You could also use Near Infinity to change halberds to use the axe proficiency, and maybe tweak the swing ratio so it includes fewer thrusts and more overhand and backhand swings. Two-handed axes in IWD2 use the same animation as halberds, and it looks about the same.
meh - i just reerolled.. I was like ok -- single hand axe does well enough without added coverage. ok two hand sword does well enough without the added coverage... but wheres the 2 h axe!
If you want to bring some IWD experience to BG and enjoy two-handed axes, install this tweak from the BG2 Tweaks mod:
Two-Handed Axes A nod to Icewind Dale, this tweak adds an ability to all melee-only axes that will create a two-handed version of the axe in your inventory. The one-handed version will be removed. The new axe will have the animation of a two-handed halberd but, in all other respects, will be the same as the one-handed version. You can switch back to the one-handed version at any time. The ability is found behind the backpack icon, once the axe is equipped. This component will affect items introduced by mods.
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Fortunately there's EEKeeper!
so now the lands must face my gang of archers...
Throw that axe to a dwarf or half-orc barbarian for that nice 20 con.
Two-Handed Axes
A nod to Icewind Dale, this tweak adds an ability to all melee-only axes that will create a two-handed version of the axe in your inventory. The one-handed version will be removed. The new axe will have the animation of a two-handed halberd but, in all other respects, will be the same as the one-handed version. You can switch back to the one-handed version at any time. The ability is found behind the backpack icon, once the axe is equipped. This component will affect items introduced by mods.
http://www.gibberlings3.net/bg2tweaks/