Archer build
Raistlin82
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Hi!
After reading of the possibility of a female evil thief in BG2:EE, I started playing with the idea of making an all-Evil party run, taking Dorn, Viconia and Edwin with me for both games.
I'd use Kagain and/or Shar-Teel and Baeloth and/or Eldoth (with Skie, I guess) for BG:EE.
I'd use Korgan and/or Sarevok, plus this new thief for BG2:EE/ToB.
That being said, I think I'd like to fill this party with an archer, but turns out only Good characters can be rangers.
My questions:
1) How can I make a good archer out of a fighter? Or could a bard be a good archer/overall character (I kinda want the BG2 bard stronghold)? What build should I go for (kits/skills)? I'd rather avoid multi-classing or bi-classing, by the way.
2) What good weapons (and other gear) are there for archers, in either game? Better to go bow or crossbow, given the items you can find in the game?
3) Can you make a whole BG:EE run (only the first game) without a thief in the party?
After reading of the possibility of a female evil thief in BG2:EE, I started playing with the idea of making an all-Evil party run, taking Dorn, Viconia and Edwin with me for both games.
I'd use Kagain and/or Shar-Teel and Baeloth and/or Eldoth (with Skie, I guess) for BG:EE.
I'd use Korgan and/or Sarevok, plus this new thief for BG2:EE/ToB.
That being said, I think I'd like to fill this party with an archer, but turns out only Good characters can be rangers.
My questions:
1) How can I make a good archer out of a fighter? Or could a bard be a good archer/overall character (I kinda want the BG2 bard stronghold)? What build should I go for (kits/skills)? I'd rather avoid multi-classing or bi-classing, by the way.
2) What good weapons (and other gear) are there for archers, in either game? Better to go bow or crossbow, given the items you can find in the game?
3) Can you make a whole BG:EE run (only the first game) without a thief in the party?
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Or you can attempt to build a character like Coran, who would be Neutral or even Evil. The best bet could be an Elf who gets a +1 Thaco ranged and with swords, and also a +1 Dex.
2) Spec crossbows or Slings
3) Yes, but i would always keep a thief in the party, in BG1 Mages are a luxury, i would always always choose a thief over a mage.
If you want to make a Bardic archer, i'd probably got with a Skald for the bonus to hit / damage.
Or you know, you could always use EEKeeper and edit some stuff about.... the whole saga is full of illegal class/stat/etc combos, so meh.
Elven Fighter. (Human if you wanted to dual class later)
Max out Crossbows. Then since fighters don't get free ranks in Dual Wielding, I'd go with either 2h Weapon style or Single Weapon Style to make it easier to swap out when forced into melee.
As for Equipment, in BG:EE, Longbow is your best bet throughout the game, with the Composite Longbow getting +2 Thaco and +3 Damage, and the Deadshot +2 getting the Inverse of that. In BG 2, Shortbow and crossbow are currently the best options, for Gesen and Firetooth respectively, but who knows what might get added in BG2:EE.
you got
magic arrows
spells
songs
i think jester is the best because his song confuse others(4th level spell for free)
you can consider elf or gnome fighter/mage for more spells and better archery but bard
bard is style~