At Conlan's there's is a helmet only wearable by Halflings and Gnomes which improves your AC by 2 points!
Actually, it improves AC by THREE points! It's amazing, especially if the character wearing it is a cleric or a mage, since they can cast Haste, Righteous Wrath of the Faithful and Greater Restoration without having to worry about fatigue.
Also, I really recommend Ogi-Luc's Great Robe. It won't make a mage as good at fighting as a fighter/mage, but it's still very useful and I think it's the best robe in the game. At one point I did a solo necromancer playthrough of Icewind Dale and my character had to fight in melee against iron golems and other creatures that his spells were useless against. The robe helped quite a lot in those endeavors.
That plus the Rogue's Cowl is nuts - base AC 2, no thieving penalties, no armor-based DEX penalty (I play with armor-based DEX penalties), near-max warrior STR, all ready to be enhanced by spells like Aid, DUHM, Holy Power, Righteous Magic, etc. etc. Turns the C/T from an afterthought to one of the most powerful classes in the game.
If you play with the mod that adds the BG2 bonus merchants, Vhailor's Helm, natch.
I was always tempted by that cowl, but I wasn't sure if it also helps against critical hits like a normal helmet would. Was this also the item that grants color spray?
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Conlan has a lot of nice weapons but they are so expensive that once you can afford them you have already found better weapons from dungeons.
Also, I really recommend Ogi-Luc's Great Robe. It won't make a mage as good at fighting as a fighter/mage, but it's still very useful and I think it's the best robe in the game. At one point I did a solo necromancer playthrough of Icewind Dale and my character had to fight in melee against iron golems and other creatures that his spells were useless against. The robe helped quite a lot in those endeavors.
name of mod?
Fwiw, I'd recommend a dual class rather than multi.