A /bgg/ thread for Godey >News:Patch 8: https://baldursgate3.game/news/the-final-patch-new-subclasses-photo-mode-and-cross-play_138Patch 7: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-7-now-live_121Patch 6: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-6-now-live_108Patch 5: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-5-now-live_99>Wiki:https://bg3.wiki>Mods:https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/>FAQ:>Q: How often should I long rest?>A: Many companion and romance interactions occur when long resting. Some early lower priority camp scenes can also be missed if higher priority ones are queued. To advance companion quests or romances, make sure to long rest often.>Q: Can I recruit Minthara without going down the evil path?>A: If you knock her out in Act 1, yes. You do miss out on the sex scene, but otherwise the romance remains the same.>Q: Underdark or Mountain Pass?>A: Either, or both. It's recommended to clear both on higher difficulties for the experience and loot. Both connect to the same Act 2 map.>Q: Is The Dark Urge essentially "Tav+"?>A: Yes. You get additional content, BUT there are points where, if you've chosen to resist the Urge and/or don't complete quests the "right" way, you'll have to pass additional checks to avoid losing companions.>Q: Are there any consequences to consuming tadpoles?>A: No, for the most part. However if you've consumed any tadpoles, there will later be a DC 21 Wisdom check to reject the Astral-Touched Tadpole, which affects your appearance if consumed.>Q: Should I enable Karmic Dice?>A: Karmic Dice will avoid streaks of low rolls, both for you and the enemy. It is recommended to disable it if you're specializing.>Polls:>Romance: https://strawpoll.com/NMnQ5kJXYn6>Race: https://strawpoll.com/kjn18WPzeyQ>Class: https://strawpoll.com/eNg69DKKjnA>Companions: https://strawpoll.com/bVg8o8l3VnYOP pasta: https://rentry.org/bggpastaPrevious thread: >>537729384
Missionary with Astarion
They gave me a dialog option to set explosives to clear the rubble So I set it down and talk to the sergent again she says go light it up so I attack it and now everyone's hostile???
>>537978564Wait for the npcs to run away from the rocks before you light it up
>>537978637Theyre not moving, how do i make them move
>>537979039If you place the explosives they should run off.I know they do turn hostile if Nere or one of them runs into the fire
>>537979263i figured it out but im very mad at about what happened next.......ill reload again tomorrow
not a single character in this game has huge tits and its a travesty
I would have rather had Alfira as a companion than Halsin or Wyll.Desu
Shadowheart has an innie. It's hairy, but not overly so, kind of like a garnish on a dessert. Coconut pie with rum sauce, but with a clitoris. And half elf sighs and coos
>>537984259auntie ethel
>>537987279Is she gonna summon demons?
Hehehehe, shadowhearts hairy pussy.
>companions can just leave if they don't like what I'm doingwhere's the option to not allow them to? where's my option to force them using tadpole? where's the option to just murder them?bitch, I'm a literal bhaalspawn edgelord twisted fucking psychopath you aren't going anywhere, we're done when I say we're done
Can anyone make a version of this meme with default durge face?
>>537984259Thisobald's tits are massive
>>537986937no>>537989879no
>>537989513same power that keeps you safe prevents you from mind raping your friends
>ran out of rerolls due to an unlucky 1 in a trivial check>2 mins later help Mol win the lanceboard game>Gale is Inspired>Wyll is Inspired>Tav is InspiredThis was... inspirational? I bet there's at least one event that allows you to get 4 in a row.>>537989513>where's the option to just murder them?CTRL+left click on them? Repeat and rinse until they're dead? Just an idea.
>>537985758Based
>>537987492Holy shit she even has a magatama
>Watched a couple Evelyn vids>Urge to play again risingThat latest Proxy vid with the Telekinesis + enlarged earth ele was also a good little piece of info.
>>537994372buy an ad
>>537996401It's got me thinking of potential builds.An all-wizard group with earth elementals, and use vendor exploits to buy a few hundred telekinesis scrolls. Each ele will deal around 200 damage when thrown. Don't aim directly on the target, aim next to them.
>>537997789sounds like shit we did on wizardry 8. 6 bishops and a dream lol
>bitch be dying her hair all black and wearing more eyeliner than emo convent>daaaaaaamn she so fine the hottest woman alive I want to breed her so bad
Wyll
>>537999892You gotta love fun shit like that. I remember they put out a new DnD book to tell people they can't use the logic of the 6sec turn hand off items to each other to get infinite momentum on an item and one shot everything. But the "clever use of game mechanics" chads will rise again.
>>537975348My fucking sides. You can pull the chair out from under Raphael during at the lanceboard table. Maybe it was just the element of surprise but it made me laugh so hard.The game obviously doesn't know how to handle the situation: first he snaps into a standing pose then immediately back to his default idle sitting - now on the carpet beneath the table. Then after a second or two he snaps back into standing except this time for good. Mol just gets up and walks away right at the beginning like "fuck it, I'm out!".Needless to say it breaks the scene (Raphael can't be talked to anymore and Mol only says her idle line about "conning some gold of that cleric") but at least you can get some cheap amusement out of it.
>>537997789So not only do you think the novelty of the trick won't wear off after a few times, but you also have to exploit the game to get a few hundred scrolls first? Why not just install a cheat that allows you to be super cool awesome with the press of a button? That's what you're aiming for, with extra steps.
>>538001972>Lieutenant Ralph, what are you doing here?>I'm here to try out my sea legs.>But you ain't got no legs, Lieutenant Ralph.
>>538002181It's funner to do it the roundabout way.
Evil Minsc >>>>>>>>> Good Minsc
Twitter found out about the fanfics where Astarion cuck Wyll...
>>537975348Eheheboned
Subhuman.
sex was never the joke btwit's being beaten by bare bones
>fixes true strike
Is there any situation where being considered a Construct is useful? I don't remember having Bernard's Halberd.
Shadowheart's reaction to being given the orchid in act two is so out of character it's stupid. I cringed.
>>538012682>concentrationwhat's the point
There is a huge plothole in this game. You and the companions don't become mindflayers because Orpheus, OK.But why aren't everyone from Act 3 mindflayers?
>>538012793she feels like a different character every arc she kept being rewritten and rewritten until she barely feels like an evil cleric, maybe that's why they went with the brainwashing twist idk, her story is pretty weak i m o
>Heh, the joke wasn't about Astarion being raped, you misunderstoodPlausible deniability is no longer plausible when there is a pattern of the slopswine being hypocritical (1), being unable to admit fault, even for something as inconsequential as a semantic mistake (2), constantly repeating the aforementioned "joke" and bragging about it being "/bgg/ culture" (3), and spewing stupid headcanon, such as the companions having abusive parental figures revealing something about their writers (4). (1) https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/485847206/#485847883Rambling about how BG3 is a game that makes people feel "seen," only to later joke about sexual abuse that might be sensitive for people is hypocritical.(2) https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/484983246/#485059081(3) https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/536542557/#536623396(4) https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/535069485/#535135868The common denominator is an utter lack of care for who these characters are or what they might mean to some. So no, I don't think that "joke" was "accidentally" offensive. I think that when a pattern repeats itself over years, it indicates true colors - especially on an anonymous website, where there shouldn't be any need to posture as either a saint or a piece of shit. When the pig repeats a pattern for two years, it's no longer a gimmick or a persona - it's simply what it is. In this case, subhuman.
>>538016091
>>538015034>barely feelsshe never felt like evil clericshe felt like a good cleric with trust issues due to tragic pasteven frog which is pretty dumbass edgy feels evil, shadoslut doesnt
>>538014795Finish the game before you come here and try to point out plot holes. And pay attention.
>>538016418>she never felt like evil clericI know but she was suppposed to feel like one
>>538016091Not reading all that
>>538018096Imagine reading a shitty pasta
>>538017236not gonna post Asty in dis threadhe is too precious
Are Astarion and Minthara the only evil companions? I remember during EA they said it would be about half and half
>>538019392The frog too and you don't have to convince the cleric to do some genocide among the tieflings.
I'm going to make my tav a pacifist. Life cleric who only heals/buffs and then hides in sanctuary.
>>538017236they missed mark with evil characters, especially with how much astarion and orryn steal the show, not even talking about drudgefrog isnt even evil, shes propogandized edgy retard which due to game being game allows to cockblock her hard, if they wanted to make her evil she should have overruled pc and did something trully horrificits like minthara which never murdered grove, all talk, no action.
>>538019392A loyal jackboot of Vlaakith is Evil, and a devout Sharran cleric is Evil. But both of these characters feature a neutral alignment path, and many people would even argue the game pushes you towards their neutral path.Shart was also changed from EA to be less evil and less snarky. So these days yeah Asty and Minth are the only two carrying the evil torch. Just like there are only like 3 non-elves in the party. It's just the way the cookie crumbles.
Thoughts on elves?
https://youtu.be/VcgRaf38uCQ?si=rEGSfzbmWvvT-oGh
>>538020169Something's fucky with that elf..
>>538020169Looks like a classic skyrim altmer to me
>>538019392The world's not black and white, it's shades of all kinds. Minthara might be labeled "evil," yet what is her crime? Being mind-controlled by the Cult of the Absolute? Being a drow? Gale is on the surface a decent man who means well - as long as it's convenient for him - and could even be described as moral. Yet, he is more than willing to toy with forces greater than him, or to risk the lives of thousands in the pursuit of his ambition. Do you still care what alignment reads on his character sheet?
>>538021039time to worship talos nord scumbag
>>538021039I'm a simple Norf. I see Altmer, I kill.
>>538021493Considering one wants to set loose an army of goblins to slaughter a group of innocents and the other doesn't want to do that, yeah.
Lawfulgoodbros...
shart looks better in dark hair
>>538021696Just get that robe and/or rapier then you can ignore him.
>>538021696>deals with the devil>lawfulgood
>>538021685Being mind-controlled absolves Minthara of moral responsibility. She did nothing wrong.
why do the chosen have to shout the name of their infinity stones as if they were some fucking power rangers?
>>538022056humiliation ritual for the undead half-elf.
>>538021696I never understood why people hate Wyll. I'm a racist and I think he's fine, I usually bring him along
>>538021685they are not innocents tho, they are evil devil refugees terorizing peaceful druids
>>538022313that's unironically because chuds have no media literacy
>>538022056for the same reason raphael has his disney villian theme song
>>538022313he's boring and doesn't do any job in the party that some other companion can't do better
>>538022536desu devil being a diva feels more in character than calling out the name of your stando
Mol started to count to 10 after a peaceful banter and now I can't get that ring from her.
>>538022771Sounds like she needs murder correction.
wtf is a stando
I wish I could murder all of those annoying thiefling brats
>>538022574Unless you respec someone he's the only one who can be a party face besides Minthara if you aren't playing a CHA class
>>538023278>I must initiate all dialogues with CHAds because I can't play my roles
>>538023527As long trader prices are tied to CHA alone I will not apologize.
Hate is a strong word. Very few people hate the non-character - they just don't care about him.
>>538023907Many people hate him and call him a waste of an origin slot he's trash just like halsin
>>538023747Nothing can beat the five-finger discount. Another day, another win for DEX autists.
>>538021493you know you're a little special when the "slightly autistic" resident namefag is able to answer a question clearlyan yet another verbose, self-referential postbig sigheroni
why does orin send you a lewd painting of herself?
Nothing in that post was self-referential - unless you assume I wrote Orianna and her lines. Ah, but the pig struggles with definitions. Where is the Astarion rape joke, subhuman? This thread was made in your honor, after all.
In a recent interview, Samanta Beart, Karlach's VA, talks about how she considers Karlach a person who knows can intimidates others and how she wants to put them at ease with a joke or a kind word, and how she discussed this with Ray Stevenson, the actor who plays Titus Pullo in Rome as they're both "gentle giants".I love how this game interacts with other media not only for inspiration but also for talent, each person involved can be seen to have put in their own effort beyond what was required to refine their craftsmanship and it shows in the result.
>>538027815>>538028779I ship it
>HISS!>[Intimidation] HISS!>I see. Yes, perhaps you're right.
>>538029982I always save Last Light just for Him
always run all female companion partythey're always nakey
>>538030804Based
What is the replay value in this game given the main story is so underwhelming and there seem to be almost no mutually-exclusive quests or paths? The different endings all hinge on decisions made in the last 5% of the game so it's not like there's a narrative benefit to a new run. Is it just about banging all the companions? They all throw themselves at you in the Act 1 camp party anyway so that seems like a straightforward savescum situation rather than a new game.Is it just honour mode and a solo run?
In a recent interview, Neil Newbon, Astarion's VA, talks about how he considers Astarion a person who is similar to him in many ways, and how "there's a lot of stuff that came very close to home" in his portrayal of the character. "Survivors find a way to survive," Newbon says, both of the journey Astarion experiences and of navigating trauma in the real world. I love how this game draws so much from the passionate voice actors, allowing them to deliver not only convincing performances but ones that resonate with people and stay with them. It can make people feel "seen." Anyway, do you guys think Godey boned Astarion? The joke is not about sexual abuse, by the way.
i dont care about what the voice actors think about their characters they mean NOTHING
>>538032306Im starting to think Astarion raped you
ok now you're just trying too hard to stimulate a reaction so as not to spend the weekend alone>>538032248>what is the replay value in this gameTav and Durge have different storiesNew classes=new dialogue choices, new solutions=new things you havent seen beforedifferent party companions=new and refreshing combatmake new choices=save barcus/yeet him into the sky, etcand yes, bang new companions, experience different romancesngl, your post reads as a samefag baity style of post that will have a namefag (you) a few hours from now
>>538023278Only Tav can be the party face, since 90% of the time it reverts to the PC regardless of who you initiate the dialogue with or whether it makes sense.
>>538033173>Tav and Durge have different storiesDon't you mean Tav has no story whereas Durge has the obviously intended MC story? Hardly a reason to play a Tav if you've already done a Durge playthrough.I hear bard has some fun options but can't bring myself to face the Act 3 slog again.
more and more people are realizing Karlach is the right choice.
>>538033908I like karlach because she's nice to me
Has anyone tried the Act 1 & 3 night mode mod?https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/13084
>futa karlach on shadowheartis there a more kino romance?
How to fix buying from tradersHave the trader have a set number you need to meet or beat. Your current party's total CHA amount will determine if you beat that value. 4x smooth talking bards? You're going to finesse that merchant easily. 4x unpleasant stone-faced fighters? Yeah, you should expect to pay more.Someone give me a link to larians HR, im applying to be the next great ideas guy.
>>538032306Neil also did mocap for Flaming Fist Marcus, what's his connection to Godey?
>>538033843Tav is a normal dude who gets involved in the main event, while Durge is actively involved in the main plot soso yeah, they're still different experiences>>538033908It's always been a great choice, it's just that the minority has a lot more free time to fool the 20 people in these threads into thinking that a frog and a drow rebound girl are more popular
>>538034145yea futa karlach on tav
>>538020169cute frelf
>>538034079looks like kino
any news on Patch 9?
>>538034904Pax will no longer have a BG3 stand, larian has stopped marketing the game. Get ready for them to start teasing their next project next year
>>538032248Baldur's Gate 3 is a roleplaying game. A game in which, presumably, roleplaying is a goal in and of itself, not something that stands in your way of reaching the end credits, or achieving your goal of 100%-ing the game before you shelf it forever. Only a complete moron like the swine would treat an RPG like a theme park and think it's excellent "roleplaying" to remove the party size limit in order to enhance the "social experience." It gets lonely with only three dolls, you see.>Having Tav+only 3 other companions greatly limits the "social experience" of having a party. Having a larger party, hearing them banter back and forth with each other, is very immersive>>538033006You never react to the swine when it repeats the rape joke, but you're quick to act like I'm to blame for calling out its crass hypocrisy. Interesting, don't you think? Why is a subhuman that casually jokes about sexual abuse still pretending it cares a lot about the voice actors or the game?
>>538035173>shelf*shelveProofreading matters.
>>538034069me irl
I almost forgor Waifus, HusbandosLove & Harmony
>>538035037I don't like scifishit...
>>538035840well I don't like dnd and got over 500 hours in bg3 you'll be fine
Astarion's gentle nature after seeing the city's colors again after 200 years
>>538036049based based based
>Technically, it would be impossible for Godey to have sexually abused Astarion, Godey being in fact a skeleton and lacking any necessary organs.
>>538035173>only a complete moron like the swine would treat an RPG like a theme park and think it's excellent "roleplaying" to remove the party size limit in order to enhance the "social experience." It gets lonely with only three dolls, you see.>Having Tav+only 3 other companions greatly limits the "social experience" of having a party. Having a larger party, hearing them banter back and forth with each other, is very immersiveI don't understand. You're arguing for or against removing party limit?
>>538036428<3
>fag starts seeing colours>frog starts seeing the colours between the red of blood and the black of deathwait a second ARE THE WRITER HACKFRAUDS
>>538037223Maybe they're all colorblind and thats a big deal for them
steal gales underwear
how different are things playing as an origin character?
>>538037441maybe the real shadowcurse was just monochromatic vision
>>538036753Is reading comprehension becoming a scarce commodity these days or something? Roleplaying is NOT about having ten dolls in your party so you can hear a banter fire every 30 seconds. Roleplaying is NOT about simulating the "social experience" - whatever the fuck that means - of traveling with your besties and going on super cool adventures. Roleplaying is NOT about sampling every single option like a fat pig at a buffet because you have zero self-control. Roleplaying is about making a series of CHOICES and accepting their CONSEQUENCES. Do you understand?
damn Shadowheart's snatch is really hairy
>>538037793just some flavor here and there
Perhaps, in another unvierse, they could have been friends, traveling the Sword Coast together, sharing stories, adventures..maybe even stealing kisses from each others' lips...
the whole origin thing reminds me of Romancing SaGa
>>538037835role playing is literally about playing a role you autistic fuck and party chemistry is one of the most important things about an rpgrpgs in their very core are social gamesyou'd have known that if you actually played a role instead of playing a gameor played tabletop you friendless moron
If I wanted to coom what mods are for me
>>538037606They are cold
>>538038387imagine an applewhat do you see?
finally got to Baldur's Gate. I'm playing pretty vanilla I think, my character's main concern is getting rid of the parasite, and I avoided using the illithid powers. I've done every side quest I can, I just failed rescuing that kid killed by the harpies because I was too late. Rescued tieflings and deep gnomes. Knocked out Minthara and recruited her. Got the Selune blessing and kept Isobel from being taken, convinced Shadowheart to not kill Aylin, she dyed her hair and we're gonna rescue her parents. Shadowheart's my "bosom companion". Tbh I'm kinda burned out by how long its been taking.
BDC claims another e*f
>>538037835roleplaying is literally make believe, not whatever pretentious shit you want to enforce on everyone.
>>538034232>total CHAYou're violating a fundamental principle of D&D. Individual character builds should be able to be orthogonal to each other
are there are foods that get unique outcomes after long rest? been stuffing everyone with pizzas
>>538028289Daddy Sarevok wants a great grandchild.
>>538038778>BDCBig druid cock?
>>538039673If you long rest with only booze, everyone wakes up with a hangover and you get an achievement
>>538039673I think you get an achievement for resting everybody only on alcohol
why does myrkul and his followers seem like such cucks compared to the other dead three
>>538039917>why are act 2 enemies less powerful than act 3 enemies
>>538039816*checks pic*That's a duergar.
>>538039917wdym
>>538038241Roleplaying is, by definition, intertwined with respecting the narrative. How can you properly roleplay in a world whose rules you don't respect or even openly ridicule? In the context of BG3, respecting the narrative means that you don't teleport from one place to another with your ten-strong party, that you don't cheat by removing the level cap, or by auto-succeeding every skill check, thus rendering the basic foundations (skills) of your character meaningless. You don't actually want a roleplaying game - you want a theme park where you can find and recruit companions in the wild like they're pokemon. Choices and consequences is the very backbone of RPGs. By including every single companion in your circus troupe, you've eliminated the most basic choice of all. You've become an attention-whoring pig.>>538039131I don't have to enforce anything. Most people already accept the default party size of four. But of course, you can't be an attention whore if you do things like everyone else.
>>538039917I'd say Myrkul is done well because of the Avatar that some mistake for Myrkul himself.Ketheric is also the Chosen that has decent enough content.There's also Balthazar that is displayed as someone who's not a complete idiot.Past that, there's however very little and you could even easily miss the actual other Myrkulites because they are in the same place as Absolute cultists.I think the general issue is that once you know you are dealing with the Dead Three, Myrkul is already out of the picture, even though they strictly speaking aren't that terribly represented.
>>538033286So stupid how you can't make the party members talk to each other in camp
>>538039917the other two have more unique titles and goals while Myrkul still larps as lord of the dead
>>538033286Just keep your character away from the scene.
>>538040058retard
>>538041526You are, yes
>>538042218says the ultra retard who didnt even understand the post he replied toretard
>>538039686>I can't knock up Orin and make her my concubine once I rule the Elder BrainThe game was shit.
>>538042274nicefrog
>>538042919this
One race. The Rothé race.
>>538037835>Roleplaying is about having half your party and characters the plot is based around be absent from the story for no reasonOk
>>537969265Thanks, man.
They should make a dlc, there is alot of stuff missing
What's the spell save DC on command grovel & hold person?
>>538046226>does he know
>>538039917Gortash looks like a pale indian weeaboo, like a knock off mid boss from a modern final fantasy
>>538046447That depends on who's casting it. The formula is 8 + Proficiency Bonus + Spellcasting Ability Modifier. You can check the value in the Spellbook. Hover over the value to get a detailed breakdown.
>>538044138No, that would be immersion.Immersion-wise, does it make sense for your party of 7 to waltz into Moonrise like you own the place when you're supposedly on a recon mission?Immersion-wise, does it make sense for your party of 10 to crash Gortash's coronation?Immersion-wise, does it make sense for Orin to kidnap Yenna because your circus troupe of 11 is inseparable and that's the only target she has left?Immersion-wise, does it make sense for your small army of 14 to say farewells to each other before Lae'zel has had enough and decides to hop on her dragon?I'm merely copypasting what I've typed before because this is a recurring justification from cheaters like the swine. The narrative does NOT assume that your party includes every single companion (pokemon) you can find and recruit. That is merely video game convenience - Larian not wanting to impose a hard choice on the players on who to recruit and who is mutually exclusive with whom. Otherwise, you could further balloon your party with the hirelings from Withers as it would make no sense that they be "absent from the story for no reason." Your blatant disregard of the narrative is not my problem. Play the game however you want, but make no excuses about what kind of "player" you really are.
>>538046447If you're using a scroll it uses your newest casting class's main stat. The base DC iirc is 10 + your spellcasting modifier. Gear can add to your spell save DC.
>>538046881How many of his screenshots have you saved
will he ever shut up?
>>538046881>Listen Wyll, we're going face Ketheric and save your father, but you can't come with us because I only have space for 3 people in the midst of this giant battle and I'd rather have Gale for his spellcasting
>>538034904Honor+ ruleset that automatically fails all dialogue options, Mol romance added, midget races reworked to be playable for non-masochists.
>>538047526literally the first mod that larian recommends in their modding guide was the mod that lets you bring more companions to your party that guy's an attention seeking retard & probably morbidly obese
he plays with controller because his fingers are too fat
>>538042919this but redemption sex with Orin after the revelation about Sarevok and Bhaal break her
>>538046880>>538046901Thanks. I've never really understood how saves against spells worked, I'd usually just hover over a target and decide to cast or not cast based on the percentage it says.
>>538033908Mizora > Karlach >>>>>>>>> anyone else
What are the mods you consider to be almost necessary?
>>538042919imagine the playful stabbings at the family table with your cute incestuous daughters plunging knives into your heart while their mother tries to strangle them :3
>>538048870really shadowheart
>>538048870DragonBall Warrior
Isobel fucking died and now Karlach is upset that Dammon died. ISOBEL WHY DID YOU CAST TURN UNDEAD WHEN I PUT SANCTUARY ON YOU?
>>538033908shan't be meminthara's ugly in both face and soul and karlach is fakelae'zel's personality appeals to me and shart is pretty and good beneath the sharshit
>>538039403Baldur's Gate 3 is hampered by Dungeons and Dragons.
a mod that replaces gale character model with mystra character model...
>>538049194Serious question: what difficulty mods are necessary to make a solo or duo run with that mod + level 20 even remotely challenging?Because I know that class is absolutely fucking broken, and no difficulty mod can whitstand a party of 4 using it, you have to actively hold back, which I guess is in line with DBZ actually.
>>5380475261. The player character wouldn't know the non-character's father is still alive. Are you metagaming?2. The non-character would accept being replaced by a more competent spellcaster. The non-character can't even decide the value of his father's life in Act 3. The non-character is a glorified hireling.3. I've never said that the narrative assumes a rigid party size of four. But it does assume a relatively small party. Temporary allies are completely acceptable - in fact, the screenshot above is a good example of that. Having Minthara or Jaheira or Aylin join you doesn't really break immersion - having a ten-strong party does. Why doesn't your party in BG2 gather all the available companions? It makes no sense to leave valuable allies behind! Clearly, the narrative assumes that you have a small army of twenty trusted companions by the time you face Irenicus.
>>538049228You shouldn't sanctuary Isobel, just heal her with Hellrider's pride equipped.
>>538049643>1. The player character wouldn't know the non-character's father is still alive. Are you metagaming?Your party literally talks about it. >2. The non-character would accept being replaced by a more competent spellcasterWhy? What reason is there to not bring both?>3. I've never said that the narrative assumes a rigid party size of four.But the game does for no more reason than balance and mechanics, something the party mod changes with the added benefit of improving the story and dare I say, the role playing.>. Having Minthara or Jaheira or Aylin join you doesn't really break immersion - having a ten-strong party doesOkay, picture the first fight with ketheric thorm>We beat him, but he's jumped down into that hole with the tentacle. Jaheira, will you join us?>Yes!>Okay, Karlach you stay here>why?>well, you know, 5 people is a bit muchThis is immersive to you
>>538049631>wipe the floor with apostle of myrkul>"heh, not bad, you made me use 2% of my power">orin tries flexing and transforms into slayer>"you're going to love this, trust me"sometimes a man just wants to have fun playing games you know
>>538049228oCamping Shart with Spirit Guardians near Isobel alone saves you a lot of headache, especially if she's equipped with the usual (Luminous Armour, Blood of Lathander etc.) gear. Barricading (or Arcane Locking) doors is also helpful.Dammon dying is new to me. Isn't he too far from the main action to get involved? Or maybe you just didn't have the numbers (Yonas' patrol died, Tieflings weren't saved, Florrick is gone already etc.) and he got aggro'd because of it.>>538049228>>538049801Sanctuary is extremely useful if Isobel gets Paralyzed and so she can't break it at least for a round. Otherwise Warding Bond is practically all you need.
>>538050168You don't know whether the non-character's father is still alive at that point. Narratively, your party is small. That's just how the story plays out, and every single interaction starts to break down if you actually have ten allies accompanying you everywhere you go. It becomes especially egregious when Orin needs to kidnap someone and Yenna is the only target left. The number of companions you choose to recruit along the way is your own concern, but that is, once again, video game convenience. Temporary allies do not break the immersion established by that baseline, as I've already explained - they are literally part of the narrative. It's bizarre that you can recognize the arbitrary nature of a party size of four, but illogically conclude that having fourteen people in your gang is more "immersive."
>>538051960>Netherbrain tries mind control>"but there's one thing a saiyan always keeps">"HIS PRIIIIIIIIIDE">rolls an automatic 99, dominates the brain, game ends right then and thereMod author should implement that.
>>5380488701. better goodberrythat's it. I do like ancient megapack and hireling ladies a lot tho
Act 3 is pretty gay so far. It feels like I've stepped into The Witcher 1
will Orpheus kill me if I free him
>>538055775nah
oh I see, the Emperor is the one who turns on you. Ok, fuck him. I can't stand illithids.
>>538056332should have listened to the frog
shes always right
>>538056401I don't have her with me. I've just been doing everything to avoid using illithid options and mainly choice options about getting rid of the parasite. I actually attacked the Emperor the first time. Hate these davy jones looking fuckers.
YOU LEAVE ME NO OPTION BUT TO JOIN THE NETHERBRAIN
>>538056518and she cute
>>538052881>>538052881>hireling ladiesOMG thank you i wanted this so much
>illithid turns on youWHAAAAAAAT no way
>>538055590>>538056518stylishfrog
>>538057602haters dont know about my bro omeluum
what if Lae'zel had a normal nose
>>538057734shed still have ugly skin ugly skin colour and a voice that puts a crack smoker to shame
>>538057593if you cast create water on her would it clean her up
What if Minthara were evil?
>>538057734It would be extremely disturbing
>>538057734>what if the alien looked more human
Technically, the Emperor only turns on you if you turn on him first. If you simply follow his plan from start to finish, the brain is destroyed and you are freed of the tadpole and he simply floats away. Zero betrayal, and you get the ending you desired. You have to break the plan and betray him first if you want him to betray you.So it would be misleading to say "oh yeah of course the illithid betrays you". Because he actually doesn't unless you start it.
>>538057593np! I really like the characters they let you pick with that. mizora blowing everything up with wild magic bullshit, kagha as a big angry bitch punching everyone, and araj as the most badass-looking paladin were all really cool. there's another hireling swap mod called 'hirelings unleashed' I haven't tried that lets you play as flind the gnoll and some other people. might be fun too
>>538057941this is nice t.b.h.
your theory is invalidated by the reveal of the second stelmane cutsceneyoure right in that there is no betrayal but that is because betrayal requires trust and the illithid is incapable of trust
>>538057734Hshar'lak! Guards, a betrayer!
>>538058270That he doesn't turn on you when you follow his plan to the letter is hardly a mark of honour. It's simply that you've been a most obedient little instrument, and he's had no cause to discard you. The absence of betrayal under perfect compliance is not proof of trustworthiness.
>>538058270I thought it was weird how he joins the brain when Orpheus is onboard to kill the brain. He didn't want him freed because the Githyanki would hunt all Illithids.
The Emperor was separated from the netherbrain but he was still an illithid supremacist. I couldn't stand how he kept pressuring me to embrace this shit I never signed up for.
Why did so few people get the busker achievement? It sounds really easy to do
>>538034237Canon tav is a barbarian elven stacie sweatie
>>538059894>I'm missing it tooI'm not going to sit around for roughly 10-20 minutes to collect scraps off the ground.
Trans rightsGay rightsLove is loveRefugees welcomeTiefling lives matter
>>538060361nonononosay no to thieflings
>>538060481I dedicate this song to you, chudhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFE6qQ3ySXE
Minthara with tousled hair.
>>538060361this but unironically
>>538057969You're a big frog.
>>538060654not minthara
>>538048870https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/5285
how long is act 3, I think I've had enough of this
>>538060654Stop changing how characters look.
>>538059894Tedium. Had I know how tedious honour mode would be, I wouldn't have bashed my head against that one either. Then again, what else do I have to do with my time?
>>538060819Depends what you still need, with regards to equipment and levels. It can drag though.
Why is minthara wearing light armor when we meet her she is a paladin? Drow also wear heavy and medium armor.
>>538060819Just kill Orin and Gortash and go straight to the end and complain that there's not enough content like everyone else.
Gale? Oooh you mean my alert+ hold person bot.
>>538058951He doesn't betray you unless you betray him first. This is a simple fact, and is a far cry from the rhetoric people were saying, which is acting like he betrays you as part of the plot or that it was inevitable. Omitting such an important detail like the player has to start the betrayal sequence in order for it to happen at all misrepresents the game. That's all. Whether or not he is trustworthy in the general sense is a different topic. And obviously he is not.And for the record, he is lenient about several things. You can waltz into the creche showing off the artifact and handing it to everyone who asks, you can deny tadpole slurping every single time he asks, you can affirm your desire for total ghaik extermination at several points in the game including to him, and you can call him a squid freak in every conversation and he just puts up with it because you need each other. He could have turned you into a squid by removing his protection at any second, and then tumbled the artifact into the next adventurer's hands at any point. So he's more patient/flexible than people give him credit for.>>538059109Him joining the brain instead of just peacing out completely and going to Neverwinter or something was pretty stupid, but his logic is that survival even as a slave is preferable to being killed by the resurging githyanki if your plan succeeds. Which is funny, because earlier he says taking this chance at freedom is worth it even if failure means death because life as a slave is no life at all. So it seems he talks big and gives good speeches but is actually quite afraid of dying when it comes down to it.Especially in this case where he can just hide in another region...>>538059894It's something that nobody would do unless they looked at the achievement. That achievement being among the most rare despite being easy just proves that most people are not achievement hunters and don't even check what they are.
>>538061224Vanity, the spidersilk armor hugs her waist and butt when she runs.
>>538061224>Drow also wear heavy and medium armor.They don't? Stealth and moving silently are everything in the Underdark.
Since the Dead Three conspiracy had necromancers at their disposal, why didn't they simply kill the elder brain and resurrect it as undead to ensure loyalty? When the drow accidentally summoned Orcus into the Underdark he wandered into an illithid colony and took it over that way.
Karlach's "AAAAAHHHHH I'M ANGERY" shit in act 1 is very tiresome
>>538061473>he>himA human being is a "he" or a "she," and sometimes even a "they." The squid is an "it."
The Emperor was a chump, the real mover was Raphael.
>>538063371Zariel was the real winner in a" good" playthrough, she got Mizora back from the pod and got rid of a potential usurper in Avernus when the player kills Raphael.
