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Baal Netbek

Novice of the Swamp Camp. Speaks to the player.

Has dialogueStart
Camp
Swamp Camp
Guild
Novice
Routines
1

Where you find Baal Netbek

Location of Baal Netbek on the overworld map

Location

Region
Swamp Camp
On overworld Yes

Combat

Their stats

30

Health

3

Strength

Gothic difficulty values - Novice and Hard rescale them in-fight.

Worn armour

Confirmed
Novice's ArmorNovice armour
Edge5
Blunt5
Point0
Energy3
Fire3
Ice3
Wind3

The armour Baal Netbek wears, with its protection on each channel. Worn armour is never dropped.

Their weapon

HandaxeSignature
Damage
9
Damage type
Edge
Needs Strength
5
Worth
6

Can you beat them?

Dial in your own weapon and gear. Every connecting swing deals weapon + attribute minus the matching protection - an exact figure, verified against live in-game combat - so both sides show their true per-hit damage.

Difficulty
Favourable55 per hit·1 hit to drop

You drop Baal Netbek in 1 hit; they drop you in 12.

Your attack

Weapon damage
Strength
Dexterity

Damage type

Your defence

Your armour (Edge)
Your health

Your hit

55

per connecting swing · 1 hit to drop

A charged heavy strike doubles this; blocked swings land 1.

Target health

Baal Netbek's health at Gothic.

Baal Netbek's Edge protection-5
Their hit on you7

Handaxe (3 Strength) drops you in 12 hits through your armour.

Swings in their attack chain vary by attack type; plan on the full hit.

Their confirmed signature weapon.

Every connecting swing deals weapon damage + attribute (Strength for melee, Dexterity for ranged) minus the matching protection, never below 1 - verified hit-for-hit against live combat. On top of that baseline: a charged heavy strike doubles the net hit, a fully drawn bow lands about a quarter higher, blocked swings drop to 1, and individual swings in an attack chain vary by attack type.

All stats shown are the Gothic baseline. Difficulty rescales enemies per archetype: on Hard they swing with half again the attributes and carry 20% more health; on Novice their protections drop. The numbers above already apply the selected difficulty.

Loot

Confirmed drops

These are the items Baal Netbek actually carries, with their stack counts. Values are the item's base worth in ore, the lumps of magic ore that are the Colony's only currency. Worn armour is never dropped.

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