[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Legolas The Magnificent: ... and what is the best weapon for an assasin character

I look for weapons that do special damage in addition to the weapons damage. Celestial Fury and Blackrazor are certainly two of the best swords in the game, but it takes awhile to get Blackrazor.

Much to my own surprise, I'm currently using two daggers for my Backstab attacks.

The first is the Stiletto of Demarchess +2. There is a 20% chance per hit that the victim must Save or be Held for two rounds. Having his victims Held motionless appeals to my assassin. The other is Tor'Gal's Claw and is found after you defeat the Improved Tor'Gal in De'Arnise Keep (Improved bosses are available by downloading Weimer's Tactics Mod). This dagger has a chance to reduce the victims Strength by 2 with each hit - which could also make them unable to escape if their Strength drops low enough for them to be encumbered.

Two other nice daggers that are found early in the game are Neb's Nasty Cutter +2(loot from Neb in the Bridge District). It requires a Save vs poison or the victim suffers a total of 20pts of damage over the next 10 seconds. And Pixie Prick +3 (found in the Astral Prison holding Haer'Dalis). It requires a Save or the victim is put to sleep.

There are also several nice short swords that can be found early in the game. For a complete list, check out the GameBanshee site. It lists all the standard items in BG2, what they do, and where you find them.

Here is a list of the short swords available - BG2 Short Swords

And here are the daggers - BG2 Daggers

If you are interested in downloading any of the infamous "Weimer Mods", they can be found here - Weimer Mods

[ 07-15-2003, 12:18 PM: Message edited by: Cerek the Barbaric ]