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Best armour for barbs?

certuscertus Member Posts: 52
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Hi there. Anyone know what the best armour for barbs is and where to get it early game? Best for a long time appears to be chain mail+ 1 pffft. Thx for any help

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  • IkMarcIkMarc Member Posts: 552
    Mithril Chain Mail +4. Just kill Drizzt by making one character run around (with boots of speed) and letting the others range attack him.
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    There is a splint mail +1 in a chest in duke eltan's hq in the flaming fist building
  • the_spyderthe_spyder Member Posts: 5,018
    LOL.

    Honestly, the first time I read the title, I swore it said "Best armor for Babes." And was going to say Chain-mail Bikini.

    But then I re-read it and was a little disappointed.
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    I have a long running barb called barbie
  • TerlikliHayvanTerlikliHayvan Member Posts: 21
    edited January 2013
    IkMarc said:

    Mithril Chain Mail +4. Just kill Drizzt by making one character run around (with boots of speed) and letting the others range attack him.


    Drizzt can be killed with so low level party. Nobody can be killed Drizzt or Elminister or Simbul or (rip) Khelben. This is in game possible, but unrealistic. Some characters are choosens of setting and they are finding always a way. For a this reason mithril chain mail +4 is not acceptable.
  • the_spyderthe_spyder Member Posts: 5,018
    ajwz said:

    I have a long running barb called barbie

    Does she wear Chain-mail Bikinis?

    I wanted to create a Barbi named Xena. Haven't done it yet, but someday.
  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    the_spyder said:

    ajwz said:

    I have a long running barb called barbie

    Does she wear Chain-mail Bikinis?

    I wanted to create a Barbi named Xena. Haven't done it yet, but someday.
    She is a he
  • the_spyderthe_spyder Member Posts: 5,018
    ajwz said:


    She is a he

    Named Barbi? OKAY!

  • ajwzajwz Member Posts: 4,122
    The idea was that it was a sarcastic nickname given to him by other party members, which he was too stupid to pick up upon.
  • TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
    Elven Chain is the best armor a bard can use while still casting spells. It doesn't drop like it was meant to though because of a bug. You can still create it for yourself with the console.
  • IkMarcIkMarc Member Posts: 552
    TerlikliHayvan said:

    IkMarc said:

    Mithril Chain Mail +4. Just kill Drizzt by making one character run around (with boots of speed) and letting the others range attack him.


    Drizzt can be killed with so low level party. Nobody can be killed Drizzt or Elminister or Simbul or (rip) Khelben. This is in game possible, but unrealistic. Some characters are choosens of setting and they are finding always a way. For a this reason mithril chain mail +4 is not acceptable.
    The fuck did I just read???
  • the_spyderthe_spyder Member Posts: 5,018
    I THINK they are trying to say that they don't think you should be able to kill Drzzt or Elminster in the game because they are iconic characters in the books. Hence, they don't think you should be doing so and making use of their items merely because you can. Or something along that line.

    Personally, IT'S A GAME. Play how you want.
  • QuartzQuartz Member Posts: 3,853
    TerlikliHayvan said:

    IkMarc said:

    Mithril Chain Mail +4. Just kill Drizzt by making one character run around (with boots of speed) and letting the others range attack him.


    Drizzt can be killed with so low level party. Nobody can be killed Drizzt or Elminister or Simbul or (rip) Khelben. This is in game possible, but unrealistic. Some characters are choosens of setting and they are finding always a way. For a this reason mithril chain mail +4 is not acceptable.
    I'm going to pretend I completely understood this post.
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    I don't think bard's can wear splint but:

    Gullykin has a +2 chain
    If you want to cast spells you can use the Bracers of AC 6 until the elven chain is patched in
  • QuartzQuartz Member Posts: 3,853
    Also, you can get +3 Chain Mail from a guy you end up killing after the Isle of Balduran quest. Long-ass quest, but yeah.
  • ReadingRamboReadingRambo Member Posts: 598
    Pretty sure he means barb= barbarian, not bard
  • TJ_HookerTJ_Hooker Member Posts: 2,438
    edited January 2013
    After Drizzt's armour, I think splint+2 (Mail of the Dead or something like that?) is the best for a barbarian (same AC as the above mentioned +3 chain, but I think splint has better modifiers). I forget where you find it though.

    Edit: I was wrong, there's no splint +2 in BG1
  • QuartzQuartz Member Posts: 3,853
    edited January 2013
    There ain't Splint +2 in Baldur's Gate 1, or its Enhanced Edition. The best Splint Mail in the game is Splint Mail +1, which is why people are talking about Chain Mail instead. I'm well aware that he meant Barbarian.
  • TJ_HookerTJ_Hooker Member Posts: 2,438
    edited January 2013
    Quartz said:

    There ain't Splint +2 in Baldur's Gate 1, or its Enhanced Edition. The best Splint Mail in the game is Splint Mail +1, which is why people are talking about Chain Mail instead. I'm well aware that he meant Barbarian.

    My bad. The place I most remember splint +2 from is BG2 (I think Irenicus's dungeon?), but for some reason I was convinced it showed up in BG1.

    Edit: OK, apparently I'm high or something. The armour I'm talking about is chain +2 (as @Quartz points out). But I think it does actually show up in BG1(?).
    Post edited by TJ_Hooker on
  • QuartzQuartz Member Posts: 3,853
    @TJ_Hooker Yeah, that stuff is Chain +2. I'm not trying to be Mr. Correct Every Little Detail, I get confused about this stuff too. Here, I think this should help ya out:

    http://www.mikesrpgcenter.com/bgate2/armor/armor.html
  • DazzuDazzu Member Posts: 950
    Quartz said:

    TerlikliHayvan said:

    IkMarc said:

    Mithril Chain Mail +4. Just kill Drizzt by making one character run around (with boots of speed) and letting the others range attack him.


    Drizzt can be killed with so low level party. Nobody can be killed Drizzt or Elminister or Simbul or (rip) Khelben. This is in game possible, but unrealistic. Some characters are choosens of setting and they are finding always a way. For a this reason mithril chain mail +4 is not acceptable.
    I'm going to pretend I completely understood this post.
    Really? I can't even pretend. You could give me the funding to try and I'd rather just buy hot pockets instead.
  • TJ_HookerTJ_Hooker Member Posts: 2,438
    edited January 2013
    @Quartz haha, oh man am I dumb. I actually looked at that site just before I made my last post, and somehow totally missed that. Apparently I was just convinced to all hell that it was splint. At least I may have been right about it showing up in BG1 though.
    Post edited by TJ_Hooker on
  • QuartzQuartz Member Posts: 3,853
    TJ_Hooker said:

    @Quartz haha, oh man am I dumb. I actually looked at that site just before I made my last post, and somehow totally missed that. Apparently I was just convinced to all hell that it was splint. At least I may have been right about it showing up in BG1 though.

    Correct it is in BG1, Molkar drops it in Southern Gullykin. :)
  • TressetTresset Member, Moderator Posts: 8,268
    ReadingRambo said:

    Pretty sure he means barb= barbarian, not bard

    ...
    Whoops. Had bards on the mind I guess...
    Yeah probably either Drizzts chain or chain +3
    Or if you prefer innate bonuses(which I wouldn't) splint +1
  • SplodSplod Member Posts: 114
    Dazzu said:

    Really? I can't even pretend. You could give me the funding to try and I'd rather just buy hot pockets instead.

    Mmm... Hot pockets.
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