+8 THAC0 (assuming +3 bolts) So everything considered, I would go with the dagger. Level 12/15 for both builds I was thinking two pips in short sword. ) in SoA. At the xp cap for BG2, a Fighter Illusionist will be 14/14, and the Berserker/Mage will be 9/17. 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. If you are a Fighter/Cleric, you got all of the basics covered with that party (Cleric spells, Druid spells, Mage spells, Thief skills, and tanky fighters). 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. It ticks twice per round, so two hits make it nearly impossible to get spells off anymore. It is a number that represents the chances that a physical attack hit its target. Having played BG2 like a hundred times it's gotten to the point where I want hardly any spell. Illusionist/Thief is very strong imho as I have a fondness for Jan Jansen in BG2 - regarding how to play them. Once the +2 and over enemies start cropping up, if I haven't gotten Firetooth yet, I'll give the mage a Crimson Dart. Firetooth +4 (Crossbow, +5 in ToB if upgraded)- similar to Gesen- generates its own +4 or +5 ammo, but does significantly more if you use Bolts of. Jade talon comes earlier but firetooth is a better weapon, and it loses to the other two. Watcher's Keep is an ancient fortress, built to be a magical prison for holding creatures of great evil and power. Category for all items that can be equipped as a character's melee weapon of the type and for the weapon proficiency dagger . 5 attacks, or 3. 5 APR vs 3. Otherwise, the. and hulk smash. The calculus is pretty simple: Mages are the most. . When a victim is struck they are, as one would guess, very nearly impaled, run through as the massive enchantment does its dirty work. e. I believe, but am not certain, that it does. FIretooth. Most liches are found at places where you can retreat or even make preperations before the fight. The dagger + 3 firetooth is just as good with its 2d4 + 3 +1d2 fire damage. Least Powerful Cleric: Vanilla cleric - no bonuses, and the kits have no downsides. In BG2, you get the Boomerang Dagger, Firetooth throwing dagger and Pixie Prick +3. Firetooth : 11 000 - 14 000 from the shop at watchers keep. Option 2 - I would get move into melee and dual wielding sooner and then specialize in dagger for Boomerang and Firetooth in BG2. 5 times per round. kuo tua bolts are fun so are dark elf crossbows. I wish there were good throwing hammers for non-dwarves!To multi class is to play two classes at once (some times 3), to dual, however, is to make a better second class. 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. It completely depends which weapon you're specialized in. 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. These weapons are fantastic for Thief and Bard types as mainhanding Boomerang straight out of the first dungeon (it can be Pick pocketed) and later switching to Firetooth and adding Scarlet Ninja-To really helps low APR characters keep up with. Baldur's Gate 2 Walkthroughs & Guides Walkthrough by Montresor Baldur's Gate 2 Online Walkthrough by Montresor CREATING YOUR MAIN CHARACTER | GENERAL TIPS. This may include The Black Pits II. 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. Age: 42. Total = 1 + 1 +1 +0. #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. Save or die weapons are very nice to have in BG2. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. The penalties from being non-proficient with the weapon used does not apply for missile launchers that have projectiles equipped. Montresor_SP Posts: 2,208. Final option is to EEKeeper a kit onto a Fighter/Thief multiclass. It's amazing, and no bow will ever come close to how good that crossbow is. Use of these and similar exploits result in a gameplay experience that tends to be extremely silly and immersion breaking. Fire Tooth +3. E. With earth elemental transformation you don't care about weapons because you're hulk. Obě tyto hry mají sice rozdílné boje, principy jsou ale. 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. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. 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. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . Specialist Mages are mages specialized in one of eight schools of magic. Dorn is available to recruit in Chapter One. That said, BG and BG2 are not games where classes are balanced against each other. This is clearly a bug. 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. Final option is to EEKeeper a kit onto a Fighter/Thief multiclass. [deleted] • 3 yr. +7 THACO, +2 fire dam. but you still need >+3 for some enemies (the Five, Demogorgon, dragons, some demons, etc. It replaces all dream abilities from Baldur’s. There are really good crossbows in both BG1 and BG2. Since arrow damage is so low in BG2, those +damage bonuses represent a sizeable fraction of your damage output. 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. Daggers. Also, BG2 added not only the offhand weapon but weapons that give an extra attack to your main weapon. . She's not specialised in Crossbows, but it is something to keep in mind for mid-game anyway. Upgrade to Staff of the Ram. Arrows are better than bolts in BG1, but you're likely to have a lot fewer allies with crossbow skills. of course slings are the master race but that's a different story. 30 in the morning and 5. 2. Use Remove Fear in advance as well as Chaotic Commands on all characters in the party. Heavy Crossbow. Though, I play classic so no strength bonus on thrown weapons, but even still, the returning daggers are impressive. Why is Undead Hunter overlooked? In a lot of BG guides to classes Undead Hunter is usually the lowest rated Paladin kit and I do not understand why. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn je počítačová RPG hra, vsazena do prostředí Forgotten Realms světa Dungeons & Dragons. It focuses on making a thief not a thief but rather a mage or fighter with thiefing abilities. @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. The Gensen Bow and Firetooth on the other hand shoot +4 ammo naturally, and if you upgrade Firetooth, it can shoot +5 ammo. It replaces all dream abilities from Baldur’s. dive_bomber. Throwing weapons do not get benefits from any style bonuses. Blackrazor +3. . Of the three items that use the same upgrade component, this is the only worthwhile one. Cespenar is an imp who flies around the Pocket Plane in Throne of Bhaal. Firetooth is the "best". and two in a melee weapon that you stick with the whole saga. They still get warrior hit progression and the extra 1/2. 5 (gauntlets) = 4. Pure arcane caster. Meanwhile, there's some adventuring to be done in the town. And the magical ammos being a lot more common in BG2, which actually gives more versatility than melee weapon. Later on you can switch Club of Detonation +4 (+5) in Watcher's Keep. Firetooth Dagger is a BG2 weapon in BioWare's cRPG of 2000, Baldur's Gate 2 . dive_bomber. because with the upgraded Firetooth I'd be able to hit enemies that needed a +5 with a ranged weapon, using all. Undead Hunter is one of the four paladin class kits with a self-explanatory purpose. [ July 29, 2005, 21:36: Message edited by: Wirhe ] Wordplay, Jul 29, 2005. 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). get that, and then Grandmastery in Daggers, pick up Firetooth +3. Furthermore, I've seen people mention various places on the web that Boomerang Dagger and Fire Tooth (note the space) still don't add strength bonus to damage. Lore with Level. 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. By doing this I get the infinite ammo items, the ammo belt, firetooth, and lots of XP. Any attempt to equip a second weapon just replaces the first weapon with the "new" weapon. • 7 mo. IMO Short Bows (and even Crossbows) are much better than Longbows in BG2 (unfortunately). Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. In BG2 the Undead Hunter is going to be extremely useful. ago. One of them carries the best standard-duty shield in SoA, the sentinel +4. Je to pokračování hry Baldur's Gate a sestra obdobně slavné a legendární hry Fallout 1 a Fallout 2, která se odehrává naopak ve sci-fi budoucnosti. 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. Quarterstaffs are a good choice for backstabbing through the whole series. More than that, the one ability they lose is pretty limited compared to the mass. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. Next would be crossbows, solely for the Firetooth Crossbow. Dark elves are pretty into them for Concealed Carry. +1 point/lvl. That said if you use the cavalier the Protection from Undead spell will take care of all those pesky vampires. . Buy Firetooth +4 if you've a crossbowman and a potion bag too. This is false, at least in the latest build of Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. Best shortbow: Shortbow of Gesen (range 75) Deals 1D6+2+1D8 = 10 per round. In late BG2, 4. - 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). 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. Firetooth may refer to: Firetooth (crossbow) Firetooth (dagger) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. @MrNooby Yeah, the whole screwed-over-archer thing is a big topic that always seems to come back. Moreover multi enables you to be half-orc which means you can start with a 19 strength, which doesn't matter in SoD/BG2 but is a significant quality-of-life boost for BG1 (yes there is a strength tome but you don't get it until late). Dart also loses to the darts I've mentioned, the +3 dart you get in BG2 returns to hand. Also, first time SCS,. 5 + 1 = 4. Once a great bureaucratic center for the city's royal dynasty, Saradush became a producer of agricultural products for trade. 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. I noticed that while slowly approaching from the right side, You may provoke the mage to start the fight WITHOUT provoking Sarevok. The damage is comparable to a kensai using a dagger with the same name. 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. Spears are a good RP choice methinks, if not the most powergamey. Yes, there's the Dagger of Venom, but, as @Edvin pointed out, what else is there to mention? Longtooth is basically a short sword +2 that. There's "The Army Scythe" sold by a blacksmith in 1 and "Firetooth" sold on top of Watcher's Keep in BG2. Silasire 14 years ago #4. Firetooth and the Army Scythe are both excellent options. Almost true. In BG2, I'd say the extra attack per round does beat the giants hair crossbow. 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. 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. My thinking is the best warhammer in BG2 don't really need proficiency points to use and you get it late. After speaking with Odren outside of Watcher's Keep, you will. The weight, speed factor and rate. 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. Ermm, Firetooth +5 would like to have a word with you. 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. Firetooth dagger: +3 throwing dagger. A half-orc kensai imported from BG1 has 20 STR, give him the evil route in BG2 for another +1 to STR, Lum the Mad's machine in WK for another +1. Requires: 8 Strength. June 2013. What works, what doesn't but. 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. Firetooth +5 is an enchanted light crossbow which does not require ammunition, but instead creates magical bolts of fire +5, which inflict 2 points of fire damage. And you strike 3 (base APR for firetooth) + 1 (grand mastery bonus) + . 30 in the evening. MC, jaheira, korg, viccy, edwin and jan is very strong. . The magical bowstring of Gond makes even the Firetooth crossbow's. Firetooth +4 (+5 upgraded) crossbow is added in ToB and can be purchased at Watcher's Keep and so is available at the start of SoA. I wouldn't do an archer in BG2. Then you can graduate to the Firetooth Crossbow in BG2 which has infinite ammunition and does fire damage automatically. Note: For daggers that can be thrown, use the subcategory. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or shapechange spells, and attacks. If BG2 didn't include extra attack weapons (note that every extra attack weapon is a thief weapon), they would be unplayable trash. If one is playing vanilla BG2 without the G3 fixpack however, Crimson Dart beats ALL ranged weapons in the game damage wise, since STR dmg gets applied to darts. +3 THACO, 1-2 fire damage, Returns to thrower. Feel free to browse our collection of released. So I was looking on what keep or not. The miniscule added damage (D6 vs D4) from a throwing axe vs the +1 APR from the dagger weighs heavily in favour of. 5 APR just doesn't shine as much. What works, what doesn't but. Playing through the first two titles after playing baldurs gate 3, and they are truly something special. Jan Jansen is the Tiax of BG2. 10. Actively equipping ammo removes the penalties. 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. January 2013. Garlena sells the Firetooth +4, which grants a ridiculous +6 bonus to THAC0. The effect bypasses. 5-12. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Firetooth is a fantastic weapon, but it is better used on a Paladin, fighter, or ranger. +X or better: Sling > Dagger > Firetooth (pretty sure Scorcher Ammo has some dodgy enchantment level). 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. While Cavalier is more useful in BG1, the sheer number of level draining undead in BG2 makes Undead Hunter a must. You can poison Mages immediately, (or double poison them with Bolts of. Of course, you should have Shortbow too, just switch as needed. Bg2 brings us Azuredge almost immediately, one of the best weapons in the game vs undead, as well as an easily pickpocketed +3. Daggers are ridiculously good in bg2. Location: Vienna. But this is not so much of a problem if you are playing ranged. Unfortunately, all ranged options, including the dwarven thrower hammer, deal Missile (piercing) in their ranged form. 0. While BG2 isn't a DPR race, killing things faster will make for a faster and more enjoyable game, and will be especially useful to someone playing with stuff. Sold in the Promenade, in Trademeet, and in Imnesvale. @ghettohoodie: Comparing mage and Fighter is not that easy, both have strengths and disadvantages and neither of these are shared by both. You will be more tanky then and archer and have better melee abilities. Celestial Fury and some a stat stick in the offhand of you really don't want to use belm/kundane. There are too many enemies that requires +4 or more enhancements. For the sling has also to be told that both the sling and the bullet enchantment contribute to dmg. Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. 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. I've finally become a Paladin, and i'm having problems with the builds of the party. +Baldur's Gate IIClassic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 2nd Baldur's Gate. Of those two groups, I personally prefer shortbows due to their higher rate of fire, but that's just me. If you are not playing BG2 and onwards (just BG1 and TotSC) then short bows are fine for the delicious Acid 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. +4. Playing through BG2 SoA and have just dumped Anomen the Annoying to pick up Kedorn. . Questions about throwing weapons. Range: 100. That 2d4 is the same you roll. 5 apr once you hit fighter 13. BG2 evolved in everything, but still pales in comparison with some later Bioware games. So I guess firetooth is the way to go. Lower numbers are better. Decent choice for your sorcerer. In BG2, you have Boomerang and Firetooth, both double as throwers and hit like a bastard (sword). Bowmen in Baldur's Gate II tend to stick to the Tuigan Shortbow, because not only does it give an extra attack, but with its +1 damage, it is actually one of the most damaging bows in the game. Cause the game only counts the enchamtment on the arrow (bolt/etc). -. Cespenar can use this item to upgrade the short bow Darkfire Bow, the long bow Taralash or the crossbow Firetooth. Classic Dungeons & Dragons gameplay. The firetooth +3 does get DEX Mod on TH0 on ranged (no STR bonus damage), no DEX mod on TH0 on melee (but STR bonus damage on melee). Heavy Crossbow of Accuracy. dual wielding with Boomerang Dagger/Firetooth + Belm/Kundane/Scarlet Ninja-To will give 5 APR (max) Thief (Kit) -> Fighter is a bad dual imo. Later on you can switch the main hand weapon to a +3 aor Spectral Brand +4 (+5) from Watcher. 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. Showbow archer is probably one of the best archers. The main slop to do this is that your kensai. The Brick is good but for a ranged weapon but I'd prefer Melfs Minute Meteors, Shortbow of Gesen or Firetooth. Least Powerful Ranger: Beastmaster - big downsides, very few bonuses. I prefer Archer all the way. the projectile speed and low damage per hit is not something i. This may include The Black Pits. They also receive a -2 penalty to intelligence but their reputation as being mentally-deficient is generally exaggerated. 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. ago. Gesen's bow solves that issue. During early/mid game Archer is. (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. Gesen shortbow: another good option for the archer. There's also the staff of smiting. And you don't get Firetooth (dagger) until you've already had the opportunity to get a Gauntlet of ogre power (18/00), Mauler's Arm mace (18/00)), Hill giant str belt (19 str), Storm Giant belt (20 str), and Frost Giant str belt (21 str). FIretooth. g. Firetooth crossbow: best in slot choice for your archer. Sure, you're restricted to blunt weapons only, but some of the best weapons in BG2 happen to be blunt anyway (Crom Fayer, Flail of Ages, Mace of Disruption and Dwarven Thrower +3, which is arguably one of the better ranged weapons in entire game + can be used with shield). Banshee Network. It is brilliant and very satisfying. Yes, there's the Dagger of Venom, but, as @Edvin pointed out, what else is there to mention? Longtooth is basically a short sword +2 that uses the. The Answerer +4. 5 + 1 = 4. Sometimes, though, mages will use Improved Mantle, which in SCS will block everything but +5 weapons. Also, Dorn will get another Two handed sword called The Abyssal Blade during his quest in BG2 that's better than his starting sword. I'm playing with SCS (insane), so having three tanks has made it bearable, although Shar-Teel and Dorn each only have 36 HP at level 5. Jan: Firetooth crossbow and crazy dispeller and pain in the. With two pips in Two handed weapons, it gets beat by any +3 staff or better (1d6+5 minimum base, 8. October 2013. , automatically fires +2 Fire Arrows: Sold by Sister Garlena outside of Watcher's Keep: Firetooth +5: 6-13: 1: 5 +7 THACO, +2 fire. - Firetooth +5: 1 APR, attack +7, damage +1d8+5+2. Firetooth Crossbow: Easy to get early at Watcher's Keep. 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. Firetooth will outdamage the shortbows per. Despite this, Saradush became an. 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. You don't have to buy it like. My options are: Bastard sword or Mace. For BG2:EE I think it would be awesome to see an end game longbow option that makes it worth putting proficiency. As a rule of thumb, collect spell scrolls and sell them. Thx! Quarterstaff is the best backstab weapon, and useful in SoD too, but dual-wielding is better for regular fighting. Firetooth's damage, thac0 and # of attacks (warriors) are determined the same way as for Tansheron's and Gesen's. (+1 APR) and bolts of lightning/bolts of biting. 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. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. 5 with BoL if the enemy makes every save, and 94. That 2d4 is the same you roll. Every time a creature makes a physical attack, the game simulates an attack roll, which is the roll of a 20-sided die. When this spell is cast at a creature, it breaches and dispels all of the specific and combat protections on the target creature. Heavy Crossbow. Max Dmg – Damage at level 31 with. What proficiency to go for? My protagonist is a paladin with two handed proficiency so that role is not for Keldorn. While army scythe and lightning bolts can be obtained as soon as you have the gold though. Viconia is amazing once you give her the consitution belt (unseeing eye questline) and strength gloves (adventurer mart in waukeen). When. dual wielding with Boomerang Dagger/Firetooth + Belm/Kundane/Scarlet Ninja-To will give 5 APR (max) Thief (Kit) -> Fighter is a bad dual imo. Archers are. Please follow one of the disambiguation links above or search to find the page. Firetooth with a buckler (eventually can use any shield once you get the outrageously powerful ability Use Any Item) is awesome for AC if you wanna be tanky. In BG2 you use Firetooth and then that club that has acid damage with belm in offhand. That's definitely a part of it, yes. This only cover BG2 (and no. Going into TOB, there's Dagger of the Star, which is a routine endgame upgradeable weapon. While initially met as just a golden skull, he can be reconstructed in the Restore Kangaxx's body questline. Firetooth (dagger) Tansheron's Bow. level 2. This limits the use of the weapon to a paladin Gorion's Ward, Keldorn, or those with access to Use Any Item. We also feature mods for Neverwinter Nights II. 2013 01:42:21 Items list BG2 THRONE OF BHAAL ITEM CODES v1. Dart also loses to the darts I've mentioned, the +3 dart you get in BG2 returns to hand. I'm pretty sure that weapon has been core on far too many of my MCs over the years. The best Shortbow is either Tuigan +1 (gives -1/+1 and an extra APR) or Gesen (gives -4/+2+1d8, avg +6. I've been enjoying playing a Blade in Icewind Dale, but Haer'Dalis comes with all those nice resistances. There's a boomerang Dagger +2 available quite early in BG2 in Athkatla as soon as you get out from Irenicus' dungeon. Firetooth Crossbow: Easy to get early at Watcher's Keep. They will be taken away in the opening cutscene however, unless exploits are used. ) All of that is from a powergame perspective,. Another okay choice for the. 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. 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. In short, if they're a decent slot for melee, sure. This only really falls off late in BG2. Taralash +4 is an enchanted longbow. The lady at Watcher's Keep entrance sells Firetooth the +4 crossbow. The calculus is pretty simple: Mages are the most. 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. Kensai's Grandmastery also works for melee weapons. 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. (Baldur's Gate) (Baldur's. You have plenty of options in BG2, so it's more about preference. Mace of Disruption, Azuredge, Ilbratha, Namarra, and Daystar all have useful abilities and are worth equipping just for those abilities. So with Firetooth + Kuotoan Bolts dealing 2d6 this would be 2d6 + 1d8 + 21 = 24 to 41 = 32. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox will automatically categorize it. As far as your “best non archer class archer”. Any bow perk works in my opinion, though some argue in favour of shortbows or 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. Even with no proficiency points your Archer will hardly ever miss late game. Rangers also automatically start with ** in Two Weapon Style. Thats why the sling/shortbow/crossbow that make ammo are necessary. Feel free to browse our collection of released. 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. Grinkles_the_Gnome. With earth elemental transformation you don't care about weapons because you're hulk. His armor gives him a large bonus vs.