What does this mean?

Coconut_Crab · Post by **Coconut_Crab** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:24 pm

The explanation of the fighter's special ability, critial strike, says that "the attack roll made in the next round is a natural 20, a critical hit." Does that mean if I activate this ability, every attack I make in the next round will ALWAYS hit, plus it'll do double damage?

Thanks in advance for the reply.

Coco

Skuld · Post by **Skuld** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:56 pm

I never really used the ability, but it would seem that when that abilitiy's activated every hit is a critical, but it doesn't modify your THAC0 at all.

Coconut_Crab · Post by **Coconut_Crab** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 8:26 pm

Does that mean you ALWAYS hit?

araknid70 · Post by **araknid70** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 11:13 pm

Technically that's supposed to happen, but I haven't really tested it out yet. However take note that helmets protect against critical hits, so the damage won't be doubled unless the target is helmless (?). Why don't you toggle the 'to hit rolls' option in the feedback menu and see if 20s are rolled instead?

Vicsun · Post by **Vicsun** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 7:00 am

[QUOTE=Coconut_Crab]Does that mean if I activate this ability, every attack I make in the next round will ALWAYS hit, plus it'll do double damage?[/QUOTE]

Yes, that's exactly what it does. Unless, of course, the target is wearing a helmet, in which case you won't do double damage but will still hit every time.

Thrain · Post by **Thrain** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 8:03 am

which is why it can tend to be a better choice for the class combination with higher THAC0. Improved haste+Critical strike is better than whirlwind, but you have to waste a HLA to get there. your call (hint: godly for F/M)

Coconut_Crab · Post by **Coconut_Crab** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 9:34 am

WUAHAHAHAHAHAHA, THANKS! All I want to do is make sure my next attack will hit. Now I know it wiiiilllll, aaahahahaha....yessssss...

Anyhow, does anyone know if I dual from a cleric to a fighter, my weapon selection is still restricted to blunt weapons only? Also do you know where on the internet I can find a cleric/mage spell progressing table for each leveling of the character?

Thanks in advance.

Coco

nephtu · Post by **nephtu** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 11:02 am

[QUOTE=Coconut_Crab]WUAHAHAHAHAHAHA, THANKS! All I want to do is make sure my next attack will hit. Now I know it wiiiilllll, aaahahahaha....yessssss...

Anyhow, does anyone know if I dual from a cleric to a fighter, my weapon selection is still restricted to blunt weapons only? Also do you know where on the internet I can find a cleric/mage spell progressing table for each leveling of the character?

Thanks in advance.

Coco[/QUOTE]

Yes, you will still be restricted to blunts - fortunately, that's not a big problem in BGII.

Cleric/mage multi is exactly that for cleric and mage separately....

Thrain · Post by **Thrain** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:03 pm

crab, i'm guessing you're talking about the harm spell?

if you're going to use it, you don't have to dual to a fighter to get the THAC0 to make sure you hit, nor do you have to wait for so long to get the fighter HLAs. the best ways to improve your THAC0 as a cleric are the buff spells - holy power (for fighter THAC0), DUHM or righteous magic (for strength bonus), chant and bless (for to hit bonuses).

a cleric dualled to a fighter will be less effective than a normal fighter or a normal cleric. it won't have enough spells to be a proper cleric, nor will it have the HP to be a decent fighter (cleric HP is lower than fighter HP)

if you desperately want to use critical strike with harm, use a F/C or R/C multi.

UserUnfriendly · Post by **UserUnfriendly** » Sun Sep 05, 2004 3:53 pm

fighter mage multi can attack with improved haste in timestop...

better than crit attack, since every attack for 3 rounds is GUARENTEED to hit...this is why aerie should attack with harm during timestop...

i personally think crit strike is about the worst fighter hla...stopped by helmets, and timestop is better...

even power attack is better. (same save penalty as symbol stun, and you can attack many times dual wielding while improved hasted...)

however, for archers, it rocks...combine with called shot and improved haste, and crit attack for major ranged hurt...

Coconut_Crab · Post by **Coconut_Crab** » Mon Sep 06, 2004 6:40 pm

Hello,

Does anyone here know a webpage that has the cleric's spell progress table?

To Thrain:

All you've said is good, except I want an absolute hit, and I want my main character a fighter. A pure mage can get the same job done with Time Stop and Mind Flayer transformation, but I've played a mage before and I want to try something else. Besides, a cleric -> fighter can call Draw Upon Holy Might and the other spell (forgot the name) which gives maximum damage - makes you a better fighter than Kensai

Also, I think I'll have more Critical Strikes and Harms than than the mage will have Time Stops, while most of the time I do hand-to-hand fighting, which is my favorite style.

Coco

glenfar · Post by **glenfar** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 9:37 am

[QUOTE=Coconut_Crab]Does anyone here know a webpage that has the cleric's spell progress table?[/QUOTE]

Just take a look in your game directory (by default: C:\Program Files\Black Isle\BGII - SOA). You should have a file called "Baldur's Gate 2 Manual.pdf" - in the back of that is a whole bunch of tables including spell progression.

Coconut_Crab · Post by **Coconut_Crab** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 6:56 pm

Thank you. I found it.

glenfar · Post by **glenfar** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 8:26 pm

No problem

It's actually strange that they hid it like that - you'd think they'd put a shortcut on the Start menu or something ...