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some mosters/enemies are immune to slashing or/and piercing damage i have noticed that but is anything in the game immune to blunt weapons?

my second PC is a Half Orc Barbarian specialized in 2 handed weapon style, quaterstaff/2 handed sword/halberd (blunt/slashing/piercing) and i got this feeling that Staff of Rynn can hit just about anything.

BTW how is Korgan with Crom Faeyr? i nevet got him to wield it even when he was a 1/2 god with his axes at higher lvls i tend to be annoyed by "weapon has no effect" message i got with him from time to time.

oh and another BTW how much does weapon "speed factor" matter? lets say if a weapon has a speed factor 0 (zero) and will hit a spellcaster will his casting be disrupted even before is able to cast magic missle ?

 

you cant get a weapon with a speed factor of zero... well, unless you cheat.

but im not sure, magic missile happens almost instantly, so it would be a close one

 

You can. For example +3 short sword or +2 dagger would have s.f. of zero.
The natural s.f. is modified by the enchantment bonus like: +3 short sword with s.f. 2 -) 2-3=-1(=0).
Then it only is up to the characters initiative roll.

[ February 24, 2003, 16:04: Message edited by: ArrynMorgerim ]

 

AFAIK there are no creatures immune to blunt weapons except for several oozes and slimes, the reason your weapon may have no effect is probably because he's fighting a mage-type with immunity to magical weapons or simular magic protecting him/it/her.

Everytime combat begins every character gets an initiative roll on a d10, the lower the roll, the better. Adding to that roll comes the casting time or the weaponspeed. The person(s) with the lowest initiative go first, the highest last. As you can see, if you want to disrupt spellcasting you better use something with a low initiative modifier.

[ February 24, 2003, 16:32: Message edited by: Thunder ]

 

tx guys that pretty much answers my questions

i was really pleased with my Half Orc and staffs specialization. he was doing ~ 15+ damage a pop with Staff of Rynn (speed factor 1) even early on with no griddles and other power increasing items and could hit almost anything (golems, kagnaxx, mummies,...).

to sum it up. (almost) no monsters are immune to blunt damage and if you notice most quarterstaffs have speed factor much better than most other weapons (staff of arundel has 0) not to mention you could slay any elementals in one blow (staff of air/fire/earth) yet not many ppl seems to be using them. why is that?

 

At a guess, I'd say it's because staffs don't cause much damage - they seem to do about the same amount of damage as a mace or flail, but you've lost the ability to put a shield or another weapon in your off hand. Of course, any staff which can itself increase your AC would eliminate that problem. Also, a staff just isn't "right" for an adventurer
Good idea though, it'll be interesting to see how it goes.

 

well i just have finished one game with Chaotic Evil Half Orc (Barbarian Kit) as my second PC, playing thru 3/4 of the game with Staff of Rynn (++ in 2 handed weapon style/staff/2 handed sword and in halberd later).

worked quite well for me. AC was not a big deal since it can be increased dramaticaly by different means (spells, items, potions) and this guy had huge ammount of HP.

he never used ranged weapons tho since he was a bouncer for Aerie, Jaheira, Vici trio behind him.
when it got really rough he grabbed Fortress Sheild and Defender of Easthaven. at lvl 15 that gave him 35% resistance to weapon damage so he could just stood there quaffing potions till the rest of my party could figure something out from pesky situation like that.

with barbarian rage he had 23 'natural' strenght so on 19 roll he was doing ~40+ damage (i think) with 3/2-5/2 attacks per round.

i managed to get him 1on1 with Drizzt. no beefing up from da girlz nor annoying Cattie Brie etc. he was weilding Soul Reaver for that occasion (no staff here hehe). AC was in question but the cumulative THCA0 penalty from the evil blade made it up. was damn close too!

PS hes doesnt know a staff just isnt 'right' for an adventurer. hes a barbarian ffs !

damn i forgot something lol. since you roll Half Orc for 19 strenght, you dont need 'strenght' griddles. instead i found myself swapping around golden/bluntness/piercing griddles for different fights, each at -3/-4 AC.

[ February 27, 2003, 00:52: Message edited by: Deda Jag ]

 

Yep.

Blunt damage rules. That why all the killswords use it. Two handed weapons rule too, when you have the strength to use them.

So, that +4 quarterstick (doing blunt damage) seriously nails just about everything if you have high strength.

It's always a good idea to keep back a normal dagger or two, and some nappy little +1 or +2 one handed swords.