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Old 07-15-2003, 08:56 AM   #1
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can somebody tell me how to complete mazzy's quest?


... and what is the best weapon for an assasin character
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Old 07-15-2003, 10:10 AM   #2
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which mazzy quest?theres a couple.

and personally, i like CF for my assassin and also blackrazor.


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Old 07-15-2003, 10:35 AM   #3
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Mazzy's quest is really simple, amigo... just pay close attention to the dialog prompts, and try to be patient with time-wasting...

The best weapon for an assassin is the Tuigan bow, or any shortbow, hands down. You want to distribute a bit o' honey to everybody, right? Normal DnD tactics, being totally unlike the real world, involve hammering things until they drop, and then hammering something else, because there's no "wounded" status. As a poisoner, you want to do just the opposite, and treat a fight like the real world... get a single hit on every target in the room, and let the toothpaste do the work for you while you focus on those hard-to-reach spots...

Next up is anything you're inclined to backstab with...
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Old 07-15-2003, 12:09 PM   #4
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Originally posted by Legolas The Magnificent:

... and what is the best weapon for an assasin character
I look for weapons that do special damage in addition to the weapons damage. Celestial Fury and Blackrazor are certainly two of the best swords in the game, but it takes awhile to get Blackrazor.

Much to my own surprise, I'm currently using two daggers for my Backstab attacks.

The first is the Stiletto of Demarchess +2. There is a 20% chance per hit that the victim must Save or be Held for two rounds. Having his victims Held motionless appeals to my assassin. The other is Tor'Gal's Claw and is found after you defeat the Improved Tor'Gal in De'Arnise Keep (Improved bosses are available by downloading Weimer's Tactics Mod). This dagger has a chance to reduce the victims Strength by 2 with each hit - which could also make them unable to escape if their Strength drops low enough for them to be encumbered.

Two other nice daggers that are found early in the game are Neb's Nasty Cutter +2(loot from Neb in the Bridge District). It requires a Save vs poison or the victim suffers a total of 20pts of damage over the next 10 seconds. And Pixie Prick +3 (found in the Astral Prison holding Haer'Dalis). It requires a Save or the victim is put to sleep.

There are also several nice short swords that can be found early in the game. For a complete list, check out the GameBanshee site. It lists all the standard items in BG2, what they do, and where you find them.

Here is a list of the short swords available - BG2 Short Swords

And here are the daggers - BG2 Daggers

If you are interested in downloading any of the infamous "Weimer Mods", they can be found here - Weimer Mods


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Old 07-15-2003, 12:57 PM   #5
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I have to second Russ's vote for the best weapon. The Tuigan bow gives you more shots per round which means more chances to deliver your poison ability. Sneak through to the back of an enemy group and use your bow to disable all the spellcasters while everyone else comes in from the front. Keep arrows of dispelling handy for annoying stoneskins, and for tougher foes, hit them with the double poison: arrows of biting + poisoned weapon.

For melee attacks, the most important thing is that you use a weapon that's reliable. You're going to be using poison weapon for all the really important backstabs, so get a weapon that you're going to hit with almost every time. If you backstab someone and they don't die, remember that you can just leave, let your poison finish the job for you. This works especially well for spellcasters. If you move away, they will try to cast something at you, which will fail because of the constant poison damage. If you stayed around to fight, a good cleric might get a couple good hits in on you before falling dead from the poison.
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Old 07-15-2003, 08:52 PM   #6
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Don't forget Darts. How many times have you gone through your Bag of Holding to find a huge pile of Darts+1/Wounding/Stunning that you haven't gotten around to selling yet? Darts have an ApR comparable to (I think even higher than) the Tuigan Bow, and Darts of Stunning+Poison Weapon is a nasty combo, because the victim has to Save vs. Death AND Spells, or he's soon to be immobilized in one way or the other--if not both.
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Old 07-15-2003, 09:04 PM   #7
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I'm a big cheater, so, that explains my cheesieness...i always give my assassin the Lifestealer dagger +4, that you can find on the "secret" NPC that was discussed a while back. It drains levels (yet another fun way to kill anomen!!) and its got that +4 thing goin' on dude...yeah, its pretty whicked. Top that off with that crazy bow thats the rage in this post and maybe a slot in "single weapon wielding" and you're golden
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Old 07-16-2003, 07:34 AM   #8
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can you backstab still if you are weilding two swords at a time... i mean if yes does the damage count for them both?
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Old 07-16-2003, 09:21 AM   #9
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Im pretty sure that the backstab only counts on the first hit you make, whether your main hand or off.
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Old 07-16-2003, 11:08 AM   #10
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How is the sling for an assassin? Can you poison bullets?

Call me lazy, but I hate the fact that in order to use a bow and something in my off hand, I have to change inventory each time. So, I often like to go with the sling and a shield in my off hand -- makes for easy clicking.
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