Wizard Slayers and Beastmasters

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Then does this not negate the reason for having a wizardslayer in the first place? Assuming that many mages ignore the wizardslayer abilities from both ranged and melee attacks, then why do so many people like the kit? Or does it not occur that often (and maybe Leslie ran into a string of bad luck when he tried it with a bow)?

 

my bad, and the post is up too high now for an edit to be worthwhile -- I was referring to Wizard Slayers -- with full grand Mastery with darts, they should get 4 attacks per round, correct? Now, that's 4 chances per round to disrupt spellcasting. My theory of a wizard slayer is not the barbarian one of 2e PnP, but rather someone who is definitely a warrior, but one who works by wit and not brute force. I think it's a great kit for a gnome fighter -- sneaky, agile, targets mages from the shadows, it's all good!

 

I don't think specialisation or grand mastery gives extra attacks for missile weapons.

PlanetBaldursGate says that it applies only to melee.

BTW, Gamebanshee states that the level 7 and 13 attack bonuses are for melee only as well.

Of course, 3 attacks for darts isn't too shabby anyway.

 

Actually, IIRC a fighter with GM has more attacks than a fighter with Profiencent.

Also, I think you can get up to 5 attacks per round with Darts.

 

Splunge,
I tested WS on Rayic Gethras and on that Yuan-Ti mage (guarding the key) in D'Arnise Hold. I hit them many times with a bow (and throwing dagger - Boomerang) and there was never a spell failure. Then I used a melee weapon (Lilarcor) and then I got the spell failed message.

 

I always thought of a wizardslayer as a real magic-hater and as a result, I thought of him as the total opposite of a magic-user. So instead of an intelligent, reasonable, phisically weak mage, we'd have a phisically forimidable fighter that is blinded by his hate for magic (and I thus thought of some sort of a barbarian/berserker).