Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn/Weapons & Armor

In Baldur's Gate II there are many types of weapons and armour, most of them are enchanted in some form, your choice of weapons and armour can be the difference between life and reloading, so choose wisely!

Ranged Weapons
Ranged weapons are good for distrupting a cleric or mage's spells, the drawback is that most ranged weapons have limited ammunition.

Bows & Arrows
There are three types of bow: the Short Bow, the Long Bow and the Composite Long Bow, they are all 2 handed weapons.

If your character is a Cleric, a Druid or a Mage then they won't be able to use bows.

Short Bow
The Shortbow is the weakest of the 3 bows, it has a Range of 2 and a speed factor of 6, it is the only type of bow that a Theif can use

Long Bow
The Long Bow is better than the Short Bow, it has a speeed factor of 7 and a +1 bonus To Hit, a bard can only use this Bow and the Short Bow

Composite Long Bow
The Composite Long Bow is more flexible because it is made up of many materials, it has a lower speed factor than the Long Bow but a +2 bonus to damage as well as a +1 bonus to hit.

Crossbows
Crossbows use bolts as ammunition but have less range than Bows, they are both two handed weapons but they have good speed factors. Sadly Mages, Clerics, Driuds and Theives can't use the Crossbows.

Light Crossbow
The Light Crossbow is the weakest of the two Crossbows, it has a speed factor of 7 and no added bonuses.

Heavy Crossbow
The Heavy Crossbow is much better than the Light Crossbow so get one now if you are using the Light Crossbow! This bow has a speed factor of 10 and a =2bonus to damage.