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Originally posted by Asphodel:
I have yet to start BG II and I was wondering what are some of the most powerful melee classes? My cousin and myself beat BG I so Im not a complete noob lol...however with all these kits and such I feel like one. Can you guys give me some powerful melee classes? It doesnt matter if I am good or evil. Appreciate it
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My personal Favourite Melee class for shear stopping power is the Barbarian, especially the half-Orc barbarian, Dual Weilding crom faeyr and the flail of ages you have the ultimate Golem Killer. I often wonder why they even bothered with the beserker, but thats just my opinion.
The Armour thing is the only major disadvantage, but when you start getting armour like the Shadow Dragon Armour, White Dragon Scale(TOB) and the Bladesinger Chain this no longer matters.
Barbarians move like greased lightning, and that speed is doubled again with the boots of speed. Imunity to backstab (always a bonus). The Barbarian Rage is Far superior too Berserk aswell
---Barbarian Berserk---
- +4 str and Con
- Immunity to level Drain
- Immunity to most spells (maze, confusion, stun, charm to name a few)
NOTE: Yep the berserker gets these immunities too I know, but thats about as far as it goes.
- you don't get winded afterwards unlike the berserk
- Superior HP by the end of TOB I had over 300 HP (although 21 Con (25 in a rage), plus bonus's from tears of bhaal, deck of many things etc helped in that repect)
- 20% resistance to crushing, Slashing, Piercing damage (If memory serves it raises another 20% in TOB don't hold me too this though, so with the Hardiness skill you can have upto 60% - 80% resistance to crushing, Slashing, Piercing damage in TOB).
the only main advantage berserk has over the barbarian rage is immunity to imprisonment, but their are only a few enemies in the game who put the Imprisonment spell to good use anyway (and most of them are undead anyway, So a scroll of protection from undead will come in a lot more useful).
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Originally posted by ryaldin:
You get some pretty wicked proficiencies with a sword
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A common mistake, because of the Kensai's nickname the sword saint most people tend to think that they only get bonus's with swords, which isn't true they get the bonus's with any weapons. I usually play my Kensai with the Staff of the Ram +6 (A TOB weapon)
Staff of the Ram +6
THACO: +6 Bonus.
Damage: 1d6+12 crushing plus 1d4 Piercing.
15 % chanc on each hit that opponent is knocked back and stunned
So you can imagine the damage that a level 40 Kensai can get off with it [img]smile.gif[/img]
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Originally posted by Thuram:
Don't forget the Monk. He does a lot of damage and gets a better armor class then the Kensai
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He has a better AC than anyone by the end of TOB lol
[ 09-19-2002, 07:23 AM: Message edited by: Daniel ]