+7 THACO, +2 fire dam. +2. Many elemental arrows had their damage severely nerfed. Chapter 9: The Bhaalspawn Amkethran The Oasis When you arrive, an officious fool named Jamis Tombelthen will condemn you for unnamed crimes. " Doesn't seem like they're "adding" something to anything - more like creating their own. Kill the monster that attack from the niches on the arena's sides. Buy Firetooth +4 if you've a crossbowman and a potion bag too. Firetooth can be acquired very early in BG2). Also as @SionIV hints, the Firetooth crossbow in BG2 is great. Firetooth with whirlwind beats pretty much any ranged weapon. Most Powerful Ranger: Archer - the hands down best ranged class in the game. Your weapon's enchantement doesn't matter : it's the missile's quality that does. 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. 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. Item Codes Baldur's Gate 1. According to this, throwing daggers in BG2EE are supposed to have strength bonus to damage fixed. It replaces all dream abilities from Baldur’s. Either: gnome, elf, or halfling fighter. Showbow archer is probably one of the best archers. nsr Member Posts: 174. 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. And you strike 3 (base APR for firetooth) + 1 (grand mastery bonus) + . ). ) in SoA. What works, what doesn't but. . 4. buy vhailors helm. xbow15 Firetooth +4 16 Firetooth +5 17 Heavy x-bow +3 18 Light x-bow +3 Appendix 1 : Cespenar's recipesYou've already got daggers which are also really good. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn je počítačová RPG hra, vsazena do prostředí Forgotten Realms světa Dungeons & Dragons. Light crossbows. 2. don't really use it much because the other two are just better, but it is a +3 dagger fwiw. The Composite Longbow +2 is marginally better. Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. +4. Dorn if you take him makes. This may include The Black Pits. blackblood is the indisputable best weapon for jaheira. And the magical ammos being a lot more common in BG2, which actually gives more versatility than melee weapon. 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. The bolts can be found on almost all various Kuo-toa forces, regardless of title or rank. 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. I'm in late BG2, Thief level 22, Mazzy level 18, ready to do last Bodhi combat or some more Watcher Keep level before, then leave the town for good. Give Firetooth +4, the Bowstring of Gond, and 5000 gold to Cespenar. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. In unmodded BG2, all the Archer will be missing in melee compared to a fighter is a half attack per round and a small damage and hit bonus. So I was looking on what keep or not. I have Eekeeper. But if party members are. The only saddening point is that Archer gets something Kensai would love: Armor of Faith. By doing this I get the infinite ammo items, the ammo belt, firetooth, and lots of XP. Khalid+Jaheira and Minsc+Dynaheir come in pairs, you have to take both or neither :)Description. Have used it on a figher with 5 in crossbow once, he obliterated mages and fighters alike. June 2013. Proficiency: Crossbow. It is like, a F/M is better than a bard. . fire – on top or exclusively, this damage component will still hurt the wizard. X_machina 10 years ago #1. This item appears in Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal. My vote went for tuigan bow since three times the potential is always better than one. 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. Lastly I'm very happy to see my favorite weapon, Firetooth (the dagger), doing so well. It's a no-retreat area, so you. Cespenar can use this item to upgrade the short bow Darkfire. What proficiency to go for? My protagonist is a paladin with two handed proficiency so that role is not for Keldorn. My options are: Bastard sword or Mace. When a wizard casts Stoneskin, an outer skin of stone will envelope his body. FIretooth. 2 years ago. Though the description focuses on protection spells from the mage book, priest spells are also affected. Longbows are problematic because the most heavily enchnanted longbows offer bonuses to Thac0, which isn't something longbow users tend to need. So you always have range weapon. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. Given the variety of magical effects daggers have in BG2, they're kind of bland in BG/BGEE. Specialist Mages are mages specialized in one of eight schools of magic. Please follow one of the disambiguation links above or search to find the page. In BG, arrows applied their enchantment as both damage and thac0 bonuses (i. of course slings are the master race but that's a different story. You cant get +4 or +5 without them. Total = 1 + 1 +1 +0. The throwing hammer is made for Dwarven fighter/clerics. (namely Firetooth @ Crossbows) Well-built custom parties will be stronger than NPC-parties, but you. Dark elves are pretty into them for Concealed Carry. That 2d4 is the same you roll. 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. I think the best weapons in BG2 are celestial fury (katana) flail of ages and crom faeyr(war hammer) so probably katana for the Fighter thief so you can also backstab. Thx! Quarterstaff is the best backstab weapon, and useful in SoD too, but dual-wielding is better for regular fighting. Pixie Prick - THACO +3, target must save vs poison or sleep for 2 rounds. 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). 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. Bounty Hunter (6)->Fighter: You get special snares, can get set traps and detect illusion to 80 before tomes and grandmastery. . Between. They usually have green skin, large tusk-like teeth protruding from the lower jaw, large muscular builds and thick body hair. 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. Obě tyto hry mají sice rozdílné boje, principy jsou ale. Half-orcs are the result of orc and human coupling and typically bear many of the physical traits of their orc ancestors. Cespenar is an imp who flies around the Pocket Plane in Throne of Bhaal. Firetooth (crossbow) Darkfire Bow. Next would be crossbows, solely for the Firetooth Crossbow. (Baldur's Gate) (Baldur's. I've been enjoying playing a Blade in Icewind Dale, but Haer'Dalis comes with all those nice resistances. Any attempt to equip a second weapon just replaces the first weapon with the "new" weapon. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to make them stronger. 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. Throwing builds in bg2ee. Good call. 2 poison damage per second for 10 seconds. 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. The penalties from being non-proficient with the weapon used does not apply for missile launchers that have projectiles equipped. The fact that i had to switch to melee to deal with some creatures was dishartening. That said, BG and BG2 are not games where classes are balanced against each other. Almost true. 5 (gauntlets) = 4. With two pips in Two handed weapons, it gets beat by any +3 staff or better (1d6+5 minimum base, 8. Prof/Lvl + Attacks - At a high level (+1 ranged attack) and with max proficiencies (either +1 or +. An inquisitor would compliment that group well, and is generally considered the “best” paladin kit, but there’s also a great inquisitor available very shortly into bg2. Garlena sells the Firetooth +4, which grants a ridiculous +6 bonus to THAC0. Posts: 2,248. It can be bought from Sister Garlena on the top of Watcher's Keep. 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. There are really good crossbows in both BG1 and BG2. For ages, the keep has been observed and guarded by Helmites, followers of the God Helm. g. Less damage than firetooth, but one extra attack per round. crossbows also for Firetooth from Watcher's Keep (+6 to hit). there is also the pixie prick which sleeps on hit, works on demons and stuff. Otherwise, the. 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. +3 THACO, 1-2 fire damage, Returns to thrower. Firetooth : 11 000 - 14 000 from the shop at watchers keep. 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. Weapons for an Archer. Nalia's family castle is under attack by trolls with a higher intelligence. Crimson dart: +3 dart. 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. Invest in two-handed swords, not Thieves' weapons, a point into 2-handed style. @MrNooby Yeah, the whole screwed-over-archer thing is a big topic that always seems to come back. 19 Str Bonus – Slings get a strength bonus, at 19 str, this is +7. 14, May 1, 2005. Yes, sure the fighter class helps in combat, but OP, essentially, will still be a thief more than a fighter. This is false, at least in the latest build of Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. 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. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to. Using the ring of gaxx to get improved haste gives you 9 attacks per round. 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. Baldur's Gate Dual-classing. 5-12. The best crossbow in Baldur's Gate 1 is The Army Scythe while in Baldur's Gate 2 it's Firetooth, both which are bought by merchants. I wouldn't say BG2 & ToB outright nerfs archers, their main purpose just changes drastically. Firetooth Crossbow can be obtained starting from Chapter 2 of BGEE2, while crafting the Gesen Shortbow requires reaching Chapter 6. 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. Even with no proficiency points your Archer will hardly ever miss late game. Sendai's Enclave is a plot location in Chapter 9 of Throne of Bhaal campaign. Gesen shortbow: another good option for the archer. ”. But this is not so much of a problem if you are playing ranged. This category is used for all light crossbows, including enchanted and cursed weapons of this type. wubble Member Posts: 3,156. Firetooth has its own ammo, but "fire" is the most ommon. grand Master the ranged first, then your back up weapon. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox will automatically categorize it. 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. The missiles receive +6 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+4 missile and 2 fire damage. 5 APR just doesn't shine as much. ----. • When no bolts are equipped, the crossbow fires missiles that are treated as +5 for the purposes of determining what enemies they can damage. 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. In range they get the str bonus. You start hitting enemies much earlier than your meleers and get up to +8 damage and +8 thac0 double ensures that you never miss. But it comes at an awful price, and the party bankrupts itself to get this weapon. The Thrown version of Firetooth would be unusable by Kensai and Cavaliers, just like Darts are. Melee of course benefits nicely, and most of the fighters are lacking in the str department, so even the weaker str items are of benefit. Best Weapons Baldur's Gate 1. 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. 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 . 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. It shall be even bloodier than you hoped. - Possible 18 Strength, meaning better chance to land Harm spells, and better attacks with Belm + Firetooth. There is no save as long as the victim is subjectable to poison. Decent choice for your sorcerer. Location: Vienna. 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. Undead Hunter is one of the four paladin class kits with a self-explanatory purpose. Ust Natha is a drow city in the Underdark located beneath the surface kingdom of Tethyr. It focuses on making a thief not a thief but rather a mage or fighter with thiefing abilities. Cespenar is an imp who flies around the Pocket Plane in Throne of Bhaal. Arrows are better than bolts in BG1, but you're likely to have a lot fewer allies with crossbow skills. BG2 evolved in everything, but still pales in comparison with some later Bioware games. It is brilliant and very satisfying. Spike: Slings > Dagger ??? Firetooth (depends what. Option 2 - I would get move into melee and dual wielding sooner and then specialize in dagger for Boomerang and Firetooth in BG2. Firetooth +4: Bought from Garlena on top of the Watcher's Keep. 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. Baldur's Gate 3 Prep - The Story of BG1 & 2 (Narration w/ Visu…The Bowstring of Gond is an item found in Sendai's Enclave. The dagger + 3 firetooth is just as good with its 2d4 + 3 +1d2 fire damage. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn je počítačová RPG hra, vsazena do prostředí Forgotten Realms světa Dungeons & Dragons. There are really good crossbows in both BG1 and BG2. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox will automatically categorize it. 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. Tuigan's bow gives you five with the same effects. If I made a Firetooth archer, I'd make it a Generic Archer anyway, I can't stand playing good aligned characters. Elves don't get a bonus to crossbows afaik but their 19 dex still works. -. In light of this, I. Give Firetooth +4, the Bowstring of Gond, and 5000 gold to Cespenar. It works pretty well, especially with the occasional stun from stun bolts. Some Concept art from Black Isle/ Interplays’ original Baldurs Gate 3: the black hound. The calculus is pretty simple: Mages are the most. 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. “. once you're actually hitting a mage, they're dead anyway. -. 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. and hulk smash. I think the Gesen Bow in BG2 is a +4 short bow, which allows for unlimited +4 arrows. After speaking with Odren outside of Watcher's Keep, you will. Of those two groups, I personally prefer shortbows due to their higher rate of fire, but that's just me. Every time a creature makes a physical attack, the game simulates an attack roll, which is the roll of a 20-sided die. 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. 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. range for a 1-handed weapon. Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. Trademeet (which I return to later for skindancer end) Watcher's Keep level 1 including opening the portal. 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). e. Trademeet (which I return to later for skindancer end) Watcher's Keep level 1 including opening the portal. Total = 1 + 1 +1 +0. Firetooth with whirlwind beats pretty much any ranged weapon. Everard's sling does practically the same damage as Erinne's sling, both. Cespenar can use this item to upgrade the short bow Darkfire Bow, the long bow Taralash or the crossbow Firetooth. 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. During early/mid game Archer is. The Gensen Bow and Firetooth on the other hand shoot +4 ammo naturally, and if you upgrade Firetooth, it can shoot +5 ammo. Least Powerful Ranger: Beastmaster - big downsides, very few bonuses. 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. 'Tis disturbing to my demeanor! Yes. And for missiles ammo I'm clueless. Most Powerful Cleric: Lathander - the bonuses stay useful as you level and aren't as easily replicated. Firetooth's damage, thac0 and # of attacks (warriors) are determined the same way as for Tansheron's and Gesen's. Spike: Slings > Dagger ??? Firetooth (depends what its other damage is, could be higher than both if it gets even 1D8 other damage with crit. In addition, i don't even know how you dare equip him with firetooth, when he already has the strongest ranged weapon of the game. 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. but you still need >+3 for some enemies (the Five, Demogorgon, dragons, some demons, etc. 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. 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. 1 handed crossbows are a pretty big thing in the drizzt books. 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. You have reached this page. Neeber is a civilian in Baldur's Gate II who can be found in Trademeet between 5. Buildings of note in the city include guilds for. Watcher's Keep is an ancient fortress, built to be a magical prison for holding creatures of great evil and power. As a Thief, focus on quarterstaves, daggers, and darts. This merchant located in Ust Natha's bazaar has a variety of items available, focused on weapons and ammunition, some armor and scrolls. Spears are a good RP choice methinks, if not the most powergamey. Looking for an Archery build. Despite this, Saradush became an. Ermm, Firetooth +5 would like to have a word with you. January 2013. 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. 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. There are too many enemies that requires +4 or more enhancements. 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. If anything, its bows that are OP in BG1, but in BG2 they. 5 times per round. In BG2, I'd say the extra attack per round does beat the giants hair crossbow. When used. MayorOfSmurftown. the best are the gesen bow and firetooth, as they both do decent damage and have magical ammo that can hit anything . Kill the monster that attack from the niches on the arena's sides. War axes are really powerful as well, but you've. It is a number that represents the chances that a physical attack hit its target. It also increases the movement speed of the wielder by 2 points. Firetooth +5: Description: Component: Location: Special: Automatically creates and shoots Fire Arrows, and therefore needs not ammunition. I'll do some math below to show some useful numbers using +2 arrows, bolts and bullets. But if you're playing a Beast Master, surely that's not a concern. . #8. " As for Gesen: ". Elf is great. Bg2 brings us Azuredge almost immediately, one of the best weapons in the game vs undead, as well as an easily pickpocketed +3. The Berserker was nice against Liches and the earlier level 9 spells in TOB were really nice. Dagger spec + fighter level gives another ARP and kundane or belm in offhand gives another. 5-12. Sold in the Promenade and by Arledrian in the Slums. Had a master specialisation in crossbows, picked up firetooth early and together with mage spells wrecked havoc. Second he can use throwning daggers and axes, which gives him access to firetooth and that +4 axe. So, I am considering an Archer for my next char. 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. Dorn Il-Khan is a male half-orc and neutral evil blackguard in the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear and the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. #9. Adventurer's Mart sells Robe of Vecna. 1. - The fastest bow in the game and the best against Mages (stoneskins/spells' disruption) is a Short. Banshee Network. @ghettohoodie: Comparing mage and Fighter is not that easy, both have strengths and disadvantages and neither of these are shared by both. 9. There are other good. Firetooth +4: 5-12: 1: 5 +6 THACO, +2 fire dam. With earth elemental transformation you don't care about weapons because you're hulk. Shortbows 5 pips; +2 bow in BGEE and SOD and tuigan and gesen in BG2/TOB. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. and two in a melee weapon that you stick with the whole saga. +Baldur's Gate IIClassic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 2nd Baldur's Gate. 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. it has a really high thaco. For a ranged weapon, yeah, it's great. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. 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. The bolts can be found on almost all various Kuo-toa forces,. Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will. My favorite party composition is 3 that can tank, two divine casters, two arcane casters, and a thief. Using the ring of gaxx to get improved haste gives you 9 attacks per round. . Throwing weapons do not get benefits from any style bonuses. ) All of that is from a powergame perspective,. 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. I just use it to kill trolls or some golems quickly. 5 attacks, or 3. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. They fall off a bit by tob, given that belm offhand already gets you to 4. Jan: Firetooth(Crossbow) + Staff of Striking Firetooth for it infinite +4 ammo and Staff for silly backstabs. Crossbows can almost keep up only with the Light Crossbow of Speed or the one Simulacre mentioned at Watchers Keep. Option 1 - I would get the extra crit chance for backstabs and then a pip in daggers for Dagger of Venom. It's a shame they didn't add longbows similar to Gesen/Firetooth (the crossbow) to the game. @EntropyXII The base damage for all daggers in BG2, aside from Firetooth and the Boomerang Dagger, is 1d4. No, I've never seen a mod like that. This page is for specialist mages, the mage class kits. Technically one of the highest damage output characters later on IMO. It can be obtained from the weapons merchant in Ust Natha, by purchase, or perhaps not so legal means. So far, I have Jaheira (tank), Anomen (healer), Nalia (mage, some thieving). 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. 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. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . Heavy Crossbow. Shortbow is the way to go or bg2, Tugian bow is super awesome starter weapon and easy to get. MC, jaheira, korg, viccy, edwin and jan is very strong. See moreNot to be confused with Firetooth (crossbow). 4)Either mage weak or sleep/web/skull trap/stoneskin weak. Daggers are ridiculously good in bg2. Undead Hunter is one of the four paladin class kits with a self-explanatory purpose. Feel free to browse our collection of released. Honest Archer Kit Review. Buy a dagger and a throwing dagger from. ) Fighter/Thief - Your main ranged character. 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. missiles and damage reduction while not limiting his spellcasting, and the Flasher Bruiser Mates have a small AoE which makes them really good. The missiles receive +7 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+5 missile and 2 fire damage. Even a low-ish level thief in BG2 is going to have the important skills at 100 practically before the game begins. 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. There are really good crossbows in both BG1 and BG2. Which also self-creates +4 ammo, +5 if upgraded, but it has a slower rate of fire. One of them carries the best standard-duty shield in SoA, the sentinel +4. 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. I enjoyed both runs on SCS+Tactical. The Army Scythe with bolts of lightning clearly does the most damage, and here's Davaeorn's case for crossbows and the Firetooth in particular in BG2:. 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. Ranged attacks, thus your dual option, don't cut the mustard later on in the game. Gesen and Firetooth are still OK. Mace of Disruption, Azuredge, Ilbratha, Namarra, and Daystar all have useful abilities and are worth equipping just for those abilities. and it certainly continues in a similar fashion for much of BG2 as well. This page is for specialist mages, the mage class kits. How does Firetooth crossbow ammo stacking work? I know that normally you can stack firetooth with crossbow ammo to combine the damage but in my game with scs it only works with the bolts of lightning. FoA is just too good. 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. Also, first time SCS,. Firetooth is the "best". After speaking with Odren outside of Watcher's Keep, you will. Crossbows (for the Army Scythe and Firetooth) would also be completely reasonable. Proficiency: Crossbow. (Baldur's Gate) (Baldur's. This is probably a bug, but it's been in there since the original BG2 and never corrected. When a victim is struck they are, as one would guess, very nearly impaled, run through as the massive enchantment does its dirty work. The attack bonus is the same all the way to 18/99. You will find Neeber lingering outside the Fentan home in Trademeet. 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. By doing this I get the infinite ammo items, the ammo belt, firetooth, and lots of XP. 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. Avenger vs Totemic Druid. +X or better: Sling > Dagger > Firetooth (pretty sure Scorcher Ammo has some dodgy enchantment level). There are many different directions you could go in, but I really like the Firetooth Crossbow or Army Scythe because of his Poison Weapon. But it just goes to show that almost every weapon group is worth a playthrough!Even the enchanted versions aren't that great. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or. E. January 2013. 5-11. He is a similar character to that of Noober in Baldur's Gate and to that of Nüber in Siege of Dragonspear. Obě tyto hry mají sice rozdílné boje, principy jsou ale. Using the boomerang dagger, which you can get at the start of BG2, gives you a +2 dagger with 2 APR in the mainhand. There's "The Army Scythe" sold by a blacksmith in 1 and "Firetooth" sold on top of Watcher's Keep in BG2. NPC stats/proficiencies/etc don't carry over between BG1 and BG2 without mods, so BG1 Jaheira and BG2 Jaheira can basically be treated as 2 different characters. IMO Short Bows (and even Crossbows) are much better than Longbows in BG2 (unfortunately). Elf is great. Throw in belm offhand, and you can hit 5 apr very early in bg2. For BG2:EE I think it would be awesome to see an end game longbow option that makes it worth putting proficiency. In late BG2, 4. The Answerer +4.