Disappointed with Fighters

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My previous experience with 3E rules is limited to reading over the PHB and playing NWN. I like the non-weighted point buy system in IWD2 - it allows a little more powerful character than in NWN, and I feel like I can customize my character a bit more to my liking. I LOVE the feat implementation in IWD2; far superior to NWN.

I HATE - totally despise - the lack of skills available to a Fighter. The only "class skill" is Intimidate. I know that skills like Parry and Discipline were non-3ED skills added to NWN, but at least you had –something- to put your skill points into. I rolled up a human Fighter with 13 INT to try out some feats. I started with IIRC 13-16 skill points, having to ‘blow’ them on non-class related skills. The worst part was that I had planned on multiclassing the character, and would have loved to carry over those points for when the time came to change classes. NWN lets you do that – I’m pretty sure that’s a non-3E “feature”, but with how limited my Fighter is with skills, it would sure be nice now.

Anyway, only a small complaint – I’m just thrilled to see a new IE-based game at all!

[ September 08, 2002, 10:28: Message edited by: Taluntain ]

 

Great thing about fighters is the extra feat every other level. Skills aren't nearly as valuable as feats. My fighter at the end of the game had so many feats I was running out of useful feats to get.

Although one piece of advice... go Great Swords. There are multiple copies of a +5 Great Sword with 2d4 Vampire skill on it in the final dungeon. A very cool weapon.

 

Are there any good Bastard swords out there? My Holy War Cleric of Helm likes Bastard swords..

 

Yes i started a fighter/cleric with bastard swords as well
Are there any good ones???

 

Well in the 5th chapter you can buy +4 weapons of every variety in Kuldahar, so it makes any weapon a decent choice. Yes there is a kick-ass bastard sword in the final dungeon.

Bastard Sword of Heroism
1D10+3
+5 enchantment (sure-strike, can hit enemies that require a +5 weapon to hit)
Keen: Increase chance to score critical hit
Slashing: Additional 3d6 slashing damage

It whipped major ass. My buffed out warrior hit for 21-45 with it. And.. this is huge, she scored a crit from 17-20 (basically 20 percent of the time she did double that damage), because she had improved critical and keen weapon. I can't stress enough how important improved critical is.