Question about Melee Half Ogre

[Baldurs_Gate_2]

Actually i'm level 26, melee master, dodge master and picklocks expert. I have that sword from that one lady (used a faith point to steal it). Is there a better weapon? It's called "Sword of Baltar".

Second Question: All what i now need is a better armor, but i only found a large leather one until now. Where can i get a better one? Crafting is no use, because i need a high INT stat for it and i don't want to skill it.

[Muro]

Originally posted by Wall Street:

Is there a better weapon?

Yes. What exactly counts as better for you depends on a number of factors, such as your exact magick/tech aptitude, strength, playing in real time/turn based. I once made a spreadsheet[www.terra-arcanum.com] allowing anyone to generate a list of most efficient damage-wise weapons, primarily sorted by average damage per action point.

Going by what info was given, if your character has 24 strength and an aptitude of -16, the database for melee weapons sorted by average damage per action point (AvD/AP) looks like this[i.imgur.com]. Everything above the Sword of Balter is more efficient, the greater the higher the AvD/AP number.

Originally posted by Wall Street:

Second Question: All what i now need is a better armor, but i only found a large leather one until now. Where can i get a better one?

If I'm guessing correctly that magick/tech wise your character is neutral/slightly tech, what you want is large platemail. If you're playing with the unofficial arcanum patch, you're best option is checking the stock of Tarant's quality smith - he has a small chance to sale large bronzed plate each day. If he doesn't have it, move away your cursor far enough that he's no longer on the screen, wait 24h and check his inventory again. Repeat until success.

He won't sell it without the patch, and in that case the best large non-crafted neutral/tech armor can be found around Killian Drake (he appears later on in the main plot). He has two half-ogre bodyguards, both wearing large basic platemails than can be pickpocketed from them with a fate point.

Wise women also have a chance to sell large arcane plate. A non-magick character won't get the fullest of its bonuses, but hey, it's a large platemail nonetheless. Wise women only have a 1% chance to carry it whenever they restock though (same for any other arcane item as well), so farming for it can be quite bothersome.

[Burusagi]

Really, the best plan is simply to make a Sickly Half-Ogre focused on technology.

That way you can make Large armours for yourself - and get quite a unique playthrough as the "anti-Half Ogre" character.