I'm currently playing BGEE with a neutral evil female elf fighter/mage, who's currently level 5/4 and has the following proficiencies:
Longswords **
Two-weapon fighting ***
She's dual wielding the +2/+1 cold damage "Varscona" and +1/+3 vs undead "Harrower" long swords.
BTW she's armoured with the elven chain (CLUA-ed in after the encounter where it's meant to drop) and the Destoyer of the Hills belt (-4 vs., crushing, which complements the chain nicely) and buffs nicely with Blur, Mirror Image and the Strength spell (which takes her strength from 18/49 to 18/99). so doesn't miss a shield too much.
I do *not* want to spend any proficiency points in a ranged weapon, when she does need to go ranged, she uses the +3 Long of Marksmanship, and with that and the +1 elf bow bonus and high (currently 18, 19 later with the tome) Dex, she still hits well enough anyway.
I'm unsure what to take as my next (and last BGEE) weapon proficiency in BGEE. The main two choices for me would be Katanas or Scimitars. I guess Scimitars would be a better choice in BGEE (discounting Drizzt's, there is now a +2 one reasonably easily available mid-game, and also +1 scimitar-class weapons earlier, though there is a +1 Katana available too, and katanas do 1-10 vs. 1-8 damage), but in BG2 I really want to be able to use Dak'kon's Zerth Blade katana (for the extra spells: http://www.gamebanshee.com/showshot.php?/baldursgateii/equipment/images/dakkonszerthblade.jpg ), though the Belm scimitar (which adds +1 APR to the main hand, if wielded in the off-hand) would also be nice (http://www.gamebanshee.com/showshot.php?/baldursgateii/equipment/images/belmplus2.jpg).
I want to keep the same proficiencies in BG2EE as I had in BGEE for RP reasons (and am quite happy with keeping longswords as my first proficiency in BG2EE, am evil anyway, so could get Blackrazor mid-game at least, and like the idea of an elf having longswords from an RP point of view anyway), and will likely add *both* scimtars and katanas eventually, so it's basically a choice of which one to take proficiencies in *first*. This depends at least partly on which out of Dak'kon's Zerth Blade or Belm is easiest to get reasonably early on in BG2.
I'm not so familiar with BG2, but the Gamebanshee text gives these as locations for the Zerth Blade and Belm:
[spoiler]
Dak'kon's Zerth Blade (WA2DAK)
Location(s)
Waukeen's Promenade (Adventurer's Mart) - Purchased from Deidre (collectors edition only - though I assume it *will* be in BG2EE), am not sure of the cost, though, which may make it tricky to get early on, if v.expensive?
Belm +2 (SW1H30)
Location(s)
Druid Grove - Found in the ogre tower inside a box
[/spoiler]
Which of these would be more easily obtainable quite early on in BG2? Are there any other choices (of katanas, scimitars or another melee weapon) I should be considering?
Longswords **
Two-weapon fighting ***
She's dual wielding the +2/+1 cold damage "Varscona" and +1/+3 vs undead "Harrower" long swords.
BTW she's armoured with the elven chain (CLUA-ed in after the encounter where it's meant to drop) and the Destoyer of the Hills belt (-4 vs., crushing, which complements the chain nicely) and buffs nicely with Blur, Mirror Image and the Strength spell (which takes her strength from 18/49 to 18/99). so doesn't miss a shield too much.
I do *not* want to spend any proficiency points in a ranged weapon, when she does need to go ranged, she uses the +3 Long of Marksmanship, and with that and the +1 elf bow bonus and high (currently 18, 19 later with the tome) Dex, she still hits well enough anyway.
I'm unsure what to take as my next (and last BGEE) weapon proficiency in BGEE. The main two choices for me would be Katanas or Scimitars. I guess Scimitars would be a better choice in BGEE (discounting Drizzt's, there is now a +2 one reasonably easily available mid-game, and also +1 scimitar-class weapons earlier, though there is a +1 Katana available too, and katanas do 1-10 vs. 1-8 damage), but in BG2 I really want to be able to use Dak'kon's Zerth Blade katana (for the extra spells: http://www.gamebanshee.com/showshot.php?/baldursgateii/equipment/images/dakkonszerthblade.jpg ), though the Belm scimitar (which adds +1 APR to the main hand, if wielded in the off-hand) would also be nice (http://www.gamebanshee.com/showshot.php?/baldursgateii/equipment/images/belmplus2.jpg).
I want to keep the same proficiencies in BG2EE as I had in BGEE for RP reasons (and am quite happy with keeping longswords as my first proficiency in BG2EE, am evil anyway, so could get Blackrazor mid-game at least, and like the idea of an elf having longswords from an RP point of view anyway), and will likely add *both* scimtars and katanas eventually, so it's basically a choice of which one to take proficiencies in *first*. This depends at least partly on which out of Dak'kon's Zerth Blade or Belm is easiest to get reasonably early on in BG2.
I'm not so familiar with BG2, but the Gamebanshee text gives these as locations for the Zerth Blade and Belm:
[spoiler]
Dak'kon's Zerth Blade (WA2DAK)
Location(s)
Waukeen's Promenade (Adventurer's Mart) - Purchased from Deidre (collectors edition only - though I assume it *will* be in BG2EE), am not sure of the cost, though, which may make it tricky to get early on, if v.expensive?
Belm +2 (SW1H30)
Location(s)
Druid Grove - Found in the ogre tower inside a box
[/spoiler]
Which of these would be more easily obtainable quite early on in BG2? Are there any other choices (of katanas, scimitars or another melee weapon) I should be considering?