Beach Episode Edition>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: >>555527449
>>555887354Drizzt appears in bg1 & 2 and is mentionned in 3, he's super duper canon
Minthara is canonically 150Minthara is canonically bisexualI collect barrels and throw them at every boss including MintharaIf you romance Minthara you are evilI ascended AstarionI romanced ascended AstarionI play with lots of mods onI fucked Halsin and Shadowheart at the same time and loved itShadowheart is right not to use her birthnameI play sorcererI camp castI sympathized with KethericI play male TavI love dragonborns, halflings, gnomes and dwarves
>>555887642nothing but truth nukes
>>555887642You forgot "Godey boney"
Godey's funny bone
>>555887270According to the DnD chart drows can't reproduce with gnomes or dwarfs, and humans can't either. There is a half-dwarf race in Dark Sun but it's created by evil sorcerers and the birthing process is usually fatal to the human mother.
Drow. Not drows.
>>555888007nobody gives a shit
>>555888051I'm the most important person here and I give a shit.
>>555888007Look at all those male drows that Minthara fucked
>>555887920dark sun is so fucking cool it's a shame it's so underused>>555888168And who are you again?
do you guys put durge in your party or not
>>555888218Durge might as well be renamed "Designated Player Character". So yes, obviously.
>Redcaps love Ethel so much that they all commit sudoku if you kill herAnd here I thought they only like bloodshed.
>>555888218Tav >>>>>>>>>> Durge
>>555888786Wasn't Tav canonically murdered by Durge in a comic?
>>555888842What comic and when did Tav have a canon appearance
>>555888786Durge is an actual character in the storyTav is a Barbie that doesn't really exist in the story that's there for whiny babies who can't handle playing a character with a horrible past life on a redemption arc
>>555889186Durge is for fags with zero imagination who cannot make their own dnd character like (you) and need the game to do it instead. Also written by a REAL sexual predator
I don't care about the Dead Three, Bhaalspawns, Orin, Ketheric or Gortash. Cope and sneed
>Also written by a REAL sexual predatorBased.
If Gortash likes durge so much, why does he get mad if you wander into the Iron Throne? Maybe it's a friendly visit?
>>555889425You're not playing DnDYou're playing Baldur's GateYou're supposed to be a Bhaalspawn with an established past
>>555887494Drizzt being canon doesn't mean every word in Salvatore's books is the word of Shar. This is not even touching on the fact that the lore has always been fluid and is subject to change in the future. The canon society of Menzoberranzan is defined by the latest sourcebooks, not Salvatore's wet dream from forty years ago.>>555888007These barely-sentient creatures take refuge in crass stupidity. They hide behind willful ignorance, because to admit even something as trivial as a typo or minor grammatical error would require accountability. There is a pattern with Mintharafag haters.
>>555889649Boo hoo gonna cry that I can imagine my Tav having a life before the plot began and you can't?You suck scalie penis
>>555889758Name back on you fatty
Gortash is actually kinda funny. He's the guy who follows the tyrannical god of ruling over everyone with an iron fist, and yet, he's the only honest motherfucker in the chosen trio.Ketheric and Durge were both plotting betrayal while Gortash is more than willing to be chill and work with others as long as they aren't stupid pushovers.
Gortash is gay for a lizard, he's not trustworthy
>>555890101>>555890221My last interaction with him was the coronation so I don't know what happens next, but before that I sneaked into his living quarters to read his journal and notes lying around plus to steal the two uniques to make a point. While he considers it a natural outcome that eventually he, a true Banite would control all stones and treat the party as useful vagabonds to be pitted against Orin so you'd bring him the other two Netherstones he still says he would find "suitable positions" for you and your allies in the new world order afterwards. Could this be an ironic remark about the premeditated death sentence of your party once you outlive your usefulness? Sure, but why would he switch phrasing in his own journal while writing about much more important matters in an honest and straightforward manner throughout the text? Gortash comes across as an LE ruler who generally values competence and mostly uses subterfuge as a means to get shit done. He knows he can't do everything by himself, so as long as you contribute his reign without being an explicit threat I think he's fine with cooperation.
>Want to start a honor run for the first time>Look up builds, spells, items etc. on the wiki>"Oh cool this spell/item looks like it would fit for what I want nicely!">Scroll down to the bugs section>ACKSHUALLY THIS SPELL IS BUGGED AND DOESN'T FUCKING WORKEverySingleTimewasn't this game in early access for years and received a ton of patches? Is there like a community patch mod?
>>555895685He's honest about the alliance proposal, you can confirm it with detect thoughts or via the Emperor. Thus I doubt he'd execute you afterwards. Bane himself used to encourage backstabbing to cull the weak among his followers before the Time of Troubles, but started to value trustworthiness after returning.
>>555897915>want to experience BG3 in the most finished state possible>wait long years until the ultimate end-of-support Patch 8 drops>wait even more for fixed that address the new bugs Patch 8 introduced>dozens of items are still bugged or have their effects implemented in dubious waysMy Honor run will be a brutally efficient meat grinder. This kind of shit doesn't fly with single-save runs and especially not in that amount.
>>555899008Booming Blade is still a no brainer in Honor Mode despite having a page's worth of interactions that won't work with it.
>Hear this doddering old archmage out m'boy, he's here to ask one (1) favor at the behest of Mystra!
I have been exploring Rivington for the first time.I read that people don't like Orin.Love her, what a crazy bitch lol.
>>555901778I like Orin
>>555901778I saw Orin at a circus in Rivington yesterday. I told her how cool it was to meet her in person, but I didn't want to be a tadpole and bother her by asking for an autograph or anything. She said, "So you're the lickspittle who crushed the Bone Lord's thrall." I was taken aback, and all I could say was "Whuh?" but she cut me off with "Have you come beg-begging, sniffing for our stones?" and started waving her hand in front of my face. I didn't know what to reply, and she started to cackle. "When you find the lordling, tell him Orin is watching," she said, before twisting her ring and disappearing.
Tenderly Raping Astarion and using the tadpole to tell him he liked it!
>left is a legacy character's exact original statline>it switches to right as soon as he joins usNow This Is What I Call Bullshit! I understand left cannot be replicated by the game's char creator but why didn't they pick the closest thing to it? Let's say 15 (+2)/15/15/8/8/8(+1)? It's not like origin companions don't need a Feat to fix their odd numbers!This is probably some default Ranger statline alongside with the Favoured Enemy and Natural Explorer options. Or are these options randomized during each time you pick Ranger in the creator? We'll see. Then it's time to build him from the ground up!
>>555889758
Shadowbaby
>>555910628i need her to fart up my nose
>>555910937nasty ass fucker
>>555910937
>>555911293there's no truer form of love than to inhale a woman's pure unfiltered essence straight from the source.
Waifus, HusbandosLove & Harmony ...and Deep Rothès
>>555888592>"miss the hag..miss her STENCH!"that one poor redcap working at the circus
>shadowheartmedium sized tits, fat ass>laezelsmall tits, medium sized ass>karlachfat tits, fat ass>minthara(trans)small tits, small ass>mizoravery fat tits, fat ass
Is the Larian discord the only place to find peeps I can play with?
>Lae'zel got a shiny new armor after Moonrise I'm still fond of >even with all discount (150%) the Armour of Persistence is still 6400G >I know the Helldusk set supposed to have an armor piece out somewhereI can squeeze an armor change before the ultimate final but time is running out.>>555915371Do you lack Steam or real-life buddies you can ask? If I were you that's where I'd look around first.
>>555914749Is that their preferences or their sizes? Because Mizora is actually sleek and lean.
>>555918320>Do you lack Steam or real-life buddies you can askI'm a schizo, so no friendo, hombre. Plus, I live in Eastern Europe so timezones are fucked.
Swen Vincke the man that you are...
Un-fucking-believable. When will I know rest from this dude? Do I really have to dump his dead body to the nearby canal by hand?
>>555921297His dad also wanted that damn gate open, and since he probably has at least a few bastards with some whores it's likely they'll show up in BG4.
Feels like this general is slowly coming to an end.
>>555921948His mercenary buddies must have gotten the >Wrong neighborhood, motherfucker!message soon enough as he's the only one who stuck around. Maybe it's because I have (Recast) Speak with Dead active and he qualifies for it. I'd be very, very surprised if he had any new lines compared to his postmortem dialogue in Act 1. Even his level is the same!>>555919126Steam forum might still worth to take a look around regardless, I found this week-old thread after a minute of search:https://steamcommunity.com/app/1086940/discussions/0/689747579780622709/Be proactive and make it somehow happen! I know this is an absolute shitty situation to be in. BG3 attracts normalfags, Discord is Discord even if it's Larian's and your next best bet is R*ddit if nothing else due to their sheer numbers. You have my sympathies!
>>555926068cute frog
>>555926068
Give me (You)r 5e class dick size tier list.
>>555926068That's not the end my friend, it's a new begining.
>do you reckon the cute boar is talking about Shadowheart?https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/552079537/#552297326Subhuman.>>555926068It's been pretty much over for months, ever since the parasite started shitposting about Larian's Next Game with complete impunity. I've been called a schizo for merely calling out its obnoxious behavior (see >>555529085). The parasite is still spamming off-topic garbage right now. It is what it is. Either you have enough people left that care about a place, or it slowly becomes a cesspool where low-effort shitposting is not only tolerated but enabled.
>>555928532you're 100% a schizoid loser that lashes out on newfriends and people that post their characters you should kill yourself now
>>555926068>lae'zel's reaction when i unzip my dick
>>555928532Vampire spawn Minthara x male drows>>555929343trvthpilled
>>555926068>>555929459>lae'zel's reaction when i unzip my dick
>>555926068if this is the last thread, let it be known that i love Shadowheart.
>>555926636Objectively correct and indisputable ranking
>>555931808>barbarian this low>rogue>big>warlock>not tiny cock codedterrible list
>>555932140You're lucky I didn't place Barbarian in overcompensation tier. Let's see YOU do better.
>>555931808this is literally just a list of "which classes I like the most"
>>555932349
>>555931808Druid or ranger?
>>555931423Thank you for posting beauty in the last thread.
>>555933523>literally called larian art slop
>>555933669>the thread's biggest shitposter hates bg3who would have guessed
>>555932140So what I take from that is that I can pick fighter or sorc and nobody will doubt I've got a mastodon cock right
>>555934580yeah, fighter & sorcerer are himbo coded
>>555933669Pictures of dragonfreaks (>>555812167, >>555813369, >>555813581, >>555814070) are slop, yes. The entire race (disease) exists solely to cater to a fetish. It is devoid of culture, history, or a narrative place in the world. It is no surprise that the parasite hates elven beauty and prefers the ugliness of such a freak race (disease), because the parasite is unable to understand the value of culture or history. At the risk of repeating myself, there is a pattern.
>>555935668wordslop
>>555907216all companions have their class's default stats
>>555926068Hey, BG3 threads regularly hit the bump limit on /v/, don't they? At least the last time I checked they did. Granted that was a couple of months ago and there's a lot of shitposting going on but the point is that there seem to be a level of interesting still and many people don't know about this general!
this smile of his <3
Remember to trust your own judgment.
>>555936909i trust the frog who has never lied to me
>>555935668>hates elven beauty>makes the ugliest female elves>latches onto the ugliest female elf because shart mindbroke youManthytranny, dragonborn are a official dnd race you have to stop seething
>>555936909>>555937262Trust no one. Not even the frog.>t. the frog
>>555938070amogus??
>>555937768let him cook
Reminder that Frog and Karl are the only ones who actually express physical attraction to you. Shadowheart only does so towards other characters, but never you. REALLy makes you think.
>>555938309>get called out>starts cuckposting
>>555938309that just tells us that Shadowheart is not superficial like them
>>555938309Karlach is a sexually frustrated bislut. She'd suck halfling toes just for the physical sexual contact.
imagine the drow-dragonborn baby drows and dragonborns
>>555938309>"Don't be foolish - you're far too handsome to hate.">"Yes, you sit right there and let me drink in the sight of you.">"Considering all we've been through, I think I was very lucky to find such favourable company. And attractive company too, no less."
>>555938070see that's only something a trustworthy frog would say
wtf I had 300 hours in BG3 and had NO idea Bards were full casters..I'm used to pathfinder Bards lol
>>555938537And yet the first thing she does when she meets Karlach is get soaking wet and daydreams about being picked up by her. And later she flirts with Halsin and Wyll. Shart is a fucking whore and no cope will ever change that.
>>555938976Yep its you
>>555938936I look like this>>555938976all the companions flirt with each other, laezel is willing to fuck gale/astarion/wyll and karlach calls astarion very hot and would have fucked him if in act 1 if she didn't have her iron man heart issue, minthara wants to enslave wyll and keep him as her fucktoy and is willing to turn into astarion's slave to become a vampire spawn, she also wants to fuck shadowheart, you are a virgin and definitely morbidly obese
>>555938748Not frustrated enough to sex Halsin in a threesome though.
>wake up>starts calling shadowheart a bunch of pixels a whore
How did Mintharatranny go from worshipping Shadowheart to utterly despising her?
>>555939137based. Don't forget Minthara compares Astarion to pleasure slave because he's hot and shes been around them to know
>>555939348stop using those slurs. They deserve better
>>555939348He hates when fictional women do something he doesn't like
>>555939348he self inserts as his lesbian elf tav and the thoughts of his romances being bi makes him insecure or maybe he's a closeted cuck, that would explain the cuck porn spam
>>555938936Did you not notice the spell slots
>>555938936Pathfinder Bards are memes anyway. Get utterly outclassed by Skalds.
>>555940064I wish they interacted. What if Minthara came around and called Halsin hot.
>>555940573the drows ran a train on halsin for years minthara probably called dibs
>>555940573>>555940772honestly given the small population of Menzo, it's quite likely they had met before
>>555940772hot
halsin's garbage but him triggering so many chudcels is one of the only good thing about him
>>555940064>is an upper class member of Lolth's favorites who can have anything she wants>abandons her to worship an illithid whore's changeling whore>turns into a violent anti-deist who malds whenever she sees someone venerating the godsUnironically what was her problem? The gods did literally nothing wrong to her.
Every time someone mentions Minthara, Shadowheart, Karlach, Lae'zel, or even Astarion, it must be Mintharafag. Every time someone praises the beauty of elves or drow, it must be Mintharafag. Every time a post is more than four sentences long, it must be Mintharafag. Every time a Tav has short hair, it must be Mintharafag, for short hair was invented by Mintharafag. Annah and Imoen and Leliana were designed by Mintharafag. I can't stop thinking about Mintharafag and what they're currently doing. I wake up and go to sleep thinking about Mintharafag. I start BG3 playthroughs dedicated to getting Mintharafag's attention. But I am not obsessed with Mintharafag or anything.
>>5559417758INT & she wasn't pretty, she most likely got picked on during drow highschool because she sounds like a male>>555941816filtering that wordslop
>>555938936>wtf I had 300 hours in BG3 and had NO idea Bards were full casters..Which is horseshit thematically, Warlocks are half casters but a dude playing an instrument has the same proficency in casting spells as a guy that dedicated his entire life and studies to learning them (Wizards)?That was the laziest solution possible by WotC to make bards good.
>>555941816Go take your hrt
>>555941939Warlock isn't a half caster, a level 9 fiend warlock can cast 9 flamestrikes before a long rest.
>>555941939Did all the 80s rock'n'roll movies teach you nothing?The power of music is the strongest there is.
>>555941816
><- start doing this!
>>555941939Thematically, classes are differentiated by more than the number of their spell slots or source of magic. A Wizard is not a Sorcerer is not a Bard is not a Warlock is not a Cleric is not a Druid. Each class is distinct, and each would be offended if mistaken for another.
>>555943474he's wearing astarion's old top...
>>555943274cute and wise frog
>>555944949>bum ass adventurers lose half their party and lead the enemy back to the safe camp full of civilians that they set out fromthe tieflings would have been justified executing those retards
beautiful frog
didn't the really shadowheart guy get banned for being a cuck
>>555946119he got banned for referencing a nazi in his mod page
so yes
>act 2
>>555946778*mid
>>555947062...is what act 3 is
>>555945496Aradin may be an ungrateful bitch but he didn't go up kick Kanon's corpse so he can't be all bad.
>Lorroakan doesn't trigger a round of companion opinion but Dame's reaction does>the auto-initiated convo with Elminster outside the Sundries replaces the whole thingNo wonder players miss so many companion commentary. Besides them not giving a fuck. Unless you go out of your way you never experience the first round. And some companions have multiple dialogue options.>>555946778I genuinely enjoyed how different each Act was. I don't know if they planned 2 to be the same scope as what we got but the more concentrated and thematically different content worked wonders for me. Another big open-world map would've probably burned me out.
>>555948152he hires a bunch of goons and tries to kill the party to kidnap Aylin laterhe's a fucking idiot
>>555947378also act 2
Someone explain to me the case uses for Mage Hand.
>>555949801Somehow he still has survived some previous adventures, maybe his band took rat-killing jobs from Zambomba.
>Really Shadowheart mod author revealed as an ESL Indian who loves VargNo surprises there>>555950135Arcane Trickster, free permanent invisible ally that gives you sneak attack wherever you position it
>>555950135Throw and Shove. You can let the Mage Hand do it for you instead of wasting your character's actions. You can take shit out of your inventory and put on the ground to supply it with materials. It can also interact with levers and whatnot.
>>555950135i used it to pull the lever to free mayrina
I want to have sex with the default Dream Guardian (Halfling Female)
>>555950135jerking off
What's a better dialogue skill between Insight and Intimidation?
>>555951681Do you have Persuasion?If yes, Insight.If no, Intimidation.
skills feel way less important here than in the pathfinder games
how did everyone else make it to baldur's gate before you if ketheric's army was camped on the only road
>>555951681There's no "better" but I prefer Insight. Intimidation is governed by CHA, meaning anybody who does party face things (mostly Persuasion, but also some Deception) excels in it. On top of that martials more often have Proficiency in it that not (Soldier background and being Half-Orc alone ensure that). So while it appears more frequently as the part of the big 3 "convince people to do shit" CHA skill it's also easier to cover and rarely used to access hidden / exclusive information or solution.Insight is WIS based which covers a wide range of other skills (most crucially Perception but Survival also pops up every know and then) and generally more aimed at noticing body language and emotions. If you pass it usually adds an extra dialogue option that lets you proceed. Almost all classes can be proficient but it's mostly worth for WIS casters (Druids, Rangers, Clerics) and Monks. There's also way less items that help with Insight checks, so lacking a specialist might hit harder.
>>555954727it's a coastal port city, innit?
>>555954959this is why they should've kept swimming and flying mechanics in the gameyou should literally be able to just go downriver to baldur's gate. or fly / feather fall down into the shar temple from grymforge for that matter
>>555954789Her cunt smells like Karlach's thigh.
>>555955318cute and actually canon
this is it. this is the death of /bgg/. can't say i'll miss it.
If there's a Really Shadowheart, why isn't there a Really Karlach, or a Really Lae'zel, or a Really Minthara?
>>555955232you'd probably get hit by that asshole in his submersible because he's in a bad mood and wants to murder people
>>555954727They occupied the Risen Road. That's the one that spans between BG and Elturel alongside the Chiontar. If the travelers crossed the river somewhere they could've just kept following it until the Coast Way junction.
>>555941816It is pretty funny. I haven't posted here in days and my last post was about which act 3 bosses are the most fun. Yet this guy has been ranting about how much he hates Minthara for dozens of posts and how every post he doesn't like is me. He's genuinely crazy.>>555950135Dropping stuff from your inventory is a free action in this game, and mage hand can throw objects. So you can drop a health potion as a free action and then on the hand's turn it can throw it on n ally for free healing. You can do the same thing with other objects, throwing objects at enemies. It doesn't have much strength for direct damage, but you can throw stuff like grease and oil and fire etc to set up. Summoning it before the fight starts even saves you the action of summoning it, so it becomes truly free.It is slightly cheesy to do this though, since dropping stuff from your inventory is not actually a free action. Dropping from your hand is a free action, but rummaging through your pack is not a free action. You could say you have a specially designed belt or bandolier that has your potions arrayed in a way that lets you ditch them on the ground without interrupting what you're doing, I've had people do that on tabletop, but in that case I had them actually pay a tailor for the special bandolier at least as an entry cost, which bg3 doesn't have. So it's up to you decide what is cheesy and what is not, and what enhances your gameplay experience and what might make it too easy. Hell, at this point, I don't even use Magical Pockets at all, it's one of my self-imposed rules.
>>555938309Shadowheart plays hard-to-get. When you get the option to look into her mind, she IS attracted to you. She’s probably flirting with others to make you jealous.
The Marksmanship Hat is the sexiest hat.
>>555958264Since your /bgg/ appearances are getting rarer these days, consider posting something beautiful when you're here, not... the wizard.
they should've kept the secret lines for the companions if you respecced them into shar clerics
>Gale gets proficiency in armor and halberds>Bladesinger features don't work with armor or halberdsI'm going insane
>>555959697why would you give a Wizard a full plate and a 10 foot long spear tho?you're thinking of a paladin
What would be the canon BG2 party for a three game playthrough?Imoen, Jaheira, Khalid, Dynaheir, and Minsc would be BG1's, but I don't know who should fill out the second game's party.
>>555959697there's a lot of stupid bullshit in this game like how laezel has a scimitar in her splash screen art but giths don't get proficiency in scimitars
>>555959697The 5efags cannot understand lore>>555959909But all Fighters do and Lae'zel starts as a fighter>humans are dumb because Wyll shows up with Mizora but I made him not a Warlock
>>555959876Mazzy and Viconia instead of Khalid and Dynaheir for SOA. Swap one of them out for Sarevok for TOB.
>>555959853Paladins roll either sword-and-board or two-hand swords.Polearms are for rank-and-file fighters.
>>555958264excellent explaination as always thank you
>>555954789goodberry
>>555959876It's your playthrough. You decide your canon. I would consider Jaheira and Imoen to be non-negotiable, but that's just me.
>>555960273How is it even possible you're still here
>>555960389Even if you rightfully ignore the shitty novels and adventure modules, BG2 pretty firmly establishes who the BG1 party was in the prologue and BG3 says that Minsc and Jaheira were with Gorion's Ward.
>>555960701https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bk5MD6W7SwM
>>555960071You can't make Wyll not a Warlock, just like you can't make Shadowheart not a Shar Cleric.
>>555938882
>>555960924>respecsWhat nowKeep in mind your capitalization
>>555960924>just like you can't make Shadowheart not a Shar Cleric.Path of Shadow monk also works lorewise, since monks also come from temples and there's one that'd fit Shar perfectly.
Draconic or Wild Sorcerer?
>>555961558Her camp clothes and ponytail totally got that Shadow Monk vibe going, too
>>555961986Draconic if you want to build around some element. Wild magic is for random funnies.
>>555962173It’s supposed to suck. That’s the point.
>>555962173You don't take Wild Magic to be meta, you take it to spice up the game.
>>555958640For me it's this. It only cost 13 gold!>>555959697He gets those proficiency as a Human. Just like getting a racial cantrip as a High Elf doesn't make you a wizard these capabilities don't mean you have to roam around in Light Armour wielding a Halberd. As for Bladesinger the description explicitly mentions "swordplay".
>>555951915brave looking knight, who is that
>>555960858>BG2 pretty firmly establishes who the BG1 party was in the prologueRight, but that need not determine the rest of your canon. The starting party in BG2 is as arbitrary as the game assigning the player classes that cover the basics.>Gorion's WardThe protagonist of BG1 and BG2 is called CHARNAME. "Gorion's Ward" is the soulless, nondescript label for the Bhaalspawn in WotC canon.
>>555962068asshole elf who wants to be a god
>Berserker can just yell at Kagha to let the child go>She stutters like she just shat herself in fear afterwardsGot to admit this class is pretty good.
>>555959876>the canonIf you really wanted to stick to canon you'd have to make your MC Abdel Adrian and skip the majority of BG2's content since WotC decided most of it never happened.
>>555926636>Only one responseCam on ya cowards
>>555963119>The protagonist of BG1 and BG2 is called CHARNAME
>>555962520>you know remember that anon who kept referring to Minthara as the spicy señorita
>>555964024Actually, that's quite incorrect. BG1 and BG2 take place in 1368-1369 DR, with CHARNAME being twenty years old at the start of their journey. Dragonborn - or dragonfreaks, as I prefer to call them - were transplanted from Abeir to Toril during the Spellplague, which started in 1385 DR. Thus, CHARNAME couldn't possibly have been a dragonfreak. You also don't "ascend" a person. That's semantically incorrect. I know you're too stupid and proud of your ignorance for this post to register, but maybe it'll be helpful to others.
>>555966759
HumanFighterWith high CHA
I named my durge Gorion's Ward and I ascended Astarion and killed Minthara with a barrel.
>>555968187Actually it's Abdel Adrian
>Shadowheart gained 63713 experience.
since shadowheart in the new d&d books still has black hair, doesn't that mean she's evil shar shadowheart?
>>555969415Astarion is also a spawn but runs around in daylight. Just roll with it.
>>555926636>>555963915
>>555969415Don't expect any consistency or thought from WotC. The only thing they're dead set on is being pozzed. Everything else is arbitrary and only exist to serve their actual interests.
>>555936094Fuck, you're right. Even better subclasses have their own ability distribution too! How come I didn't notice this? Thanks anon, this was useful info I should've known by now. This also means another entry on my to-do list for future runs: respec companions to their original (read: pre-recruited) stats ASAP! I wonder how big difference will this make.
What's the most JRPG hero class
>>555966759What portrait pack? I just started playing BG1 and I don't think I can stand some of these portraits.
I know this is generally a BG3 thread, but does anyone know of a mod that removes the spellcasting and thieving restrictions on armor for the Enhanced Edition games?I want to play a Fighter/Mage/Thief but that restriction is so damn anti-fun.
>>555926636
>>555975738>Hexblade specifically all the way downJUSTIFY THIS TO ME
>>555975526The artist is Ryoko Kui.
>>555975738Oh cool, and here I was today precisely considering whether to respec to Sorcerer or Eldritch Knight.Can EK work as a party face if I pick up Friends? How much does the countdown realization fuck you over?
>next game will be even bigger than bg3golly
>>555975967It feels like it'd be the least charismatic type of Warlock.>too shy to make a pact with a bombastic fey creature>too retarded to negotiate a pact with a devil>too insignificant to garner the attention of some eldritch outer god>>555977627I've got an EK as my party face right now and it's been fine. I'm okay with not steamrolling through every encounter by dialogue alone, but even at 12 CHA and taking a background that gives proficiency in at least one dialogue skill, plus a party member giving Guidance it's been good so far. For Friends you just need to warp back to camp as soon as you're done with the dialogue to avoid any hostility.
>>555979304>>too insignificant to garner the attention of some eldritch outer godTbf, GOOlocks rarely actually get the attention of the GOO even once. Usually it's more like using some fucked up ritual to sap some of that power, like running up to them with a syringe and extracting the magic because they're so big they won't even notice.
>>555975738I see no fault with this.
>>555975738>The Great Old One>Huge>ifyouknowwhatimean.bmp
>>555963503I think I might do an all barbarian playthrough next. It's a surprisingly versatile class.
>>555983819>tfw your class that's usually considered a black void of roleplay potential in tabletop becomes an actually fantastic party face in BG3 because Larian just wrote a trillion unique GRRRRRRR options for it for every situation possible.And yet the Warlock can't even bring up a patron or the Cleric a deity even in situations where that's the direct topic.
>>555984057>>tfw your class that's usually considered a black void of roleplay potentialskill issue
>>555982471freaky ass fairy
>>555984229It is the common stereotype that the Barbarian player is usually asleep during sessions until the DM says "roll for initiative".
>>555984327That's a player problem, not a class problem. Before Barbarians existed you had the same stereotype about people that played Fighters.
>>555984613>not trying to convert everyone in the party to your god at every quiet moment
>>555984613>>555984770>Not roleplaying every cleric like Momoko from the Ghost Stories dub
Why didn't Larian add the Battlemaster maneuver that lets them add superiority dice to their dialogue skills?
>the Fairy Lantern stops working after you leave the ShadowFell for good into Act 3Gay af. I loved torturing that fucking thing.
>>555987727Luckily some other gadgets from the Shadow-Cursed Lands are much more resilient.>>555986197Is there a such maneuver in tabletop or something? If so how does that make any sense?
>>555988381Fuck off.
>>555988828why would you tell him to fuck off while grabbing his Blade?
>>555988381Nigger
holy slop
>>555989848Gross.
>>555989054Don't use the n-word here. It's not acceptable.
>>555988824>Commanding Presence>When you make a Charisma (Intimidation), a Charisma (Performance), or a Charisma (Persuasion) check, you can expend one superiority die and add the superiority die to the ability check.
>>555990271
>>555990271N i g g e r
>>555989848How the fuck did you get human mizora in your party
>>555990649that's not my screenshot, it's definitely a mod though
This is how I view ppl that play Durge routes.
>>555990931
>>555964024based af
>>555990332Jeez. This is lame on so many levels. If there was a way to mark tactical or martial related dialogue options I would understand but this way? Performance is probably the worse here, I just can't make sense of it.>Tactical Assessment>When you make an Intelligence (Investigation), an Intelligence (History), or a Wisdom (Insight) check, you can expend one superiority die and add the superiority die to the ability check.This, however, is a viable concept. A Battle Masters needs analytical skill to evaluate the situations, knowing famous battles deepens his knowledge and the ability to read people is also crucial in his line of work.
>>555989848hot
>>555990931rejection route Durge be like>I'm tired of being evil
>>555954102>>555982734Man, you're dedicated, thanks for doing what I asked and posting these until the general died.
idk why you guys keep pretending that the general will die when larian is about to reveal divinity's gameplay in a few months, we also have tons of mods coming like the menzobarenzan one we're not going anywhere
>>555994449Yeah, it's totally populated by people.
>game pulls 70-100k players on the daily on steam alone>general still dying
>>555994690we're not dying...>>555994556yes we just need a few bumps when we hit page 10 is all
>>555994690I don't want this to become a erp modbeast general
/bgg/ is for discussion of all things Baldur's Gate. It is not for discussion of all things Larian. Mentions of Larian's Next Game are off-topic garbage and should be reported as such.
>>555994979and WE love Shadowcuckkking!
>>555994979>please please please give me attentionsure here you go have a (You) you greedy piggy
>>555994979why aren't you banned for false reports or proclaiming that you are reporting
...Because I've proclaimed no such thing. Announcing reports, as you well know, is against the rules. Since the topic of the moment during these dead hours was the (prophesied) death of the general, I thought it appropriate to remind others that generals die not due to a lack of activity - which can be artificial or low-quality - but due to apathy. There are plenty of generals where a thread can take a week to hit the bump limit, and they're doing fine. /bgg/ will be fine as long as we discuss Baldur's Gate. Here is Bodhi from Baldur's Gate 2. Notice the short hair, characteristic of a Mintharafag design.
>>555997879terrible post
>>555997879I bet your pits just Smell, just fucking reek, B.O galore for your multi year long snitching career as janny's pet
>>555997879not a blonde karen cut. why didn't you report yourself for the halsin spergout after the divinity trailer
Let's talk about Larian's new game, Divinity, the sequel to Baldur's Gate 3.
>>556000136im glad that they'll keep bg3's gear system
Will Divinity have barrels? Will it have companions that we can ascend? Will it have drows, and things to plea?
It's funny that I mentioned the hair as a joke, but it really does live rent-free in your head.>>556000136No, that would be considered off-topic garbage.
Gorion's Ward would have sympathized with Ketheric.
>>556000381>barrelsprobably>companions that you can ascendone of the best things about bg3 was the companion paths I hope that they bring it back>drowsidk
>>556000427Why are you allowed to spam Halsin porn?
>>556000551Trve speaking of I found Mintharafag in bg1
minthara is a bisexualby which i mean that she's bi having sexual with my penis. my male penis.
when /bgg/ becomes /lbgg/ will the manthara schizo finally leave
Minthara is a pure virginal lesbian drow
>>556000859it's not pornography if you don't jerk off to it and just accept it as the normal canon progression.
>>556001409I hope so
He's not the worst schizo on the site. Not by far. But I think he might be the easiest to troll. Like, there's literally a known list of words and phrases that set him off every single time they're posted.
>>556001801>they're postedManthyfag please try to be subtle
I love Sven. And I love John.
John should write his main waifu again
Ssifisv
and you guys called this place dead
>>556002548DNB General
>>556002548its me arguing with myself
>>556002470Kagha did nothing wrong. And I don't say this just because she's beautiful, although she is.
>Cast Fog Cloud on Owlbear>It just jumps outBullshit.
Are owlbears smarter than the average adventurer?
>the dead badger is movable and Telekinesis gives 100% on it>it's entrenched in a bunch of debris that's static and w/o an HPWe won't able to dig out ourselves from this hole.>>555975575This is a Baldur's Gate General and you question 100% belongs here. The abundance of BG3 content can be attributed to the recency and popularity of the game. As for your question you might find something similar in a major mod compilation like the Tweaks Anthology (https://www.gibberlings3.net/mods/tweaks/tweaks/) but it's not too likely.There are armor(s) in the games that allow spellcasting (e..g Elven Chain Mail) but to be able to do thief things on top of that? That'd be way over the top. Maybe ask in /crpgg/ if they know any mod like this.
>>555975575Mage spells are better than wearing armor so it's not like it really matters.
Take the Wyllpill
>>556008664>getting outwitted by a 3 INT Owlbear>>556001409/lbgg/? Larian's Baldur's Gate General? Larian's Baldur's General and Games? Larian's Best Games General?>>556003393>Githyanki Half-Plate has 4 variants in the game files>the only obtainable is what Lae'zel rocks by default>t-hanks-swen.asifAll jokes aside an updated variant of the Githyanki armor should've been available in each act. All we got is the Psionic Ward Armor which is not a big deal and outclassed by the time you get it. Even high level Gith like Voss use the default Half-Plate!
>>556014534Vlaakith only gives better armor to her inquisitors because she wants to prevent rebellions by not allowing her subjects to become too powerful.
reminder that Minsc's mental issues come from severe brain damage and none of his high level and wealthy friends ever bothered trying to fix the poor berserker's head
>take the wyllpill
So turns out if you send Minthara to the Grove, but before you start the actual Grove defense, you can sneak in the back way to where the Druids are holed up if you have the key of the ancients. They're all aggressive by defaultAnyone know what happens if I kill them here
>>556017028Well, they die easily enough because for some reason there are only four of them in here
>>556017650I went to hand the idol over to Mol and it appears I am now permanently in combat with the Tiefling childrenAnd I'm guessing the adults outside as well
>>556017891Yes, it seems the Tieflings don't know a helping hand when they see wellOh well, at least I get hot drow puss
>Mizora doesn't ask you to have sex with her or help with the brain if you break Wyll's pact So she was a bit mad about it after all.
Do you think Minthara started to have second thoughts while she was running up to all the explosive barrels
>>556014802But Inquisitor W'wargaz is also wearing the very same stock Half-Plate as any bottom of the barrel gate guard...>>556017028Interesting, thanks for sharing your findings! I guess all this stems from the fact that setting up the plan with Minthara starts or updates the "Raid the Emerald Grove" quest. The order of operations is to talk to Zevlor, blow the horn, then Minthara shows up and you have to decide if you open the gates for her (Absolute forces turn to allies, Tieflings to enemies) or defend the Grove (the opposite). However, the default state once you have the quest appears to be that you're going against the Grove. The defenders are not auto-hostile so you can interact with Zevlor and change your mind, but that doesn't mean the devs applied the same condition to other NPCs. And getting into a fight with any hostile NPC can turn the rest in the same location against you as well. Despite the physical separation I think this is what happened here.>>556018463Heh, I guess they just fell out of your back pocket on your way back to the Grove, right?
>>556018671Maybe Tska'an can be trusted with better armor because she's pacted to Vlaakith so her power is conditional on her loyalty. Wwargaz and Har'rak aren't warlocks (apparently most inquisitors are and they're supposed to become her clerics once she achieves godhood) so in theory even they are not as reliable.
Also mass produced Gith half-plate isn't bad armor, it's better than the scale mail which is standard issue medium armor for soldiers and guards on the Sword Coast.
>>556018671I could see that. I just kind of assumed the Tieflings and the Druids were counted behind the scenes as, like, two separate factions since they can kill each other
>Bone-shaking Thunder on Markoheshkir:>When [the entity] deals spell damage, it inflicts 2 turns of Reverberation upon the target.>Boots of Stormy Clamour:>When the wearer inflicts a condition upon a hostile creature, they also inflict 2 turns of Reverberation.Has anybody tried this? I'm knee-deep in building two chars and don't have the time to test it right now. The theory is the following: spell damage from cantrip triggers the 1st, which applies 2 turns of Rev, which is a condition and thus triggers the 2nd which adds another 2 rounds. In short if you land a cantrip under these conditions the target should receive 4 Rev right off the bat. I don't know if there's a "one time per turn" limit on them but you might potentially be able to overload this, as 5 Rev means Prone (after a failed saving throw) and that's also a condition.
>>556019485Spineshudder amulet + boots of stormy clamor on my warlock made me not get xp when killing enemies with eldritch blast, something to do with reverberation damage hitting them at 0 hp and not counting as mine. If you're already at 12 it's not an issue though.
>>556018968Good point. The nature of the relationship between a supposed Goddess and her devotee and a Warlock and it's patron is slightly different. Too bad we can't verify if the Psionic Ward is a one-of-a-kind armor or the standard gear for Warlocks.>>556019165Absolutely, it reflects the Gith martial superiority. All I'm saying is that we should have had more variants in terms of quality. Maybe even additional types based on rank or class! As homogeneous they appear there's differences to cover here.>>556019282The Druids are a background faction in that conflict, as it's always the Tieflings who defend the Grove against aggressors. They're only involved in the "Investigate Kagha" quest in way where they can be divided by player actions. It'd be interesting to see how far the first gate fight (with Aradin, Wyll and the goblins) can spread if the defenders are dead without player interference. My guess is that the whole Grove is neutral (yellow) against the player by default and that's being switched (outside of Zevlor and his comrades) to hostile once the raid quests starts. If you want to exterminate every living soul inside that's a common problem after all.
Which scenario would you pick?>Shadowheart comes to your tent late at night, bottle of wine in her hand and completely shitfaced so she's forgotten she's keeping Spirit Guardians on (don't ask how she's maintaining concentration), but horny af.>Karlach comes to your tent late at night, and she's HOT. Literally and figuratively. You've got an elixir of fire resistance but neither of you realize it's gone out of date.>Lae'zel comes to your tent late at night, knife in hand, fully intending to stab you to death if you show the slightest sign of turning into a squid, but also the close physical examination over a long period of time gets her progressively hornier if you manage to not upset her.OR>The mystery box.
>>556026440The mystery box is Gale's magic trick isn't it?
>>556025997>I'd rather give it to CAZADOR!
Halp, I don't know which class to pick.
>>556027107>>556026440>The mystery box.
>>556027107>>556028127The mystery box is...All three at the same time, no side effects, no pain. However, when you're done, you find out a bunch of goblins have stolen all your gear while you were distracted, including the normal clothes and the tents, shanked and stole the bodies of all your other companions so no resurrection (they also kidnapped Withers), and all four of you are naked and poor save for the artifact.
>>556028639The only way goblins could succeed in kidnapping Withers is that he was in on the plot all along
>>556028812Nah, they like, baited him in with some milk or something.
>Kagha is supposed to send you a grateful letter in the epilogue if you save her from the shadow druid influence>no one ever sees it because it's bugged Thanks Swen
>want to see how Shart's new (temporary) armor looks in dialogue>all these brutal rejections from everybodyMy fucking sides! Imagine one of your oldest brother-in-arms whose life you saved multiple times (and vice versa) hitting you with a such line! All this for wanting to have a quick chat! You know who didn't reject us? Mizora!>>556019749I paired the Spineshudder Amulet with the Ring of Spiteful Thunder on my Warlock. Never noticed any XP problems with this combo but even if it exists it's no biggie. Even if we're talking about the PC here XP is being handed out like candy in the 3rd act.
>>556028639>shanked and stole the bodies of all your other companionsoh no not............................gale astarion and wyll
>>556029875what's the context of this? are you playing shadowheart origin?
>>556030280That dialogue happens if you go to camp with just a companion and start talking to people
>>556030280companions will be rude and refuse to talk to you if you talk to them as a character that isn't your tav/origin
Is there a variant of Paladin that's not "I've got a stick up my ass and measure the amount of fun I allow myself to have per day unless it's coming up with speeches, but I'm also not a bloodthirsty killer"?
>>556031000What do you mean, you want a paladin that's a bloodthirsty killer and doesn't have a stick up in his ass? That's pretty much just oathbreaker.
>>556029578Kagha sounds more like the type to write a manifesto than a letter of gratitude. Side note, but it's really nice to be able to go to Kagha's wiki page and find what you mentioned in seconds. It's rare to have such a good fan wiki.
>>556031853That's NOT a bloodthirsty killer. Aka Vengeance or Oathbreaker.I guess Ancients is probably the only possibility but I have no idea how the dialogue options and the oath breaks play out.
>>556031961>It's rare to have such a good fan wiki.I'm so fucking glad the Fextralife scum didn't get away with their usual shenanigans and instead we've got a legit and well maintained wiki.
>>556032121>I'm so fucking glad the Fextralife scum didn't get away with their usual shenanigansI mean they did and actively steal from several wikis
>>556030280No, I'm playing as Tav but added Shart to the party for the first time since the very end of Act 2. After respeccing I'm picking and dyeing gear for her now, which means I'm controlling her just like I would my Tav. The pic above was the result of my attempt to see how her armor would look like in dialogues. Except there were no dialogues as my followers refused to talk to Shart as she's technically not the avatar of the party.>>556030341>>556030358There's a tad more nuance to the situation. Camp followers function as expected but the rest depends on Tav's distance to the NPC. If he's close enough he gets dragged into the conversation and everything plays out as if Tav initiated the whole thing. If not, that's when these hilarious scenarios happen. Sort of like when you want to talk to an NPC as one of your party members (e.g. Wyll at Yurgir's introductory scene for that delicious [WARLOCK] check) but the game forces Tav to be the speaker. What do you do? You separate your group, send Tav to the other side of the map and suddenly it's possible to use the currently active party member in his place. Here you can see the same mechanics at play.
>>556031995I'm not sure which is less restrictive, ancients or devotion. You can also RP a good oathbreaker who had to break his oath because of some ethics dilemma, Oathbreaker Knight himself broke his oath by killing his liege but his liege ordered him to do evil shit so he was in a bind. Easier to do in-game with Durge since you can RP the oathbreaking event as a spontaneous coldsteel moment.
can't imagine how much money they'd make if they started catering to f*rries in divinity
>>556035074https://mod.io/g/baldursgate3/m/cat-shadowheart#descriptionngl it's a high quality mod to be fair still looks very goofy
>>556035074they'll be catering to something much much worse (scalies).
>>556035329So where are the dragon boobs?
>>556014534>>556009323Fog Cloud blinds creatures inside of it the fucking Owlbear should not have been able to target an area outside of the cloud to jump to.
>>556035074she looks like a cathar from star wars
>>556035779lizards don't have boobs, Todd
>>556036090The player can do the same as well even if Blinded. Is it so unimaginable that an animal who suddenly lost his eyesight panic-jumps whichever direction he's facing as an attempt to flee? I've seen NPCs walking out of Hunger of Hadar with more conditions than HP!>>556035293>"All is well I hope? Aside from the obvious?">>556018307I broke Wyll's pact and she still wanted the D. The dialogue option that triggers her promise to fight alongside us is also there. Although her name is not added to the list at the "Gather Your Allies" quest after she finished her performance, so I wouldn't count on her.
>>555979304Hexblades have to make pacts with creatures from the Shadowfell. The Raven Queen being the most often mentioned example.
>>556040128Why does Blinded reduce the range of attacks/spells to 10ft but you can fucking jump to any targeted area without a problem?
>>556035293>>556035074Cathowheart, my beloved...
>shadowheartcat>laezeleagle>wyllelk>astarioncat too>galeidk >mintharaa leech >minscboar>jaheiraswan>karlbig dog>halsina bear
>>556041734>>laezeleaglebro had ONE jobalso>lmao 2CAT!
>>556042096laezel being a frog is too easy
>>556040595Because the Blinded has to rely on his other sense organs to be able to perform a such precision action as a martial attack or spellcasting? Meanwhile jumping somewhere (and hoping for the best) is mechanically much simpler? Is your core issue the targeting part or the fact that a Blinded creature can jump at all? Would it be more acceptable if the Blinded could jump but the direction and distance was random?
>>556041734>>556042096>AstarionA bat you DUMB FUCKS
Gnomey gnomey gnome...Gnomey gnomey gnome...
>>556042646neil said that astarion reminds him of a cat though
>>556044643Neil never really understood the character
>>556044884>Neil never really understood the character
>>556019165gith superiority
>>556045072I'm obviously jesting anonwhile a bat would be more fitting for a vampire, I can see how Astarions acts: mysterious, sassy, mischevious, >>556045740>Are you a deviant, or a debutante shadowheart?Minthy really likes Shadowheart
>>556026440based'zel thinking of my welfare and preventing me from becoming GHAIK
>>556045740cringe
>>556046563whinge
>>556041734
>>556041734Gale is an owl
There's not enough talk about how Larian failing to finish the development of Baldur's Gate as a city affected NPC livelihoods!
>>555975738Where does Oathbreaker fall?Also why Sorcerer up there? And why Eldritch Knight and Gloom Stalker but not the other Fighters and Rangers?
>>556042646cuddling batstarion
There straight up just isnt enough sex in the game. You fuck Laezel like only twice in the entire game despite it being implied that she is horny like all the time.
>>556052881they couldn't mocap a lot of sex scenes because of covid that's a blessing in disguise because I can't imagine how akward it must be to mocap an orgy, a gangbang or fucking a bear
Total Human Love
swen said that braccus rex has a secret that only him and the writing team know so he's basically confirmed to be in bg3's sequel
>>556056180this but half-humans.
>>556056646>Braccus>BarcusIt was right in front of us this entire timeI still have no idea why they had Tarquin port himself to FR
>>556060015>Lenore's last known location was her conference in Baldur's Gate, where she was temporarily ensnared by an anomaly caused by TarquinI wonder if WOTC would allow Larian to bring Lenore to divinity
>I'm obviously jesting anonI wonder - was the stupid swine also jesting when it thought Astarion was "sculpted" after his voice actor?https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/536025547/#536166239>I guess I've been wrong then, I saw a video about Neil talking about some "similarities" about him and Astarion, and I can kinda still see the resemblance.
>>556062616the piggy and the swine
Ahem.Boned.
At what point does Bless stop being the go-to Cleric concentration for every situation?
Kagha's also the only one in the grove who actually likes drow. The guards at the stairs next to Arabella's parents are mad at drow even if you are a fellow druid, the player even has a line about being a druid first, drow second but it doesn't matter.
>>556066851>>556004692
>>556066746Bless is good from level 1 to 12. That said, your Cleric can start to rely less on the Concentration version once they reach level 5 and unlock Mass Healing Word, which pairs very well with the Whispering Promise.
>>556066746First, it's impact diminishes as you gain levels and stack Attack Roll bonuses (the Saving Throws remains roughly the same). Don't be afraid. Strong builds don't need Bless to be effective. Second, how many times you need 10 full rounds of it? Most encounters don't last that long, which brings us to the next point.Third, Whispering Promise plus Healing Potion of your choice. Thrown, not consumed. It only gives everybody in the AoE 2 turns of Bless but such potions are cheap and healing never hurts. Fourth, make use of your resources. The Arcane Blessing staff from the Arcane Tower comes with a (double) Bless per Long Rest. Or the Amulet of Restoration with it's similar Healing Word and Mass Healing Word spells. It adds up!Fifth, fights with NPC allies are a different cup of tea. There you WILL need the healing (often Mass Healing spells) and Bless from the WP ring combo to keep them alive.
>>556066746Level 1Bless is a meme in this game, just apply it through Whispering Promise and BA healing words or thrown potions
>>556051374
Levels 1-4 fucking suck holy shit this is so boring
>>556066746Level 5 as soon as you get Spirit Guardians. No need to ever concentrate on anything else especially since you get some good radiant orb gear at around that time, too.
>>556056180Built for hot sweaty minotaur rape.
>>556066746
>>556075160>>556075746They really didn't give a shit about balancing that. Being able to just use your movement to trigger a ton of damage ticks before you even use your actions is absolute filth.
>>556076032AOE shield that deals damage, no biggieits use is quite situational and enemies have plenty of ways to prevent a character from moving
>>556076032Please understand that 5e was balanced by a small team and there was no way for them to balance itAlso understand that there's no way Larian could predict the "do radiant damage for free" spell might unhealthily interact with the "radiant damage makes every enemy miss you" bonus effect they put in the game
>playing multiplayer with friends last week>Cleric, Moon Druid, 2H Barbarian, Wizard>group of 4, but we recruited companions for fun>means we have to feed Gale>just killed the Flind>I loot the Shattered Flail>feed it to Gale since none of our classes want it>Cleric speaks up an hour later>asks if anyone looted the Shattered Flail>I say I did but fed it to Gale>Cleric says he wanted it>I ask "you wanted the mace that makes you go insane unless you melee attack on your cleric?">he seriously responds yeah>we argue>nobody's spoken in the group chat sinceWho was in the wrong here
>>556078187make a new group without retarded cleric guy. chances are he just wanted to be dead weight on the team cause he thinks its funny
>>556078187Him for wanting a dogshit item for his cleric without saying anything.You for feeding something unannounced that isn't total trash like ring of colour spray/komira's locket/watcher's guide.Both of you for caring enough to argue over that.
Astarion? You look... different.
>>556081126
>>556080770>Both of you for caring enough to argue over that.After he said "yeah", I responded like "oh ok man I'll run every piece of loot past everyone" and it just escalated from thereI guess the adult thing to do is to just apologize, huh>>556080323He had been basically memeing the entire run, so you may be on to something
>>556083927[glass him]
>>556075160The Spirit Guardians and Radiating Orb combo is only effective relative to how many (melee) enemies it can tag. It could be argued that it often becomes a win-more combo in a sense - groups of melee attackers are not particularly dangerous in BG3 unless they all rush an ally you want to protect, like Isobel. The combo doesn't really do anything against ranged attackers or a high-priority single target. Bless would still be the better spell to Concentrate on against, say, the Apostle of Myrkul.
>>556081126You LOVE pigslop.
I just wanted to say that I love my wife.
>>556086425>The combo doesn't really do anything against ranged attackersYes it does, you just need to get close enough to them to tag them with the AoE. Since it's a mobile AoE that stays centered on the caster that's very easy to do.
>>556078187>means we have to feed GaleWhy would you ever feed him? Just let him starve until he fucks off and kills himself.
>>556083927>Act 3>It's realHoly shit, how did I miss this?
>>556075746That image
>>556093295I had no idea he'd fuck off and die, you have like 4 instances where Gale will kill the entire time
>>556062981Please Swen, show gameplay. I'm not going to make it.
>>556093559See with eyes unclouded by hateIt's Act 3.0 with a plan for an act 3.5, and it ends on an incredibly depressing note
>love the grand fantasy adventure part of the games>hate the outfitting and leveling four-to-six people part of the games
>>556095582Literally just play medium difficulty with a standard adventuring party of Fighter/Rogue/Wizard/ClericNo class or gear overlap
>>556095582Just keep it simple. Stick to a party of 4, leave everyone else at camp and never use them. Everyone stays single classed. If you aren't going to use consumables don't bother looting them to keep the inventory management down.
>Shart laying back, exhausted from Halsin's pounding>Daddy Halsin sitting back with his pipe, supervising your clean-up>"mmmnfurfnfmmm nurmomnurghh good mmm arrmgfrnmm mmm goodberry good">"Slow down, Tav! You'll make yourself sick!>"There will be plenty more Goodberry Pie for you later :)"
>>556095582Look up builds with equipment recommendations and just follow it! Hopefully not ones where they just give you a list of gear from end of act 3 bosses. The best if it's separated into acts or you're given multiple alternatives.>>556102954>wake up in the morning in real-life>the cat stares at you like this to feed her>wake up in the morning in the game>the frog stares at you like this to train with her
>*I'm monitoring this thread*
>Wildheart Barbarian>Swashbuckler Rogue>Draconic Sorcerer>Fighter (any flavor of it)>Hexblade WarlockWhich one should I play?
>>556123884...kind of a slow general.
>>556123884The one you haven't played before. Seriously, being open to new classes and mechanics can help keeping up the novelty. Out of your list Draconic Sorc and Fighter (if you disregard the Champion subclass) is definitely the strongest. That's not saying the rest is not worth playing or would get you stuck anywhere, so don't worry. There's no "bad" classes in the game, even the weakest ones only feel mediocre compared to the others instead of being unplayable. If you plan to recruit companions and want to avoid "duplicates" Sorcerer is the best option. CHA based class so you can be the party face and trader, it's not covered by anybody (and there's only one full arcane caster companion and only one with a CHA class), it has interesting mechanisms and great might. For the record you'll come across a Barbarian (Berserker), a Rogue (Arcane Trickster), a Fighter (Battle Master) and a Warlock (The Fiend) you can recruit.
>>556126718>The one you haven't played before.Yeah about that...Anyway, Sorc it is!
>>556127071Are a new player? Even better! Feel free to ask if you have any questions, though I'd warn you against idle browsing the general as it's very spoiler-ish by default. Some of us still use spoiler tags for sensitive info but that's more of an exception than norm. Just so you know what to expect. Have fun!
>>556127946>Feel free to ask if you have any questions,Actually I do have another question. I keep hearing Shadowheart's initial Cleric domain is actually the shittiest one of all and everyone says to respec. Any recommendations for which one to pick then?
>>556128074tempest is a good one.
>>556128074Literally all of them are better than her starting one. Do you want to match her character? I would go Death. If not Tempest is fun like the other anon said.
>>556128074I wouldn't respec if that's your first run. Her domain is indeed one of the weakest but it thematically fits like a glove for her Goddess (who can't be picked by the player) and religion is an important part of her personality.The only domain that belongs to her deity is Death, which is okay but nothing special. In terms of the big picture it doesn't matter that much. If you don't care about anything but power Tempest can indeed be devastating.
>>556128074Respec your first run, I did
Slopstarion.
>>556129209... so we might study Minsc's original table-top character sheet from '89 to determine what would be the best Favoured Enemy and Hunter’s Prey combo for him as well!
why is it that most of the head mods only add female heads, do all modders have AGP?
>>556130401I don't know but it makes finding properly good looking faces for males fucking impossible. The best one I've found still adds these fucking eye shadows that look obnoxious as hell.
>>556130360>species enemy: Gith>+4 to hit and +4 damage on Gith..............
>>556130401Most cosmetic modders are women
>>556130104I am vomit. How does anyone think this is hot
Realistically Shadowheart has probably butt chugged wine at least once.
thoughts on futa isobel?
so mysterious I just can't figure it out
>>556138559hers is smaller than aylin's & karlach's but it still gets the job done
>>556130360The following is what I eventually came up with.>Favoured Enemy: Mage BreakerMagic plays a pivotal role in Rashemen culture and their leadership, and Minsc had opportunities to face extraordinary mages himself. In practice this is just a Proficiency: Arcana as he doesn't cast spells. (IIRC he's not even capable of due to his limited mental capabilities.) The only alternative here was Bounty Hunter, which was essentially a Proficiency: Investigation for the reasons listed above, but Minsc and any INT based activity...>Natural Explorer: Wasteland Wanderer: ColdEvident for a Rashemaar.>Fighting Style: Defence / Spells: Speak with Animals, Longstrider, Enhance Leap+1AC is the most fitting option here. As for spells I only picked the Ritual ones. A fine compromise even if I'll never use any of them. Not to mention SwA was present on his original sheet as well.>Hunter’s PreyLarian envisioned him as a Hunter with Horde Breaker (see >>555907216) but I'm heavily leaning towards the "Body Type 4 human against a Huge monster" concept than the "chopping two blocks of firewood with a two-hander". This captures his character and fighting style much better imho. Giant Killer might be closer to this out of the two remaining options but it's implementation makes it a questionable choice, while Colossus Slayer is a great alternative and not only because it's name.
>>556130401M*les are degeneracy
>>556142291Horde Breaker big guy archetype fits Minsc too given how often he faces random goons, goblins and other stuff smaller than himself.
>>556142291Minsc becomes recruitable far too late for anyone to care, and unlike Jaheira or Minthara, he has nothing insightful to share. Why do you care so much?
Even though everyone is playersexual, I like how certain characters like Minthara are clearly lesbian-coded and still have that identity that exists outside of player interference.
>>556144663
>>556144993Beauty>>556145559Diarrhea
>>556130360>>556142291Minsc should realistically be a berserker because that's literally his role in Rashemi society and the whole reason he left home with the witch Dynaheir was to do a traditional pilgrimage and earn the right to join a berserker lodgeand not having a rage is dumb because entering mad uncontrolled rages is his whole thing as a berserker from Rashemen
>>556146037you got diarrhea from all the goodberries?
>>556144663retard
>>556146829Everytime a horse gets diarrhea something that looks exactly like Laezel comes shooting out its ass. PBBBBRRRRTsquishsquishplopplopplop>chk!
>>556147130
>>556147404
>>556147361Horse may drop its load on a frog but that doesn't mean the frog came out of the horse's ass.
>>556147732
>>556147404>>556147732>mintharahaters lying about her (AGAIN)who is the more lied about character by its haters, frog or minty?
why does that guy want minthara to be a dyke so bad?
>>556148314I don't want it, it just is. She has a confirmed sexual interest in both Orin and Tavette, and she comes from a culture where casual sex (and betrayal) among women is encouraged and common. Ironically despite being a drow Minthara is probably the most sexually pure of the romance options, and is by far the most lesbian-coded.
>>556148295>the lines ripped straight(like the sex she had with her slaves) out of bg3's files are lies>>556148436>Ironically despite being a drow Minthara is probably the most sexually pure of the romance options..........................
>I don't want it, it just isyou're right lets take the game at face value
From what little information we have, Minthara seems to be bi with female preference, the only lover she elaborates on was the priestess she was ordered to poison.
>>556148505hey see>>556148505
>>556148521females date each other but keep males as boytoys & slaves it's been in the drow lore for decades
>>556148565You're as dumb as >>556148565 you fucking imbecile
>SEE THESE LINES PROVE MINTHARA IS A WHORE>uh ok what about these lines from shart>NOOOOOOO THOSE DON'T COUNT AND I INSTALLED REALLYSHART MOD SO IT DIDN'T HAPPEN LALALALALA
>>556148505>he's still crying about the big H incidentShadowheartfag...just say no, it's optional
>>556148952>SEE THESE LINES PROVE MINTHARA IS A WHOREhow does being straight make a woman a whore? are you one of those schizoid puritifags?
>>556147130Minthara isn't saying she would seduce Wyll or men in general, she's talking about power dynamics.
>>556143626Of course, I didn't claim that either interpretation was wrong. It's like with his Favoured Enemy: if there was a perfect option that incorporated both Gnolls and Vampires I'd have picked that one. But there wasn't, so I went with what I felt was the next best thing.>>556146518Indeed, his Rage must be inspired by (as you can see at >>556130360) the Feralan kit. Without going into the usual debates why he ended up as a Ranger that's his canon class for decades and I always respected that. I stopped with my Ranger selections above as I multiclassed him to a Berserker Barbarian for the remaining 8 levels. There was a compromise to be made here as Rage doesn't work with Plate (or any Heavy) Armor but I have my eyes on a Medium-level solution already.
>>556149594sure she is
>>556147130>>556147404>>556147732Manthytranny said lesbians like suck dick for fun btw
>>556148436You're not wrong. But you're also diminishing your point by using a loaded term like "lesbian-coded." Female drow don't form brief, let alone long-lasting, relationships with males, as these are pleasure slaves at best. Yet, you wouldn't describe every female drow in Lolthite society as "lesbian-coded." That would be fatally stereotyping. If we do away with alignment discussion - "Neutral Evil" on its own cannot encapsulate Minthara, any more than "Lawful Neutral" can encapsulate Lae'zel - then we also ought to refrain from assigning sexual identity labels. Minthara likely has a preference for women. That is enough.
>>556151349name back on fatty
>>556148314Because his waifus being attracted to men makes him feel insecure
>>556151659>Every time someone praises the beauty of elves or drow, it must be Mintharafag. Every time a post is more than four sentences long, it must be Mintharafag.
>>556151816I wonder who's the bigger virgin him, wyll bg3 or >>556151943
>>556151943name back on fatass
>>556148314>>556151816manthyfag hates straight women because he self-inserts as a tranny lesbian. That mentally ill swine will often headcanon his "romances" with straight vidya women and even use mods to alter their sexual preferences.
Your ongoing obsession with Mintharafag is off-topic, by the way. Talk about Minthara, or drow, or characters from the game, not about associated namefags.
>>556152729Lesbian Minthara pregnant with Dragonborn twins. Just lesbian things~
Durge players should be liquidated
>>556152729>obsessionNobody likes your nametranny shitposting spook, it's just that simple.
>>556151943>Every time a post is more than four sentences longThey've always hated this, scum that they are. They love memes because all their thoughts can fit into and best be expressed by a widely spammed cartoon. They hate articulation and nuance because they can't follow it. They're like a meat LLM that ran out of tokens.
swineposter is begging you to remain on topic and talk about bg3
Idea: cute bg3 references including portraits and iconic weampons/accesories in larian's next game
>>556152992There you go, that's an on-topic shitpost at least. Add critical thinking, a personality, possibly even a vague interest in the games this general is about, and you might almost resemble an average poster.>>556153297What you like or dislike is irrelevant. Only the rules matter. You don't "ascend" Astarion, by the way. Gale wasn't groomed by Mystra. Minthara is "playersexual," like every other romanceable companion. These are the facts.
>>556121817
>>556154519>Gale wasn't groomed by Mystra.kill yourself
>>556153146this but people self inserting as their tav
>>556153146>people playing SWEN THE SAVIOUR OF THE WEST'S fav character should be liquidated
>>556155171I self insert as my female tav and I'm better than anyone here, so no
>>556155338>makes bg3>a game with a very deep character creator for a CRPG>hey swen what was your favorite character to play?>oh it was an evil default durge lolbased vincke
>>556154519How is that off topic. >Minthara is a character in bg3 with a cut pregnancy plot>Players can be a Dragonborn>Minthara will fuck any character, male or female, human or dragonbornIts off-topic because it makes you mad? New flash the general doesn't resolve around you.
>There you go, that's an on-topic shitpost at least.>How is that off topic.Add reading comprehension to the list.
>>556155751Its not a shitpost, its what Swen wanted but the game is unfinished
>TRUE SOULS>WHO COULDN'T BE BOUGHT>DOOMED>DETECTED>AND CAAUUUGHTI thought this was supposed to be some corny ass wizard game I didn't know they had bars.
what the hell does 'had bars' mean? we're not in africa, we speak english here
>>556155940>borislav also did divinity and crysis' musicholy crap
>>556156035wyll is literally ebonic though
>>556156035racism, do your job wannabe janny >>556155751
>*sniff sniff sniff*>Sh-Shaddy... why um... why do you um... smell like goodberry>y-you know... "down there"
I wish we had a feat to talk to animals instead of having to change class or drink a potion
>>556156759no one liked having to do that in dos2
>>556156035Schizoposting this early in the day can't be healthy.
>>556157083then stop doing it and speak english, schizo
>>556152729Saving Kagha from the manipulations of the shadow midgets as a drow druid is fitting.
>>556156865I did...
>>556157209Who are you quoting?
>>556156865i just dumped all the utility skills onto one character>lockpick? FANE>animal speak? FANE>identify gear? FANE
>>556158206I didn't quote anybody schizo, learn to read schizo
>>556157239>>556156741yes... YES
>>556157882I saved her with the power of my cock.
>>556158157well you're in the minority. free pet pal was such a popular mod that they made it a feature.
>>556158643I liked using the feat, I'd be fine with other ways to talk to animals that doesn't involve feats, potions or respeccing your class
Kingmaker is better overall
>>556156759>>556156865>>556158643>>556158713>>556158797Nice off-topic garbage spam. You're the cancer killing this general.
I love everything about Adamantine Scale Mail but it sucks to look at it. Is it over-detailed? Is it the adamanite etchings?I don't know but it sucks to look at it.
>>556159007Just use a transmog mod.
>>556158958In point of fact I am this general's fountain of youth, and always have been.
>>556158797nah it was way too janky and I hated the kingdom management minigame, I really liked the party & companion interactions though, it was a very diverse party compared to bg3's where half of the party felt like an afterthought>>556158958good the sooner the general dies the faster you'll fuck off from /vg/
>>556158958we're discussing a feature that exists in both games, and why it should or shouldn't exist in the form it does in BG3. it's strange you're upset about actual discussion but have no problem with worthless cuckpost spamming, that no one is bothering to reply to, generating no discussion at all.
>>556158958manthrafag you love all crpgs though
>>556159290Discussion of other CRPGs should take place in >>>/vg/crpgg. Fuck off.>>556159419The posts I replied to were explicitly not discussing BG3 whatsoever.>But what about that other kind of spamIt should also be reported.
What about Arabella?
>>556086771>pigslopPleonastic; what other types of slop do you know, catslop?>>556123589how do you actually deal with these, /bgg/?>>556151349>Neutral Evil" on its own cannot encapsulate MintharaStrange how that's definitely enough for the writers, creators, and IP owners. I don't understand this need to go beyond what's on paper to elevate a character who already has her own dignity.
>>556158342"what the hell does 'had bars' mean?"'had bars'>Schizo doesn't think that this isn't a quote.Take your meds.
>>556159847I hate Needs-a-mint Minthara as much as anyone else but she does joke around a bit.
>>556159938reply to the post you're replying to schizo
>>556159847??? minthara after lae'zel is literally the funniest companion
he modded viconia into liking pussy
>>556160142I'm replying to you. Mental illness got a grip on your mind and your soul it seems.
Oak Father preserve us all.
>>556160073>>556160182Yeah, but they're "funny cringe", not actually funny
>>556160374it isn't enough to reply to the person, reply to the post retarded schizo
imagine this
/bgg/ should turn into /lbgg/ - Larian & baldur's gate general, we'll get to talk about baldur's gate 4 and divinity, it'll be the best of both worlds I don't see our general surviving otherwise
>>556153992There's a difference. When I call out the swine for its pigslop, it's because I care about the characters. When I call out the swine for bragging about cheating, it's because I care about the integrity of the game. When I call out the swine for its idiotic misinterpretation of the timeline, it's because I care about the facts. When I call out the swine for being subhuman and joking about Astarion being raped, it's because I care about basic human decency. All of these are the foundations necessary for healthy discussion of the game - otherwise, we normalize slop, cheating, lying, and low-quality shitposting. The creature itself is irrelevant, and being obsessed with it would be off-topic.>It's fairly easy, see: when Cazador sent Astarion to the kennel to punish him, do you think Godey boned him?>It's a silly double entendre, as "boned" usually refers to a sexual act, but since Godey is a skeleton and when know he has beaten Astarion, the joke becomes a textbook example of absurdism.Subhuman.
>>556160612you should turn into a good poster
>>556160612Feel free to create your own general, parasite. You can take the attention-whoring pig with you.
>>556160617terrible post
>>556160612Red Prince x Minthara soon
>>556160908hot
are there any mods to expand party size that dont break things?
>>556161110no. game was balanced for 4
>>556160612this is one of the most retarded takes I've ever read, this is /vg/. we already told you many, many times you're free to make a different general, or go discuss about the new Divinity game on /crpgg/, they're starving to discuss some kind of actual new content. go be a corporate shill somewhere else, we discuss games here, not companies>>556160617>>556160758thread drama is also off topic btw>>556161110>that dont break things?please do elaborate on that
>>556161226break things = conversations dont work, scenes break
>>556161110Party Limit Begone. That's the mod you're looking for. Enjoy your swine experience, and fuck off.
Nature's bounty :)
>>556161498Known Bugs (READ ME):Grymforge Map transition: Reduce your party size to 4 members before sailing with the boat. If you already used it and your characters are stuck, dismiss the ones that are with you and sail back and forth to unstuck the rest. Note: After using the boat a timed quest is triggered and going to camp will progess it.Some quest or important items aren't registered correctly if they are carried by a fifth or higher party member. So make sure your first 4 party members carry any important items.Camp sleeping bug: Use one of the awake companions and talk to Lae'zel, use a camp chest or reduce your party size to 4 before resting.Some ingame events are simply hardcoded for 4 party members and will glitch out. This is usually solved by either dismissing the additional members/players or by teleporting back and forth.
It's just sex, Alice.
>>556161396Oh, there's enough then: when you have more than four members in the party, the game randomly chooses (I think, or maybe it's related to their placement in the team) the people who will be present with their models, but this doesn't mean that others won't join. So it happens that you read the lines of dialogue without actually having the character's voice and model. There was a mod that fixed this, but it's no longer compatible with the latest patches.Also, there are quite a few pathfinding issues; some sections don't really allow a large party.>>556161618
everytime the camera cuts to wyll rap music should play
>>556161618Damn, it's almost as if the game is balanced around a party of four and the narrative expects your party not to be an entire circus troupe. So terribly sorry you're running into issues in your attempt to break the game like a worthless cheater. Just focus on the payoff - you get to brag about cheating like an attention whore.
If we need a companion for every race I would do:They can stay:Elf: AstarionHuman: GaleHalf-elf: Shart. Jaheira stays for nostalgia points. Githyankeeee: LaezelTiefling: KarlachNew:Gnome: Barcus. While I think he is hideous he is the most developed gnome character and our buddy.Drow: Nere. Female drow are overdone and this general would be sparred from Thisobald's inceldom. Dragonborn: Quill. Bard cause Karlach took the tief spot from Alfira.Halfling: The only major Halfling character is Roah.. so sure. The wiki says she's bard what the. Dwarf: Hope...? There's not a lot of cool dwarf npcs ingame, I like Nettie but Jaheira is the drood. Also the problem is Hope comes very late game. Half-Orc: Skoona. Cause her name is Skooma and she has cute armor.
>>556162217dont care about balance I'm not a homo pay attention
>Tav: S... H... pl-please no more *stomach rumbles*>n-no more goodberry pie for me>Shaddy: *casts Command: Eat*>Tav: mmrmrnghbhmm frghmm yes good mmm goodberry good>Daddy Halsin: Nature's Bounty :)
I'm not even going to write a real post. You've seen it before a thousand times, this shit is all scripted anyways. Just imagine it. Imagine your reply and your reaction, imagine all of it. But don't actually do it.
>>556162281>Dwarftheres that Duergar in Grym forge, the main slaver honcho.And I agree with Barcus, and I think having 2 tieflings wouldnt be that much of a pain in the ass, we already got dupes: let Alfira be our bard.Roah is kind of main NPC, maybe one of those Shadow Druids? I don't really remember any of their names
>>556162281If the dwarf's not Nettie, the only option in act 1 is one of the Grymforge duergar (possibly mutually exclusive with Nere)
>>555887401What's the worst weapon type in the game
>>556162281>New:>Gnome: Barcus. While I think he is hideous he is the most developed gnome character and our buddy.>Drow: Nere. Female drow are overdone and this general would be sparred from Thisobald's inceldom. >Dragonborn: Quill. Bard cause Karlach took the tief spot from Alfira.>Halfling: The only major Halfling character is Roah.. so sure. The wiki says she's bard what the. >Dwarf: Hope...? There's not a lot of cool dwarf npcs ingame, I like Nettie but Jaheira is the drood. Also the problem is Hope comes very late game. >Half-Orc: Skoona. Cause her name is Skooma and she has cute armor.peak
>>556163086I think salami but its fun to use
>>556163326ass too woke
>>556162742>>556162878Sure duergar are cool
>>556163476I want to bite his ass
>>556163086Sickles. Hands down.>>556163449Everybody should do a salami run along with as many eccentricities as they find enjoyable. I find salami the most suitable for Jack of All Trade runs where try do your best to appear as a commoner anyway.
>>556163086Not counting le salami memes it's probably war picks, requires martial weapon proficiency and there aren't any that would be competitive with other weapons you get at the same point of the game.
>>556163915cute
>>556162349I like this
>>556050958Oathbreaker's are the size of whatever the prior oath was.
>>556160564somehow an uglier post than the astarion shit
bg3's lead writer thinks that people that liked the cut companion helia, the werewolf halfing bard, are very cool
>>556165920why didn't they include her then
>>556162281>If we need a companion for every raceWe don't. A companion's race is not a fucking diversity checkbox. A good cast doesn't need to be weighed down by a corporate need for "representation." Of course, to the swine or the parasite that doesn't give a shit about companions beyond slopping them up or shitting on them, that becomes an appealing proposition. Turn the cast into a Critical Role party with midgets and freak races, so that it might attract the tumblr crowd. There is a pattern with your kind.
>>556166660Minthara bouncing on Dragonborn penis
>>556166601idk but I miss her and wish they added her to the game over halsin & minthara>>556166660pic related might be a record LMAO didn't read your post but the mighty 9 are a way cooler & better written party than BG3's btw
>>556166660>so that it might attract the tumblr crowd.ok I now have half-read your dogshit post, the writer in charge of bg3's romances grew up on tumblr and shadowheart's most famous line and 2nd most famous nicknames are literally a tumblr meme, bg3 is pretty tumblr coded just look at gortash, basically, you're gay & retarded
>midgesWould have been better off adding a half drow companion
>>556166903There's a hood mod but its not designed for halflings. This is 911, I would try to make my take on Helia.
>>556167279>even more unfinished elf companionsyou people are not ready for larian's true vision
I don't value what an unintelligent parasite that spends its free time playing fighting games has to say about narrative or well-written companions. If BG3 is such a terrible game with such awful companions, feel free to fuck off forever.>I like Swen because Swen is liked by everyone
>>556162281>The wiki says she's bard what the.She is. If you do Jaheira's quest she participates at least in one battle. The source of the Bardic Inspiration at >>555907216 is Roah.>DwarfDuergar are Dwarves and Havkelaag feels interesting enough. Sorcerer with Dragonic bloodline who is a researcher and philosopher.>Half-OrcWhat about Z'Rell as an alternative? If you can turn Minthara around why not her?
>>556167262wheres the 3rd party member
>>556167758karl returned to camp after killing gortash for story reasons>>556167749*smooch*
>>556167753Z'rell would be fire especially in party with Mintara
>>556167753>Havkelaag A sorcerer dwarf sounds interesting. He could argue with Laezel about being evil.>Zrell ugly, she even has Wyll's hair
list of characters more popular than wyll & gale:zevlor, raphael, gortash, halsin, geraldus, mizora, keene, aylin, isobel, ketheric & the gnome washing his pits
>>556168314geraldus *smooch*
BG4 will take a decade to be made Divinity waiting room
>>556168175>Lae'zel: Is something burdening you?>Havkelaag:
why did they turn Nightsong to a dyke bros?
hag love
>>556169809(1000)
>>556131393>SPECIES ENEMY:>- GITH ->(and related races)
>>556174078its ok he'll listen to boo
So for a bard companion would you want:AlfiraQuillRoahor the cut Helia the halfling
Does anybody have any experience with the Heat mechanism? It's supported by quite a few items but I never see it being discussed. Is it the 1d4 Fire self-damage per turn as cost? Or is just not worth the hassle?
>>556179686Hellfire greataxe becomes very good when used by someone with fire resistance and any of the magical plates that reduce damage (or Karlach with bonespike garb) since the downside of heat is negated.
>>556179251either alfira since you already see her in every single act or helia
>>556179686Fire is one of the worst damage types, since so many enemies are resistant (if not outright immune) to it. It's fine if you want to build around it, but don't expect stellar results. As the anon above said, it can be a thematic option for Karlach, since she's already resistant to fire, and can even cleave as a Tiger Heart Barbarian.
>>556179942>>556180998I never gave Heat gear a shot throughout the game as it never seemed to worth it. Then I came across Hellfire Greataxe and it got me thinking: now I have everybody maxed out; easily accessible Fire Resistance, some items that auto-heal every turn or grant extra damage if we're below full HP. And if I'm not mistaken the self-damage is 1d4 regardless of the number of Heat Convergences (max 7).
>>556180360cute frog
MtG just dropped new Shadowheart and Gale cards. Astarion and Karlach already have their own sets.Now all we need are Lae'zel and Wyll
>>556182494we don't really need wyll t b h
>>556182494why do they never depict her as a selunite in anything outside BG3?
>>556182778she keeps her hair black as a sharran it's better for brand recognition or something that's my pet theory
>>556182778Not sure to be honest. I think every card in this set is the DJ path
>>556166660What an inspid and lame ass take. Throwing around meme buzzwords like "representation" and "diversity" when it's pretty clear it's not about being woke, it's about having a variety of races that can change the gameplay in new and fun ways. Racial abilities are a thing, you know.>>556179686Heat metal is a quite a neat little spell, will make enemies drop weapons, and/or give them disadvantage, 2d8 Fire damage is kind of neat. Great alternative for Disarming Attack, Bards and Druids can use it
>>556168314i forgot to mention rolan & dammon
>>556182778I guess because her initial design is a Sharan and therefore they stick to it.Either someone at WotC is so deadset on brand / character recognition or they frankly don't give a shit.Them giving her Viconia's dress, a artwork showing her as new Mother Superior but still keeping the Act 1 haircut is just hilarious.
>>556182374She also has a point, goblin brats don't even properly respect drow.
>>556186137Not to mention vampire spawn Astarion running around in the sun after the game, Lorroakan getting humiliated but keeping Ramazith's tower and so on.
>>556186137>Them giving her Viconia's dress, a artwork showing her as new Mother Superior but still keeping the Act 1 haircut is just hilarious.origin shart can choose to keep the act 1 haircut so i guess its not impossible
>>556182494>>556183098Love the art in these two.
>>556183098Maybe WotC wants to make Shart the Viconia of BG4
>>556182494me on the left
>>556187531Obviously they will
>>556184318>Throwing around meme buzzwords like "representation" and "diversity" when it's pretty clear it's not about being wokeI never implied it was, so this is an irrelevant tangent. "Diversity" and "representation" can convey a different meaning in this fictional context, hence the quotation marks. The parasite yearns for a "diverse" cast because it is unable to care about the companions beyond a surface level. Respecting the setting means that some races are inevitably going to be more represented than others, with humans and (half-)elves naturally being more common than dragonfreaks or half-orcs. A narrative that respects itself doesn't owe you one companion per playable race - that would be forced and perfunctory "representation." Minthara isn't just there because the game needed a drow - she's there because she was part of a plan to lure drow warriors, namely one from a powerful house.https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Attracting_Drow_Exiles#TextIf you care about the narrative, every piece should naturally fall into place. Therefore, you wouldn't be able to swap a noble drow daughter with some lowly male drow like Nere Who Fails.>Racial abilities are a thing, you know.This is an incredibly weak non-argument. Astarion has a bite ability because he's a vampire. Karlach can consume soul coins to empower herself because she has an infernal engine for a heart. Minthara has a special ability related to her status as a former True Soul commander. These are all related to their characters, not whatever racial abilities the PHB assigns. In my defense of the narrative and the companions, your retort is to say Quil (with one "l") would have been super interesting as a bard companion because she can breathe a cone of cold. Clearly, writing actual characters is overrated.
https://magic.wizards.com/en/news/announcements/secret-lair-roll-for-initiative-superdrop?utm_campaign=Secret-Lair-Drop-Series&utm_source=TWITTER&utm_medium=social&utm_content=19475753912Nice lands Giant naked Gale is funny
>>556189345Mintharafag? It's me shadowheart, I miss you everyday baby, I keep DREAMING about YOU.
>>556189345We don't care about WotC merchandise here. Do better.
>>556189147>I never implied it was, so this is an irrelevant tangent.You did just that when you said dumb stuff like "diversity checkbox" and "weighed down by a corporate need for "representation." "Words having meaning, and all that jazzYour example of Origin characters having special unique OC donut steel gimmicks is exactly what people have been complaining about Tav, and how there's little to no way to make a character truly unique: Warlocks not having interactions with their Patrons in the way Wyll does with Mizora, not being able to play as a vampire/dhampir, can't have a familiar the way Gale has Tara, etc.And the two things can co-exist, you know.so maybe you just have some personal reason to dislike dragonborns, dwarves, gnomes and halflings.
The "dumb stuff" I mentioned is highlighted by a soulless show like Critical Role that exists to sell shirts and appeal to the tumblr crowd with half-orc romances and freak races. You failed to make the connection even though I made it as straightforward as possible. I have no inclination to waste more time with an illiterate moron that reads words like "diversity" and "representation" and jumps to the conclusion that I'm making an assessment of how "woke" or not BG3 is. Ah, but I'm replying to a swine that dumped INT. There is a language barrier.
holy shit he's still posting his schizo rants
>>556191636I like BG3's narrative and paying attention to it. What about you?>He was groomed to become a sleeping agent for Mystra>If we talk about character manipulations by deities, Mystra is worse than Shar for how she behaved with Gale.What do you make of this porcine babble?
no you don't you claim that gale didn't get groomed by mystra, the literal goddess of magic despite her being older & more powerful than him and preying on him for years, you're an NPC that spams shit like a bot and rants about anything to get replies at least the namefag has an excuse to act like a schizo(broken heart)
An age difference alone doesn't indicate grooming, you stupid fuck. Does a romanced Minthara automatically groom a 20-year-old Tav because she's at least 220 years young? The power imbalance is uncomfortable, but it also does not indicate grooming on its own. I addressed this in a post, about two months ago:https://arch.b4k.dev/vg/thread/548047508/#548064738>Also, we're talking about a goddess and a mere mortal - it's amusing to think that this inherent imbalance is apparently less significant to some than any arbitrary age difference that would suddenly make it acceptable. Gale is someone who is defined by human hubris. His predicament is his own doing, as he readily admits himself. Mystra explicitly warned him against dabbling into dangerous magic, yet he refused. There is no manipulation let alone grooming there. Only something incredibly stupid would miss the point this badly. There is a pattern.
>>556035074Indeed, can't imagine..
>>556193845see? a fucking retard>power imbalance>age difference>one party is way way younger than the other one>the other has spent a long time trying to get into the victim's inner circle to manipulate themgale got groomed, you're a bot
talk about the frog
>>556192392Does anyone else remember him switching to another type of content for a short time? It was some superhero MMO I think, but the weird thing was he made his channel picture a cartoon of him as a black guy and he cut his hair and mustache to match it. Feels like a fever dream cause I can't find any trace of it now.
>>556187580>Mol not having an eye patchHuh. This indicates the player visited the Inn, which is only possible (correct me on this one if you have conflicting first-hand experience as I never did it myself!) if you didn't raid the Grove. Or maybe it doesn't mean anything as we're talking about WotC. What makes this one different? Mol's default appearance was altered. Or rather a late-stage one was used instead. If she has an option - which practically equals "being alive" - she always takes Raphael's deal regardless of player input. But she has to get there and that one is influenced by player decisions.
Any of you guys know how the Void Capsules work in the recent Ancient Mega Pack mod update? I can't for the life of me figure out how the function, or why this change even occurred.
Praise the Absolute.
>>556035074ShadowCat
>>556221810
is there any mod beautifies half orc? they're racial abilities are so good but they're ugly as sin
>>556224198Half-orcs in the Realms are just uglier than in Exandria.
>you can hide weapons in dialogues by equipping an instrument and setting it's visibility to "Replace weapon"Why is this not common knowledge? This is a game-changer for a handful of weapons with disturbing effects!
Worgs is stupid.
>>556035074>Tabaxi Shadowheart can't hurt you, she's not real.>Tabaxi Shadowheart:
>>556218774You can visit the inn even if you raided the grove. These are just MtG trading cards though. They're not indicating any kind of canon. The new player handbooks on the other hand? Those actually are canon
>>556208631it looks poggy
>>556208631I hope that we'll get a dwarf companion that is very racist
>>556187580I like the selune shart and child shart in the mirror, that's a nice touch
>I hate to pull rank, but I was once Mystra's Chosen.Does anyone even like Gale?
>>556237420everything about gale is either boring or irritating
>minsc appears too late>halsin arguably the worst companion in the game>gale the epitome of mid>wyllarguably the worst character in the game>astarionperfect>jaheiraperfect>shadowheartamazingas we can see representing a popular race is not enough to guarentee a companion's popularity which is yet another reason to offer something fresh by adding dwarves, halflings & orcs in a DND videogame
durge companion
>>556238067You can't trust midget and ugly races, normies have an instinctual aversion to them
>>556233243It's not us but Mol. Do you have to kill her as part of the Raid the Grove quest? Or rather is it avoidable to kill her? Remember, she lodges in a separate cave with the Tiefling children! Because if she's killed during the raid she obviously can't visit the Inn, can't play lanceboard there and make certain decisions that's connected to her having two healthy eyes again.>>556238553Could this theoretically be done by hosting a multiplayer sessions and re-launching the 3 more times to create custom characters including the Durge who's NOT the host, then doing a playthrough where you experience the whole thing from the 'outside'? So as if you were playing with somebody who picked Durge?
>>556237728sex with him is fine though
>>556238553I've gotten over Durge not being a companion by making Karlach a Dragonborn. And I must say, I quite like fucking burning, Dragon pussy.
>>556239289Mol will be killed always if the grove raid succeeds. She lives otherwise even if the rest of the kids die.
>>556239901>no dragon boobs
>start new playthrough>get to minthara, sazza, and the goblins>immediately get too horny to concentrate
>>556225103I hate to bump myself but holy shit, this little trick is so neat! Flute is the best option but even bigger instrumentals like violin or lute could be serviceable. As long as the weapon shows correctly in combat and not during dialogues I'm fine with whatever I can get my hand on!
>>556241647Alas, there's no dragon boob version for Karlach. She only uses Clawstep 1, and Origin Mirror doesn't give her access to any of the options.
>>556238553Calling him dark Urge would get annoying quick they should give him an actual name
I took the overgrown tunnel into the underdark and climbed up to the defiled temple. But the room to actually get in is sealed off, is there no way to enter from below like this?
>>556255305ick
>>556255305even uglier, good job
>>556255081i think there's a burrow hole outside, that you can use to get in and maybe use the lever to open the gate? not sure.
>>556254550Francis Anchev>>556255305that's an ugly ass twink not gonna lie
Ironic how everybody using named, unique armor turns the regular version exotic in comparison. All these +2 armors I get from dying merchants or high level locations belong there.>>556255081Did you use the mushroom circle to teleport up? There supposed to be an illusion wall there that separates it from the rest of the Underdark. Could you post a screenshot about the sealed off room?
>>556256046I'm talking about the room at the bottom of the temple where the goblins are. It sealed from the back.>>556255616No hole
>>556256652Are you in the location where you arrive if you just descent from the inside of the temple through a ladder? Where there's a cutscene of your party (or at least PC) climbing down that ladder? Does it have anything to do with the Selunite Outpost down there? Again a screenshot would help a lot. The way I remember the Underdark and the Overgrown Tunnel were "connected" through two areas: the mushroom circle and the other was some cave with a half-open side (and maybe a waterfall) up high somewhere while Auntie Ethel's cave lied beneath us.
>>556257337The room with the ladder, I entered the underdark through the overgrown tunnel. I wanted to see what happened if I went to talk to the Goblins through the back but I guess it's not possible?
>>556258079>that number of party members
>>556258167>oh no he wants more companions to interact with
>>556258358maybe you'll CHEAT your way through the door like you've CHEATED with the number of companions
>>556258079you open that door by doing the puzzle on the other side (or by finding the lever). You can get there from inside the temple. I'm not sure why you'd want to go up through there backwards.
>>556258470I just wanted to see what would happen but I guess it's not possible, oh well.
>>556258079shitty graphics haha
>he's playing the fun police again
>>556258079Thanks for the screenshot, now I know why you're stuck! Orange is the ladder down to the Underground, and the door you're facing is closed by the Moon Tile puzzle. That's why you can't get through. You either solve the puzzle (middle of the room around those motive, I guess?) or spot a hidden level in the area I marked with Teal. If I were you I'd try to somehow "see" the other side of the door and cast a Mage Hand there. I can't tell if it's capable of spotting the hidden level but once you got that he can definitely pull it.
an RPG party should be composed of 5 or 6 members
>>556259010Three members. Fighter mage thief and that's it.
italian'zel
>>556260059what about archer
>>556258762>hidden levelI meant lever. End of the thread so I don't bother deleting and reposting.>>556259010Traditionally yes. The 4 member party (or 3 companions) works in BG3 because the game was designed around it. They've been using the same mold since the original D:OS. I bet multiplayer also plays a big part in this formula.>>556260059The classic RPG party is Fighter, Rogue, Cleric and Wizard. Arcane and Divine casters are suppose to be distinct. Nowadays the waters are so muddied in DnD that it doesn't matter much.
What if Mayrina's brothers just went back home instead of camping with redcaps?
>>556261527>this istik serious?
>>556261527are you really doing another playthrough with your ugly buff character
>>556262062you can't say that while not posting your own tav
>>556262242I have several times
>>556262062I've never played a seldarine drow druid hag (for an elf).
>>556262704do it again or use a trip
>>555887680>game literally released in 2023>somehow looks worse than skyrim with texture packs, let alone high poly face / body modsI know it's top down and all, but I wish they had went with an artstyle like Divinity OS games
>>556262906bg3's concert arts were way more stylized too, maybe making hyper realistic faces is easier to animate or mocap idk
What does Halsin smell like?
>>556267795Shaddy's pussy-grove, that mucous flowery scent left over from seeding herGoodberryBalls but in a clean way
>>556267795>>556268532not funny
>>556267795Bear musk
>>556269905oh fuck yes, do you mind if I save this?
>"n-no more g-- hurrgh... goodberry pie... too mmff much...">Shaddy: "Come on Tav, finish your goodberry pie">Tav: HURRRK>Shaddy: (casts Command: Eat)>Tav: mmrmfrrgghnm nurrffmm good yes goodberry good>Halsin: "Nature's bounty ;)"
https://youtu.be/Tlu1ZfYr6vA?si=BASEDoHezHPGL71UauDivinity's act 1 theme(we're killing evil cultits like baldur's gate3)
As Halsin and Shadowheart fall deeper for each other, he takes the lead as the MC running the party. His team rarely includes you so most of the game is sitting at camp with Gale and the pets and Withers asking about your relationship.Cut scenes with them sharing a tent, laughing and playing all through the night while you try to sleep next to "gassy Gale".The game proceeds this way where you get to hear about all the things they're doing in the world until they solve the crisis and live together in marital bliss, hiring you on as a caretaker (since you weren't involved much, you aren't entitled to much of the spoils)"I'm.... I'm really happy for you two" you manage to get out with a weak smile at their weddingThey smile politely and look at eachother"Oh, Astarion! Ahh, please do excuse us" Shadowheart says, leading Halsin away as you try to look casual standing alone by yourself.
Shadowbabz
>3 new damage type/condition that triggers a status effect combo on 3 different characters>brand new Shadowheart for the first time in the 3rd actDis gun be gud.
>>556284769GOOD post
>>556284950Arabella just off screen
>Surprised by Spectator>Immediately fears the Barbarian rooting him outside of melee range>Unpetrifies a Drow that casts Darkness on the party>Proceeds to one-shot the Bard with a Wounding Ray on every subsequent turnThankfully the Drow all broke free of its charm on their first turn otherwise that would've gone real bad real fast.
>>556287114Love how she seems to caress the egg here.
why.... why couldn't I be enough for you, why does your heart (and also 'down there') yearn for the druidShaddy...
Idea: make all the companions of the next game poly to kill cuckposting
Frog fiancée.
>want the dungeon meshi portraits for charname for my bgee playthrough>the pack of portraits some bd forum user uploaded did not have them>see them in one image someone posted but they were low rez anyone have good portrait packs for bgee/bg2?
>>556291897>>the pack of portraits some bd forum user uploaded did not have themAre you talking about this one: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fPFBOoG_LQobRcgdVxzLnhKuI2s7G8e8/ ?
>there's a sale on all the larian games aside of bg3do you think that they need WOTC's approval to put bg3 on sale?
>>556292773yeah, its missing these thoughi'm watching a video now to figure out how to make them properly. its not quite the right size but whatever I guess
>>556293445yet another lesbian for me to self insert as
>>556293445Our dark goddess is so beautiful.
>using Japanimation style portraitsabsolutely retarded
>>556294034Swen said that the larian devs and artists love anime and fromsoftware games
ok cool that didn't turn out too bad, now I can give branwen her portrait back>>556294034it looks fitting if they all match. better than westoid shit or ai slop
>>556293445Why would a primordial deity need boobs?
>>556294386>>556294386>>556294386
>>556293185Resizing portraits is not hard. Have you checked Nexus though? It has stuff like this: https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate2ee/mods/117 or https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate2ee/mods/49 . Both should be compatible with all BG:EE games.
>>556239148No wonder I have to the urge to punt every short race character I see in this game.
>>556239901is this a mod? I can appreciate the taxonomic dedication by not giving a reptile breasts
>>556269905aka wet dog
