2-handed weapons in Baldur's Gate EE 1

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• atcDave Member Posts: 2,636

  July 5

  Two-Handed Sword is its own thing. Halberd and Spear also have their own. Just scroll more *slowly* through the list! For maximum effect, do Two-Handed Sword specialist (2 pips) and Two Handed Style specialization. That will make for a hard hitting character!

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• Trouveur Member Posts: 901

  July 5

  Two handed sword is for using two handed swords.
  Halberds need halberd proficiency.
  Spears need spear proficiency.
  
  All melee two handed weapons also benefit from two handed weapons style.

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• jmerry Member Posts: 4,105

  July 6

  And the last type of two-handed weapon, the quarterstaff, is also its own proficiency.
  
  Note that many classes can't take most of these proficiencies, or use the corresponding weapons. Halberds and two-handed swords are only available to warrior classes (fighter, paladin, ranger, multiclass characters including one of those*). Spears are only available to warrior classes and druids. Staves are available to everyone but monks.
  If your class doesn't allow the use of a given weapon, you won't even see the option for its proficiency in character creation or level-up.
  
  *If that multiclass includes a priestly class (cleric or druid), the weapons that class can't use are unusable by the multiclass. So no halberds or two-handed swords or spears for fighter/clerics.
  
  The weapon style proficiencies are available to everyone except pure mages and sorcerers, though only warriors (and a couple kits) can go beyond one dot in those proficiencies.

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