Until you get to the second half of the Severed Hand, you'll have to make do with Kuldahar and what you find along the way. But the ghost-merchant in the Severed Hand will be a god-send, he'll keep you up to your ears in +1 Arrows/Bolts/Bullets, Acid Arrows, etc. He's also the man to sell all your unneeded gear to, as he'll buy items for a much higher price than anyone else in the game (1/2 item cost, IIRC). And in one of the final areas in lower Dorn's Deep, you can buy +2 ammo, Acid Arrows, Bolts of Lightning, and other goodies from a rogue Drow...I won't give anymore away though
I personally like this change, it makes you focus more on tactics than uber-gear, which is why bows owned in BG. You have to learn to make do with regular arrows and bullets, and adapt when you come across tough monsters instead of relying on those stacks of Ice Arrows and stuff. It feels nice when you slay the archers in lower Dorn's Deep, knowing you've earned those Arrows of Piercing. Just my opinion though
-Wrath
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