14, May 1, 2005. Having played BG2 like a hundred times it's gotten to the point where I want hardly any spell. 5)Dagger of Venom, Robe of Vecna, Vhailor's Helm, Defender of Easthaven, Gargoyle Boots, Scarlet Ninja-to, Azuredge, firetooth, and more. BG2 evolved in everything, but still pales in comparison with some later Bioware games. Spike: Slings > Dagger ??? Firetooth (depends what its other damage is, could be higher than both if it gets even 1D8 other damage with crit. level 2. Gesen and tansheron are both fixed, all you get from ammo is extra thac0, firetooth is the only one that double dips damage (might be because of the changes to arrows black isle did, who knows). Firetooth 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. The Impaler has a palpable aura of magic that hints at the vicious nature of the weapon and why it has been a favorite of several powerful orc chieftains in the the past. Celestial Fury and some a stat stick in the offhand of you really don't want to use belm/kundane. The good: The bleeding effect stacks. If a target fails a saving throw versus spell, the combat log info will show "Stunned" text display. Update: It seems like some of the new items cannot currently be transferred across this way. Archers are. Showing 1 - 8 of 8 comments. Category for items that can be equipped as a character's shield of the size buckler, the smallest variant of them. See moreNot to be confused with Firetooth (crossbow). dive_bomber. For my own recommendations, I'd say she's the same as any other fighter/druid: top priority is scimitar 2 pips, then dual wielding 2. Many elemental arrows had their damage severely nerfed. They also receive a -2 penalty to intelligence but their reputation as being mentally-deficient is generally exaggerated. BG2 Party Composition for a Good Playthrough. Firetooth +4: Bought from Garlena on top of the Watcher's Keep. Bows are not as strong in bg2 compared to bg1 but they are still pretty good. Firetooth is the "best". But it comes at an awful price, and the party bankrupts itself to get this weapon. It can be gained from the Captain Egeissag who you will most. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. 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). 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. 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. 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. In BG, arrows applied their enchantment as both damage and thac0 bonuses (i. 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. g. 4) Weapons with elemental damage (Shortbow of Gesen, Firetooth crossbow and throwing dagger) interrupts spellcasting past-Stoneskin. Elves don't get a bonus to crossbows afaik but their 19 dex still works. But there are 5 total speed weapons as you can mainhand Boomerang Dagger or Firetooth for an extra APR. Quarterstaffs are a good choice for backstabbing through the whole series. Nalia's family castle is under attack by trolls with a higher intelligence. Firetooth is the best item they carry, but they have other good stuff too. 5. 5 APR vs 3. It works pretty well, especially with the occasional stun from stun bolts. Questions about throwing weapons. 5 average), which will also have a better damage type. What works, what doesn't but. +8 THAC0 (assuming +3 bolts) So everything considered, I would go with the dagger. Gnasher is also great for enemies that don't require +3 weapons. 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. The firetooth dagger can do very high damage per round at range. Jade talon comes earlier but firetooth is a better weapon, and it loses to the other two. 5 for 5 and 3 pips) Archer prof bonus – At level 31 the bonus for archer damage. 5 with BoL if the enemy makes every save, and 94. Honestly, when I'm bummed out that a character is not shaping up, I don't make it past cloakwood before I reroll a new one. Non-ammo launchers that are not using ammo from the quiver slots will apply the correct penalties. There are PLENTY of great 2h swords to go around in BG2, feel free to double up. 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. Here is a complete [see below] list of all. 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. You have reached this page because the article you are looking for has a very similar name to one or more other articles. 5 attacks without unnerfed grandmastery. Banshee Network. Later on you can switch Club of Detonation +4 (+5) in Watcher's Keep. See also: Bows and. Item Codes Baldur's Gate 1. After speaking with Odren outside of Watcher's Keep, you will. Each hit reduces target's Magic Resistance by 15% for 4 rounds. +4. 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. Any attempt to equip a second weapon just replaces the first weapon with the "new" weapon. because with the upgraded Firetooth I'd be able to hit enemies that needed a +5 with a ranged weapon, using all. This may include The Black Pits. Between. Firetooth +5: Description: Component: Location: Special: Automatically creates and shoots Fire Arrows, and therefore needs not ammunition. You start hitting enemies much earlier than your meleers and get up to +8 damage and +8 thac0 double ensures that you never miss. I believe, but am not certain, that it does. Good call. fire resist/immunity is pretty easy to come by so the fire club is definitely worth planning for. 5 + 1 = 4. Trademeet (which I return to later for skindancer end) Watcher's Keep level 1 including opening the portal. 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. blackblood is the indisputable best weapon for jaheira. Firetooth Crossbow BG2 (best crossbow in BG2) Blackrazor BG2 (best long sword in BG2, Strength 25 with any weapon). Sendai's Enclave is a plot location in Chapter 9 of Throne of Bhaal campaign. 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. 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. I. 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. +2. Location: Vienna. Short Bows are needed only for enemies requiring +4 to hit (Gesen Bow once again). As a rule of thumb, collect spell scrolls and sell them. arrows +1 gave +1 damage and +1 thac0). 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. gldnbear2008 Turnip-carrying member of the Jan Jansen Fan Club. 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. 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. With that said, it's not really the end of the world if you go Longbows. It is brilliant and very satisfying. bg2 almost has no magic arrows, which is very odd considering bg1 overflowed with them. This merchant located in Ust Natha's bazaar has a variety of items available, focused on weapons and ammunition, some armor and scrolls. Invest in two-handed swords, not Thieves' weapons, a point into 2-handed style. Hard to say which is 'better'. (thx to his bolt ofc) 0. Trademeet (which I return to later for skindancer end) Watcher's Keep level 1 including opening the portal. 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. Crossbows get one attack per round, the crossbow of speed gets two, and then, weapon grandmastery, and level 13, gives you four. Sold in the Promenade and by Arledrian in the Slums. 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). • 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 options are: Bastard sword or Mace. Baldur's Gate and Infinity Engine games are no exception, having bugs and glitches even in their fully patched versions. His body has been dismembered by his enemies, with the pieces concealed in secret tombs found around the city of Athkatla. In the end the quality of arrows doens't matter much most of the time because it. (I think Firetooth in the main hand and the Ninjato of the Scarlet Brotherhood in the offhand is the best weapon. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . once you're actually hitting a mage, they're dead anyway. Tuigan's bow gives you five with the same effects. That said, BG and BG2 are not games where classes are balanced against each other. Shortbow of Gesen, all day every day. In practice, gesen still tends to edge out tuigan. Jan Jansen is the Tiax of BG2. Hold D'Arnise. Age: 42. For ages, the keep has been observed and guarded by Helmites, followers of the God Helm. So probably Haer'Dalis (tank and dispell). dive_bomber. 2d4+3, +3 fire damage. Cause the game only counts the enchamtment on the arrow (bolt/etc). It is a number that represents the chances that a physical attack hit its target. blackblood is the indisputable best weapon for jaheira. Kangaxx is a powerful demilich entombed in the cellar of a house in the Docks District. 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. I enjoyed both runs on SCS+Tactical. 2. THAC0 is an acronym for To Hit Armor Class 0 (Zero). Pixie Prick is one of those "save or die" weapons, meaning that if its effect goes off, the enemy is basically dead. Obě tyto hry mají sice rozdílné boje, principy jsou ale. . Firetooth has its own ammo, but "fire" is the most ommon. Baldur's Gate 1 THAC0. 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. " As for Gesen: ". 2. and. Get him to use crossbows/Quarterstaves and have him behind your fighters and focus fire on the enemy casters. . Requires: 8 Strength. 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. 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. In this case, it's to make a better beefier thief. 5,000 Gold: Flail of Ages +4 (Electric. When you run out of arrows, simply change to one of the other bows or use only gesen. 2013 01:42:21 Items list BG2 THRONE OF BHAAL ITEM CODES v1. Light Crossbow of Speed- if you're going Crossbows, this is a nice initial weapon, due to the +1 APR. Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will. So I am doing BG2 with my wild mage and he is good in staff, dagger, and dart. And you strike 3 (base APR for firetooth) + 1 (grand mastery bonus) + . With that said, it's not really the end of the world if you go Longbows. Portraits from Portraits Portraits Everywhere With the Spell. Blackrazor +3. Undead Hunters are immune to status. 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. +X or better: Sling > Dagger > Firetooth (pretty sure Scorcher Ammo has some dodgy enchantment level). Throwing daggers. Adjatha has some neat immunities. The Berserker was nice against Liches and the earlier level 9 spells in TOB were really nice. 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. Both the Army Scythe in BG1 and Firetooth in BG2 can be bought early in the game. In late BG2, 4. Neb's Nasty Cutter - THACO +2, +2 poison damage per round for 10 seconds. 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. artooor 10 years ago #2. . Chapter 9: The Bhaalspawn Amkethran The Oasis When you arrive, an officious fool named Jamis Tombelthen will condemn you for unnamed crimes. Gnasher is also great for enemies that don't require +3 weapons. Heavy crossbow, bought from Ribald, and nowhere near the damage you get from Firetooth. While initially met as just a golden skull, he can be reconstructed in the Restore Kangaxx's body questline. Based on the item category or type Daggers (16) . Arrow enchantments in BG1 are ridiculous and easily farm-able. Post edited by Durmir46 on August 2018. It can be bought from Sister Garlena on the top of Watcher's Keep. it has a really high thaco. It can be dispelled or you can wait it out (5 rounds = 30 seconds). fire resist/immunity is pretty easy to come by so the fire club is definitely worth planning for. 0. Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn. Firetooth may refer to: Firetooth (crossbow) Firetooth (dagger) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. Kaigen said: Importing from vanilla BG1 to vanilla BG2 lets you change your weapon proficiencies because the two games use different systems and categories. it has a really high thaco. 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. 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. The weapon has a speed factor of 1 and it fires one projectile per round. 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. Sendai's Enclave is a plot location in Chapter 9 of Throne of Bhaal campaign. There's lots of interesting longbows in BG2, and they all suck due to the ammo issue. The missiles receive +6 to hit, including the bonus listed below, and deal a total of 1d8+4 missile and 2 fire damage. 5-12. In BG2 there are a number of daggers with special effects on them. 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). Another okay choice for the. 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. The special ability is acquired in Chapter Four of the Shadows of Amn campaign and possessed by default when starting Throne of Bhaal. Just like when first playing BG2, you learn which battles are doable at the level you are at. The Gensen Bow and Firetooth on the other hand shoot +4 ammo naturally, and if you upgrade Firetooth, it can shoot +5 ammo. In BG2, Firetooth's bonuses used to stack when you had actual bolts equipped, (meaning it dealt 2d8 +2 +4 damage instead of 1d8 +2 +4). Firetooth with whirlwind beats pretty much any ranged weapon. I simply edited my proficiencies using EEKeeper. Rangers also automatically start with ** in Two Weapon Style. So, don't expect it to beat something like Dragon Age Origins, but yeah, BG2 is much better than BG1 in terms of party characters and their development. Normal Dmg – Damage at level 31 with a normal missile. 30 in the morning and 5. And for missiles ammo I'm clueless. Also as @SionIV hints, the Firetooth crossbow in BG2 is great. If BG2 didn't include extra attack weapons (note that every extra attack weapon is a thief weapon), they would be unplayable trash. However, carefully. So, since we now do get the STR bonus for all our throwing weapons, thing that I missed in my old scs/ascension runs, I would like to create a throwing weapon moster, since archer kit is not good enough in midgame bg2 (kapperino). Even a low-ish level thief in BG2 is going to have the important skills at 100 practically before the game begins. Also, Dorn will get another Two handed sword called The Abyssal Blade during his quest in BG2 that's better than his starting sword. As you can see, both Tuigan (which you get at the beginning of BG2) and Gesen are far, far. So, without spending pips, what basic weapon is the best, and what magical ranged weapons in BG2 are best? I’m thinking throwing daggers, for APR and the Strength bonus, and then a Throwing Axe +2 to save Firetooth for someone with dagger proficiency and more Dex. And it only stacks with the electric damage not the missile damage from the bolt of lightning. 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. Axes: Azuredge can. In range they get the str bonus. The 5th level wizard spell Breach strips its target of all combat and specific protections. In BG2, I'd say the extra attack per round does beat the giants hair crossbow. And the magical ammos being a lot more common in BG2, which actually gives more versatility than melee weapon. Almost true. 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 special ability is acquired in Chapter Four of the Shadows of Amn campaign and possessed by default when starting Throne of Bhaal. Baldur’s Gate II holds a pretty special place in my heart. Weapons for an Archer. Actively equipping ammo removes the penalties. Otherwise, the. MayorOfSmurftown. Firetoooth is just way better as a +3 dagger with range and it's fast too. 10. But throwing daggers and slings are absolute monsters in terms of damage output since you get STR bonuses. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to make them stronger. 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. As the result, his helper will teleport in Your team lonely. 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. Dark elves are pretty into them for Concealed Carry. @ghettohoodie: Comparing mage and Fighter is not that easy, both have strengths and disadvantages and neither of these are shared by both. Montresor_SP Posts: 2,208. Reflection shield is also useful vs ravager. 5 + 1 = 4. 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. 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. He is a similar character to that of Noober in Baldur's Gate and to that of Nüber in Siege of Dragonspear. and it certainly continues in a similar fashion for much of BG2 as well. Second he can use throwning daggers and axes, which gives him access to firetooth and that +4 axe. It also kills trolls etc. . Feel free to browse our collection of released. Mine used Firetooth and I never understood why the THAC0 and damage displayed were worse than with other weapons. Hand Minsc a composite with quiver of plenty, give someone else firetooth, pick up +3 shortbow in trademeet, and these will. missiles and damage reduction while not limiting his spellcasting, and the Flasher Bruiser Mates have a small AoE which makes them really good. Every time a creature makes a physical attack, the game simulates an attack roll, which is the roll of a 20-sided die. The miniscule added damage (D6 vs D4) from a throwing axe vs the +1 APR from the dagger weighs heavily in favour of. According to this, throwing daggers in BG2EE are supposed to have strength bonus to damage fixed. This is why Firetooth is so good, it will fire +4 bolts if you don't use ammo. Help with weapon proficiency in party setup. 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. 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. If you are a Fighter/Cleric, you got all of the basics covered with that party (Cleric spells, Druid spells, Mage spells, Thief skills, and tanky fighters). Honest Archer Kit Review. 9. 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. It can be obtained from the weapons merchant in Ust Natha, by purchase, or perhaps not so legal means. Several unique items are offered to include Harbinger, Firetooth (dagger), Staff of Earth and the Spear of Withering. Specialist Mages are mages specialized in one of eight schools of magic. Moreover multi enables you to be half-orc which means you can start with a 19 strength, which doesn't matter in SoD/BG2 but is a significant quality-of-life boost for BG1 (yes there is a strength tome but you don't get it until late). ) All of that is from a powergame perspective,. 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. I mean, in BG2, Boomerang and Firetooth will definitely take care of business. I noticed that while slowly approaching from the right side, You may provoke the mage to start the fight WITHOUT provoking Sarevok. Give Firetooth +4, the Bowstring of Gond, and 5000 gold to Cespenar. I also mainline the robe of vecna and the belt of hill giant strength from the adventurer's mart once my reputation's high enough to give me a decent discount. In Baldur's Gate II, I have a fighter with Two Weapon Style. blackblood/belm into spectral brand/belm. And you are expected to have a higher strength, thus higher bonus melee damage. Your best choice is Archer, kit of Ranger class. He was originally Bhaal's butler and for a certain price and components, he can improve or fuse items to. Throw in belm offhand, and you can hit 5 apr very early in bg2. fire – on top or exclusively, this damage component will still hurt the wizard. Of course, you should have Shortbow too, just switch as needed. An exception to this is if Gorion's Ward becomes a mind flayer through the limited wish or shapechange spells, and attacks. BG1 was the first game of such kind, and the weakest one in terms of characters and mechanics depth. ). 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. There are many different directions you could go in, but I really like the Firetooth Crossbow or Army Scythe because of his Poison Weapon. Their damage output is outstanding in BG1 and early to mid BG2, and it's only in later BG2 and ToB that it tapers off. Technically one of the highest damage output characters later on IMO. His armor gives him a large bonus vs. I've googled this (particularly fighter/thief picks), and lots of what I've read has either been advocating for katanas (CF) or some kind of short-sword-scimitar-two-weapon-fighting-at-base-5-APR kind of set up. Buildings of note in the city include guilds for. Jan: Firetooth(Crossbow) + Staff of Striking Firetooth for it infinite +4 ammo and Staff for silly backstabs. It's a no-retreat area, so you. 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. Not only melee weapons in BG2 does a lot more damage, they have other cool effects. - 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). The city was under siege during the first chapter of Throne of Bhaal campaign and was later destroyed by the fire giant Yaga-Shura. It seems the only bow/crossbow that can hit as a +4/+5 is the FireTooth+4/+5. 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. Going into TOB, there's Dagger of the Star, which is a routine endgame upgradeable weapon. Each of these tombs is guarded by a. . Stiletto of Demarchess - +2 THACO, 20% chance target is stunned for 2 rounds. Save or die weapons are very nice to have in BG2. Against the undead creatures, they have +3 damage and -3 THAC0 bonus. One of them carries the best standard-duty shield in SoA, the sentinel +4. You can make them even more devastating against the undead by giving them weapons such as Daystar, Mace of Disruption, Harrower, Azuredge and Foebane. 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 2 Walkthroughs & Guides Walkthrough by Montresor Baldur's Gate 2 Online Walkthrough by Montresor CREATING YOUR MAIN CHARACTER | GENERAL TIPS. Firetooth may refer to: Firetooth (crossbow) Firetooth (dagger) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. Gesen shortbow: another good option for the archer. If you don't have Chaotic Commands on party members with weak saves, apply it before leaving. The 6th Level Divine spell "Wondrous Recall" will allow you to recover two spells of 5th level or lower, it starts with the highest level spell that has been expended so it's easy to cast two CC, then WR, then another two CC and another WR. Crossbows can almost keep up only with the Light Crossbow of Speed or the one Simulacre mentioned at Watchers Keep. 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. 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. 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. Firetooth (crossbow) Darkfire Bow. [ July 29, 2005, 21:36: Message edited by: Wirhe ] Wordplay, Jul 29, 2005. 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. Best Weapons Baldur's Gate 1. Dorn if you take him makes. The bartender at the Copper Coronet sells Azuredge and Stonefire. 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. the best are the gesen bow and firetooth, as they both do decent damage and have magical ammo that can hit anything . 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. With either of these in the main hand toggled to melee mode and Belm in the offhand you get 4 apr, 3 with the dagger and 1 with the. This way you could have a multiclass Fighter/Assassin. 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). Even with no proficiency points your Archer will hardly ever miss late game. Option 2 - I would get move into melee and dual wielding sooner and then specialize in dagger for Boomerang and Firetooth in BG2. I always felt that my PCs (being neutral/good or lower) did not correspond to their dialogues (in a logical RP). Firetooth Crossbow can be obtained starting from Chapter 2 of BGEE2, while crafting the Gesen Shortbow requires reaching Chapter 6. And Crossbow ammo in BG2 is really strong. From the Firetooth +4 description: "Firetooth has no need for ammunition as it automatically launches magical arrows of fire. If you want to quickly test this, create a new level 1 character and put points into sword and shield style and single weapon style. Buy a dagger and a throwing dagger from. That 2d4 is the same you roll. 9 comments Best Top New Controversial Q&A. Things will get messy between edwin and minsc, so drop minsc. In BG2, I'd say the extra attack per round does beat the giants hair crossbow. 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. Play the character as. 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. 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. Unfortunately, all ranged options, including the dwarven thrower hammer, deal Missile (piercing) in their ranged form. 14. 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. Lastly I'm very happy to see my favorite weapon, Firetooth (the dagger), doing so well. They fall off a bit by tob, given that belm offhand already gets you to 4. Aside from obvious stuff like bards/monks, clerics are probably the weakest low level archetype. She's not specialised in Crossbows, but it is something to keep in mind for mid-game anyway. 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. While Cavalier is more useful in BG1, the sheer number of level draining undead in BG2 makes Undead Hunter a must. 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. Using the ring of gaxx to get improved haste gives you 9 attacks per round. Elves don't get a bonus to crossbows afaik but their 19 dex still works. 5 with BoL if the enemy misses every save. Solution to the Archer problem in BG2. 5 attacks, or 3. 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. Almost true. January 2013. This dagger has the same bonus to damage and THAC0 as a dagger +2, but a base damage of 2d4 instead of the usual 1d4 and a speed factor of 1 instead of 0. Baldurs Gate II: Shadows of Amn & Throne of Bhaal: 7: 05-27-2002 03:49 PM: All. 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. Although he can't be killed by Gorion's Ward, they can still hurt him. The Composite Longbow +2 is marginally better. 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.