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Jim · 10-14-2002, 11:05 AM

Here we go

............

Sarevok:
Quaffs a potion of storm giant strength
Steals Anomens Holy Symbol of Lathander to get 25 STR
Is proficient to the point of grandmastery with Quarterstaves
Is specialised with using 2-Handed weapons
Is wielding the (improved) Staff of the Ram +6
Enables critical strike

Ladies and Gentlemen, you are about to witness the single most offensive legitimate attack in the history of Baldurs Gate:

Looking closer at this immense attack reveals the following:

I had to bump good old Zakee's HP up to 400 so he could survive the initial backstab and still have HP left to experience a deathbringer assault.

Sarevok has not only rolled the full D6 of the Staff, but also the full D4 for the additional piercing damage. 328 is therefore the max base damage from the staff:

18 base from staff, 4 from attacking an unarmed individual, 6 from weapon proficiencies and 2 from the gauntlets which makes for 30 damage. Multiplying this by 5 for the quintuple backstab makes 150 damage. Add the +14 strength damage bonus gives 164, and double this for a critical hit and we have our magic 328 damage. Then add the full +4 piercing damage making 332, and finally add 200 for the Deathbringer Assault. 532 damage!!! That is truly awesome for a single strike. Not to mention that the 15% chance that the staff knocks the victim unconscious has kicked in. Damn the odds for this must be incredible:

1 in 6 for the staff, 1 in 4 for the additional piercing damage, 3 in 100 for the deathbringer assault and finally 15 in 100 for the unconsciousness. The 1/10 chance of getting the critical hit is ignored since I called the critical using critical strike. Therefore the odds that I got this assault were:

(1/6)*(1/4)*(15/100)*(3/100)=3/16000

therefore I had a 3 in 16000 chance of getting this attack

!!!!!!

But hang on......this might be possible to beat. What's the name of that HLA that increases damage from ToB? Hand of Murder? This gives an additional 12HP damage so this is potentially very potent for the assassin with the x7 damage.....

10-14-2002, 11:05 AM	#6
Jim Quintesson Join Date: May 1, 2001 Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England Age: 45 Posts: 1,088	Here we go ............ Sarevok: Quaffs a potion of storm giant strength Steals Anomens Holy Symbol of Lathander to get 25 STR Is proficient to the point of grandmastery with Quarterstaves Is specialised with using 2-Handed weapons Is wielding the (improved) Staff of the Ram +6 Enables critical strike Ladies and Gentlemen, you are about to witness the single most offensive legitimate attack in the history of Baldurs Gate: Looking closer at this immense attack reveals the following: I had to bump good old Zakee's HP up to 400 so he could survive the initial backstab and still have HP left to experience a deathbringer assault. Sarevok has not only rolled the full D6 of the Staff, but also the full D4 for the additional piercing damage. 328 is therefore the max base damage from the staff: 18 base from staff, 4 from attacking an unarmed individual, 6 from weapon proficiencies and 2 from the gauntlets which makes for 30 damage. Multiplying this by 5 for the quintuple backstab makes 150 damage. Add the +14 strength damage bonus gives 164, and double this for a critical hit and we have our magic 328 damage. Then add the full +4 piercing damage making 332, and finally add 200 for the Deathbringer Assault. 532 damage!!! That is truly awesome for a single strike. Not to mention that the 15% chance that the staff knocks the victim unconscious has kicked in. Damn the odds for this must be incredible: 1 in 6 for the staff, 1 in 4 for the additional piercing damage, 3 in 100 for the deathbringer assault and finally 15 in 100 for the unconsciousness. The 1/10 chance of getting the critical hit is ignored since I called the critical using critical strike. Therefore the odds that I got this assault were: (1/6)(1/4)(15/100)*(3/100)=3/16000 therefore I had a 3 in 16000 chance of getting this attack !!!!!! But hang on......this might be possible to beat. What's the name of that HLA that increases damage from ToB? Hand of Murder? This gives an additional 12HP damage so this is potentially very potent for the assassin with the x7 damage.....