AC *SPOILER HELP!*

q4summit · 02-05-2002, 07:32 PM

Is there any armor with a better AC than -4 (drow full plate) the manual mentions EXTREMELY powerful magical armor being -10 AC. Was wondering if there was any armor past -4AC, name of it, how to acheive it?

skier9205 · 02-05-2002, 07:40 PM

There's a plate called T'rahcie's Plate +5 which has an AC of -2 which you can get from Ribald after completing the asylum. A -10AC, I don't think so though. You can get that if you wear some cool stuff and have a low natural AC...

dizzy · 02-05-2002, 08:33 PM

im like 47 days (cpu days) into the game and i have an aromor class of -8 already

Aurum · 02-05-2002, 09:25 PM

Equipped, my Paladin gain -11 AC, -12 AC with shield, -14 with potions and/or magic.

q4summit · 02-06-2002, 05:07 AM

I think i asked/explained wrong. Minsc, for me right now, has a base AC of 8. With: Helm of Bauldron (ac bonus of 1), ring of earth control (ac bonus +1), ring of gaxx (ac bonus +2), sentinel +4 (armor class 5), and drow full plate +5 (armor class -4).

Now, if minsc is at base 8 and i toss on that full plate, his AC drops to -6 right away. So, I guess that is effictively a -14AC armor which would, infact answer my own question.

Barlik Longbeard · 02-06-2002, 07:54 AM

Drow full plate is the best armour in the game, but you can get some with -2 normally. As an elf you can get a base AC of 6-12=-6
Ring of Gaxx=-8 Helm of Balduran=-9 ne AC bonus 5 shield=-14, with Drow armour=-16, potion boost these.

Big Red · 02-06-2002, 01:14 PM

"The Big Metal Unit: A suit of armour, wearable by all characters, with a base Armour Class of -10, that gives the player the size and appearance of an Iron or Adamantite Golem."

Apparently you can get this in ToB if you've done the right things in BG and BG2 SoA. I've only played SoA and ToB so I haven't had the chance to acquire it. Also, I think that even if you had played through from BG1 your chances of acquiring it without outside help (walkthroughs etc) would be extremely small, bordering on non-existant.

Zoltan · 02-06-2002, 01:41 PM

isnt it better to dual wield a second sword rather than wielding a shield?

Haladar · 02-06-2002, 03:28 PM

Big Red is right about the "Big Metal Unit." To get it you need the gold pantaloons from the friendly arm in BG, the bronze pantallettes from Abazigals dungeon in ToB, and the silver pantaloons (i dont know where they are). Once ou have all of these, go to the guy in Balthazar's town in ToB who says he works with special materials, and he will make the BMU for you

Azred · 02-06-2002, 05:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Zoltan:
isnt it better to dual wield a second sword rather than wielding a shield?

It all depends upon the type of tank you want and what weapons are available. Some weapons, especially vorpal weapons (and who can tell me where the word "vorpal" comes from, eh?), are quite powerful; using them in conjunction with another weapon can be more useful than the protection from a shield. Other tanks make their name by having -15 AC and almost never being hit.

02-05-2002, 07:32 PM	#1
q4summit Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 25, 2002 Location: colorado Posts: 12	Is there any armor with a better AC than -4 (drow full plate) the manual mentions EXTREMELY powerful magical armor being -10 AC. Was wondering if there was any armor past -4AC, name of it, how to acheive it? __________________ hi

02-05-2002, 08:33 PM	#3
dizzy Mephistopheles Join Date: January 18, 2002 Location: Baumholder Germany Age: 39 Posts: 1,434	im like 47 days (cpu days) into the game and i have an aromor class of -8 already __________________ An Army of fun. <br /><br />\"The worst thing about being in Germany in the Army is having to wakeup everyday\" <img border=\"0\" title=\"\" alt=\"[Wink]\" src=\"wink.gif\" />

02-05-2002, 09:25 PM	#4
Aurum Manshoon Join Date: March 15, 2001 Location: Shangrila ; (Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico). Age: 46 Posts: 248	Equipped, my Paladin gain -11 AC, -12 AC with shield, -14 with potions and/or magic. __________________ \"Cuando el mundo de los muertos venga, nosotros ya estaremos ahi\"<br /> Sir Aurum D\'Yave<br /> Knight of Realm of Shangrila<br /> Order of Gemini

02-06-2002, 05:07 AM	#5
q4summit Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: January 25, 2002 Location: colorado Posts: 12	I think i asked/explained wrong. Minsc, for me right now, has a base AC of 8. With: Helm of Bauldron (ac bonus of 1), ring of earth control (ac bonus +1), ring of gaxx (ac bonus +2), sentinel +4 (armor class 5), and drow full plate +5 (armor class -4). Now, if minsc is at base 8 and i toss on that full plate, his AC drops to -6 right away. So, I guess that is effictively a -14AC armor which would, infact answer my own question. __________________ hi

02-06-2002, 07:54 AM	#6
Barlik Longbeard Manshoon Join Date: January 17, 2002 Location: England Age: 39 Posts: 182	Drow full plate is the best armour in the game, but you can get some with -2 normally. As an elf you can get a base AC of 6-12=-6 Ring of Gaxx=-8 Helm of Balduran=-9 ne AC bonus 5 shield=-14, with Drow armour=-16, potion boost these. __________________ \"Revere the ancestors, obey your king, bear yours arms with pride, fear no foe, hate the Greenskin, mistrust the Elf, and you can do no wrong.\" - An Old Dwarf Saying

02-05-2002, 07:40 PM	#2
skier9205 Manshoon Join Date: May 30, 2001 Location: DELETED Posts: 246	There's a plate called T'rahcie's Plate +5 which has an AC of -2 which you can get from Ribald after completing the asylum. A -10AC, I don't think so though. You can get that if you wear some cool stuff and have a low natural AC...

02-06-2002, 01:14 PM	#7
Big Red Dungeon Master Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Peterborough, UK Posts: 63	"The Big Metal Unit: A suit of armour, wearable by all characters, with a base Armour Class of -10, that gives the player the size and appearance of an Iron or Adamantite Golem." Apparently you can get this in ToB if you've done the right things in BG and BG2 SoA. I've only played SoA and ToB so I haven't had the chance to acquire it. Also, I think that even if you had played through from BG1 your chances of acquiring it without outside help (walkthroughs etc) would be extremely small, bordering on non-existant.

02-06-2002, 01:41 PM	#8
Zoltan Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 17, 2001 Location: Waterdeep Age: 43 Posts: 1,222	isnt it better to dual wield a second sword rather than wielding a shield? __________________ I can feel the touch of wind on my face. Strong wind was slapping my face. I can feel the ground shake. The sky roars with vengeance and fury. From the shadows, I heard the Archmage's words:"İbne Fenner!" And then..I can't remember the rest..

02-06-2002, 03:28 PM	#9
Haladar Dungeon Master Join Date: September 18, 2001 Location: England Posts: 98	Big Red is right about the "Big Metal Unit." To get it you need the gold pantaloons from the friendly arm in BG, the bronze pantallettes from Abazigals dungeon in ToB, and the silver pantaloons (i dont know where they are). Once ou have all of these, go to the guy in Balthazar's town in ToB who says he works with special materials, and he will make the BMU for you __________________ -------------<br />Haladar<br />Mithril Cavalier of ALSB<br />Guardian of The Holy Temple of Aerie

02-06-2002, 05:10 PM	#10
Azred Drow Priestess Join Date: March 13, 2001 Location: a hidden sanctorum high above the metroplex Age: 54 Posts: 4,037	quote: Originally posted by Zoltan: isnt it better to dual wield a second sword rather than wielding a shield? It all depends upon the type of tank you want and what weapons are available. Some weapons, especially vorpal weapons (and who can tell me where the word "vorpal" comes from, eh?), are quite powerful; using them in conjunction with another weapon can be more useful than the protection from a shield. Other tanks make their name by having -15 AC and almost never being hit. __________________ Everything may be explained by a conspiracy theory. All conspiracy theories are true. No matter how thinly you slice it, it's still bologna.

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