Option 2 - I would get move into melee and dual wielding sooner and then specialize in dagger for Boomerang and Firetooth in BG2. Looking for an Archery build. When this spell is cast at a creature, it breaches and dispels all of the specific and combat protections on the target creature. Light crossbows. January 2013. 5 attacks without unnerfed grandmastery. When a wizard casts Stoneskin, an outer skin of stone will envelope his body. It ticks twice per round, so two hits make it nearly impossible to get spells off anymore. Exploits are the intentional abuse of game mechanics in a way unintended by the developers. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox will automatically categorize it. 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. 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). Nalia de'Arnise is a chaotic good human dual-class thief (level 4) → mage and a potential companion in Baldur's Gate IIClassic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 2nd Baldur's Gate instalment – all editions and expansions. The missiles receive +6 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+4 missile and 2 fire damage. Baldur's Gate and Infinity Engine games are no exception, having bugs and glitches even in their fully patched versions. A lot depends on your companions and the difficulty level+mods. The main slop to do this is that your kensai. 10. Things will get messy between edwin and minsc, so drop minsc. ) Fighter/Thief - Your main ranged character. Unfortunately, the usual BG2 +1 APR weapons for Mages (Firetooth +3 and the Boomerang Dagger +2) cannot be equipped in the offhand and neither can any other staff (but you can still keep them in weapon slots so you can use their abilities, like the Staff of Fire's free Fireshield: Red or the Staff of Air's excellent Sleep Cloud). Throwing dagger (as melee) in off hand gives you another attacks, and you can hit faster than wielding longsword. 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. There are really good crossbows in both BG1 and BG2. fire resist/immunity is pretty easy to come by so the fire club is definitely worth planning for. You. 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. #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. 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. February 2015. 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. Baldurs Gate 2 - Throne of Bhaal Baldurs Gate 2 - Throne of Bhaal 18. blackblood/belm into spectral brand/belm. 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. 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. Celestial Fury and some a stat stick in the offhand of you really don't want to use belm/kundane. 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. 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. Kangaxx is a powerful demilich entombed in the cellar of a house in the Docks District. @EntropyXII The base damage for all daggers in BG2, aside from Firetooth and the Boomerang Dagger, is 1d4. The real reason to take flails is in preparation of BG2 (Flail of Ages and Defender of Easthaven). Final option is to EEKeeper a kit onto a Fighter/Thief multiclass. We also feature mods for Neverwinter Nights II. With the Gesen Bow and improved haste from the Darkfire Bow + Amulet of Cheetah Speed, you get 23 rounds of 9 attacks/round. Give Firetooth +4, the Bowstring of Gond, and 5000 gold to Cespenar. Baldur's Gate Dual-classing. [Firetooth] might be just as good without cluttering up the. Short Bows are needed only for enemies requiring +4 to hit (Gesen Bow once again). Given the variety of magical effects daggers have in BG2, they're kind of bland in BG/BGEE. . The good: The bleeding effect stacks. Classic Dungeons & Dragons gameplay. Blackrazor +3. Firetooth may refer to: Firetooth (crossbow) Firetooth (dagger) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. I'm maining a Fighter dual do Thief and choosing my proficiencies for BG2. And there's still a 22 str belt and longsword coming in ToB. In BG2 you don't need more than 91 in Open Locks and 93 in Find Traps (you have a chance at 8 points bellow max difficulty). 1. Seems like a big missed opportunity that nothing like that was implemented in the games. Both also happen to provide you with the only +4 or higher enchantment munitions later on, via Firetooth and Gesen Bow. Also, BG2 added not only the offhand weapon but weapons that give an extra attack to your main weapon. This merchant located in Ust Natha's bazaar has a variety of items available, focused on weapons and ammunition, some armor and scrolls. With earth elemental transformation you don't care about weapons because you're hulk. and hulk smash. 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. I generally leave thieving for the NPC'c. 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. But if you're playing a Beast Master, surely that's not a concern. Firetooth Crossbow can be obtained starting from Chapter 2 of BGEE2, while crafting the Gesen Shortbow requires reaching Chapter 6. 5 attacks, or 3. Most liches are found at places where you can retreat or even make preperations before the fight. Longbows are problematic because the most heavily enchnanted longbows offer bonuses to Thac0, which isn't something longbow users tend to need. The relative strength weakens as you progress to BG2, but you'll always have enough fuel to be worth your party slot. This may include The Black Pits II. My options are: Bastard sword or Mace. There are PLENTY of great 2h swords to go around in BG2, feel free to double up. Questions about throwing weapons. blackblood/belm into spectral brand/belm. Level 12/15 for both builds I was thinking two pips in short sword. In BG2 you use Firetooth and then that club that has acid damage with belm in offhand. If nothing else, Gesen and Firetooth should be heavily considered for much, much more than a mere tool against +4s, and especially on a crossbowman I'd prefer Firetooth over LXOS any day. This is false, at least in the latest build of Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition. So I guess firetooth is the way to go. Later Firetooth is a +3 weapon with added fire damage, MH both are better then Belm if the lesser reach does not bother you. Many of the magical daggers in the game causes effects like sleep, poison, invisible, etc. 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. Throwing weapons do not get benefits from any style bonuses. She's not specialised in Crossbows, but it is something to keep in mind for mid-game anyway. (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. With that said, it's not really the end of the world if you go Longbows. 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. 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 . If you are not playing BG2 and onwards (just BG1 and TotSC) then short bows are fine for the delicious Acid Arrows. Archer is great late game - solo'd all the way through the game with pretty minimal reloading, just firing, running away and firing some more. According to this, this may or may not actually be the case. I like to dual wield daggers, both for the ranged/melee option and because Firetooth is great in BG2 (extra APR, 2d4+3+1d2 fire damage) and the Dagger of Venom is pretty good in BG (Some enemies are immune to. You first meet him on the ground. Note: Manual addition of this category to any article is not recommended, as a properly filled infobox will automatically categorize it. but i've never really explored the ranged weapons too much, but i do know that i hate the Gesen. The crossbow itself adds 1d8+5 points of damage, it has +7 THAC0 bonus (+5 from the crossbow, +2 from the bolts). Garlena sells the Firetooth +4, which grants a ridiculous +6 bonus to THAC0. e. That 2d4 is the same you roll. There’s also a long sword that casts silence. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. More than that, the one ability they lose is pretty limited compared to the mass. The Brick is good but for a ranged weapon but I'd prefer Melfs Minute Meteors, Shortbow of Gesen or Firetooth. In BG2, you can still use long swords as your end game weapons or pick up another profficiency for your endgame or put points in short sword for Kundane as off-hand weapon to get extra attack. Bounty Hunter (6)->Fighter: You get special snares, can get set traps and detect illusion to 80 before tomes and grandmastery. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. Advantages: Strength Bonus on. 'Tis disturbing to my demeanor! Yes. this weapon draws energy from another plane, firing spears of lightning instead of arrows. , automatically fires +2 Fire Bolts. 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. Using the ring of gaxx to get improved haste gives you 9 attacks per round. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . I think the Gesen Bow in BG2 is a +4 short bow, which allows for unlimited +4 arrows. 14. Garlena also planned with the other knights to not maintain the captivity of the Imprisoned One, but to also imprison another dangerous creature - Gorion's Ward. Undead Hunters are immune to status. and hulk smash. Jade talon comes earlier but firetooth is a better weapon, and it loses to the other two. Light Crossbow of Speed- if you're going Crossbows, this is a nice initial weapon, due to the +1 APR. Sold in the Promenade, in Trademeet, and in Imnesvale. They fall off a bit by tob, given that belm offhand already gets you to 4. In terms of damage output, nothing can come even remotely close to what a Two Weapon Fighting can dish out. Erinne Sling. Firetooth's damage, thac0 and # of attacks (warriors) are determined the same way as for Tansheron's and Gesen's. 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. 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). Cause the game only counts the enchamtment on the arrow (bolt/etc). Almost true. Crimson dart: +3 dart. Cause the game only counts the enchamtment on the arrow (bolt/etc). Particularly in ToB when all the backstab immune, and true seeing enemies start showing up. At the start of BG2, it is implied you traveled with them during BG1. gesen/firetooth offer unlimited +4 ammo, and tuigan offers max apr really early. It's a shame they didn't add longbows similar to Gesen/Firetooth (the crossbow) to the game. The damage is comparable to a kensai using a dagger with the same name. The Boomerang Dagger (Boomerang Dagger +2 in-game) is an enchanted dagger +2 which can be used in melee combat or be thrown, and as the name says, it will return to the owner. club of detonation is on the table as well but you might have to play around the fireball procs. Your numbers for Firetooth are inaccurate. For those that play archers, you know that short bows and Xbows are the way to go due to the gesen bow's +4 arrows, and the firetooth's awesome dps. Firetooth (dagger) Tansheron's Bow. In BG2 there are a number of daggers with special effects on them. the projectile speed and low damage per hit is not something i. It can be obtained from the weapons merchant in Ust Natha, by purchase, or perhaps not so legal means. The second weapon goes in the shield slot. With two pips in Two handed weapons, it gets beat by any +3 staff or better (1d6+5 minimum base, 8. This page is for specialist mages, the mage class kits. 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. It can be gained from the Captain Egeissag who you will most. Mazzy will normally be using her bow until enemies close in, then switch to a melee weapon. I wouldn't do an archer in BG2. . 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. That said if you use the cavalier the Protection from Undead spell will take care of all those pesky vampires. For BG2:EE I think it would be awesome to see an end game longbow option that makes it worth putting proficiency. 4. (thx to his bolt ofc) 0. Any bow perk works in my opinion, though some argue in favour of shortbows or crossbows. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. Throw in belm offhand, and you can hit 5 apr very early in bg2. Boomerang, the poisoned throwers, and especially Firetooth. - Ability to wear Ankheg plate armor in BG1 and SoD. 9 comments Best Top New Controversial Q&A. Obliterates most enemy spellcasters. Other than that you're right, it will screw over Archers. 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. +2. You will find Neeber lingering outside the Fentan home in Trademeet. Pure arcane caster. Dual Wielding makes switching back and forth between ranged and melee weapons more of a pain, but as a dedicated archer you're not likely to want to. And LCoS loses its. Both apply str and kensai thac0/dmg bonuses to each hit, and with daggers and. You can get +2 boomerang dagger in SoA very early, and later +3 firetooth. Since arrow damage is so low in BG2, those +damage bonuses represent a sizeable fraction of your damage output. FoA is just too good. It can be bought from Sister Garlena on the top of Watcher's Keep. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn je počítačová RPG hra, vsazena do prostředí Forgotten Realms světa Dungeons & Dragons. Right off the bat the Archer has the advantage. Max Dmg – Damage at level 31 with. Silasire 14 years ago #4. - Possible 18 Strength, meaning better chance to land Harm spells, and better attacks with Belm + Firetooth. @EntropyXII The base damage for all daggers in BG2, aside from Firetooth and the Boomerang Dagger, is 1d4. So far, I have Jaheira (tank), Anomen (healer), Nalia (mage, some thieving). 5 + 1 = 4. March 2017. 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. That said if you use the cavalier the Protection from Undead spell will take care of all those pesky vampires. Unfortunately, you don't get Firetooth until late in BG2. Sold in Ust Natha. Firetooth (Crossbow): Buy it from Sister Garlena atop Watcher's Keep. • 4 yr. Once the +2 and over enemies start cropping up, if I haven't gotten Firetooth yet, I'll give the mage a Crimson Dart. My vote went for tuigan bow since three times the potential is always better than one. Go to the Bridge District and in one of the Inns, there is a part of adventurers and their leader has this great weapon (2d4 dmg no less!). “. it has a really high thaco. - 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). Bowstring of Gond: Found in Mind Flayer Prison in Sendai's Enclave. 5-12. 5 apr once you hit fighter 13. 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. Kuo-toa bolts and the need for firetooth crossbow's +4 to hit come. 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. Either: gnome, elf, or halfling fighter. You don't have to buy it like. Bows get a bad rep in BG2, but they're a decent way to get some value out of bad companions. Location: Vienna. That's definitely a part of it, yes. The attack bonus is the same all the way to 18/99. Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will. The missiles receive +7 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+5 missile and 2 fire damage. If anything, its bows that are OP in BG1, but in BG2 they. #9. The lady at Watcher's Keep entrance sells Firetooth the +4 crossbow. Heavy Crossbow. Gnasher +2 and acidic Blackblood +3 are easy to get from Trademeet & Druid Groove. By doing this I get the infinite ammo items, the ammo belt, firetooth, and lots of XP. there is also the pixie prick which sleeps on hit, works on demons and stuff. In BG2, The Army Scythe is again available early, Firetooth is available early if you wander over to WK, Tuigan is available early, and Gesen not until Chapter 6. The 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. Cespenar can use this item to upgrade the short bow Darkfire Bow, the long bow Taralash or the crossbow Firetooth. Reflection shield is also useful vs ravager. Firetooth with whirlwind beats pretty much any ranged weapon. Aside from obvious stuff like bards/monks, clerics are probably the weakest low level archetype. Having played BG2 like a hundred times it's gotten to the point where I want hardly any spell. Unfortunately, you don't get Firetooth until late in BG2. Elf is great. The bow can be upgraded by Cespenar for some gold and it requires the Bowstring of Gond. 5) +4 Throwing weapon & Shield of Reflection are actually all you need to beat Ravager: If you stay at range, he'll only attack you with some kind of throwing-dagger-thingie which gets bounced back by SoR. June 2013. Baldur's Gate 2 should have a better end game LONG BOW. While initially met as just a golden skull, he can be reconstructed in the Restore Kangaxx's body questline. 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. 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. Firetoooth is just way better as a +3 dagger with range and it's fast too. In Shadows of Amn, it can be obtained by slaying the red dragon Firkraag in Firkraag's Hideout. It can be dispelled or you can wait it out (5 rounds = 30 seconds). If BG2 didn't include extra attack weapons (note that every extra attack weapon is a thief weapon), they would be unplayable trash. Each hit reduces target's Magic Resistance by 15% for 4 rounds. 4)Either mage weak or sleep/web/skull trap/stoneskin weak. 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. 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. 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. Tuigan's bow gives you five with the same effects. E. 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. r/baldursgate • I feel kinda sorry for Xzar and Montaron. But if party members are. This is a good one because it screws wizards. This proficiency will remain useful into BG2 with powerful weapons like Firetooth. This has all been a very rambly way of asking which weapon proficiencies I should go for, as an archer,. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to. All ranged weapons kind of get nerfed in BG2. Good call. they are tough. It also kills trolls etc. I'm new to this game and am looking for a decent and noob friendly archery build if one exists. 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 crossbow: best in slot choice for your archer. the best are the gesen bow and firetooth, as they both do decent damage and have magical ammo that can hit anything . 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. I'd rather save those proficiency points for a backup melee weapon. Firetooth +4: Bought from Garlena on top of the Watcher's Keep. Each hit reduces target's Armor Class by 2 for 4 rounds. • 7 mo. +Baldur's Gate IIClassic & Enhanced This icon indicates content from all games of the 2nd Baldur's Gate. 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. 5). Jan: Firetooth crossbow and crazy dispeller and pain in the. Firetoooth is just way better as a +3 dagger with range and it's fast too. 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. Given the variety of magical effects daggers have in BG2, they're kind of bland in BG/BGEE. e. According to this, throwing daggers in BG2EE are supposed to have strength bonus to damage fixed. dual wielding with Boomerang Dagger/Firetooth + Belm/Kundane/Scarlet Ninja-To will give 5 APR (max) Thief (Kit) -> Fighter is a bad dual imo. Honest Archer Kit Review. ”. Tansheron = +3. Ust Natha is a drow city in the Underdark located beneath the surface kingdom of Tethyr. Requires: 8 Strength. Buildings of note in the city include guilds for. Save or die weapons are very nice to have in BG2. Slings - The Ultimate Missile Weapon? Starting in BG I, I have everyone take Sling as a proficiency and a specialization if allowed. I believe, but am not certain, that it does. Tutu uses the BG2 version of the spells. BG2: Firetooth (or Boomerang Dagger early on) in melee mode + Belm (later Scarlet Ninja-to +3) + gauntlets of extraordinary specialization + offensive spin (or improved haste if you've got it) = insane damage with insane APR (9 when you replace offensive spin with improved haste). Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal: 7: 05-27-2002 03:49 PM: All. If a wizard protected by Stoneskin is hit with a weapon that inflicts some sort of elemental or magical damage – like e. 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. 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. Throwing daggers. Both the Army Scythe in BG1 and Firetooth in BG2 can be bought early in the game. I think the Gesen Bow in BG2 is a +4 short bow, which allows for unlimited +4 arrows. Note that bows are slightly different. I'm pretty sure that weapon has been core on far too many of my MCs over the years. The Firetooth crossbow can also deal fire damage through both Stoneskin and PFMW if you equip it with normal bolts. Give Firetooth +4, the Bowstring of Gond, and 5000 gold to Cespenar. So I am doing BG2 with my wild mage and he is good in staff, dagger, and dart. Gesen shortbow: another good option for the archer. Undead Hunters are immune to status. Everard's sling does practically the same damage as Erinne's sling, both. Thats why the sling/shortbow/crossbow that make ammo are necessary. The power difference between BG and BG2 ranged efficacy is actually due to a number of other factors. Cespenar is an imp who flies around the Pocket Plane in Throne of Bhaal. level 2. Except on infinite weapons : gesens, tuigan, elvard sling, firetooth crossbow. Later on you can wield the firetooth dagger the same way, an excellen +3 dagger with 2D4 base damage + firedamage. Kensai still is a beast in melee if need be. If you have guy A attacking for 10-20 damage twice per round, and guy B attacking for 10-15 damage three times per round, guy A may look like is stronger, but in reality guy B is doing more damage. Also, Dorn will get another Two handed sword called The Abyssal Blade during his quest in BG2 that's better than his starting sword. range for a 1-handed weapon. in BG2 you prob dont care about rings/amulets/belts and such for a good while anyways start off pretty nude gotta earn stuff make enough. She's not specialised in Crossbows, but it is something to keep in mind for mid-game anyway. 5 APR just doesn't shine as much. not a single longbow can compare to these. Half-orcs are the result of orc and human coupling and typically bear many of the physical traits of their orc ancestors. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. 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. Final option is to EEKeeper a kit onto a Fighter/Thief multiclass. but you still need >+3 for some enemies (the Five, Demogorgon, dragons, some demons, etc. Showbow archer is probably one of the best archers. Baldur's Gate 1 Specialist Mages. In BG2, I'd say the extra attack per round does beat the giants hair crossbow. Banshee Network. What works, what doesn't but. The best Shortbow is either Tuigan +1 (gives -1/+1 and an extra APR) or Gesen (gives -4/+2+1d8, avg +6. Light crossbows. Firetooth +5: Description: Component: Location: Special: Automatically creates and shoots Fire Arrows, and therefore needs not ammunition. 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. Many of the magical daggers in the game causes effects like sleep, poison, invisible, etc. The Oasis. Throwing daggers. Good call. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. Neb's Nasty Cutter - THACO +2, +2 poison damage per round for 10 seconds. With that said, it's not really the end of the world if you go Longbows. 5 x 6 APR = 195 damage per round (207 with fire), or 227 with GoES (241 with fire) And Firetooth with any bolts 2d8+21 = 23 - 37 = 30 = 30 x 6 APR = 180 damage per round (192 with fire), or 210 with GoES (224 with fire) Interesting indeed. Though, I play classic so no strength bonus on thrown weapons, but even still, the returning daggers are impressive. January 2013. Firetooth Dagger Baldur's Gate 2. Firetooth Crossbow: Easy to get early at Watcher's Keep. 5-11. Dart also loses to the darts I've mentioned, the +3 dart you get in BG2 returns to hand. They usually have green skin, large tusk-like teeth protruding from the lower jaw, large muscular builds and thick body hair. The first floor of Watcher's Keep as well. Also as @SionIV hints, the Firetooth crossbow in BG2 is great. Khalid+Jaheira and Minsc+Dynaheir come in pairs, you have to take both or neither :)Description. The magical bowstring of Gond makes even the Firetooth crossbow's. strike). 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. Firetooth and the Army Scythe are both excellent options. It seems that Firetooth is incredibly powerful due to getting STR. Kill the monster that attack from the niches on the arena's sides. Despite this, Saradush became an. And Crossbow ammo in BG2 is really strong. BG2 evolved in everything, but still pales in comparison with some later Bioware games. Gorion's Ward may choose him as a companion. . 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. I recommend staying away from dual class for first playthrough. Adjatha has some neat immunities. Crossbows (for the Army Scythe and Firetooth) would also be completely reasonable. Note that bows are slightly different. In BG2, they no longer grant thac0 damage bonuses. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. You have reached this page because the article you are looking for has a very similar name to one or more other articles. Baldur’s Gate II holds a pretty special place in my heart. Firetooth dagger: +3 throwing dagger. ) in SoA. Have used it on a figher with 5 in crossbow once, he obliterated mages and fighters alike. Pick 1. Thx! Quarterstaff is the best backstab weapon, and useful in SoD too, but dual-wielding is better for regular fighting. A roll of 20 is always a successful hit, a roll of 1 always a miss. Montresor_SP Posts: 2,208. . Dart also loses to the darts I've mentioned, the +3 dart you get in BG2 returns to hand. In other words: he rocks, has great banters, a nice background, and favors any party. Proficiency: Crossbow. The effect bypasses. • When no bolts are equipped, the crossbow fires missiles that are treated as +5 for the purposes of determining what enemies they can damage. My thinking is the best warhammer in BG2 don't really need proficiency points to use and you get it late. I mean, in BG2, Boomerang and Firetooth will definitely take care of business. Firetooth is a fantastic weapon, but it is better used on a Paladin, fighter, or ranger. (+1 APR) and bolts of lightning/bolts of biting. It weighs 2 lbs, has a speed factor of 3 and it offers a bonus to THAC0 of -4. The dagger + 3 firetooth is just as good with its 2d4 + 3 +1d2 fire damage. Tuigan = Whatever you find. -. The Composite Longbow +2 is marginally better. -. With it, Jan can attack 4 times per round, unhasted, at about 11 THAC0, not much higher than a fighter of the same level. In my current (temporarily paused) run (BG2), my charname (F/T) uses a crossbow (I think it's The Army Scythe/Crossbow of Speed) as a back-up weapon, while Keldorn is wielding the Firetooth Crossbow to soften up enemies before engaging them in melee combat. . Shortbow is the way to go or bg2, Tugian bow is super awesome starter weapon and easy to get.