I wanna use a rapier

[ULTRA]

Can I use a rapier and still be good

please

[Kafik]

Yes.

[ULTRA]

Originally posted by Mal:

Yes.

Do I do rogue/fighter multiclass or something

[Doom_Cookies]

Just a Rapier? Dual wielding? Shield?

[nullpo]

Originally posted by ULTRA:

Originally posted by Mal:

Yes.

Do I do rogue/fighter multiclass or something

pact of blade warlock 5/college of swords bard 7 is my go to. With a legendary weapon in act 3 you can attack 4 times in one turn. For ranged you have eldritch blast, and you can also throw some support spells.

[ULTRA]

Originally posted by Doom_Cookies:

Just a Rapier? Dual wielding? Shield?

My pie in the sky version is just a rapier yes, but I have a feeling this is more fantastical than the setting and I'll want to dual wield

[Doom_Cookies]

Originally posted by ULTRA:

My pie in the sky version is just a rapier yes, but I have a feeling this is more fantastical than the setting and I'll want to dual wield

Nah, it's perfectly workable. In fact, the best Rapier in the game (that you get in the second half of Act 3) actually only works as intended if absolutely nothing is in the offhand. There's also a Fighting Style perk called Dueling that only works when you do not have a weapon in the offhand. Furthermore, there's a pair of gloves that give +2 AC when you don't have anything in your offhand (effectively using your glove slot instead of shield - it wastes the glove slot, but that's okay for most of the game anyway).

What nullpo mentioned is probably one of the best you'll get for that.

Bard 7/Warlock 5 and Warlock 6/Bard 6 would both work well.

[victorvnv]

Sure there is a pair of gloves in act 2 that gives + 2 atack if you have only 1 weak equipped and noting in the off hand so it makes your rapier deadly accurate .

[Kafik]

Originally posted by ULTRA:

Originally posted by Doom_Cookies:

Just a Rapier? Dual wielding? Shield?

My pie in the sky version is just a rapier yes, but I have a feeling this is more fantastical than the setting and I'll want to dual wield

Nah it will work fine. You don't need to min/max in this game even in Tactician mode like you would in many MMOs. There are some good rapiers later in the game. Spoiler but in act 3 there's a missing child quest in Lower City, do that and the reward is a legendary rapier. Oh yeah also another spoiler if you have Wyll in your party follow his quest line you can get another very good rapier.

[ShockedHearts]

you can be proficient in rapiers by either race proficiency or a class proficiency

i believe races like drow have it right away despite class.

and other class have martial weapon proficiency as well.

rapiers are perfectly fine weapons to use.

[Silyon]

Rapiers are finesse weapons, so your build ought to have Dex as the highest stat. Fighter, Barbarian, Ranger, Paladin, Bard, and Rogue all start with proficiency and any other class can pick it up either by multiclassing into the first four of those or with a feat at fourth level. There are a variety of decent Rapiers available through the game, including a legendary one in Act 3. One of the origin characters, Wyll, starts with one.

Any other questions?

[ULTRA]

Good work everyone, thanks for the answers

[ShockedHearts]

Originally posted by Silyon:

Rapiers are finesse weapons, so your build ought to have Dex as the highest stat. Fighter, Barbarian, Ranger, Paladin, Bard, and Rogue all start with proficiency and any other class can pick it up either by multiclassing into the first four of those or with a feat at fourth level. There are a variety of decent Rapiers available through the game, including a legendary one in Act 3. One of the origin characters, Wyll, starts with one.

Any other questions?

you forget to mention that you can also find a rapier on a body right after the intro of the game 100% of the time :) so you can get 2 very early on. (not that you can duel wield them sadge)

[kingonads]

Originally posted by ULTRA:

Originally posted by Mal:

Yes.

Do I do rogue/fighter multiclass or something

Bard-swords
Rogue- assassin or multiclass assassin ranger/gloom
Dex fighter - dualing or even dual weapons.
ranger.... same as dex fighter.
warlock pact of the blade.
even a dex paladin can be done with a rapier.

[Silyon]

Originally posted by ShockedHearts:

you forget to mention that you can also find a rapier on a body right after the intro of the game 100% of the time :) so you can get 2 very early on. (not that you can duel wield them sadge)

Can as of level 4. Pick up the Dual-wielding feat. Stab things with your twin needles.

[ShockedHearts]

Originally posted by Silyon:

Originally posted by ShockedHearts:

you forget to mention that you can also find a rapier on a body right after the intro of the game 100% of the time :) so you can get 2 very early on. (not that you can duel wield them sadge)

Can as of level 4. Pick up the Dual-wielding feat. Stab things with your twin needles.

yeah I know but it will taunt you until then 0_0