Whats your favorite BG equipment?
MooseChangerPat
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BG and BG2 had a lot of really fascinating pieces of equipment from the ring of Gaxx, to the Big Metal Unit, to the cloak of balduran in the first baldur's gate, to even minor things like the history books? After a quick search on the forrum to try and make sure this isn't a repeat thread, I would like to pose a question to all of you. What is your favorite BG or BG2 piece of equipment? I know most people will probably say the boots of speed, or the bag of holding, but why not think outside of the box a little too? Items that you just find really awesome without them being pretty much mainstream in levels of awesome.
Personally if I were to go a bit mainstream, I'd probably say my favorite piece of equipment was the Celestial Fury Katana. God bless that Katana, and the sheer quantity of foes I've stunned with it. Or maybe even Xan's moonblade, because despite him being the only one who could use it, that thing was so... damn... cool *_*. If I were thinking a bit outside the box though, I'd say my favorite piece of equipment was... weirdly I might say that mirror image short sword you get for finding the mimic's blood. Sure it's only +1, but being able to have a fighter or paladin with mirror image on could be a lot of fun, and I even used that until the end of TOB.
I know I have a hard time coming up with one single equipment I love best, but let's hear it from the masses! This the, What's your favorite BG equipment thread!
Personally if I were to go a bit mainstream, I'd probably say my favorite piece of equipment was the Celestial Fury Katana. God bless that Katana, and the sheer quantity of foes I've stunned with it. Or maybe even Xan's moonblade, because despite him being the only one who could use it, that thing was so... damn... cool *_*. If I were thinking a bit outside the box though, I'd say my favorite piece of equipment was... weirdly I might say that mirror image short sword you get for finding the mimic's blood. Sure it's only +1, but being able to have a fighter or paladin with mirror image on could be a lot of fun, and I even used that until the end of TOB.
I know I have a hard time coming up with one single equipment I love best, but let's hear it from the masses! This the, What's your favorite BG equipment thread!
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But that's Baldur's Gate 2. In Baldur's Gate 1 the one, most ridiculous item that holds a special place in my heart is the autograph from Larry Darryl and Darryl. Man, I always had it, from start to end, in my inventory. Simply because it's silly
and Helm of Infravision, it just look good on the BG1 animations :-p
@Cheesebelly The autograph was also my Dad's favorite piece of equipment, so I can totally see that xD
And @Mch202, you totally go with your +1 flail! That's what I call thinking outside the obsessive power scales here. I personally liked to give Minsc the infravision helm, the cloak of displacement, plate mail armor, and the flame tongue sword, and pretend he was a doom guard. ^_^
Robes of the good/neutral/evil archmagi are cool - they finally make your wizard look like a proper wizard.
In 2:
Human flesh armour (for the same reason as claw above), plus giving it to viconia makes her really powerful. What makes these better than other "evil" items is that you actually feel they are poerful, so you are sacrificing morality to gain power.
I also have a soft spot for Ras, the dancing sword. What a great idea. It's a shame it's not really of a suitable power level
Also, this is in the wrong section lol
BG1 - As overpowered as it is, I always grabbed the Ring of Wizardry outside the Friendly Arm. It turned my weak little mage into a magic missile slinging powerhouse
Runners up include the Sword of Flame and Silver Sword for being extraplanar and weird.
Misc. category goes to the Golden Pantaloons, the description is brilliant.
All of the creature summoning figurines, they make me feel like Drizzt, but with a crappier companion
And my familiar, if it counts, just because I like to have a friend
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Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition/General.
In BG2: Being a Swashbuckler with 2 rings of Gaxx.
But my favorite equipment is in IWD2, the Drakkas's Fury chainmail.
BG2: cloak of mirroring/boots of speed
More seriously, katanas from BG2 especially the Celestial Fury
BG2: Harbinger +3
Yep. I like to live dangerously.
The berserking sword +3, (property of Barge) - I love this item and the story behind it so much, than in my head canon, finding and picking up this sword was how my berserker warrior became a berserker.
the Ring of Folly (in a ship wreck - was the captain wearing it, perhaps? And on Chelak's body - the poor guy) what a better way to hammer into your dumb student's head that magic is awesome, but also bloody dangerous?
And
Girdle of Feminity and Masculinity - the shear potential of this thing... the prank you could pull... the stories you could tell... the tragedies you could cause, and the social dramas you could resolve!
Oh, and the items that are actually usefull in game... Ankheg armor. One of the best armors in game, and so light! Not to mention, the first few times I played, I didn't know about the freebee in the fields, so I had to go ankheg hunting, then dole out the cash, then wait ten days... resisting the urge to pester the smith everyday... ah, getting it was all the sweeter for all the effort required!
BG 2: Spell scrolls.. And a lot of them!
BG2: The Blade of Roses just seemed like the ultimate weapon for a Swashbuckler rogue in terms of style, so that's a fav, even if it's not much of an endgame weapon.
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