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Magness · 12-11-2001, 11:39 PM

As I said in my earlier reply, I am a great fan of Foebane+5. That Laroch's Minor Drain secondary ability is VERY powerful, particularly in longer battles. The wielding character can have his/her HP soar over 200 or 250 HP!!! This is almost as good as regeneration.

Obviously, if you're fighting vamps and need negative plane protection, then switching to a weapon that provides NPP is a necessary thing.

Also, I agree with those that say that the Answerer is a great weapon against tough bosses.

But for my GP, Foebane+5 is a truly potent weapon that doesn't really get it's due.

I think that it's a great weapon for paladins or rangers in particular. Why, you ask? Since there are very few good bastard swords in SoA, fighters will tend to shy away from putting prof points into bastard sword. However, since paladins and rangers tend to jacks-of-all-weapons, taking a point or 2 in bastard sword after starting ToB requires less commitment. A fighter with 5* in (whatever) will probably want to stick with (whatever), rather than start adding points in Bast.Sword.

Just my 2GP.

12-11-2001, 11:39 PM	#25
Magness Quintesson Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Manchester, NH, USA Posts: 1,025	As I said in my earlier reply, I am a great fan of Foebane+5. That Laroch's Minor Drain secondary ability is VERY powerful, particularly in longer battles. The wielding character can have his/her HP soar over 200 or 250 HP!!! This is almost as good as regeneration. Obviously, if you're fighting vamps and need negative plane protection, then switching to a weapon that provides NPP is a necessary thing. Also, I agree with those that say that the Answerer is a great weapon against tough bosses. But for my GP, Foebane+5 is a truly potent weapon that doesn't really get it's due. I think that it's a great weapon for paladins or rangers in particular. Why, you ask? Since there are very few good bastard swords in SoA, fighters will tend to shy away from putting prof points into bastard sword. However, since paladins and rangers tend to jacks-of-all-weapons, taking a point or 2 in bastard sword after starting ToB requires less commitment. A fighter with 5* in (whatever) will probably want to stick with (whatever), rather than start adding points in Bast.Sword. Just my 2GP.