Which weapons will be best for evil Half-Orc Barbarian long term?
georgelappies
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Hi all
I am planning on playing from start of BGEE till end of ToB with this evil Half-Orc Barbarian character.
Which weapons will be best?
Is it safe to start with:
2 pips in Two-Handed Swords
2 pips in Long Bow
and then as time goes on put points in long sword and two weapon fighting style. The barbarian can get up to three points in two handed weapon style correct?
Or should I from the start go long sword with two weapon fighting style?
Reason I took the two handed sword and long bow is due to not easy switch when two swords to bow and bow in BG1 is powerful?
Any advice will be much appreciated.
I am planning on playing from start of BGEE till end of ToB with this evil Half-Orc Barbarian character.
Which weapons will be best?
Is it safe to start with:
2 pips in Two-Handed Swords
2 pips in Long Bow
and then as time goes on put points in long sword and two weapon fighting style. The barbarian can get up to three points in two handed weapon style correct?
Or should I from the start go long sword with two weapon fighting style?
Reason I took the two handed sword and long bow is due to not easy switch when two swords to bow and bow in BG1 is powerful?
Any advice will be much appreciated.
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dual wield long swords
in bg2 flails
Playing evil, it is likely you will be taking Dorn, since he is so awesome. Dorn has the Two handed sword stuff covered, so you can skip that. There's also a good chance you'll be taking Kaigan in BG:EE and Korgan in BG2, so there goes the axes.
For efficiency's sake, I'd stick to one form of combat, dual wield vs two hands. It's a generally accepted fact that Dual Wielding yields the best damage output, so I'd say go with that. The best two handed weapons, TH swords, are taken by Dorn anyway. In BG:EE, the best single handed weapon is (debatably) a certain longsword(trying to avoid too many spoilers). In BG2, long swords are still a good choice, especially a certain sword that can only be picked up by evil characters, which you conveniently are.
As zur312 said, flail is a solid choice for BG2, and not too shabby of a choice in BG:EE, though maybe not as powerful as Hammers, which is another strong choice for BG2. Plus, picking up a crushing weapon will be handy when you run into beasties that are resistant to slashing.
How I'd do it:
Lvl1: **Dual Wielding- Dual wielding is pretty much useless without at least **, so you should get those two stars in right away.
*Long Sword
*Flail or Hammer- I like to diversify early so I don't get caught with my pants down by a group of skellies before I hit lvl 3.
lvl3: ** Long Sword- the long sword is going to be your main weapon, so specialize that one first.
lvl6: *** dual wielding- the long sword is still your main weapon in BG:EE, so no need to specialize in Flail or Hammer yet
lvl9: ** Flail or Hammer
lvl12, 15 ** Flail or Hammer- which ever one you didn't pick up first
After that, whatever fits your tastes. Scimitars are a popular choice I hear.
Longswords have the most variety in the game....but they're the weakest in terms of the other weapon groups in overall effect.
The 3rd point in TW is a waste of proficiency points (technically, getting the final point in any style is a waste). For a rogue...maybe....MAYBE...but warriors have such a ridiculous thac0 progression, you're better off diversifying your weapons rather then maxing it. (Handy for a barb as this allows you to max 2 weapons in BG1, and allows you to use any weapon type you like).
I'd say Maces and Flails overall. Maces in BG1, Flails mainly in BG2. Blunt has an advantage vs most armor types making it much more likely for your attacks to hit in those early levels when thac0 somewhat matters...it's also the least resisted damage type in game.
Longswords tend to have a decent spread of passive effects (mostly useless due to the Barbarian's rage immunities), but are lacking in offensive abilities compared to other options.
go for long swords great weapon and lot of them in the game
I personally like using bastard swords and daggers, but that's just me. As an evil character I recommend however, NOT going two handed. With Dorn, there is now two evil two-handed sword warriors in BG2.
Dual-Wielding hammers can be fun. Crom Faeyre and Runehammer?
Morning Stars are also combined Piercing/Bludgeoning damage, Long Swords are Slashing.
Maces are just Bludgeoning, and get better THACO against the heavy armour types. Not to mention there are several more powerful maces in BG:EE and BG2 (and can auto-kill your way through a certain tough boss fight).
I would suggest the following:
TWF: 2 stars (the third isn't all that useful)
Maces: 2 stars (Two very good maces are perfect for dual wielding at this stage)
Bastard Sword/Axe: 1 star, 2nd much later (You'll want access to two situational weapons, and both have powerful options down the road. I prefer axe, but Wolfweres are a hassle without the +1/+3 vs. Shapeshifters)
Flails: 2 stars (Best weapon in the game, blah blah blah)
Scimitar/Ninja-to/Short Sword: 1 star (Maximizing damage output with your main hand weapon is the priority at end-game, and these weapon types will do that most effeciently)
bastards
scimitars
flails
take 2 and you are good to go
If Two Handed, as weird as it might sound for a warrior class, but Quarterstaff is a valid and good option.
bg1 long sword>scimitar>staff>axe>katana>bastard>short sword>mace>flail>
first 4 are really good and easy to get if you know how
bg2 flail>bastard>axe>long sword>scimitar>katana>mace>staff>short sword
first 3 are kind of funny in TOB
First prof points should be spent as 1 flail, 1 in second weapon kind (if you intent for BG2, i would suggest katana or long sword, you get an nice evil long sword at the end of SoA), and 2 pts in 2WS.