NPC Proficiencies/Jaheira

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If you are planning to take her to Tob, go for spears.
Hers is the longest romance (real-time dependant a lot, and multiple chances to srew up on her), avoid the following effects on her at all cost:
dead
turned to stone
(feeblemind and the like)
do not kick her out of the party after Johns dungeon, if she leaves on her own behalf it's ok
do not attack her

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I probably have a MOD installed which does this, but with darts the STR bonus was added to the damage. Combined with the high RoF it's devastating (prooved my dart slinging true archer kit from another mod). But I usually use Jaheira as a tank with the lowest AC possible and iron skins to absorb the few attacks that do come through.

 

Jaheira is my darter as well. I play a paladin and have Mazzy right now. Two tanks is enough.

I put J on darts, Vic with sling of seeking and a belt of strength... Aeirie and Tashia use missles with their spells.. it's great.

Hardly anything gets close enough to do damage and the two tanks mop them up quickly.

 

In my last party she usually works as a tank (I managed not to get the sling of seeking...). For range, she has Arla's Dragonbane, but she almost never uses it. My protagonist is a monk and he sometimes flings a few darts of wounding/stunning. For hardcore ranged damage, I have Kivan (from the mod), while Nalia and sometimes Cernd can help a bit when needed.
However, generally I tend to prefer the melee approach, and Jaheira's low AC, Ironskins, AoF etc. make her a decent tank. So far I'm using a club or Belm with the shield of harmony, but I intend to use her for dual-wield. A dart of wounding is a bad thing for a mage, but the splinters club is even better IMO

 

I Dont remember Jaheira having IronSkin at level 14... maybe when higher or any mod?

EDIT: Lol, didnt notice this topic was old one, sorry

 

Sling, definitely, for when she gets GWW in the next installment.

 

in my first run with her, iirc, i used profs on spears and i ended up not using a spear because i gave her a shield. she makes a good tank and in my experience she is best with dagger+shield. give her firetooth both meele and range. in tactics mode Torgals Claw? is nice for meele

 

I use Firetooth both in melee and missile. Keep a club around for some golems.

The dart idea is a great one... I really might have to try that next time.

 

Jaheira is the best tank! Her main role in my party is to soak up damage and punishment from enemies, why, with best magical armors, shields, ring of earth control, cloak of sewers, helm of Balduran, her AC is something like -11! Plus she casts Ironskins which makes it even harder to hit her, can heal herself, can summon a lot of animals AND elementals, can lay waste to mages with Insect Plague!

She is SO useful in defense that I hardly notice which weapon she uses, get her the best scimitar + club you can find and she will be OK. Use a str enhancing belt or bracer, add the special sling with str bonus, and she will be a pretty versatile char! I can not believe how somebody can say she is rather weak and useless!

 

The trick is to deal out much damage fast, that way you don't need anyone to soak up damage.

 

BUT, there will be times that no matter how much damage you do, you will be damaged HEAVILY regardless. Plus I have Mınsc, and a home-made Kensai with Crom Faeyr and Celestial Fury, (he scores 40+ damage per hit, has a THAC0 of -21, and attacks so many times in one round) plus 3 arch-mages (me, Imoen, Nalia) so we have GOOD offensive power. Still, Jaheira DOES good damage, especially when she gets a str enhancing item and Greater Whirlwind attack! But she is the most durable character in the entire party too, that I must say.