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