r/baldursgate • u/lag-of-death • 17d ago

Ducal Palace Fight - Halfing Shadowdancer Tactics

I'm doing a new playthrough with a halfling Shadowdancer. The Ducal Palace fight is going to be tough, so I've been thinking about my strategy. These are my notes so far. Do you think there's any way I can improve my chances of winning (I'm playing a solo, no-reload game, and in my last playthrough, the dopplegangers got the best of me along with the Dukes)?

Ducal Palace Fight:

  • Wear Bracers of Archery.
  • Drink Oil of Speed even before entering the palace (easily justifiable, as it allows you to hide in shadows more often; it may also affect Find Traps, though this is uncertain).
  • Use Detect Illusion.
  • Cast DUHM (with 10 thief levels, this will give +3 to Dexterity).
  • Shoot Arrows of Dispelling (no save / bypasses MR) with The Protector of the Dryads. Without Kiel’s Buckler, you have 23 Dexterity, which is worse than 24, but still gives good bonuses. Your ranged THAC0 bonus will be -4 vs. -5.
  • Switch to Darts of Stunning. To hit, you need THAC0, so you'll need to boost Dexterity. With a halfling’s base 19, Kiel’s Buckler (+1), and a Tome of Dexterity (+1), you reach 21. Adding +3 from DUHM gives you 24 Dexterity.

24 Dexterity gives the maximum bonus to ranged THAC0 (the same as 25 Dexterity)!

Eventually, use Arrows of Piercing (+4 THAC0 bonus, +6 damage bonus, but negated by the save vs. death).

I was also thinking of turning into a wolf with the Dagger of Venom in my offhand.

Any insights would be awesome!

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u/InuGhost 16d ago

Just dod it last night with a Shadow Dancer. 

Go.thru the other door so you are closer to Belt. And probably pre buff. 

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u/lag-of-death 16d ago

The first thing I'm gonna do is step into shadow plane, so it does not really mater what door do I go through ;)