Did you know that (in BG1 at least) the Necklace of Missiles, also known as The One Gift Lost, goes through any protection from Magic - including Potions of Magic Blocking and green scrolls of Protection from Magic?
When you first buy the Necklace at Nashkel Carnival, it has 10 charges. If you sell and buy it back, the Necklace will have 25 charges. The second Necklace of Missiles can be found in the Baldur's Gate city, if you complete the quest by Nadine, a mother who will ask Gorion's Ward and their party to deliver an Amulet of Protection +1 to her son, Euric, who has run away (a house in the NE section of Baldur's Gate Central by the wall).
So, you can have 50 charges of Fireball - the in-game description calls it Missile Blast - that goes through magic protections. Only Protection from Fire can defend you (or your enemy from the Necklace of Missiles).
In BG2:EE, the Necklace of Missiles strikes as a level 9 spell, and can therefore bypass lich immunities and Globe of Invulnerability, if not demilich immunities or a Protection from Magic scroll.
Did you know? That even after you spent 12 hours rolling godlike stats for your Bhaalspawn protagonist that you are still outclassed by Ribald?
He's a swindler.
Customer: hey, I found this magical tome, can you identify it for me.
Ribald: Sure, lets take a look... Oh dear, its magical alright, but cursed. Now the curse is unclear, but these wards on the cover talk about consuming ones beauty as they read through the tome. Such a vile outcome for glancing at parchament. But you are in luck, i know a collector of these types of tomes, a gnome... some how the wierd ones are always gnomes, whom I can sell it to. I will give you 100 gp for something most merchants wont even look at.
C: Damn, I thought it might have been powerful. I will take your deal.
R: Good lad. *Reads book* *plus one to Charisma*
And that is why there are no stat tomes in Baldur's Gate II.
When at the character creation you choose your race as "gnome", you can see that multiclass options include "fighter/illusionist/thief" and "fighter/illusionist/mage" - too pity that these options are unavailable for gnomes.
Hey, the game, why do you tease me showing an illusionist can be a part of the triple class but not giving me this option?
That is indeed the case and it makes the Equaliser an exceptional off-hand weapon, probably even better than Crom Faeyr against CE opponents (since you get a huge damage bonus and immunity to charm and confusion). Yet not many people rank the Equalizer when talking about great offhand weapons (yet everyone mentions Crom Faeyr!).
It is definitely a bug though as the bonus should only apply to attacks with the Equalizer (but then you could argue that Belm and Kundane are also bugged).
Does that still work in BG2EE? If so I'll use it in my next run (dual wielding blackguard). Thinking of having Blackrazor (boost her strength to 25 and provide the haste) along with Equalizer bonuses. It sounds nasty.
That is indeed the case and it makes the Equaliser an exceptional off-hand weapon, probably even better than Crom Faeyr against CE opponents (since you get a huge damage bonus and immunity to charm and confusion). Yet not many people rank the Equalizer when talking about great offhand weapons (yet everyone mentions Crom Faeyr!).
It is definitely a bug though as the bonus should only apply to attacks with the Equalizer (but then you could argue that Belm and Kundane are also bugged).
Not many people rate the Equalizer as a great weapon in general, very much to my surprise. With the vast majority of opponents being CE anyway, it is a superb choice even without it exploiting the off-hand bug.
Does that still work in BG2EE? If so I'll use it in my next run (dual wielding blackguard). Thinking of having Blackrazor (boost her strength to 25 and provide the haste) along with Equalizer bonuses. It sounds nasty.
Not anymore. They have moved the damage bonus effects into the attack ability of the sword. The alignment-based THAC0 bonus is still in effect though.
Does that still work in BG2EE? If so I'll use it in my next run (dual wielding blackguard). Thinking of having Blackrazor (boost her strength to 25 and provide the haste) along with Equalizer bonuses. It sounds nasty.
Not anymore. They have moved the damage bonus effects into the attack ability of the sword. The alignment-based THAC0 bonus is still in effect though.
That is too bad. The equalizer pales in comparison to other main hand weapons (celestial fury, flail of ages), but it could have held out against offhanders (crom, Belm, defender of easthaven). Now though? Just doesn't hold up. Too bad...
When at the character creation you choose your race as "gnome", you can see that multiclass options include "fighter/illusionist/thief" and "fighter/illusionist/mage" - too pity that these options are unavailable for gnomes.
Hey, the game, why do you tease me showing an illusionist can be a part of the triple class but not giving me this option?
interesting, I get no such option, or am I missing something here?
When at the character creation you choose your race as "gnome", you can see that multiclass options include "fighter/illusionist/thief" and "fighter/illusionist/mage" - too pity that these options are unavailable for gnomes.
Hey, the game, why do you tease me showing an illusionist can be a part of the triple class but not giving me this option?
interesting, I get no such option, or am I missing something here?
Strange. You should. I have no mods that influence classes and kits. Choose a gnome race first then go to the next step - then click multiclass - then you should see a list with available and unavailable options. In the end of the list the last two options will read "fighter/illusionist/thief" and "fighter/illusionist/mage(lol)cleric" but they will be unavailable.
Strange. You should. I have no mods that influence classes and kits. Choose a gnome race first then go to the next step - then click multiclass - then you should see a list with available and unavailable options. In the end of the list the last two options will read "fighter/illusionist/thief" and "fighter/illusionist/mage" but they will be unavailable.
It's fighter/illusionist/cleric not mage. mage/illusionist would be OP I think.
Perhaps it is going to be a new feature with subclasses when SoD comes out. (I can dream)
If you are stingy at the beginning of the game, you only have to give Fuller one crossbow bolt to get the dagger +1 (or gp).
More precisely, 18 Charisma is needed
hence the gp in brackets.
while talking about charming.
Did you know if you charm the nobleman in Winthdrop's he'll give you 20 gp and his name is Thurston. (you get this information if you charm his wife.)
But if you go upstairs and charm the cyan nobleman and get him to leave, you can rob his chest for 86 gp and a flamedance ring.
did you know that instead of charming the cyan nobleman and getting him to leave to take his goodies you can just knock him out instead and no one would be the wiser
The Amnian Soldier in front of Gaelan Bayle's Home in the slums is the only one on the map who doesn't turn hostile if your reputation drops to rock bottom by randomly killing innocents. In fact, he will even help you defend against the summoned legionaries and mages who are trying to kill you. No wonder that he doesn't really care about the slave trade business in the neighborhood.
If you are stingy at the beginning of the game, you only have to give Fuller one crossbow bolt to get the dagger +1 (or gp).
More precisely, 18 Charisma is needed
hence the gp in brackets.
while talking about charming.
Did you know if you charm the nobleman in Winthdrop's he'll give you 20 gp and his name is Thurston. (you get this information if you charm his wife.)
But if you go upstairs and charm the cyan nobleman and get him to leave, you can rob his chest for 86 gp and a flamedance ring.
did you know that instead of charming the cyan nobleman and getting him to leave to take his goodies you can just knock him out instead and no one would be the wiser
Yes! I almost always knock him out. That little extra boost to the purse is a big help at the beginning of the game.
If you manage your money right, you can spend the money your character starts with on some staff, so that less than 10 gp is left, go upstairs, open the container, hear the guards have been called, talk to the guard, give him all your money (less than 10 gp), and then open the container again and take everything from there without any alarm. After that you can clear all other containers as well. This way your reputation doesn't suffer and a guard doesn't go hostile. And basically you have all the money.
A Shadowdancer with the Shadow Form HLA who then dual to Fighter can stack both Hardiness+Shadow Form+Defender of Easthaven to get 110% physical damage resistances.
If you manage your money right, you can spend the money your character starts with on some staff, so that less than 10 gp is left, go upstairs, open the container, hear the guards have been called, talk to the guard, give him all your money (less than 10 gp), and then open the container again and take everything from there without any alarm. After that you can clear all other containers as well. This way your reputation doesn't suffer and a guard doesn't go hostile. And basically you have all the money.
Or just ignore the fact a guard is coming, continue looting the rest of the containers, then spam Hide until your base skill level succeeds, at which point you can actually shove the guard out of the way to leave via the stairs and he won't notice.
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When you first buy the Necklace at Nashkel Carnival, it has 10 charges. If you sell and buy it back, the Necklace will have 25 charges. The second Necklace of Missiles can be found in the Baldur's Gate city, if you complete the quest by Nadine, a mother who will ask Gorion's Ward and their party to deliver an Amulet of Protection +1 to her son, Euric, who has run away (a house in the NE section of Baldur's Gate Central by the wall).
So, you can have 50 charges of Fireball - the in-game description calls it Missile Blast - that goes through magic protections. Only Protection from Fire can defend you (or your enemy from the Necklace of Missiles).
Customer: hey, I found this magical tome, can you identify it for me.
Ribald: Sure, lets take a look... Oh dear, its magical alright, but cursed. Now the curse is unclear, but these wards on the cover talk about consuming ones beauty as they read through the tome. Such a vile outcome for glancing at parchament. But you are in luck, i know a collector of these types of tomes, a gnome... some how the wierd ones are always gnomes, whom I can sell it to. I will give you 100 gp for something most merchants wont even look at.
C: Damn, I thought it might have been powerful. I will take your deal.
R: Good lad. *Reads book* *plus one to Charisma*
And that is why there are no stat tomes in Baldur's Gate II.
Hey, the game, why do you tease me showing an illusionist can be a part of the triple class but not giving me this option?
It is definitely a bug though as the bonus should only apply to attacks with the Equalizer (but then you could argue that Belm and Kundane are also bugged).
Perhaps it is going to be a new feature with subclasses when SoD comes out. (I can dream)
while talking about charming.
Did you know if you charm the nobleman in Winthdrop's he'll give you 20 gp and his name is Thurston. (you get this information if you charm his wife.)
But if you go upstairs and charm the cyan nobleman and get him to leave, you can rob his chest for 86 gp and a flamedance ring.
So the actual plan was maybe born in 2012