This only really falls off late in BG2. The relative strength weakens as you progress to BG2, but you'll always have enough fuel to be worth your party slot. You have reached this page because the article you are looking for has a very similar name to one or more other articles. 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. 5)Dagger of Venom, Robe of Vecna, Vhailor's Helm, Defender of Easthaven, Gargoyle Boots, Scarlet Ninja-to, Azuredge, firetooth, and more. Just because crossbows are not as good as bows, doesn't make crossbows unplayable. Fire Tooth +3. artooor 10 years ago #2. @EntropyXII The base damage for all daggers in BG2, aside from Firetooth and the Boomerang Dagger, is 1d4. get that, and then Grandmastery in Daggers, pick up Firetooth +3. Note: For daggers that can be thrown, use the subcategory. In BG, arrows applied their enchantment as both damage and thac0 bonuses (i. Unfortunately, all ranged options, including the dwarven thrower hammer, deal Missile (piercing) in their ranged form. There are many different directions you could go in, but I really like the Firetooth Crossbow or Army Scythe because of his Poison Weapon. With that said, it's not really the end of the world if you go Longbows. Speed weapons can boost your attacks per round by 1 each, though the extra attack is done. In this case, it's to make a better beefier thief. Kangaxx is a powerful demilich entombed in the cellar of a house in the Docks District. 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. My vote went for tuigan bow since three times the potential is always better than one. gesen/firetooth offer unlimited +4 ammo, and tuigan offers max apr really early. The Ascension Mod makes numerous changes to the creatures. Tuigan 90% of time and gesen against enemeis that need +4 weapons Crossbows 5 pips; second choice; swapping for firetooth and GWW with bolts of lightning for max dps output (but mostly I use critical strikes and power attack/smite) Wild Mage. Cause the game only counts the enchamtment on the arrow (bolt/etc). It's a no-retreat area, so you. I am close to wrapping up my BG2 playthrough before heading onto into ToB Ascension and I am surprised by how good this sword is. He is a similar character to that of Noober in Baldur's Gate and to that of Nüber in Siege of Dragonspear. I think the Gesen Bow in BG2 is a +4 short bow, which allows for unlimited +4 arrows. Questions about throwing weapons. There's also the staff of smiting. Final option is to EEKeeper a kit onto a Fighter/Thief multiclass. +Baldur's Gate IIClassic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 2nd Baldur's Gate. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or shapechange spells, and attacks. Erinne Sling. 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). March 2017. I'd also argue Crossbows have the advantage in terms of ammo variety. This proficiency will remain useful into BG2 with powerful weapons like Firetooth. Bows get a bad rep in BG2, but they're a decent way to get some value out of bad companions. ”. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox will automatically categorize it. 1 handed crossbows are a pretty big thing in the drizzt books. 30 in the morning and 5. Even with no proficiency points your Archer will hardly ever miss late game. Least Powerful Ranger: Beastmaster - big downsides, very few bonuses. Then you can graduate to the Firetooth Crossbow in BG2 which has infinite ammunition and does fire damage automatically. November 2013 edited November 2013. It weighs 2 lbs, has a speed factor of 3 and it offers a bonus to THAC0 of -4. In BG2 I would just keep his special gear. Elf is great. In particular, boomerang dagger +2 and firetooth +3 are both +1 apr weapons in melee on top of being a great ranged weapon. No, I've never seen a mod like that. As far as your “best non archer class archer”. 2 poison damage per second for 10 seconds. This item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. The fact that i had to switch to melee to deal with some creatures was dishartening. Light Crossbow of Speed- if you're going Crossbows, this is a nice initial weapon, due to the +1 APR. but i've never really explored the ranged weapons too much, but i do know that i hate the Gesen. Lower numbers are better. club of detonation is on the table as well but you might have to play around the fireball procs. Good call. Note that bows are slightly different. 10. Shortbows have some amazing enchanted weapons, including if I recall two different shortbows that make their own ammo and one that adds an apr bonus to the. And in BG2 there's the Firetooth. Throw in belm offhand, and you can hit 5 apr very early in bg2. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . The only saddening point is that Archer gets something Kensai would love: Armor of Faith. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to make them stronger. Which also self-creates +4 ammo, +5 if upgraded, but it has a slower rate of fire. 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). 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. I wouldn't do an archer in BG2. You go darts for the sheer number of APR. Go to the Bridge District and in one of the Inns, there is a part of adventurers and their leader has this great weapon (2d4 dmg no less!). Firetoooth is just way better as a +3 dagger with range and it's fast too. 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. NPC stats/proficiencies/etc don't carry over between BG1 and BG2 without mods, so BG1 Jaheira and BG2 Jaheira can basically be treated as 2 different characters. BG1 has crossbow of speed and BG2 has Firetooth. The Impaler has a palpable aura of magic that hints at the vicious nature of the weapon and why it has been a favorite of several powerful orc chieftains in the the past. . With it, Jan can attack 4 times per round, unhasted, at about 11 THAC0, not much higher than a fighter of the same level. For another, there's an amazing Crossbow you can buy early in BG2, and Greater Whirlwind attack is better using a Crossbow. there is also the pixie prick which sleeps on hit, works on demons and stuff. , automatically fires +2 Fire Arrows: Sold by Sister Garlena outside of Watcher's Keep: Firetooth +5: 6-13: 1: 5 +7 THACO, +2 fire. They usually have green skin, large tusk-like teeth protruding from the lower jaw, large muscular builds and thick body hair. There's a ton of good halberds in BG2, and ToB itself has Ravager and its upgrade, which just absolutely tears through enemies with its insane damage, doing extra damage with a save on every hit, and even has a 10% chance to just instantly murder anything that isnt immune to instakills. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. . Light crossbows. Exploits are the intentional abuse of game mechanics in a way unintended by the developers. Level 12/15 for both builds I was thinking two pips in short sword. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. Baldur's Gate 1 Armor Class. 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 two mages. Firetooth may refer to: Firetooth (crossbow) Firetooth (dagger) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. Sold in Ust Natha. If not, just use the recommendations for each game. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox. Jaheira is also great and complements viconia as you can stack buffs. Bows get a bad rep in BG2, but they're a decent way to get some value out of bad companions. In BG2, you have Boomerang and Firetooth, both double as throwers and hit like a bastard (sword). 5 times per round. The city was under siege during the first chapter of Throne of Bhaal campaign and was later destroyed by the fire giant Yaga-Shura. Ranged weapons that don't require ammo will use the weapon level instead. With Firetooth + Bolts of Lightning, it's 16-23 damage, +2 fire, +4-16 (no save) or 2-8 (with save). Dart also loses to the darts I've mentioned, the +3 dart you get in BG2 returns to hand. Playing through the first two titles after playing baldurs gate 3, and they are truly something special. Heavy crossbow, bought from Ribald, and nowhere near the damage you get from Firetooth. (Baldur's Gate) (Baldur's. This is probably a bug, but it's been in there since the original BG2 and never corrected. 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. Normal Dmg – Damage at level 31 with a normal missile. That's 16-23 damage, not 11-18. As you can see, both Tuigan (which you get at the beginning of BG2) and Gesen are far, far. They fall off a bit by tob, given that belm offhand already gets you to 4. Category for all items that can be equipped as a character's melee weapon of the type and for the weapon proficiency dagger . Kensai's Grandmastery also works for melee weapons. Jarrakul Member Posts: 2,029. Aside from obvious stuff like bards/monks, clerics are probably the weakest low level archetype. Firetoooth is just way better as a +3 dagger with range and it's fast too. Least Powerful Cleric: Vanilla cleric - no bonuses, and the kits have no downsides. Proficiency: Crossbow. Weapon Specialization offers a bonus +1/2 attack at ** and *****, which allows a dual-wielding level 13 warrior that can specialize to reach 3 1/2 attacks per round, and a 13 fighter with grandmastery that dual-wields to reach 4 attacks per round. 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. Surfacer Credit Cards not accepted. Total = 1 + 1 +1 +0. I use these weapons for most of my playthroughts, well at least the 3 ranged ones anyways. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or. very important. March 2016 edited March 2016. Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. Firetooth will outdamage the shortbows per. War axes are really powerful as well, but you've. I send in some summons one at a time to lure out some of the nastier spells. like +4 upgradeable to +5 or +6 if memory seves and unlimited arrows and fire damage crossbows are often overlooked on this board because bows get more attacks per round but there are some plusses to crossbows. 4. 1) use the ground to your advantage - and stay away. This is clearly a bug. Showbow archer is probably one of the best archers. 2d4+3, +3 fire damage. Illusionist/Thief is very strong imho as I have a fondness for Jan Jansen in BG2 - regarding how to play them. ago. And it only stacks with the electric damage not the missile damage from the bolt of lightning. While army scythe and lightning bolts can be obtained as soon as you have the gold though. After speaking with Odren outside of Watcher's Keep, you will. This page is for specialist mages, the mage class kits. Like Noober, he will continuously speak to you every few. . 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. Stiletto of Demarchess - +2 THACO, 20% chance target is stunned for 2 rounds. Not to mention counter the very annoying level drain of vampires, they can tank ahead of the spell casters and squishier party members, keeping them safe from Undead. Thoughts on. So I was looking on what keep or not. grand Master the ranged first, then your back up weapon. Tuigan's bow gives you five with the same effects. List of daggers for Baldur's Gate II. There is also the firetooth dagger, slightly better. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. Decent choice for your sorcerer. The weight, speed factor and rate. Later on you can switch Club of Detonation +4 (+5) in Watcher's Keep. (Baldur's Gate) (Baldur's. BG2 continues the axe goodness, with Stonefire available right out of the starting dungeon and killing trolls dead, then Azuredge +3 which is basically a ranged mace of disruption and loves to one-shot liches. Showing 1 - 8 of 8 comments. The Gibberlings Three (G3) is a very active modding community for the Infinity Engine, which powers games such as Baldur's Gate, Baldur's Gate II, Icewind Dale, Icewind Dale II and Planescape: Torment, both the originals and the Enhanced Editions. This is a good one because it screws wizards. All ranged weapons kind of get nerfed in BG2. NPC stats/proficiencies/etc don't carry over between BG1 and BG2 without mods, so BG1 Jaheira and BG2 Jaheira can basically be treated as 2 different characters. ----. This however doesnt focus on the backstab ability. It replaces all dream abilities from Baldur’s. Rangers also automatically start with ** in Two Weapon Style. The Thrown version of Firetooth would be unusable by Kensai and Cavaliers, just like Darts are. Many of the magical daggers in the game causes effects like sleep, poison, invisible, etc. But if party members are. not a single longbow can compare to these. That being said, Paladins get to max out so many weapons that. Requires: 8 Strength. Pixie Prick - THACO +3, target must save vs poison or sleep for 2 rounds. Firetooth can be acquired very early in BG2). The tragedy of man is that he can conceive self perfection but. Many elemental arrows had their damage severely nerfed. kuo tua bolts are fun so are dark elf crossbows. That was enough to make it a top contender, but it's been fixed by now, which means it's mostly just an inferior Gesen's when it comes to interrupting mages through Stoneskin. Cespenar is an imp who flies around the Pocket Plane in Throne of Bhaal. You have reached this page. if for BG1 I found some very useful sometimes, it's not clear why bother with them in BG2 at least not anymore when. The Answerer +4. Each hit reduces target's Armor Class by 2 for 4 rounds. missiles and damage reduction while not limiting his spellcasting, and the Flasher Bruiser Mates have a small AoE which makes them really good. On a less helpful and slightly pointless note, the mirror images are only re-arranged as a circle with the ToB expansion as far as. and two in a melee weapon that you stick with the whole saga. (I think Firetooth in the main hand and the Ninjato of the Scarlet Brotherhood in the offhand is the best weapon. 5 attacks, or 3. IMO it's pretty debatable which is better between Gesen and Firetooth, but you can buy Firetooth for dirt cheap right at the beginning of the game. Have used it on a figher with 5 in crossbow once, he obliterated mages and fighters alike. You first meet him on the ground. So probably Haer'Dalis (tank and dispell). So with Firetooth + Kuotoan Bolts dealing 2d6 this would be 2d6 + 1d8 + 21 = 24 to 41 = 32. I then leave everything else to ToB, levels 2 onwards are where it starts getting tough and interesting. He is a similar character to that of Noober in Baldur's Gate and to that of Nüber in Siege of Dragonspear. 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). strength gloves. 5 (gauntlets) = 4. Tuigan's bow gives you five with the same. You've got the silver sword, ravager, celestial fury, haer'dalis' stat-draining sword etc. Another interesting twist is that the kensai could be a dwarf instead, losing a point of strength but gaining the saving throws and also gaining the ability to use the dwarven thrower, a hammer that does 2d4 +3 = 8 damage (+ another 8 to ogres and, importantly, giants) — worse than firetooth (though available in Chapter 2, in theory) because it doesn't grant. I mostly play BG2 and Boomerang/Firetooth are really good weapons, both thrown and in melee. 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. Dorn if you take him makes. Both apply str and kensai thac0/dmg bonuses to each hit, and with daggers and. I wouldn't say BG2 & ToB outright nerfs archers, their main purpose just changes drastically. So I guess firetooth is the way to go. E. The APR for the firetooth +3: 7/2 on ranged and melee with GM . 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. It can be obtained from the weapons merchant in Ust Natha, by purchase, or perhaps not so legal means. 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. Trademeet (which I return to later for skindancer end) Watcher's Keep level 1 including opening the portal. 5 x 6 APR = 195 damage per round (207 with fire), or 227 with GoES (241 with fire) And Firetooth with any bolts 2d8+21 = 23 - 37 = 30 = 30 x 6 APR = 180 damage per round (192 with fire), or 210 with GoES (224 with fire) Interesting indeed. Unfortunately, you don't get Firetooth until late in BG2. Option 2 - I would get move into melee and dual wielding sooner and then specialize in dagger for Boomerang and Firetooth in BG2. blackblood is the indisputable best weapon for jaheira. Item Codes Baldur's Gate 1. The Composite Longbow +2 is marginally better. You start hitting enemies much earlier than your meleers and get up to +8 damage and +8 thac0 double ensures that you never miss. Adventurer's Mart sells Robe of Vecna. . Tuigan's bow gives you five with the same effects. The Boomerang Dagger (Boomerang Dagger +2 in-game) is an enchanted dagger +2 which can be used in melee combat or be thrown, and as the name says, it will return to the owner. I think the best weapons in BG2 are celestial fury (katana) flail of ages and crom faeyr(war hammer) so probably katana for the Fighter thief so you can also backstab. club of detonation is on the table as well but you might have to play around the fireball procs. I'm new to this game and am looking for a decent and noob friendly archery build if one exists. Daggers are ridiculously good in bg2. Honestly, have someone go into Halberds. 5 times per round. January 2013. Advantages: Strength Bonus on. Each of these tombs is guarded by a. In BG2, you get the Boomerang Dagger, Firetooth throwing dagger and Pixie Prick +3. Shortbows 5 pips; +2 bow in BGEE and SOD and tuigan and gesen in BG2/TOB. 5 attacks without unnerfed grandmastery. I have seen people post about the feasibility of the Archer kit in BG2 due to immunities and lack of +4 to hit long bows. Any bow perk works in my opinion, though some argue in favour of shortbows or crossbows. And for missiles ammo I'm clueless. If you don't have Chaotic Commands on party members with weak saves, apply it before leaving. I use these weapons for most of my playthroughts, well at least the 3 ranged ones anyways. It replaces all dream abilities from Baldur’s. 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. One of them carries the best standard-duty shield in SoA, the sentinel +4. For the sling has also to be told that both the sling and the bullet enchantment contribute to dmg. That's definitely a part of it, yes. Silasire 14 years ago #4. It allowes you to better toe to toe / flank as a fighter, support or fight as a cleric or mage. According to this, this may or may not actually be the case. 19 Str Bonus – Slings get a strength bonus, at 19 str, this is +7. 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. 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. Except on infinite weapons : gesens, tuigan, elvard sling, firetooth crossbow. Firetooth is the "best". Things will get messy between edwin and minsc, so drop minsc. Total = 1 + 1 +1 +0. Kangaxx is a powerful demilich entombed in the cellar of a house in the Docks District. I've been enjoying playing a Blade in Icewind Dale, but Haer'Dalis comes with all those nice resistances. That said if you use the cavalier the Protection from Undead spell will take care of all those pesky vampires. +3 THACO, 1-2 fire damage, Returns to thrower. Raduziel Member Posts: 4,714. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. Longbows are problematic because the most heavily enchnanted longbows offer bonuses to Thac0, which isn't something longbow users tend to need. And there's still a 22 str belt and longsword coming in ToB. There's a boomerang Dagger +2 available quite early in BG2 in Athkatla as soon as you get out from Irenicus' dungeon. Quarterstaffs are a good choice for backstabbing through the whole series. But not much else. Given the variety of magical effects daggers have in BG2, they're kind of bland in BG/BGEE. With earth elemental transformation you don't care about weapons because you're hulk. Several unique items are offered to include Harbinger, Firetooth (dagger), Staff of Earth and the Spear of Withering. #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. In Neverwinter Nights, the follow on game to BG2 armor class was measured differently, but an armor class of 30, the equivalent of AC-20, was not uncommon. When a wizard casts Stoneskin, an outer skin of stone will envelope his body. You. Once you get defensive spin with stone skin and mirror image etc you are so hard to hit. 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 . Having played BG2 like a hundred times it's gotten to the point where I want hardly any spell. So far, I have Jaheira (tank), Anomen (healer), Nalia (mage, some thieving). It gives great bonuses to damage and chance to hit and it's the only reliable choice. Firetooth Crossbow: Easy to get early at Watcher's Keep. As far as proficiency order goes I'd get flail as your next pips to give you a blunt option in bg1 and to. Thats why the sling/shortbow/crossbow that make ammo are necessary. 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. For those that play archers, you know that short bows and Xbows are the way to go due to the gesen bow's +4 arrows, and the firetooth's awesome dps. My current evil run has PC C/M, Kagain, Shar-Teel, Dorn, Viconia (C/T), and Eldoth. Later Firetooth is a +3 weapon with added fire damage, MH both are better then Belm if the lesser reach does not bother you. 5. 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. There are other good. And you strike 3 (base APR for firetooth) + 1 (grand mastery bonus) + . Montresor_SP Posts: 2,208. Heavy Crossbow of Accuracy. Though, I play classic so no strength bonus on thrown weapons, but even still, the returning daggers are impressive. +7 THACO, +2 fire dam. The missiles receive +6 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+4 missile and 2 fire damage. 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. Sold in the Promenade and by Arledrian in the Slums. You can buy +4 or +3 weapons of whatever your proficiency is from either Joluv or one of the 2 weapon vendors at the Adventurer's Mart. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. Jan Jansen is the Tiax of BG2. You. But this is not so much of a problem if you are playing ranged. 30 in the evening. Multiclass if you want your fighter/Mage to hold the line in ToB. For a ranged weapon, yeah, it's great. ) 0. They still get warrior hit progression and the extra 1/2. • When no bolts are equipped, the crossbow fires missiles that are treated as +5 for the purposes of determining what enemies they can damage. Jan: Firetooth crossbow and crazy dispeller and pain in the. Undead Hunter is one of the four paladin class kits with a self-explanatory purpose. 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. BG2 evolved in everything, but still pales in comparison with some later Bioware games. 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. October 2013. ). Firetooth and the Army Scythe are both excellent options. This way you could have a multiclass Fighter/Assassin. BG1 was the first game of such kind, and the weakest one in terms of characters and mechanics depth. it has a really high thaco. fire resist/immunity is pretty easy to come by so the fire club is definitely worth planning for. . Half-orcs are the result of orc and human coupling and typically bear many of the physical traits of their orc ancestors. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . hmm, after my brief testing. 30 in the morning and 5. And you are expected to have a higher strength, thus higher bonus melee damage. Later on you can wield the firetooth dagger the same way, an excellen +3 dagger with 2D4 base damage + firedamage. 'Tis disturbing to my demeanor! Yes. Firetooth does 1d8+4 base damage, +6 from Archer bonuses at level 18, +2 fire damage, +3 proficiency bonuses. For ages, the keep has been observed and guarded by Helmites, followers of the God Helm. You will be more tanky then and archer and have better melee abilities. Neeber is a civilian in Baldur's Gate II who can be found in Trademeet between 5. Going into TOB, there's Dagger of the Star, which is a routine endgame upgradeable weapon. The crossbow itself adds 1d8+5 points of damage, it has +7 THAC0 bonus (+5 from the crossbow, +2 from the bolts). - Firetooth +5: 1 APR, attack +7, damage +1d8+5+2. They will be taken away in the opening cutscene however, unless exploits are used. +Baldur's Gate IIClassic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 2nd Baldur's Gate. The special ability is acquired in Chapter Four of the Shadows of Amn campaign and possessed by default when starting Throne of Bhaal. It is like, a F/M is better than a bard. @ghettohoodie: Comparing mage and Fighter is not that easy, both have strengths and disadvantages and neither of these are shared by both. 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. You start hitting enemies much earlier than your meleers and get up to +8 damage and +8 thac0 double ensures that you never miss. Just like when first playing BG2, you learn which battles are doable at the level you are at. While Cavalier is more useful in BG1, the sheer number of level draining undead in BG2 makes Undead Hunter a must. It is a number that represents the chances that a physical attack hit its target. The special ability is acquired in Chapter Four of the Shadows of Amn campaign and possessed by default when starting Throne of Bhaal. Gesen's bow solves that issue. Baldur's Gate Dual-classing. February 2015. Option 1 - I would get the extra crit chance for backstabs and then a pip in daggers for Dagger of Venom. I. Crossbows can almost keep up only with the Light Crossbow of Speed or the one Simulacre mentioned at Watchers Keep. Dual-classing at an early point in BG2, during the escape from Chateau Irenicus or shortly after the startling events leading to Imoen's peril, has always seemed a bit more sensible RP-wise than later on when Charname's party is gearing-up to prepare for an assault of Spellhold. 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. 9 comments Best Top New Controversial Q&A. Specialist Mages are mages specialized in one of eight schools of magic. The magical bowstring of Gond makes even the Firetooth crossbow's. Undead Hunter is one of the four paladin class kits with a self-explanatory purpose.