DD2 Arbalest Skills
Gives Arbalest 4 new skills inspired by the Bullseye Barrett and Veteran Arbalister in Darkest Dungeon 2:
Quarrel: Lesser "vs marked" damage bonus than Sniper Shot, but applies a small bleed and can be used from rank 2. Can also hit rank 1 but not rank 4.
Windlass: Low-damage all-ranks cleave with a chance to mark.
Field Dressing: Can be used in any rank. Heals a bit and cures bleed and blight.
Bodkin Volley: High-damage all-ranks cleave with 0 base accuracy but high accuracy bonus vs marked. Consumes mark on hit. Ignores PROT.
Barbed Volley: High-damage all-ranks cleave with 0 base accuracy but high accuracy bonus vs marked. Consumes mark on hit. Applies a small bleed.
Also tweaks some of Arbalest’s pre-existing skills (again, based on Bullseye Barrett and Veteran Arbalister):
Sniper Shot: Ignores PROT.
Sniper’s Mark: Can be used from, and can target, any rank. 1 use per battle, but debuff and mark last until end of combat. Continues turn.
Bola: Single-target. Higher push chance.
Blindfire: Damage lowered, accuracy increased. No buff. Moves 1 back. (Daring today, aren’t we?)
A few remarks:
Compared to vanilla DD1 Arbalest, this version has a much higher round-one damage output, thanks to her mark being a free action. However, due to it being a single-use skill, this damage falls off a bit in longer fights, unless you bring a second mark setter. While Windlass can be used for mark setting in longer fights, its random nature effectively means not choosing which enemy to mark.
The best rank to keep her in is still rank 3 or 4, where she can use Sniper Shot, but rank 2 (for Quarrel) can also work.
My favorite change is probably the increased rank 1 reach and rank 2 versatility, but using Windlass and the Volley skills is also fun.
Revisions:
Old revisions of this mod are available below. Click the link to download.
