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deathknight · 10-01-2001, 07:50 PM

Yes +1 is magical. Everything in BG II (and in D&D) combat revolves around the THAC0. a +1 sword can hit monsters that can only be hit by +1 weapons which there is plenty of.
Well some monsters need a higher + weapon to hit them. Also some monsters (like golems) are immune or highly resistance to a type of damage. Switching from slashing to crushing damage can make a big difference sometimes. Golems are some of the tougher monsters when it comes to what can damage them.

Long term katana is a great choice due to 1 of the katanas. also you can't really go wrong with flail,longsword and axe (actually it seems there is more abundance of decent axes than anything else but there are not as many extremely powerful axes as there is other stuff).

10-01-2001, 07:50 PM	#5
deathknight Drow Warrior Join Date: July 13, 2001 Location: Niles,Il USA Posts: 298	Yes +1 is magical. Everything in BG II (and in D&D) combat revolves around the THAC0. a +1 sword can hit monsters that can only be hit by +1 weapons which there is plenty of. Well some monsters need a higher + weapon to hit them. Also some monsters (like golems) are immune or highly resistance to a type of damage. Switching from slashing to crushing damage can make a big difference sometimes. Golems are some of the tougher monsters when it comes to what can damage them. Long term katana is a great choice due to 1 of the katanas. also you can't really go wrong with flail,longsword and axe (actually it seems there is more abundance of decent axes than anything else but there are not as many extremely powerful axes as there is other stuff).