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SixOfSpades · 08-03-2003, 12:52 AM

Crossbows are actually very good weapons--in BG2. (They suck in BG1.) Firetooth + Bolt of Lightning works just as well as Gesen + Arrow of Fire. True, there are no Ice Bolts or Acid Bolts, but Bolts of Biting are far more plentiful than Arrows of Biting. Add to this the amazing things known as Kou-Toa Bolts and Paralytic Bolts (with Tactics installed, I picked up almost six thousand Paralytic Bolts in one day).

Crossbows in general deal a lot more damage than Short Bows or Long Bows.

08-03-2003, 12:52 AM	#13
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Crossbows are actually very good weapons--in BG2. (They suck in BG1.) Firetooth + Bolt of Lightning works just as well as Gesen + Arrow of Fire. True, there are no Ice Bolts or Acid Bolts, but Bolts of Biting are far more plentiful than Arrows of Biting. Add to this the amazing things known as Kou-Toa Bolts and Paralytic Bolts (with Tactics installed, I picked up almost six thousand Paralytic Bolts in one day). Crossbows in general deal a lot more damage than Short Bows or Long Bows. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.