We also feature mods for Neverwinter Nights II. If you don't have Chaotic Commands on party members with weak saves, apply it before leaving. @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. . All ranged weapons kind of get nerfed in BG2. Right off the bat the Archer has the advantage. 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. While initially met as just a golden skull, he can be reconstructed in the Restore Kangaxx's body questline. 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. So, don't expect it to beat something like Dragon Age Origins, but yeah, BG2 is much better than BG1 in terms of party characters and their development. 5)Dagger of Venom, Robe of Vecna, Vhailor's Helm, Defender of Easthaven, Gargoyle Boots, Scarlet Ninja-to, Azuredge, firetooth, and more. Second he can use throwning daggers and axes, which gives him access to firetooth and that +4 axe. bg2 almost has no magic arrows, which is very odd considering bg1 overflowed with them. Playing through the first two titles after playing baldurs gate 3, and they are truly something special. Give Firetooth +4, the Bowstring of Gond, and 5000 gold to Cespenar. (Firetooth) or in Short Bow (Gesen). Sendai's Enclave is a plot location in Chapter 9 of Throne of Bhaal campaign. Crossbows are limited to the Army Scythe for 2 APR and will be able to use bolts of lightning for great damage, you'll be able to use Firetooth in BG2. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or. Firetooth +3 is an enchanted throwing dagger and this item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and. (+1 APR) and bolts of lightning/bolts of biting. 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. Sold in Ust Natha. 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. . And Crossbow ammo in BG2 is really strong. With the Gesen Bow and improved haste from the Darkfire Bow + Amulet of Cheetah Speed, you get 23 rounds of 9 attacks/round. it has a really high thaco. 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. Firetooth with whirlwind beats pretty much any ranged weapon. Undead Hunter is one of the four paladin class kits with a self-explanatory purpose. [Firetooth] might be just as good without cluttering up the. Sendai's Enclave is a plot location in Chapter 9 of Throne of Bhaal campaign. Of the three items that use the same upgrade component, this is the only worthwhile one. I just use it to kill trolls or some golems quickly. The miniscule added damage (D6 vs D4) from a throwing axe vs the +1 APR from the dagger weighs heavily in favour of. At first disarm the traps around the arena. My favorite party composition is 3 that can tank, two divine casters, two arcane casters, and a thief. 5 (gauntlets) = 4. 9. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. #9. You might want to know now that archery suffers quite a nerf in Baldur's Gate II though Firetooth itself is a very powerful weapon so the sooner you get it the better. not a single longbow can compare to these. fire – on top or exclusively, this damage component will still hurt the wizard. +X or better: Sling > Dagger > Firetooth (pretty sure Scorcher Ammo has some dodgy enchantment level). This item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. 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. firetooth you can get straight from the beginning of the game, and you can couple it with the quiver of infinite bolts a few steps inside the Keep. Millstone85 Apr 11, 2022 @ 8:21am. They also receive a -2 penalty to intelligence but their reputation as being mentally-deficient is generally exaggerated. Each hit reduces target's Magic Resistance by 15% for 4 rounds. This category is used for all light crossbows, including enchanted and cursed weapons of this type. 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. 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 . Looking for an Archery build. Many elemental arrows had their damage severely nerfed. 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. Other than that you're right, it will screw over Archers. Keldorn - Lilarcor --> Carsomyr + Firetooth Anomen - Mace of Disruption --> Crom + Shield of Harmony. Yet, I'm unable to equip two weapons. Any help appreciated. 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. Feel free to browse our collection of released. That 2d4 is the same you roll. 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). 30 in the evening. For another, there's an amazing Crossbow you can buy early in BG2, and Greater Whirlwind attack is better using a Crossbow. I send in some summons one at a time to lure out some of the nastier spells. At the start of BG2, it is implied you traveled with them during BG1. Aside from obvious stuff like bards/monks, clerics are probably the weakest low level archetype. The crossbow itself adds 1d8+5 points of damage, it has +7 THAC0 bonus (+5 from the crossbow, +2 from the bolts). [deleted] • 3 yr. 5,000 Gold: Flail of Ages +4 (Electric. Range: 100. Between Archer and Fighter: Bows get a bad rep in BG2, but they're a decent way to get some value out of bad companions. Weapons of choice in BG2 for Paladins including blackguards are Flail of the Ages and Defender of Easthaven, which are both flails and Foebane, which is a bastard sword, though Foebane only really kicks in with the upgrade in ToB. +4. The weapon has a speed factor of 1 and it fires one projectile per round. Though the description focuses on protection spells from the mage book, priest spells are also affected. And you are expected to have a higher strength, thus higher bonus melee damage. Age: 42. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. However, carefully. During early/mid game Archer is. The bolts can be found on almost all various Kuo-toa forces,. Firetooth and the Army Scythe are both excellent options. Level 12/15 for both builds I was thinking two pips in short sword. 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. One of them carries the best standard-duty shield in SoA, the sentinel +4. 14. firetooth you can get straight from the beginning of the game, and you can couple it with the quiver of infinite bolts a few steps inside the Keep. So far, I have Jaheira (tank), Anomen (healer), Nalia (mage, some thieving). STR bonuses are much bigger than DEX when you achieve 19 or more. Cespenar is an imp who flies around the Pocket Plane in Throne of Bhaal. Bg2 brings us Azuredge almost immediately, one of the best weapons in the game vs undead, as well as an easily pickpocketed +3. 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. It allowes you to better toe to toe / flank as a fighter, support or fight as a cleric or mage. Crossbows can almost keep up only with the Light Crossbow of Speed or the one Simulacre mentioned at Watchers Keep. 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. crossbows also for Firetooth from Watcher's Keep (+6 to hit). Obě tyto hry mají sice rozdílné boje, principy jsou ale. The city was under siege during the first chapter of Throne of Bhaal campaign and was later destroyed by the fire giant Yaga-Shura. Max Dmg – Damage at level 31 with. 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. 5. gesen/firetooth offer unlimited +4 ammo, and tuigan offers max apr really early. 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. Despite this, Saradush became an. if for BG1 I found some very useful sometimes, it's not clear why bother with them in BG2 at least not anymore when. 4. 5 times per round. Cause the game only counts the enchamtment on the arrow (bolt/etc). You can make them even more devastating against the undead by giving them weapons such as Daystar, Mace of Disruption, Harrower, Azuredge and Foebane. (There is plenty of enchanted ammo in BG2, which helps. , automatically fires +2 Fire Arrows: Sold by Sister Garlena outside of Watcher's Keep: Firetooth +5: 6-13: 1: 5 +7 THACO, +2 fire. 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. According to this, this may or may not actually be the case. 10. Once a great bureaucratic center for the city's royal dynasty, Saradush became a producer of agricultural products for trade. In terms of damage output, nothing can come even remotely close to what a Two Weapon Fighting can dish out. Watcher's Keep is an ancient fortress, built to be a magical prison for holding creatures of great evil and power. archer bonuses really dig the extra apr. but for what its worth, tuigan outdamages firetooth at certain stages of the game. Slings - The Ultimate Missile Weapon? Starting in BG I, I have everyone take Sling as a proficiency and a specialization if allowed. Most Powerful Cleric: Lathander - the bonuses stay useful as you level and aren't as easily replicated. Dart also loses to the darts I've mentioned, the +3 dart you get in BG2 returns to hand. Sold in the Promenade, in Trademeet, and in Imnesvale. I mostly play BG2 and Boomerang/Firetooth are really good weapons, both thrown and in melee. In practice, gesen still tends to edge out tuigan. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn je počítačová RPG hra, vsazena do prostředí Forgotten Realms světa Dungeons & Dragons. 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. 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. 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. 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. Throwing dagger (as melee) in off hand gives you another attacks, and you can hit faster than wielding longsword. There is also the firetooth dagger, slightly better. 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. The first floor of Watcher's Keep as well. hmm, after my brief testing. wubble Member Posts: 3,156. With that said, it's not really the end of the world if you go Longbows. Stoneskin only protects from the physical damage of an attack. Which also self-creates +4 ammo, +5 if upgraded, but it has a slower rate of fire. . Firetooth is the "best". get that, and then Grandmastery in Daggers, pick up Firetooth +3. By doing this I get the infinite ammo items, the ammo belt, firetooth, and lots of XP. -. Range: 100. 5). The missiles receive +7 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+5 missile and 2 fire damage. Heavy Crossbow of Accuracy. February 2015. In BG1, at least, there are plenty (in BG2 think simulacrum -> simmy uses dispel arrow): If your Reputation is lower than 3 you will be attacked by groups of three Flaming Fist Enforcers, a Flaming Fist Scout and a Flaming Fist Battle Wizard. Throwing builds in bg2ee. Banshee Network. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. Once the +2 and over enemies start cropping up, if I haven't gotten Firetooth yet, I'll give the mage a Crimson Dart. 5 + 1 = 4. I'm pretty sure that weapon has been core on far too many of my MCs over the years. Using the ring of gaxx to get improved haste gives you 9 attacks per round. Your first pips should be two in your bow. Firetooth may refer to: Firetooth (crossbow) Firetooth (dagger) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. In BG2, you have Boomerang and Firetooth, both double as throwers and hit like a bastard (sword). When a wizard casts Stoneskin, an outer skin of stone will envelope his body. I also mainline the robe of vecna and the belt of hill giant strength from the adventurer's mart once my reputation's high enough to give me a decent discount. In BG2, I'd say the extra attack per round does beat the giants hair crossbow. Ust Natha is a drow city in the Underdark located beneath the surface kingdom of Tethyr. 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. Montresor_SP Posts: 2,208. 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. 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. Half-orcs are the result of orc and human coupling and typically bear many of the physical traits of their orc ancestors. 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. Archers get bonus damage, which makes tuigan's extra attack more valuable, but they also get bonus attacks, which makes gesen's extra damage more valuable as well. It is like, a F/M is better than a bard. Thx! Quarterstaff is the best backstab weapon, and useful in SoD too, but dual-wielding is better for regular fighting. In melee they still get the extra attack, which is huge (and kind of cheesy, but this is Baldurs Gate). FoA is just too good. When I fight liches I often place my party at a long distance from the fight. 5 with BoL if the enemy misses every save. 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. Kill the monster that attack from the niches on the arena's sides. 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. Honest Archer Kit Review. It's main advantage is the 2ft. Firetooth +4: 5-12: 1: 5 +6 THACO, +2 fire dam. (thx to his bolt ofc) 0. Every time a creature makes a physical attack, the game simulates an attack roll, which is the roll of a 20-sided die. Going into BG2, my favorite combo is Pixie Prick & Stilletto of Demarchess, both of which you can get early on. Once you get defensive spin with stone skin and mirror image etc you are so hard to hit. See moreNot to be confused with Firetooth (crossbow). Even with no proficiency points your Archer will hardly ever miss late game. IMO Short Bows (and even Crossbows) are much better than Longbows in BG2 (unfortunately). Jaheira is one of the best front-liners in BG2 (because she has fighter thaco, apr and damage with iron skins). 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. I have Eekeeper. 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. You have reached this page because the article you are looking for has a very similar name to one or more other articles. ^- QFT. At first disarm the traps around the arena. Also grab the ammo belt. For the sling has also to be told that both the sling and the bullet enchantment contribute to dmg. So you always have range weapon. 1. It's a no-retreat area, so you. and two in a melee weapon that you stick with the whole saga. Primary weapons are going to be Dagger of Venom/Dagger +2 in BG1, Celestial Fury/Firetooth in BG2, and I guess Hindo's Doom, Dagger of the Stars, or Staff of the Ram in ToB. 5 attacks without unnerfed grandmastery. Adjatha has some neat immunities. Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will. You have reached this page. I've also messed with a ranged wizard slayer since there are so many mages running around that just get neutered from 1 or 2 hits (magic fail proc goes through stoneskin) The only downside to rangers is the buggy stronghold in BG2, but perhaps the EE has fixed that. Ranged WS is an option to be sure, but I find that they're still held back by their inherent flaw, i. So probably Haer'Dalis (tank and dispell). Since arrow damage is so low in BG2, those +damage bonuses represent a sizeable fraction of your damage output. So out of combat you can use throwing dagger, then switch Firetooth to melee when you are forced to fight close up. If I made a Firetooth archer, I'd make it a Generic Archer anyway, I can't stand playing good aligned characters. The best ranged weapons then would be Gesen's bow, Everard's sling, Erinne's sling (ToB), Fire Tooth dagger, Firetooth crossbow (ToB), Dwarven Thrower hammer and K'logarath axe (ToB). It completely depends which weapon you're specialized in. Mace of Disruption, Azuredge, Ilbratha, Namarra, and Daystar all have useful abilities and are worth equipping just for those abilities. The first floor of Watcher's Keep as well. For the respective ammunition, see Category:Bolts . Have used it on a figher with 5 in crossbow once, he obliterated mages and fighters alike. Elf is great. they are tough. Acid Biter (Returning dart +2) in SOD. Possibly better armor than Avenger. You can get +2 boomerang dagger in SoA very early, and later +3 firetooth. This only cover BG2 (and no. Update: It seems like some of the new items cannot currently be transferred across this way. The Kensai, or Sword Saint, is a class kit for fighters in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Arrows are better than bolts in BG1, but you're likely to have a lot fewer allies with crossbow skills. Kill the monster that attack from the niches on the arena's sides. 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. Elves don't get a bonus to crossbows afaik but their 19 dex still works. This category is used for all light crossbows, including enchanted and cursed weapons of this type. Against the undead creatures, they have +3 damage and -3 THAC0 bonus. 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. Probably dual-classed at 7, so that you get your abilities back by the end of BG1 and can enjoy them through SoD and BG2. And there's still a 22 str belt and longsword coming in ToB. I'm thinking this will be a solid build for most of BG1, very tough in early SoD while I'm dualling and holding back levels, very good late SoD when I get my Kensai levels. Most liches are found at places where you can retreat or even make preperations before the fight. You will find Neeber lingering outside the Fentan home in Trademeet. Category for all items that can be equipped as a character's melee weapon of the type and for the weapon proficiency dagger . This is false, at least in the latest build of Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. 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. Final option is to EEKeeper a kit onto a Fighter/Thief multiclass. But if you're playing a Beast Master, surely that's not a concern. 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. In BG, arrows applied their enchantment as both damage and thac0 bonuses (i. Later on you can switch the main hand weapon to a +3 aor Spectral Brand +4 (+5) from Watcher. • When no bolts are equipped, the crossbow fires missiles that are treated as +5 for the purposes of determining what enemies they can damage. The Answerer +4. Quarterstaffs are a good choice for backstabbing through the whole series. 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. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. . So I am doing BG2 with my wild mage and he is good in staff, dagger, and dart. In range they get the str bonus. I've googled this (particularly fighter/thief picks), and lots of what I've read has either been advocating for katanas (CF) or some kind of short-sword-scimitar-two-weapon-fighting-at-base-5-APR kind of set up. r/baldursgate • I feel kinda sorry for Xzar and Montaron. It's amazing, and no bow will ever come close to how good that crossbow is. Final option is to EEKeeper a kit onto a Fighter/Thief multiclass. I believe, but am not certain, that it does. 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). Firetooth's damage, thac0 and # of attacks (warriors) are determined the same way as for Tansheron's and Gesen's. 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. If a wizard protected by Stoneskin is hit with a weapon that inflicts some sort of elemental or magical damage – like e. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. For what it's worth, out of boredom I once ranked all 17 NPCs in vanilla BG2 based on overall power, and Nalia came in second. What works, what doesn't but. In BG2 the Undead Hunter is going to be extremely useful. With it, Jan can attack 4 times per round, unhasted, at about 11 THAC0, not much higher than a fighter of the same level. The Berserker was nice against Liches and the earlier level 9 spells in TOB were really nice. 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. Location: Vienna. 5. As the result, his helper will teleport in Your team lonely. 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. I. 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. Tutu uses the BG2 version of the spells. Play the character as. 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. Also grab the ammo belt. 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. Longbows are problematic because the most heavily enchnanted longbows offer bonuses to Thac0, which isn't something longbow users tend to need. Spears are a good RP choice methinks, if not the most powergamey. Also as @SionIV hints, the Firetooth crossbow in BG2 is great. Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. So, without spending pips, what basic weapon is the best, and what magical ranged weapons in BG2 are best? I’m thinking throwing daggers, for APR and the Strength bonus, and then a Throwing Axe +2 to save Firetooth for someone with dagger proficiency and more Dex. Tuigan's bow gives you five with the same effects. Decent choice for your sorcerer. Plus, the convenience of not having to manage ammo or being shoehorned into using Geena or Firetooth gives the game much more dimension. FIretooth. ----. And you strike 3 (base APR for firetooth) + 1 (grand mastery bonus) + . The calculus is pretty simple: Mages are the most. Bows are not as strong in bg2 compared to bg1 but they are still pretty good. gldnbear2008 Turnip-carrying member of the Jan Jansen Fan Club. Firetooth may refer to: Firetooth (crossbow) Firetooth (dagger) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. All ranged weapons kind of get nerfed in BG2. In late BG2, 4. Unfortunately, you don't get Firetooth until late in BG2. Undead Hunters are immune to status. Advantages: Strength Bonus on. Specialist Mages are mages specialized in one of eight schools of magic. , automatically fires +2 Fire Bolts. Firetoooth is just way better as a +3 dagger with range and it's fast too. Dorn if you take him makes. Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal: 7: 05-27-2002 03:49 PM: All. ago. It ticks twice per round, so two hits make it nearly impossible to get spells off anymore. Pure arcane caster. Kensai still is a beast in melee if need be. club of detonation is on the table as well but you might have to play around the fireball procs. So out of combat you can use throwing dagger, then switch Firetooth to melee when you are forced to fight close up. The Thrown version of Firetooth would be unusable by Kensai and Cavaliers, just like Darts are. Arrows are also very tactical:fire/acid arrows to melt trolls, ice arrows to disrupt casters through stoneskin, dispel arrows for debuff and arrows of biting to lock enemy mages. 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. 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). ago. 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. 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. March 2017. 2013 01:42:21 Items list BG2 THRONE OF BHAAL ITEM CODES v1. You. Also, in BG2 vanilla (though its possible this may change in BGEE) only shortbows (Gesen) and crossbows (Firetooth) have options that hit as +4 (or greater) weapons and don't require ammo. ). It seems the only bow/crossbow that can hit as a +4/+5 is the FireTooth+4/+5. Normal Dmg – Damage at level 31 with a normal missile. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. Both also happen to provide you with the only +4 or higher enchantment munitions later on, via Firetooth and Gesen Bow. Kangaxx is a powerful demilich entombed in the cellar of a house in the Docks District. In BG2 there are a number of daggers with special effects on them. It works pretty well, especially with the occasional stun from stun bolts. 'Tis disturbing to my demeanor! Yes. Baldur's Gate 1 Weapon Proficiency. 30 in the morning and 5. Gnasher is also great for enemies that don't require +3 weapons. In BG2, I'd say the extra attack per round does beat the giants hair crossbow. 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). Trademeet (which I return to later for skindancer end) Watcher's Keep level 1 including opening the portal. Bounty Hunter (6)->Fighter: You get special snares, can get set traps and detect illusion to 80 before tomes and grandmastery. 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. The real reason to take flails is in preparation of BG2 (Flail of Ages and Defender of Easthaven). She's not specialised in Crossbows, but it is something to keep in mind for mid-game anyway. The miniscule added damage (D6 vs D4) from a throwing axe vs the +1 APR from the dagger weighs heavily in favour of. Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will. What i hated as well was the fact that so long bows were just falt out. For the respective ammunition, see Category:Bolts . 1. MC, jaheira, korg, viccy, edwin and jan is very strong. It was easily my favorite RPG from my younger days, and to be honest not much has changed since. January 2013. +7 THACO, +2 fire dam. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . Next would be crossbows, solely for the Firetooth Crossbow. Lastly I'm very happy to see my favorite weapon, Firetooth (the dagger), doing so well. Even a low-ish level thief in BG2 is going to have the important skills at 100 practically before the game begins. At end game, you can get Axe of the Unyielding +6, a vorpal axe with crazy HP regen. And you strike 3 (base APR for firetooth) + 1 (grand mastery bonus) + . What works, what doesn't but. 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. There are PLENTY of great 2h swords to go around in BG2, feel free to double up. Elves don't get a bonus to crossbows afaik but their 19 dex still works. While Cavalier is more useful in BG1, the sheer number of level draining undead in BG2 makes Undead Hunter a must. Technically one of the highest damage output characters later on IMO. When this spell is cast at a creature, it breaches and dispels all of the specific and combat protections on the target creature. #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. The Firetooth crossbow can also deal fire damage through both Stoneskin and PFMW if you equip it with normal bolts. Later on you can switch Club of Detonation +4 (+5) in Watcher's Keep. 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). Your weapon's enchantement doesn't matter : it's the missile's quality that does. Firetooth : 11 000 - 14 000 from the shop at watchers keep. Also, BG2 added not only the offhand weapon but weapons that give an extra attack to your main weapon. I simply edited my proficiencies using EEKeeper. Least Powerful Ranger: Beastmaster - big downsides, very few bonuses. In BG2, you get the Boomerang Dagger, Firetooth throwing dagger and Pixie Prick +3. Solution to the Archer problem in BG2. Feel free to browse our collection of released. 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. 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. It replaces all dream abilities from Baldur’s. Thats why the sling/shortbow/crossbow that make ammo are necessary. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. 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). Most Powerful Ranger: Archer - the hands down best ranged class in the game. 5 apr once you hit fighter 13.