Dirty Fighting for Ranged Weapons?

Aranan · Post by **Aranan** » Sat Nov 23, 2002 3:57 pm

I was about to take this feat for my archer rogue, but I didn't know if it would count missle weapons for potential "dirty hits". Does anyone know?

aberrant80 · Post by **aberrant80** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 12:29 am

hmm... good question. mebe u could just check the description for dirty fighting. i think i recall it saying melee only but i'm not sure, but i am pretty sure it doesn't affect ranged weapons (logically anyway cos then it should be called dirty shooting

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Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 4:42 am

It doesn't say - base attack bonus, minimum dex and causing a critical are the only prerequisites.

Aranan · Post by **Aranan** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 8:16 am

Originally posted by aberrant80
(logically anyway cos then it should be called dirty shooting ).

Well the feat isn't called dirty melee.. you can fight many ways

Is it one of the passive feats? I had it for my fighter two levels ago and I haven't noticed it doing anything.

Gruntboy · Post by **Gruntboy** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 11:03 am

Yes, its passive - chance of causing blindness or slow on a critical.

DarkEntity · Post by **DarkEntity** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 12:10 pm

Dirty Fighting works with any weapon.

Try loading up with crossbow/bolts as they increase the critical strike range by +1. When you roll a critical strike, 19 or 20 (since using crossbow), the victim gets a critical threat roll to determine if you had struck him/her critically. Then if he fails, he has to roll a fortitude save against getting blinded or slowed. if he fails, he either gets blinded (+2 attack bonus against victim, ac i not sure) or slowed for a few rounds.

its a very good buy esp. when you have all your party members shooting bolts at a monster.

Straydog · Post by **Straydog** » Sun Nov 24, 2002 3:27 pm

Well, Legolas certainly has this feat in Fellowship of the Ring.
Just see how many orcs he blugs right in the eye.

aberrant80 · Post by **aberrant80** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 2:40 am

but having an arrow in the eye sorta kills ya doesn't it? well, dirty fighting doesn't, just blinds ya.

Straydog · Post by **Straydog** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 5:11 am

True, but it is pretty much impossible to kill with single blow in IWD2.

Ambiorix · Post by **Ambiorix** » Tue Nov 26, 2002 2:45 pm

Originally posted by DarkEntity
Dirty Fighting works with any weapon.

Yes. I'm certain to have blinded opponents just with arrows. Not sure about "slowed" but it probably works as well.