Weapon skills and styles

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 10:00 am

I've got a couple of things on my mind:

1. I want my character to be fully specialised in 2 weapons, the 2 handed sword and the staff. Will there be enough exp points to be fully specialised in bolth? Or is this different from BG?

2. Will weapon styles be better balanced then in BG2 and TOB? An 2 handed weapon style (sword and staff) will be cool, but will the dual handed weapon style be so overpowerd as in BG or is this compensated in the 3rd edition rules?

3. Where do you get all your info?

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 10:15 am

ad 1:
The specialisation system has changed since 2.ed (BG2) so you no longer uses profencies like them.
You know get weapons you are profient with (Simple, martial, exotic etc - I'll leave it up to others to tell you which is what, since I don't have the PHB) and can choose some feats that will increase your effectivness with these.
You'll, as you level, also get better "to hit".

ad 2) Don't know.

ad 3) well - everywhere

Pebz · Post by **Pebz** » Mon Jan 21, 2002 11:33 am

Alrighty then, long post

1) Depends on your class.

Fighter: Proficiency with all simple and martial weapons.

Ranger: Proficiency with all simple and martial weapons.

Paladin: Proficiency with all simple and martial weapons.

Barbarian: Proficiency with all simple and martial weapons.

Bard: Proficiency with all simple weapons and either longbow, composite longbow, longsword, rapier, sap, short composite bow, short sword, or whip.

Cleric: Proficiency with all simple weapons.

Sorcerer: Proficiency with all simple weapons.

Monk: Proficiency with club, crossbow (light or heavy), dagger, handaxe, javelin, kama, nunchaku, quarterstaff, shuriken, singham and sling.

Druid: Proficiency with club, dagger, dart, halfspear, longspear, quarterstaff, scimitar, sickle, shortspear and sling.

Rogue: Proficiency with crossbow (light or heavy), dagger (any type), dart, light mace, sap, shortbow (normal and composite) and shortbow.

Wizard: Proficiency with club, dagger, heavy crossbow, light crossbow and quarterstaff.

Simple Weapons-Melee

Unarmed Attacks
Gauntlet
Strike, unarmed (Medium-size)
Strike, unarmed (Small)

Tiny
Dagger
Dagger, punching
Gauntlet, spiked

Small
Mace, light
Sickle

Medium-size
Club
Halfspearlb.
Mace, heavy
Morningstar

Large
Quarterstaff
Shortspear

Simple Weapons-Ranged

Small
Crossbow, light
Dart
Sling

Medium-size
Crossbow, heavy
Javelin

Martial Weapons-Melee

Small
Axe, throwing
Hammer, light
Handaxe
Lance, light
Pick, light
Sap
Sword, short

Medium-size
Battleaxe
Flail, light
Lance, heavy
Longsword
Pick, heavy
Rapier
Scimitar
Trident
Warhammer

Large
Falchion
Flail, heavy
Glaive
Greataxe
Greatclub
Greatsword
Guisarme
Halberd
Longspear
Ranseur
Scythe

Martial Weapons-Ranged

Medium-size
Shortbow
Shortbow, composite

Large
Longbow
Longbow, composite

Exotic Weapons-Melee

Tiny
Kama,halfling
Kukri
Nunchaku,halfling
Siangham,halfling

Small
Kama
Nunchaku
Siangham

Medium-size
Hammer, gnome hooked
Sword, bastard
Waraxe, dwarven

Large
Axe, orc double
Chain, spiked
Flail, dire
Sword,two-bladed
Urgrosh,dwarven

Exotic Weapons-Ranged

Tiny
Crossbow, hand
Shuriken

Small
Whip

Medium-size
Crossbow, repeating
Net

There are also feats to allow you to become proficient/specialised with weapons.

2) Two-handed weapons will add more of your strenght bonus (1.5 times), while Two-weapons fighting will give you more attacks.

Also, you need three feats (Two-weapon fighting, Improved Two weapon fighting and ambidexterity) and a light weapon in the off hand to use Two-weapons fighting at its fullest.

3) Player handbook, everywhere

[ 01-21-2002: Message edited by: Pebz ]

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NeKr0mAnCeR · Post by **NeKr0mAnCeR** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 5:25 pm

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Tamerlane · Post by **Tamerlane** » Wed Jan 23, 2002 8:54 pm

Thanks for the long post Pebz.

Cleared up a lot of things over here.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Thu Jan 24, 2002 1:19 am

Remember though - all these weapons will proberly not make it into NwN.

Pebz · Post by **Pebz** » Sun Jan 27, 2002 7:31 am

Probably not, but those that will be included will (most likely) be classified the same (simple, martial, exotic).

Rob-hin · Post by **Rob-hin** » Sun Jan 27, 2002 7:57 am

Hmm... that doesn't make it any easyer!
Thanx for the info everybody!

Pebz · Post by **Pebz** » Sun Jan 27, 2002 5:57 pm

Dont worry, classic weapons like two-handed sword (greatsword) and staffs will be included for sure.