keep) and the crimson dart +3 (First level of watchers keep) are both relatively easy to obtain (one for a small fortune). Option 2 - I would get move into melee and dual wielding sooner and then specialize in dagger for Boomerang and Firetooth in BG2. Hold D'Arnise. Kangaxx is a powerful demilich entombed in the cellar of a house in the Docks District. The missiles receive +7 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+5 missile and 2 fire damage. The first floor of Watcher's Keep as well. 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. Decent choice for your sorcerer. She's not specialised in Crossbows, but it is something to keep in mind for mid-game anyway. . Most liches are found at places where you can retreat or even make preperations before the fight. The best Shortbow is either Tuigan +1 (gives -1/+1 and an extra APR) or Gesen (gives -4/+2+1d8, avg +6. missiles and damage reduction while not limiting his spellcasting, and the Flasher Bruiser Mates have a small AoE which makes them really good. The bolts can be found on almost all various Kuo-toa forces,. Post edited by Durmir46 on August 2018. Baldur's Gate Dual-classing. Gesen, while better than the crossbow of speed, isn't that dramatic of an improvement, and you can get the crossbow of speed nearly at the beginning of BG2 but you have to go through the underdark for Gesen. Chapter 9: The Bhaalspawn Amkethran The Oasis When you arrive, an officious fool named Jamis Tombelthen will condemn you for unnamed crimes. archer bonuses really dig the extra apr. 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. Having played BG2 like a hundred times it's gotten to the point where I want hardly any spell. It can be dispelled or you can wait it out (5 rounds = 30 seconds). Category for all items that can be equipped as a character's melee or throwing weapon of the type and for the weapon proficiency dagger . dual wielding with Boomerang Dagger/Firetooth + Belm/Kundane/Scarlet Ninja-To will give 5 APR (max) Thief (Kit) -> Fighter is a bad dual imo. 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. Also grab the ammo belt. After speaking with Odren outside of Watcher's Keep, you will. Jan: Firetooth(Crossbow) + Staff of Striking Firetooth for it infinite +4 ammo and Staff for silly backstabs. (I think Firetooth in the main hand and the Ninjato of the Scarlet Brotherhood in the offhand is the best weapon. Ermm, Firetooth +5 would like to have a word with you. Spears are a good RP choice methinks, if not the most powergamey. In BG2 the Undead Hunter is going to be extremely useful. 2 poison damage per second for 10 seconds. Given the variety of magical effects daggers have in BG2, they're kind of bland in BG/BGEE. Biter. If a target fails a saving throw versus spell, the combat log info will show "Stunned" text display. Key takeaway is Gesen's shortbow > Tuigan shortbow > Light Crossbow of Speed > Firetooth crossbow for general adventuring, but Firetooth jumps from last to first in terms of 1-round spike damage when you start factoring in high level abilities. We also feature mods for Neverwinter Nights II. 5-12. fire – on top or exclusively, this damage component will still hurt the wizard. Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. Ust Natha is a drow city in the Underdark located beneath the surface kingdom of Tethyr. Bowstring of Gond: Found in Mind Flayer Prison in Sendai's Enclave. This is probably a bug, but it's been in there since the original BG2 and never corrected. Item Codes Baldur's Gate 1. Dart also loses to the darts I've mentioned, the +3 dart you get in BG2 returns to hand. Khalid+Jaheira and Minsc+Dynaheir come in pairs, you have to take both or neither :)Description. Another okay choice for the. Scimitars feature easily available Belm +2 and Rashad's Talon +2, also in Trademeet & Druid Groove. 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. With that said, it's not really the end of the world if you go Longbows. I wouldn't say BG2 & ToB outright nerfs archers, their main purpose just changes drastically. Each hit reduces target's Magic Resistance by 15% for 4 rounds. Non-ammo launchers that are not using ammo from the quiver slots will apply the correct penalties. Dart also loses to the darts I've mentioned, the +3 dart you get in BG2 returns to hand. Best Weapons Baldur's Gate 1. They also receive a -2 penalty to intelligence but their reputation as being mentally-deficient is generally exaggerated. The firetooth dagger can do very high damage per round at range. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. Please follow one of the disambiguation links above or search to find the page. FoA is just too good. 5 attacks, or 3. Option 1 - I would get the extra crit chance for backstabs and then a pip in daggers for Dagger of Venom. Most Powerful Ranger: Archer - the hands down best ranged class in the game. So I am doing BG2 with my wild mage and he is good in staff, dagger, and dart. , automatically fires +2 Fire Arrows: Sold by Sister Garlena outside of Watcher's Keep: Firetooth +5: 6-13: 1: 5 +7 THACO, +2 fire. This category is used for all light crossbows, including enchanted and cursed weapons of this type. artooor 10 years ago #2. An archer at level 18 and grandmastery in shortbows would attack 4 times at 1d6+2+1d8+5+6 with gesen (84 damage in total) and 5. 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. You have plenty of options in BG2, so it's more about preference. But this is not so much of a problem if you are playing ranged. BG2: Firetooth (or Boomerang Dagger early on) in melee mode + Belm (later Scarlet Ninja-to +3) + gauntlets of extraordinary specialization + offensive spin (or improved haste if you've got it) = insane damage with insane APR (9 when you replace offensive spin with improved haste). Heavy Crossbow. There are really good crossbows in both BG1 and BG2. So probably Haer'Dalis (tank and dispell). @EntropyXII The base damage for all daggers in BG2, aside from Firetooth and the Boomerang Dagger, is 1d4. Jade talon comes earlier but firetooth is a better weapon, and it loses to the other two. Firetooth (Crossbow): Buy it from Sister Garlena atop Watcher's Keep. For Archers, the best weapon is the Firetooth Crossbow with its +6 accuracy and fire arrows. Arrow enchantments in BG1 are ridiculous and easily farm-able. 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. The Firetooth crossbow can also deal fire damage through both Stoneskin and PFMW if you equip it with normal bolts. #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. Heavy Crossbow. Long swords , short swords, katanas,scimitars,wakisashi,ninja to, daggers, clubs, and quarterstaves are the weapon types that benefit from backstab multiplier. It focuses on making a thief not a thief but rather a mage or fighter with thiefing abilities. Your best choice is Archer, kit of Ranger class. Reflection shield is also useful vs ravager. Firetooth is the "best". The Answerer +4. For Archers, the best weapon is the Firetooth Crossbow with its +6 accuracy and fire arrows. 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. Usually accompanied by poison tipped bolts. range for a 1-handed weapon. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to make them stronger. Cause the game only counts the enchamtment on the arrow (bolt/etc). The Army Scythe with bolts of lightning clearly does the most damage, and here's Davaeorn's case for crossbows and the Firetooth in particular in BG2:. There are too many enemies that requires +4 or more enhancements. Things will get messy between edwin and minsc, so drop minsc. (+1 APR) and bolts of lightning/bolts of biting. Not to be confused with Firetooth (crossbow). If anything, its bows that are OP in BG1, but in BG2 they. For the sling has also to be told that both the sling and the bullet enchantment contribute to dmg. Arrows of detonation are imba but are locked behind baldurs gate. @MrNooby Yeah, the whole screwed-over-archer thing is a big topic that always seems to come back. She's not specialised in Crossbows, but it is something to keep in mind for mid-game anyway. 30 in the evening. 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. Both also happen to provide you with the only +4 or higher enchantment munitions later on, via Firetooth and Gesen Bow. but you still need >+3 for some enemies (the Five, Demogorgon, dragons, some demons, etc. The missiles receive +6 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+4 missile and 2 fire damage. You can make them even more devastating against the undead by giving them weapons such as Daystar, Mace of Disruption, Harrower, Azuredge and Foebane. 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. Kuo-toan Bolt, also known as Kuo-toa Bolt, are Crossbow ammunition or Bolt used by the Kuo-toa to inflict 2d6 missile damage and to possibly Stun a target. - Possible 18 Strength, meaning better chance to land Harm spells, and better attacks with Belm + Firetooth. Feel free to browse our collection of released. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. The bolts can be found on almost all various Kuo-toa forces, regardless of title or rank. " As for Gesen: ". I currently have the boomerang dagger and the crimson dart. In BG2, The Army Scythe is again available early, Firetooth is available early if you wander over to WK, Tuigan is available early, and Gesen not until Chapter 6. Total = 1 + 1 +1 +0. So, don't expect it to beat something like Dragon Age Origins, but yeah, BG2 is much better than BG1 in terms of party characters and their development. 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. Crossbow is an excellent choice for bows. There's a boomerang Dagger +2 available quite early in BG2 in Athkatla as soon as you get out from Irenicus' dungeon. If not, just use the recommendations for each game. 30 in the morning and 5. Firetooth is the "best". Since arrow damage is so low in BG2, those +damage bonuses represent a sizeable fraction of your damage output. I mostly play BG2 and Boomerang/Firetooth are really good weapons, both thrown and in melee. Going into BG2, my favorite combo is Pixie Prick & Stilletto of Demarchess, both of which you can get early on. 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. You've got the silver sword, ravager, celestial fury, haer'dalis' stat-draining sword etc. Firetooth with Bolts of Lightning can do 7-12 elemental damage to normal targets, and 2 damage to enemies with PFMW, plus its normal physical damage. Short Bows are needed only for enemies requiring +4 to hit (Gesen Bow once again). I'm thinking this will be a solid build for most of BG1, very tough in early SoD while I'm dualling and holding back levels, very good late SoD when I get my Kensai levels. The best Longbow in BG2 is the Strong Arm +3, which gives a -3/+3 bonus, but requires 19 Str to use. 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. dive_bomber. Auto-ammo light crossbow, crafted in ToB. My current evil run has PC C/M, Kagain, Shar-Teel, Dorn, Viconia (C/T), and Eldoth. Firetooth +4: Bought from Garlena on top of the Watcher's Keep. I like to dual wield daggers, both for the ranged/melee option and because Firetooth is great in BG2 (extra APR, 2d4+3+1d2 fire damage) and the Dagger of Venom is pretty good in BG (Some enemies are immune to. Bows are not as strong in bg2 compared to bg1 but they are still pretty good. You get fighter damage, apr and thaco with the thief backstab. 'Tis disturbing to my demeanor! Yes. Elf is great. With it, Jan can attack 4 times per round, unhasted, at about 11 THAC0, not much higher than a fighter of the same level. Firetooth : 11 000 - 14 000 from the shop at watchers keep. My options are: Bastard sword or Mace. Throwing daggers. In BG2, you can still use long swords as your end game weapons or pick up another profficiency for your endgame or put points in short sword for Kundane as off-hand weapon to get extra attack. January 2013. 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. Buy Firetooth +4 if you've a crossbowman and a potion bag too. Cause the game only counts the enchamtment on the arrow (bolt/etc). Cavalier or undead hunter would also be excellent choices, and would fit in really well in Bg2, cavalier having the edge in bg1 and undead hunter being more useful in bg2. You start hitting enemies much earlier than your meleers and get up to +8 damage and +8 thac0 double ensures that you never miss. In BG2 it isn't such a big deal, but in BG1 I will re-roll my fighter types till they get a good roll with at least 18/51 strength. Slings: 1 attack per round ALL slings get damage bonus from Strength, not just Sling of Seeking, with an exception for Everard when using its own unlimited bullets and when any sling is using normal non enchanted bullets. Many elemental arrows had their damage severely nerfed. [deleted] • 3 yr. strike). very important. The missiles receive +6 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+4 missile and 2 fire damage. Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. The power difference between BG and BG2 ranged efficacy is actually due to a number of other factors. Nalia's family castle is under attack by trolls with a higher intelligence. Heavy Crossbow. 2. This is clearly a bug. Spike: Slings > Dagger ??? Firetooth (depends what its other damage is, could be higher than both if it gets even 1D8 other damage with crit. The Ascension Mod makes numerous changes to the creatures. - The fastest bow in the game and the best against Mages (stoneskins/spells' disruption) is a Short. Arrows are better than bolts in BG1, but you're likely to have a lot fewer allies with crossbow skills. Firetooth and the Army Scythe are both excellent options. Honest Archer Kit Review. Crimson dart: +3 dart. Meanwhile, Slings get bonus damage of up to +5 and sling stones also keep their damage bonus (up to +4 in Throne of Bhaal or Watcher's Keep). You can poison Mages immediately, (or double poison them with Bolts of. War axes are really powerful as well, but you've. As the result, his helper will teleport in Your team lonely. 4. And you are expected to have a higher strength, thus higher bonus melee damage. Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will provide passable damage with improved haste. . What works, what doesn't but. But if party members are. 5 for 5 and 3 pips) Archer prof bonus – At level 31 the bonus for archer damage. It is brilliant and very satisfying. because with the upgraded Firetooth I'd be able to hit enemies that needed a +5 with a ranged weapon, using all. Baldur's Gate 1 Armor Class. After playing SoA as an Archer i've come to the conclusion that although wickedly powerful the lack of +4/5 arrows was annoying to say the least. And for missiles ammo I'm clueless. I wouldn't do an archer in BG2. Despite this, Saradush became an. Pure arcane caster. Firetooth and the Army Scythe are both excellent options. Baldur's Gate 1 Specialist Mages. All magic items available in BG:EE can be imported into BG2:EE and can thus be considered new items. Alternatively, you could go for halberds or spears (couple great choices for each), longswords or axes (wide variety of longs, some powerful options for axes. Gesen shortbow: another good option for the archer. If you want to stick with the longbow then dump a couple points in crossbow and just use Firetooth, as you can buy it at Watchers Keep. As the result, his helper will teleport in Your team lonely. Stoneskin only protects from the physical damage of an attack. Firetooth +3 +3: 5-11: 1: Returns to the wielder's hand when thrown +1-2 fire damage-Ust Natha merchant: Ixil's Spike +2: 3-6: 0--WK Level 2: Neb's Nasty Cutter +2. And Crossbow ammo in BG2 is really strong. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox will automatically categorize it. Arrows are better than bolts in BG1, but you're likely to have a lot fewer allies with crossbow skills. Firetooth +3 is an enchanted throwing dagger and this item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. 14, May 1, 2005. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn je počítačová RPG hra, vsazena do prostředí Forgotten Realms světa Dungeons & Dragons. For a ranged weapon, yeah, it's great. +Baldur's Gate IIClassic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 2nd Baldur's Gate. Combat Abilities: • When no bolts are equipped, the crossbow fires missiles that are treated as +4 for the purposes of determining what enemies they can damage. Neeber is a civilian in Baldur's Gate II who can be found in Trademeet between 5. ^- QFT. g. and hulk smash. Best Companions Baldur's Gate 1. Crossbow is an excellent choice for bows. blackblood/belm into spectral brand/belm. dive_bomber. Jan: Firetooth crossbow and crazy dispeller and pain in the. Illusionist/Thief is very strong imho as I have a fondness for Jan Jansen in BG2 - regarding how to play them. And LCoS loses its. 5 APR just doesn't shine as much. 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. [Firetooth] might be just as good without cluttering up the. Nalia de'Arnise is a chaotic good human dual-class thief (level 4) → mage and a potential companion in Baldur's Gate IIClassic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 2nd Baldur's Gate instalment – all editions and expansions. In BG2, I'd say the extra attack per round does beat the giants hair crossbow. Your weapon's enchantement doesn't matter : it's the missile's quality that does. The good: The bleeding effect stacks. Going into TOB, there's Dagger of the Star, which is a routine endgame upgradeable weapon. A not-very-friendly monk will summon Balthazar who greets you coldly. Option 1 - I would get the extra crit chance for backstabs and then a pip in daggers for Dagger of Venom. +X or better: Sling > Dagger > Firetooth (pretty sure Scorcher Ammo has some dodgy enchantment level). Any help appreciated. - Ability to wear Ankheg plate armor in BG1 and SoD. 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. In melee they still get the extra attack, which is huge (and kind of cheesy, but this is Baldurs Gate). I enjoyed both runs on SCS+Tactical. Though there is also a crossbow of speed for. I noticed that while slowly approaching from the right side, You may provoke the mage to start the fight WITHOUT provoking Sarevok.