Legacy of the Masters

Legacy of the Masters
Item
Other names	Gauntlets of Weapon Expertise
Type	Gauntlets
Cursed	❌
Cursed	❌
Lore	100
Weight	1 lb
Special
Equipped abilities	THAC0: +1 Damage: +2
Requirements
Not usable by	Wizard Slayer Kensai
Other
Item value	6,000
Technical information
Item code	BRAC10

Legacy of the Masters, also known as the Gauntlets of Weapon Expertise, are magically enchanted gauntlets which increase damage delivered by its wielder and improve hitting chance.

Description

“

Legacy of the Masters Highly sought after among novice warriors, these items were once the property of the royal family of Threskel. Imparting a portion of the prince's legendary skill, these gauntlets grant the bearer mastery over all forms of weapons. The majority of their many previous owners seem to have come to bloody ends though: The gloves grant the ability of experience, but not the wisdom.

”

Acquisitions

BG1

• Baldur's Gate (1998)
  This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate campaign.Baldur's Gate:
  Enhanced Edition (2012)
  This icon indicates content from the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition campaign. Loot from Meilum at Firewine Bridge on the northeast side of the area
• Baldur's Gate:
  Enhanced Edition (2012)
  This icon indicates content from the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition campaign. Found in a locked and trapped chest in Tazok's tent in the Bandit Camp
• Baldur's Gate (1998)
  This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate campaign. Loot from Tazok at Bandit Camp. He can no longer be killed in the Enhanced Edition.
• Baldur's Gate:
  Enhanced Edition (2012)
  This icon indicates content from the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition campaign. A third pair can be pickpocketed from Tazok immediately after the first encounter with him while infiltrating the Bandit Camp

BG2

• Baldur's Gate II:
  Shadows of Amn (2000)
  This icon indicates content from the original Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn campaign.Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition – Shadows of Amn (2013)
  This icon indicates content from the Shadows of Amn campaign of the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. - In the first level beneath the Athkatla Graveyard District. It is in the pentagon-shaped blood pool in the room with spikes and deadly traps in Chapter 6

Gameplay

• Xarrnous's Second Sword Arm has the same bonus, but without the damage enhancement
• Hands of Takkok occupies the same slot, but it's effects on THAC0 and damage can be better. The Hands of Takkok have a larger improvement on melee attacks for any strength under 18/76, with an increasing gap the lower the base strength. However, the bonus from the Hands of Takkok does not apply to ranged Thaco at all and does not apply to the damage of darts, bows, or crossbows. In addition, the bonus from the Hands can be subsumed by a potion that gives 19 or more strength, while the bonus from the Legacy of the Masters will add on top. In general, high strength (18+) characters and/or bow/crossbow focused characters benefit more from Legacy of the Masters than the Hands of Takkok.
• These gauntlets provide one of the few available non-strength-based bonuses to damage.  This makes them highly useful for thieves, since such damage is multiplied by backstabs .

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