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 stun the target. Throwing daggers. Heavy Crossbow. 5 apr once you hit fighter 13. BG2 nerfed a lot of things, bows and arrows are probably the most egregious example, but also the Grandmastery and even spell slots were nerfed in the sequel. Raduziel Member Posts: 4,714. Gesen and Firetooth are still OK. Of the three items that use the same upgrade component, this is the only worthwhile one. 1. Firetooth is a fantastic weapon, but it is better used on a Paladin, fighter, or ranger. It is brilliant and very satisfying. Firetooth (Crossbow): Buy it from Sister Garlena atop Watcher's Keep. It's main advantage is the 2ft. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox. After speaking with Odren outside of Watcher's Keep, you will. . You. The bartender at the Copper Coronet sells Azuredge and Stonefire. 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. Sister Garlena is a Knight of the Vigil whose task, along with the other knights, was to keep the 'Imprisoned One' trapped in Watcher's Keep. Firetoooth is just way better as a +3 dagger with range and it's fast too. Technically one of the highest damage output characters later on IMO. No, I've never seen a mod like that. The first floor of Watcher's Keep as well. 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. Upgrade to Staff of the Ram. At the start of BG2, it is implied you traveled with them during BG1. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or shapechange spells, and attacks. Showing 1 - 8 of 8 comments. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or. Post edited by Durmir46 on August 2018. Sometimes, though, mages will use Improved Mantle, which in SCS will block everything but +5 weapons. Particularly in ToB when all the backstab immune, and true seeing enemies start showing up. Firetooth may refer to: Firetooth (crossbow) Firetooth (dagger) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. the projectile speed and low damage per hit is not something i. Also, first time SCS,. club of detonation is on the table as well but you might have to play around the fireball procs. 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. Firetooth (crossbow) Darkfire Bow. Pixie Prick (Dagger): Find it in the Planar Prison. 10. The Taralash and Darkfire Bow aren't, in fact, very good weapons because they provide no damage bonus and only very modest benefits which leaves the Firetooth crossbow as the only worthwhile option. Questions about throwing weapons. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox will automatically categorize it. It was easily my favorite RPG from my younger days, and to be honest not much has changed since. nsr Member Posts: 174. Crossbows can almost keep up only with the Light Crossbow of Speed or the one Simulacre mentioned at Watchers Keep. , automatically fires +2 Fire Bolts. gldnbear2008 Turnip-carrying member of the Jan Jansen Fan Club. This is probably a bug, but it's been in there since the original BG2 and never corrected. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . Light Crossbow. The main slop to do this is that your kensai. Most Powerful Cleric: Lathander - the bonuses stay useful as you level and aren't as easily replicated. His armor gives him a large bonus vs. 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. This weapon has the properties of both staff and mace; it is a weapon which can be wielded in one hand and be used by anyone. The only saddening point is that Archer gets something Kensai would love: Armor of Faith. Then you can graduate to the Firetooth Crossbow in BG2 which has infinite ammunition and does fire damage automatically. You. If BG2 didn't include extra attack weapons (note that every extra attack weapon is a thief weapon), they would be unplayable trash. You can poison Mages immediately, (or double poison them with Bolts of. The miniscule added damage (D6 vs D4) from a throwing axe vs the +1 APR from the dagger weighs heavily in favour of. In melee they still get the extra attack, which is huge (and kind of cheesy, but this is Baldurs Gate). +Baldur's Gate IIClassic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 2nd Baldur's Gate. Any bow perk works in my opinion, though some argue in favour of shortbows or crossbows. It can be obtained from the weapons merchant in Ust Natha, by purchase, or perhaps not so legal means. 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. Firetooth with whirlwind beats pretty much any ranged weapon. 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). It replaces all dream abilities from Baldur’s. The Oasis. 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. ) All of that is from a powergame perspective,. 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. Firetooth's damage, thac0 and # of attacks (warriors) are determined the same way as for Tansheron's and Gesen's. If you were an elf, I'd probably go with long swords and shortbow because of the racial bonuses, but since you are a half-elf and plan to mainly melee, I'd go with Drizzt's scimitars if good aligned and darts. 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. 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. 3. Buy a dagger and a throwing dagger from. Crossbow is an excellent choice for bows. In short, if they're a decent slot for melee, sure. It can be dispelled or you can wait it out (5 rounds = 30 seconds). Baldur's Gate 2 Walkthroughs & Guides Walkthrough by Montresor Baldur's Gate 2 Online Walkthrough by Montresor CREATING YOUR MAIN CHARACTER | GENERAL TIPS. and. And the magical ammos being a lot more common in BG2, which actually gives more versatility than melee weapon. Heavy Crossbow of Accuracy. (Additionally, the in-game text for Firetooth describes the crossbow as firing +2 arrows but they are in fact +4 or +5 if it's been upgraded in ToB; hence that crossbow being a godsend for archers trying to hit some super tough enemies. MayorOfSmurftown. Firetooth with whirlwind beats pretty much any ranged weapon. Thats why the sling/shortbow/crossbow that make ammo are necessary. In BG2 you use Firetooth and then that club that has acid damage with belm in offhand. As a rule of thumb, collect spell scrolls and sell them. Ranged WS is an option to be sure, but I find that they're still held back by their inherent flaw, i. Firetooth : 11 000 - 14 000 from the shop at watchers keep. Blackrazor +3. All ranged weapons kind of get nerfed in BG2. +2. 14, May 1, 2005. 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. Most Powerful Ranger: Archer - the hands down best ranged class in the game. If a target fails a saving throw versus spell, the combat log info will show "Stunned" text display. 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. 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. In late BG2, 4. Not only melee weapons in BG2 does a lot more damage, they have other cool effects. For the sling has also to be told that both the sling and the bullet enchantment contribute to dmg. @MrNooby Yeah, the whole screwed-over-archer thing is a big topic that always seems to come back. Sendai's Enclave is a plot location in Chapter 9 of Throne of Bhaal campaign. The dagger + 3 firetooth is just as good with its 2d4 + 3 +1d2 fire damage. I have Eekeeper. kuo tua bolts are fun so are dark elf crossbows. Elf is great. 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. What i hated as well was the fact that so long bows were just falt out. For Archers, the best weapon is the Firetooth Crossbow with its +6 accuracy and fire arrows. Jarrakul Member Posts: 2,029. It ticks twice per round, so two hits make it nearly impossible to get spells off anymore. Item Codes Baldur's Gate 1. FIretooth. 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). (+1 APR) and bolts of lightning/bolts of biting. A roll of 20 is always a successful hit, a roll of 1 always a miss. 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. The 6th Level Divine spell "Wondrous Recall" will allow you to recover two spells of 5th level or lower, it starts with the highest level spell that has been expended so it's easy to cast two CC, then WR, then another two CC and another WR. I'd also argue Crossbows have the advantage in terms of ammo variety. 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. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. THAC0 is an acronym for To Hit Armor Class 0 (Zero). 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. I always felt that my PCs (being neutral/good or lower) did not correspond to their dialogues (in a logical RP). [ July 29, 2005, 21:36: Message edited by: Wirhe ] Wordplay, Jul 29, 2005. 30 in the evening. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. A not-very-friendly monk will summon Balthazar who greets you coldly. He is a similar character to that of Noober in Baldur's Gate and to that of Nüber in Siege of Dragonspear. In Baldur's Gate II, I have a fighter with Two Weapon Style. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to make them stronger. Heavy Crossbow. Pick 1. 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). Kangaxx is a powerful demilich entombed in the cellar of a house in the Docks District. A group of Helmites known as the Knights of the Vigil were told by Helm to ensure that the "Imprisoned One", Demogorgon, must never escape the. In BG, arrows applied their enchantment as both damage and thac0 bonuses (i. In particular, boomerang dagger +2 and firetooth +3 are both +1 apr weapons in melee on top of being a great ranged weapon. I wouldn't say BG2 & ToB outright nerfs archers, their main purpose just changes drastically. Please follow one of the disambiguation links above or search to find the page. Gesen and tansheron are both fixed, all you get from ammo is extra thac0, firetooth is the only one that double dips damage (might be because of the changes to arrows black isle did, who knows). Throwing axes & the throwing hammer in BG2 are also great - especially for sword & board characters. Right off the bat the Archer has the advantage. Help with weapon proficiency in party setup. but you still need >+3 for some enemies (the Five, Demogorgon, dragons, some demons, etc. 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. While Cavalier is more useful in BG1, the sheer number of level draining undead in BG2 makes Undead Hunter a must. 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. List of daggers for Baldur's Gate II. Firetooth Dagger Baldur's Gate 2. Later on you can switch the main hand weapon to a +3 aor Spectral Brand +4 (+5) from Watcher. Firetooth Crossbow: Easy to get early at Watcher's Keep. 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. Then we get to look forward to the axe of the unyielding! Axes and daggers are my favorites these days due to the ranged/melee options. It is a number that represents the chances that a physical attack hit its target. - Giant Hair Crossbow +3: 1 APR, attack +3, damage +5. That issue really hampers arrows of dispelling in BG2; in most fights, the defense you want to dispel is something in the PfMW/Mantle family, which blocks the arrows from doing anything. +X or better: Sling > Dagger > Firetooth (pretty sure Scorcher Ammo has some dodgy enchantment level). BG2 Party Composition for a Good Playthrough. Cespenar can use this item to upgrade the short bow Darkfire Bow, the long bow Taralash or the crossbow Firetooth. Daggers. 5). Heavy crossbow, bought from Ribald, and nowhere near the damage you get from Firetooth. 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. 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. If you don't have Chaotic Commands on party members with weak saves, apply it before leaving. Also grab the ammo belt. Boomerang, the poisoned throwers, and especially Firetooth. Using the boomerang dagger, which you can get at the start of BG2, gives you a +2 dagger with 2 APR in the mainhand. Imoen is a neutral good human thief and a potential companion in Baldur's Gate IClassic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 1st Baldur's Gate instalment – all editions and expansions. By specializing: they receive 1 additional spell slot in every spell level; a +2 bonus on saving throws against spells of their school (all spells, including priest spells cast on them); and give enemies a -2 to save against spells of their. The boring part is that you won't replace it for a looooong time (firetooth +3), though you can of course swap in axes in between etc. it has a really high thaco. Cespenar is an imp who flies around the Pocket Plane in Throne of Bhaal. Anyway. +7 THACO, +2 fire dam. Several unique items are offered to include Harbinger, Firetooth (dagger), Staff of Earth and the Spear of Withering. Khalid+Jaheira and Minsc+Dynaheir come in pairs, you have to take both or neither :)Description. Hold D'Arnise. 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. @ghettohoodie: Comparing mage and Fighter is not that easy, both have strengths and disadvantages and neither of these are shared by both. This is why Firetooth is so good, it will fire +4 bolts if you don't use ammo. Having played BG2 like a hundred times it's gotten to the point where I want hardly any spell. Damage: 1d8+5, +2 fire damage. And Crossbow ammo in BG2 is really strong. Lastly I'm very happy to see my favorite weapon, Firetooth (the dagger), doing so 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. Firetooth +4: Bought from Garlena on top of the Watcher's Keep. Dagger spec + fighter level gives another ARP and kundane or belm in offhand gives another. Non-ammo launchers that are not using ammo from the quiver slots will apply the correct penalties. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn je počítačová RPG hra, vsazena do prostředí Forgotten Realms světa Dungeons & Dragons. Except on infinite weapons : gesens, tuigan, elvard sling, firetooth crossbow. +8 THAC0 (assuming +3 bolts) So everything considered, I would go with the dagger. +4. (I think Firetooth in the main hand and the Ninjato of the Scarlet Brotherhood in the offhand is the best weapon. 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. 5 + 1 = 4. Throwing dagger (as melee) in off hand gives you another attacks, and you can hit faster than wielding longsword. Bowstring of Gond: Found in Mind Flayer Prison in Sendai's Enclave. 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. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to. BG1 was the first game of such kind, and the weakest one in terms of characters and mechanics depth. 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. Gnasher is also great for enemies that don't require +3 weapons. You have plenty of options in BG2, so it's more about preference. We also feature mods for Neverwinter Nights II. Neb's Nasty Cutter - THACO +2, +2 poison damage per round for 10 seconds. 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. dual wielding with Boomerang Dagger/Firetooth + Belm/Kundane/Scarlet Ninja-To will give 5 APR (max) Thief (Kit) -> Fighter is a bad dual imo. Shortbows 5 pips; +2 bow in BGEE and SOD and tuigan and gesen in BG2/TOB. Jaheira is one of the best front-liners in BG2 (because she has fighter thaco, apr and damage with iron skins). Undead Hunter is one of the four paladin class kits with a self-explanatory purpose. I've been enjoying playing a Blade in Icewind Dale, but Haer'Dalis comes with all those nice resistances. Garlena sells the Firetooth +4, which grants a ridiculous +6 bonus to THAC0. Note that bows are slightly different. . The miniscule added damage (D6 vs D4) from a throwing axe vs the +1 APR from the dagger weighs heavily in favour of. They usually have green skin, large tusk-like teeth protruding from the lower jaw, large muscular builds and thick body hair. 'Tis disturbing to my demeanor! Yes. It's amazing, and no bow will ever come close to how good that crossbow is. Trademeet (which I return to later for skindancer end) Watcher's Keep level 1 including opening the portal. Hard to say which is 'better'. Quarterstaffs are a good choice for backstabbing through the whole series. Since she can't wear a shield while wielding her bow, she will then be fighting either single-weapon style or two-handed style and it makes sense to train her in a two-handed weapon. With two pips in Two handed weapons, it gets beat by any +3 staff or better (1d6+5 minimum base, 8. Scimitars feature easily available Belm +2 and Rashad's Talon +2, also in Trademeet & Druid Groove. Using the ring of gaxx to get improved haste gives you 9 attacks per round. Throw in belm offhand, and you can hit 5 apr very early in bg2. 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. Jade talon comes earlier but firetooth is a better weapon, and it loses to the other two. - The fastest bow in the game and the best against Mages (stoneskins/spells' disruption) is a Short. Based on the item category or type Bucklers (41) and the unidentified, general name of it. It seems that Firetooth is incredibly powerful due to getting STR. Had a master specialisation in crossbows, picked up firetooth early and together with mage spells wrecked havoc. Melee - Damage really isn't that bad, Sure you might miss out on 1 attack per round compared to. Slayer Form allows Gorion's Ward to transform into a unique, monstrous entity called the Slayer, which is derived from the divine avatar once possessed by Bhaal himself. February 2015. Adventurer's Mart sells Robe of Vecna. Firetooth Dagger can be a useful ranged weapon for Kensai Thief, who can wield FtD at 5 ApR (10 under Improved Haste ). don't really use it much because the other two are just better, but it is a +3 dagger fwiw. Location: Vienna. 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. 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. Requires: 8 Strength. e. They fall off a bit by tob, given that belm offhand already gets you to 4. 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. The best Shortbow is either Tuigan +1 (gives -1/+1 and an extra APR) or Gesen (gives -4/+2+1d8, avg +6. Since arrow damage is so low in BG2, those +damage bonuses represent a sizeable fraction of your damage output. I've been thinking about the BG2EE party composition for a good playthrough. 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. This item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. So you always have range weapon. 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. As you can see, both Tuigan (which you get at the beginning of BG2) and Gesen are far, far. The calculus is pretty simple: Mages are the most. 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. Garlena also planned with the other knights to not maintain the captivity of the Imprisoned One, but to also imprison another dangerous creature - Gorion's Ward. As a rule of thumb, collect spell scrolls and sell them. • When no bolts are equipped, the crossbow fires missiles that are treated as +5 for the purposes of determining what enemies they can damage. ) 0. 5 with BoL if the enemy makes every save, and 94. This way you could have a multiclass Fighter/Assassin. Firetooth crossbow is super-duper-duper cheesy if you exploit the Scorcher ammo from the Big Metal Unit. This page is for specialist mages, the mage class kits. ). Boomerang, the poisoned throwers, and especially Firetooth. Grinkles_the_Gnome. Your numbers for Firetooth are inaccurate. Gnasher +2 and acidic Blackblood +3 are easy to get from Trademeet & Druid Groove. @EntropyXII The base damage for all daggers in BG2, aside from Firetooth and the Boomerang Dagger, is 1d4. - 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). 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. Both apply str and kensai thac0/dmg bonuses to each hit, and with daggers and. The Berserker was nice against Liches and the earlier level 9 spells in TOB were really nice. With that said, it's not really the end of the world if you go Longbows. The missiles receive +7 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+5 missile and 2 fire damage. Jan: Firetooth(Crossbow) + Staff of Striking Firetooth for it infinite +4 ammo and Staff for silly backstabs. The Firetooth crossbow can also deal fire damage through both Stoneskin and PFMW if you equip it with normal bolts. He is a similar character to that of Noober in Baldur's Gate and to that of Nüber in Siege of Dragonspear. Not to be confused with Firetooth (crossbow). It focuses on making a thief not a thief but rather a mage or fighter with thiefing abilities. Shortbow of Gesen, all day every day. There are too many enemies that requires +4 or more enhancements. Biter. 1) use the ground to your advantage - and stay away. Chapter 9: The Bhaalspawn Amkethran The Oasis When you arrive, an officious fool named Jamis Tombelthen will condemn you for unnamed crimes. 5-12. Both also happen to provide you with the only +4 or higher enchantment munitions later on, via Firetooth and Gesen Bow. Use Remove Fear in advance as well as Chaotic Commands on all characters in the party. In terms of damage output, nothing can come even remotely close to what a Two Weapon Fighting can dish out. 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. Decent choice for your sorcerer. . So, since we now do get the STR bonus for all our throwing weapons, thing that I missed in my old scs/ascension runs, I would like to create a throwing weapon moster, since archer kit is not good enough in midgame bg2 (kapperino). For the respective ammunition, see Category:Bolts . In light of this, I. 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. War axes are really powerful as well, but you've. Arrows of detonation are imba but are locked behind baldurs gate. Firetooth +3 is an enchanted throwing dagger and this item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and. Things will get messy between edwin and minsc, so drop minsc. Avenger vs Totemic Druid. But it just goes to show that almost every weapon group is worth a playthrough!Even the enchanted versions aren't that great. 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. Most liches are found at places where you can retreat or even make preperations before the fight. Baldur's Gate 1 Weapon Proficiency. Of course, you should have Shortbow too, just switch as needed. Which also self-creates +4 ammo, +5 if upgraded, but it has a slower rate of fire. According to this, this may or may not actually be the case. For Archers, the best weapon is the Firetooth Crossbow with its +6 accuracy and fire arrows. I just got Firetooth, which seems like it would be relevant for quite a while, but I don’t think crossbows get any archer bonuses. If not, just use the recommendations for each game. 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. Total = 1 + 1 +1 +0. June 2013. Daggers are ridiculously good in bg2. Age: 42. +7 THAC0 (assuming +3 arrows) Best crossbow: Firetooth (range 100) Deals 1D8+5+1D8 = 14 per round. The first floor of Watcher's Keep as well. I'll do some math below to show some useful numbers using +2 arrows, bolts and bullets. @ghettohoodie: Comparing mage and Fighter is not that easy, both have strengths and disadvantages and neither of these are shared by both. So, I am considering an Archer for my next char. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. Throwing builds in bg2ee. Your weapon's enchantement doesn't matter : it's the missile's quality that does. Montresor_SP Posts: 2,208. Mace of Disruption, Azuredge, Ilbratha, Namarra, and Daystar all have useful abilities and are worth equipping just for those abilities. 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. this weapon draws energy from another plane, firing spears of lightning instead of arrows. This dagger has the same bonus to damage and THAC0 as a dagger +2, but a base damage of 2d4 instead of the usual 1d4 and a speed factor of 1 instead of 0. Actively equipping ammo removes the penalties. As far as your “best non archer class archer”. They will be taken away in the opening cutscene however, unless exploits are used. The missiles receive +7 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+5 missile and 2 fire damage. it has a really high thaco. March 2017. Note: For daggers that can be thrown, use the subcategory. dual wielding with Boomerang Dagger/Firetooth + Belm/Kundane/Scarlet Ninja-To will give 5 APR (max) Thief (Kit) -> Fighter is a bad dual imo. Dorn if you take him makes. Also as @SionIV hints, the Firetooth crossbow in BG2 is great. This only cover BG2 (and no. 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. . You can make them even more devastating against the undead by giving them weapons such as Daystar, Mace of Disruption, Harrower, Azuredge and Foebane. I then leave everything else to ToB, levels 2 onwards are where it starts getting tough and interesting. FIretooth. In BG2, shortbows are generally the best ranged weapons for archers,, because of their APR and the early availability of one that adds an extra APR and another later that adds a solid amount of damage. Jan: Firetooth crossbow and crazy dispeller and pain in the. dive_bomber. Heavy Crossbow of Accuracy. Once a great bureaucratic center for the city's royal dynasty, Saradush became a producer of agricultural products for trade. In other words: he rocks, has great banters, a nice background, and favors any party. At the xp cap for BG2, a Fighter Illusionist will be 14/14, and the Berserker/Mage will be 9/17. archer bonuses really dig the extra apr. e. - Firetooth +5: 1 APR, attack +7, damage +1d8+5+2. Your first pips should be two in your bow. At first disarm the traps around the arena. Looking for an Archery build. Cespenar can upgrade this weapon to +5 when he is given the Bowstring of Gond and 5,000 gold. The Brick is good but for a ranged weapon but I'd prefer Melfs Minute Meteors, Shortbow of Gesen or Firetooth. This way you could have a multiclass Fighter/Assassin. So out of combat you can use throwing dagger, then switch Firetooth to melee when you are forced to fight close up. I'd rather save those proficiency points for a backup melee weapon. Firetooth Crossbow can be obtained starting from Chapter 2 of BGEE2, while crafting the Gesen Shortbow requires reaching Chapter 6. I generally leave thieving for the NPC'c. strike). 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. ) All of that is from a powergame perspective,. You can get +2 boomerang dagger in SoA very early, and later +3 firetooth. Their damage output is outstanding in BG1 and early to mid BG2, and it's only in later BG2 and ToB that it tapers off. The bolts can be found on almost all various Kuo-toa forces, regardless of title or rank. It works pretty well, especially with the occasional stun from stun bolts. It seems the only bow/crossbow that can hit as a +4/+5 is the FireTooth+4/+5. 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 damage is comparable to a kensai using a dagger with the same name. Category for items that can be equipped as a character's shield of the size buckler, the smallest variant of them. 4)Either mage weak or sleep/web/skull trap/stoneskin weak. Reflection shield is also useful vs ravager. A lot depends on your companions and the difficulty level+mods. ago. This item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. atakdoug 12 years ago #7. At first disarm the traps around the arena. Elf is great. 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 . Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. Bounty Hunter (6)->Fighter: You get special snares, can get set traps and detect illusion to 80 before tomes and grandmastery. Light crossbows.