Dual-Wielding

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What is a good combo for ranger/blade/swashbuckler/etc?

EDIT:New gem

[ July 06, 2005, 05:25: Message edited by: Blackthorne TA ]

 

How do you want to play this charecter?
I think Katana, LongSword and ShortSword are the best weapons for dual weilding. There are a range of weapons such as Arbane's Sword, Ilbratha, Adjatha the Drinker, Belm, Malakar, Equaliser, Kudane, which can be used in the off-hand.
Daggers such as Boomerang and Firetooth or the Azuredge axe can act as your ranged weapons. (It is too much of a chore to take out your off-hand weapon, then put a missile weapon in your main and then shoot)

What you put in your main hand is your choice.
Flail of Ages & Celestial Fury are the coolest imo.

 

Shrikant, I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure you cannot put ANY missile weapon in your main hand if you have a weapon equipped in your off-hand, even if it's a "melee-or-ranged" weapon like the Firetooth dagger. It just doesn't work, IIRC. I'm sure someone will say for sure.

The only exception to that is if a mage has a weapon in his off-hand and casts Melf's Minute Meteors; he'll throw the meteors and attack with his off-weapon from a distance! Might be relevant to Chickavalier's character if it's a Blade...

As for dual-wielding purposes, I almost always go for two daggers or two short swords, just for the look... Pixie Prick is GREAT in the main hand for a good part of the game.

 

I have Cernd dual-wield clubs, as it looks cool, but unfortunately he hardly hits anything...

 

For ranger use Celestial Fury and Crom Faeyr
You can later replace Celestial Fury with Hammer of Runes+5

 

Crom Faeyr and Runehammer would be mass destruction on legs. Some of my favorite two-weapon style combinations:

Celestial Fury and Arbane's Sword, early in the game.

Crom Faeyr and Skullcrusher +3, for clerics or Minsc when the mood strikes him (and he has points in hammers to spare). Works a dream against the drow hordes.

Hindo's Doom +4 and Angurvadal +4, 22 Strength, protection from undead, and extra fire damage are nothing to laugh at.

Flail of Ages +5 and whatever else in the other hand, crushes mages to death in a couple of swings (the elemental damage disrupts their casting like no-one's business).

 

Jaheira can dual-wield clubs well, hehe
Actually, I'm in a bit of a fix... with a party consisting of PC-monk, Jaheira, Aerie, Keldorn, Nalia (to fill in for imoen) and haer-dalis... I have no one for the FoA!
I'm thinking of giving Harry a slot with it... it beats most short swords, after all

 

If you're using flail of ages there really is no need to dual it with anything. Slap on shield of reflection and pound through mages and snipers. I guess subbing in Defender of Easthaven against hard hitting melee oponents might be an option.

@Western Paladin
Neither Hindo's Doom +4 or Angurvadal +4 add protection against undead. Upgraded hindo stopping death magic is good but not enough enemies use vorpal/deathblow for it to be as worthwhile.

Runehammer/Crom Fayer is a nice dual but you don't get RH till ToB when they're arent too many undead to deal with

for early to mid game dualing short/long swords are the best, but later its hard for them to keep up with Crom or FoA

 

Oh. I guess I was mistaken. Isn't there a weapon where you have Negative Plane Protection while equipped?

 

Runehammer +4/+5 & Spectral Brand+5 have negative plane protection but its not the same as protection against the undead. Id rather be ignored that just avoid level drain.

 

Can death ward stop monk's Quivering palm?

 

Just tried it and i don't think so, the person wearing hindo still had to make a save to stop it but maybe thats irrelvant and the save is automatic.

 

Doesn't the Improved Mace of Disruption give immunity to level drain? That's as good as NPP, right?

 

I usualluy dual wield with Scimitars. They look the coolest. Although there is a serious lack of good scimitars in the game.

 

Water's Talon+4 - Improved Items Mod
Spectral Brand +4/+5 -
Belm+2 - extra attack
Scimitar+5, Defender - Shame you have to kill drizzt for it

remember its Scimitar/Wakizashi/Ninja-To
Yamato +4
Usuno's Blade +4