Weapon specialisation problem

bazzabear

I can't work out if this is a bug, or if I'm missing something.

When I built my character, I chose a wizard slayer, and the highest I could get specialising in a single weapon was 2. So I went back and tried again with a plain fighter - and the same was true.

The fighter is definitely supposed to be able to go to 4, so what am I missing? Can you only go past 2 at a higher level? But the pre-made fighter has 3 in longswords!

moody_mage

Level 1 fighters can now only take two pips at level 1, this is to prevent people being grandmasters in a weapon at level 3.

The premade fighter should probably be amended...

MurrayConfederacy

In BG2 you could put 4 into a single skill because that is how it accounted for your increase in levels. In Tutu they kept this although in the original BG you could only put 2 max in each at level 1 (you could go past later). BGEE fixed this "problem" and made it the same as the original BG. The fact that the pre-made fighter has a 3 in longsword (if this is indeed true) is a bug.

bazzabear

Cheers! What level can you further specialise then?

MurrayConfederacy

@bazzabear Check out this site: http://playithardcore.com/pihwiki/index.php?title=Baldur's_Gate:_Progression_Charts

bazzabear

That's an interesting page, thanks. But while it says when you get proficiency points, it doesn't seem to say when you're allowed to put more than 2 against one weapon. Unless it's simply that you can at any time after the start - therefore level 3 when you get your first additional point?

Azrael

@bazzabear yes it does, the column "Proficiency Points" is what you are looking for.
It stats you can distribute 4 pionts on your first level an get an additianl point every Level which can be divided by three (3/6/9/12 etc.)

bazzabear said:

therefore level 3 when you get your first additional point?

Yes Exactly so you can reach 5 points at level 9.