All ranged weapons kind of get nerfed in BG2. FoA is just too good. But if you're playing a Beast Master, surely that's not a concern. 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. The missiles receive +6 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+4 missile and 2 fire damage. So I guess firetooth is the way to go. Age: 42. Pixie Prick - THACO +3, target must save vs poison or sleep for 2 rounds. Option 1 - I would get the extra crit chance for backstabs and then a pip in daggers for Dagger of Venom. There are too many enemies that requires +4 or more enhancements. 4) Weapons with elemental damage (Shortbow of Gesen, Firetooth crossbow and throwing dagger) interrupts spellcasting past-Stoneskin. r/baldursgate • I feel kinda sorry for Xzar and Montaron. Also, Dorn will get another Two handed sword called The Abyssal Blade during his quest in BG2 that's better than his starting sword. Crossbows can almost keep up only with the Light Crossbow of Speed or the one Simulacre mentioned at Watchers Keep. 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). I. Many of the magical daggers in the game causes effects like sleep, poison, invisible, etc. When a victim is struck they are, as one would guess, very nearly impaled, run through as the massive enchantment does its dirty work. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. 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. Really got to watch for protection from magical weapons spell as well. Final option is to EEKeeper a kit onto a Fighter/Thief multiclass. Any bow perk works in my opinion, though some argue in favour of shortbows or crossbows. I mostly play BG2 and Boomerang/Firetooth are really good weapons, both thrown and in melee. Dorn if you take him makes. October 2013. Requires: 8 Strength. She's not specialised in Crossbows, but it is something to keep in mind for mid-game anyway. Total = 1 + 1 +1 +0. Illusionist/Thief is very strong imho as I have a fondness for Jan Jansen in BG2 - regarding how to play them. 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:. At the start of BG2, it is implied you traveled with them during BG1. Cespenar can use this item to upgrade the short bow Darkfire Bow, the long bow Taralash or the crossbow Firetooth. 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. +1 point/lvl. they are tough. 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. 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. Technically one of the highest damage output characters later on IMO. FIretooth. 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. 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. Firetooth is the "best". and hulk smash. Later on you can switch the main hand weapon to a +3 aor Spectral Brand +4 (+5) from Watcher. So you could have Firetooth in your main hand, and a more traditional +apr weapon in your off hand. Sold in the Promenade and by Arledrian in the Slums. It's a no-retreat area, so you. And you are expected to have a higher strength, thus higher bonus melee damage. Adjatha has some neat immunities. For another, there's an amazing Crossbow you can buy early in BG2, and Greater Whirlwind attack is better using a Crossbow. But it comes at an awful price, and the party bankrupts itself to get this weapon. See also: Bows and. Montresor_SP Posts: 2,208. 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. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn je počítačová RPG hra, vsazena do prostředí Forgotten Realms světa Dungeons & Dragons. Firetooth (Crossbow): Buy it from Sister Garlena atop Watcher's Keep. , automatically fires +2 Fire Arrows: Sold by Sister Garlena outside of Watcher's Keep: Firetooth +5: 6-13: 1: 5 +7 THACO, +2 fire. Against the undead creatures, they have +3 damage and -3 THAC0 bonus. 2 slings add a str bonus, as does the Firetooth (dagger), giving incentive for your ranged to have high strength (no bow or crossbow gets a str bonus in BG2). There's "The Army Scythe" sold by a blacksmith in 1 and "Firetooth" sold on top of Watcher's Keep in BG2. 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. 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. March 2016 edited March 2016. List of daggers for Baldur's Gate II. 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. Crimson dart: +3 dart. So play what is fun and will keep your interest!September 2014. With that said, it's not really the end of the world if you go Longbows. 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. Note: For daggers that can be thrown, use the subcategory. Sold in the Promenade, in Trademeet, and in Imnesvale. ). You get fighter damage, apr and thaco with the thief backstab. Specialist Mages are mages specialized in one of eight schools of magic. fire resist/immunity is pretty easy to come by so the fire club is definitely worth planning for. As you can see, both Tuigan (which you get at the beginning of BG2) and Gesen are far, far. 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. Use of these and similar exploits result in a gameplay experience that tends to be extremely silly and immersion breaking. I use these weapons for most of my playthroughts, well at least the 3 ranged ones anyways. Max Dmg – Damage at level 31 with. Category for all items that can be equipped as a character's melee weapon of the type and for the weapon proficiency dagger . The lady at Watcher's Keep entrance sells Firetooth the +4 crossbow. What proficiency to go for? My protagonist is a paladin with two handed proficiency so that role is not for Keldorn. @ghettohoodie: Comparing mage and Fighter is not that easy, both have strengths and disadvantages and neither of these are shared by both. Arrow enchantments in BG1 are ridiculous and easily farm-able. In this case, it's to make a better beefier thief. #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. 30 in the evening. Like Noober, he will continuously speak to you every few. However, daggers are all piercing damage and there are a lot of piercing resist/immune enemies in the game. An archer at level 18 and grandmastery in shortbows would attack 4 times at 1d6+2+1d8+5+6 with gesen (84 damage in total) and 5. Rashad's Talon(s) and Shortbow +1/2 can take you through BG1, and the APR boost from Belm and the Tuigan Bow -- both of which you can get very early in BG2 -- will serve you through the rest of the game. Avenger vs Totemic Druid. The on-hit dispel effect. 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. • 4 yr. I've been enjoying playing a Blade in Icewind Dale, but Haer'Dalis comes with all those nice resistances. Currently, importing from BGEE to BG2 keeps your weapon proficiencies, because the character files are fundamentally the same. Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will provide passable damage with improved haste. Your first pips should be two in your bow. If a wizard protected by Stoneskin is hit with a weapon that inflicts some sort of elemental or magical damage – like e. 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. and it certainly continues in a similar fashion for much of BG2 as well. blackblood/belm into spectral brand/belm. 5 attacks without unnerfed grandmastery. 10. 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. Hold D'Arnise. For the record the firetooth +4 available in Watcher's Keep is a crossbow (a cool, upgradable in ToB, kind of crossbow that now that I think of it would be really cool with an undead hunter character for some reason), while fire tooth +3 is the dagger (not upgradable, still cool). Another interesting twist is that the kensai could be a dwarf instead, losing a point of strength but gaining the saving throws and also gaining the ability to use the dwarven thrower, a hammer that does 2d4 +3 = 8 damage (+ another 8 to ogres and, importantly, giants) — worse than firetooth (though available in Chapter 2, in theory) because it doesn't grant. 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. 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). One of them carries the best standard-duty shield in SoA, the sentinel +4. I think the Gesen Bow in BG2 is a +4 short bow, which allows for unlimited +4 arrows. This may include The Black Pits. IMHO it's the easiest and best throwing weapon for a ranged kensai in early BG2. Bg2 brings us Azuredge almost immediately, one of the best weapons in the game vs undead, as well as an easily pickpocketed +3. 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. Mazzy will normally be using her bow until enemies close in, then switch to a melee weapon. Another okay choice for the. 5 (gauntlets) = 4. Have used it on a figher with 5 in crossbow once, he obliterated mages and fighters alike. 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 . Level 12/15 for both builds I was thinking two pips in short sword. It can be obtained from the weapons merchant in Ust Natha, by purchase, or perhaps not so legal means. Undead Hunters are immune to status. June 2013. 5 apr once you hit fighter 13. Elves don't get a bonus to crossbows afaik but their 19 dex still works. Gesen and Firetooth are still OK. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or. Best Companions Baldur's Gate 1. So out of combat you can use throwing dagger, then switch Firetooth to melee when you are forced to fight close up. They usually have green skin, large tusk-like teeth protruding from the lower jaw, large muscular builds and thick body hair. Multiclass if you want your fighter/Mage to hold the line in ToB. 5 APR vs 3. Many of the magical daggers in the game causes effects like sleep, poison, invisible, etc. Ranged attacks, thus your dual option, don't cut the mustard later on in the game. So you always have range weapon. The bartender at the Copper Coronet sells Azuredge and Stonefire. 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. Range: 100. Playing through BG2 SoA and have just dumped Anomen the Annoying to pick up Kedorn. The Ascension Mod makes numerous changes to the creatures. 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. Total = 1 + 1 +1 +0. Cespenar can upgrade this weapon to +5 when he is given the Bowstring of Gond and 5,000 gold. It seems that Firetooth is incredibly powerful due to getting STR. You. Invest in two-handed swords, not Thieves' weapons, a point into 2-handed style. This proficiency will remain useful into BG2 with powerful weapons like Firetooth. I just use it to kill trolls or some golems quickly. Your weapon's enchantement doesn't matter : it's the missile's quality that does. 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. Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will. Melee - Damage really isn't that bad, Sure you might miss out on 1 attack per round compared to. The Answerer +4. I murder him, and I'll choose the crossbow for my ranged weapon (The Army Scythe with lightning bolts, and later the Firetooth in BG2, do the most. Auto-ammo light crossbow, crafted in ToB. 5). 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. Firetooth (dagger) Tansheron's Bow. November 2013 edited November 2013. Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. 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. The firetooth +3 does get DEX Mod on TH0 on ranged (no STR bonus damage), no DEX mod on TH0 on melee (but STR bonus damage on melee). Oh and more specifically for an archer:I recently had a fighter/mage and felt quite good. Note that bows are slightly different. The missiles receive +7 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+5 missile and 2 fire damage. Location: Vienna. In melee they still get the extra attack, which is huge (and kind of cheesy, but this is Baldurs Gate). A not-very-friendly monk will summon Balthazar who greets you coldly. Jan: Firetooth crossbow and crazy dispeller and pain in the. 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. 5 times per round. . As a rule of thumb, collect spell scrolls and sell them. 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. 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. I'm pretty sure that weapon has been core on far too many of my MCs over the years. Almost true. In other words: he rocks, has great banters, a nice background, and favors any party. . That being said, Paladins get to max out so many weapons that. Crossbow is an excellent choice for bows. Cespenar is an imp who flies around the Pocket Plane in Throne of Bhaal. Fire Tooth +3. Thats why the sling/shortbow/crossbow that make ammo are necessary. You do not want your frontline fighters to be swinging distance weapons, because that only makes it easier for enemy mobs to unstick from your main tank and chase down your backliners. BG1 has crossbow of speed and BG2 has Firetooth. Second he can use throwning daggers and axes, which gives him access to firetooth and that +4 axe. 5-12. In BG2, I'd say the extra attack per round does beat the giants hair crossbow. The Gensen Bow and Firetooth on the other hand shoot +4 ammo naturally, and if you upgrade Firetooth, it can shoot +5 ammo. The firetooth dagger can do very high damage per round at range. 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. It completely depends which weapon you're specialized in. This class kit has some major disadvantages and advantages, as they cannot wear any armor or arm protection, helmets (but they can wear other headgear. 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. +2. Cavalier or undead hunter would also be excellent choices, and would fit in really well in Bg2, cavalier having the edge in bg1 and undead hunter being more useful in bg2. Like Noober, he will continuously speak to you every few. Also as @SionIV hints, the Firetooth crossbow in BG2 is great. of course slings are the master race but that's a different story. 3. Darts are more useful in BG1 (much more so than throwing daggers +0), but the crimson dart in BG2 is a letdown. I'm new to this game and am looking for a decent and noob friendly archery build if one exists. 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. Also as @SionIV hints, the Firetooth crossbow in BG2 is great. Arrows of detonation are imba but are locked behind baldurs gate. 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. For Archers, the best weapon is the Firetooth Crossbow with its +6 accuracy and fire arrows. ) All of that is from a powergame perspective,. The good: The bleeding effect stacks. Throwing axes & the throwing hammer in BG2 are also great - especially for sword & board characters. Throwing daggers. Good call. There are other good. Nalia's family castle is under attack by trolls with a higher intelligence. Use Remove Fear in advance as well as Chaotic Commands on all characters in the party. 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. Once a great bureaucratic center for the city's royal dynasty, Saradush became a producer of agricultural products for trade. Short Bows are needed only for enemies requiring +4 to hit (Gesen Bow once again). the best are the gesen bow and firetooth, as they both do decent damage and have magical ammo that can hit anything . 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 (+5 upgraded) crossbow is added in ToB and can be purchased at Watcher's Keep and so is available at the start of SoA. Help with weapon proficiency in party setup. Normal Dmg – Damage at level 31 with a normal missile. ”. Everard's sling does practically the same damage as Erinne's sling, both. Each hit reduces target's Armor Class by 2 for 4 rounds. Later Firetooth is a +3 weapon with added fire damage, MH both are better then Belm if the lesser reach does not bother you. You start hitting enemies much earlier than your meleers and get up to +8 damage and +8 thac0 double ensures that you never miss. Boomerang, the poisoned throwers, and especially Firetooth. 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. Actively equipping ammo removes the penalties. 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. Good call. Advantages: Strength Bonus on. @EntropyXII The base damage for all daggers in BG2, aside from Firetooth and the Boomerang Dagger, is 1d4. 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. atakdoug 12 years ago #7. Firetooth crossbow is super-duper-duper cheesy if you exploit the Scorcher ammo from the Big Metal Unit. Firetoooth is just way better as a +3 dagger with range and it's fast too. 2. Banshee Network. That's 16-23 damage, not 11-18. Buy Firetooth +4 if you've a crossbowman and a potion bag too. 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. @MrNooby Yeah, the whole screwed-over-archer thing is a big topic that always seems to come back. I wouldn't do an archer in BG2. If you dont mind some borderline cheese Boomerang blade and Firetooth (dagger) both get an extra attack when in the main hand in both ranged and melee mode. 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. 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. Mace of Disruption, Azuredge, Ilbratha, Namarra, and Daystar all have useful abilities and are worth equipping just for those abilities. 5 + 1 = 4. 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. Adventurer's Mart sells Robe of Vecna. Otherwise, the. +X or better: Sling > Dagger > Firetooth (pretty sure Scorcher Ammo has some dodgy enchantment level). I'll do some math below to show some useful numbers using +2 arrows, bolts and bullets. 10. The crossbow itself adds 1d8+5 points of damage, it has +7 THAC0 bonus (+5 from the crossbow, +2 from the bolts). Light crossbows. THAC0 is an acronym for To Hit Armor Class 0 (Zero). of course slings are the master race but that's a different story. 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. Firetooth +5 is an enchanted light crossbow which does not require ammunition, but instead creates magical bolts of fire +5, which inflict 2 points of fire damage. Millstone85 Apr 11, 2022 @ 8:21am. 'Tis disturbing to my demeanor! Yes. - 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). We also feature mods for Neverwinter Nights II. 5 for 5 and 3 pips) Archer prof bonus – At level 31 the bonus for archer damage. This merchant located in Ust Natha's bazaar has a variety of items available, focused on weapons and ammunition, some armor and scrolls. This may include The Black Pits. The real reason to take flails is in preparation of BG2 (Flail of Ages and Defender of Easthaven). Had a master specialisation in crossbows, picked up firetooth early and together with mage spells wrecked havoc. It allowes you to better toe to toe / flank as a fighter, support or fight as a cleric or mage. Once you get defensive spin with stone skin and mirror image etc you are so hard to hit. Hard to say which is 'better'. 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. Questions about throwing weapons. Heavy Crossbow. +8 THAC0 (assuming +3 bolts) So everything considered, I would go with the dagger. He is a similar character to that of Noober in Baldur's Gate and to that of Nüber in Siege of Dragonspear. But if party members are. You don't have to buy it like. When. Gnasher +2 and acidic Blackblood +3 are easy to get from Trademeet & Druid Groove. Any help appreciated. Keldorn - Lilarcor --> Carsomyr + Firetooth Anomen - Mace of Disruption --> Crom + Shield of Harmony. For the respective ammunition, see Category:Bolts . Firetooth will outdamage the shortbows per. Firetooth +5: Description: Component: Location: Special: Automatically creates and shoots Fire Arrows, and therefore needs not ammunition. This page is for specialist mages, the mage class kits. - Firetooth +5: 1 APR, attack +7, damage +1d8+5+2. It focuses on making a thief not a thief but rather a mage or fighter with thiefing abilities. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or shapechange spells, and attacks. It replaces all dream abilities from Baldur’s. You start hitting enemies much earlier than your meleers and get up to +8 damage and +8 thac0 double ensures that you never miss. , automatically fires +2 Fire Bolts. 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. The dagger + 3 firetooth is just as good with its 2d4 + 3 +1d2 fire damage. When this spell is cast at a creature, it breaches and dispels all of the specific and combat protections on the target creature. According to this, throwing daggers in BG2EE are supposed to have strength bonus to damage fixed. (I think Firetooth in the main hand and the Ninjato of the Scarlet Brotherhood in the offhand is the best weapon. 10. Celestial Fury and some a stat stick in the offhand of you really don't want to use belm/kundane. In particular, boomerang dagger +2 and firetooth +3 are both +1 apr weapons in melee on top of being a great ranged weapon. Dorn is available to recruit in Chapter One. The Kensai does more damage, and the Archer has better attacks per round. 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. I noticed that while slowly approaching from the right side, You may provoke the mage to start the fight WITHOUT provoking Sarevok. #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. Bounty Hunter (6)->Fighter: You get special snares, can get set traps and detect illusion to 80 before tomes and grandmastery. I've been playing BG2 for years and I've never finished a game with Aerie as a romance option. Tuigan's bow gives you five with the same. As the result, his helper will teleport in Your team lonely. Baldur's Gate and Infinity Engine games are no exception, having bugs and glitches even in their fully patched versions. I wouldn't say BG2 & ToB outright nerfs archers, their main purpose just changes drastically. It ticks twice per round, so two hits make it nearly impossible to get spells off anymore. For ages, the keep has been observed and guarded by Helmites, followers of the God Helm. Hold D'Arnise. 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. 5)Dagger of Venom, Robe of Vecna, Vhailor's Helm, Defender of Easthaven, Gargoyle Boots, Scarlet Ninja-to, Azuredge, firetooth, and more. Get him to use crossbows/Quarterstaves and have him behind your fighters and focus fire on the enemy casters. At first disarm the traps around the arena. Also, consider the best backstabbing dagger is probably firetooth (2d4+3 base, 8 average damage). The throwing hammer is made for Dwarven fighter/clerics. Barbarian: You only get specialization, but you can be an orc for more str damage, rage boosts your str dmg even further and bonus movement speeds makes it easier to kite. 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. missiles and damage reduction while not limiting his spellcasting, and the Flasher Bruiser Mates have a small AoE which makes them really good. There are PLENTY of great 2h swords to go around in BG2, feel free to double up. 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. 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. If I made a Firetooth archer, I'd make it a Generic Archer anyway, I can't stand playing good aligned characters. Least Powerful Cleric: Vanilla cleric - no bonuses, and the kits have no downsides. Exploits are the intentional abuse of game mechanics in a way unintended by the developers. Buildings of note in the city include guilds for. Gnasher BG2 (best club in BG2) Stonefire BG2 (elemental axe) Tuigan BG2 (best bow in BG2) Firetooth Crossbow BG2 (best crossbow in BG2) Blackrazor BG2 (best long sword in BG2, Strength 25 with any weapon) Carsomyr BG2 (best two-handed sword in BG2, highest enchantment in BG2) Staff of the Magi BG2 (best staff in BG2, best anti-mage weapon) I considered apr that's what I was talking about, is that even WITH the additional APR firetooth still pulls ahead because it's base damage is so damn high and multiplies with actual ammunition (which it shouldn't but it always has ever since the original bg2) My data is showing firetooth being ahead in every situation, haste, imp haste, and GWW. Baldur's Gate 1 THAC0. So, I am considering an Archer for my next char. Possibly better armor than Avenger. This is a good one because it screws wizards. Each hit reduces target's Magic Resistance by 15% for 4 rounds. Firetooth Crossbow can be obtained starting from Chapter 2 of BGEE2, while crafting the Gesen Shortbow requires reaching Chapter 6. -. The same goes for on. And the magical ammos being a lot more common in BG2, which actually gives more versatility than melee weapon. Later on you can wield the firetooth dagger the same way, an excellen +3 dagger with 2D4 base damage + firedamage. Quarterstaffs are a good choice for backstabbing through the whole series. 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. MayorOfSmurftown. The Thrown version of Firetooth would be unusable by Kensai and Cavaliers, just like Darts are. You will find Neeber lingering outside the Fentan home in Trademeet. Axes: Azuredge can. Sold in the Promenade, in Trademeet, and in Imnesvale. Since arrow damage is so low in BG2, those +damage bonuses represent a sizeable fraction of your damage output. g. Sendai's Enclave is a plot location in Chapter 9 of Throne of Bhaal campaign. Final option is to EEKeeper a kit onto a Fighter/Thief multiclass. The calculus is pretty simple: Mages are the most. Ermm, Firetooth +5 would like to have a word with you. 1 By Zyvr Version history (Updates from the previous version are in italics). 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). Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will. (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. I then leave everything else to ToB, levels 2 onwards are where it starts getting tough and interesting. 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. The relative strength weakens as you progress to BG2, but you'll always have enough fuel to be worth your party slot. Crossbows (for the Army Scythe and Firetooth) would also be completely reasonable. Things will get messy between edwin and minsc, so drop minsc. 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. 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. Either to go two weapon fighting with long sword in the other hand or sword and shield style. Boomerang, the poisoned throwers, and especially Firetooth. The Oasis. For the respective ammunition, see Category:Bolts . Stoneskin only protects from the physical damage of an attack. Banshee Network. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. Except on infinite weapons : gesens, tuigan, elvard sling, firetooth crossbow. Kangaxx is a powerful demilich entombed in the cellar of a house in the Docks District. . 1 handed crossbows are a pretty big thing in the drizzt books. Kill the monster that attack from the niches on the arena's sides.