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Dirty Fighting for Ranged Weapons?

Posted: Sat Nov 23, 2002 3:57 pm
by Aranan
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?

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 12:29 am
by aberrant80
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 :p ).

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 4:42 am
by Gruntboy
It doesn't say - base attack bonus, minimum dex and causing a critical are the only prerequisites.

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 8:16 am
by Aranan
Originally posted by aberrant80
(logically anyway cos then it should be called dirty shooting :p ).


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.

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 11:03 am
by Gruntboy
Yes, its passive - chance of causing blindness or slow on a critical.

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 12:10 pm
by DarkEntity
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.

Posted: Sun Nov 24, 2002 3:27 pm
by Straydog
Well, Legolas certainly has this feat in Fellowship of the Ring.
Just see how many orcs he blugs right in the eye. :p

Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2002 2:40 am
by aberrant80
but having an arrow in the eye sorta kills ya doesn't it? well, dirty fighting doesn't, just blinds ya.

Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2002 5:11 am
by Straydog
True, but it is pretty much impossible to kill with single blow in IWD2.

Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2002 2:45 pm
by Ambiorix
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.