No downside that I know of. Just a permanent see invis buff. Only other thing was that Wyll made a comment that only having one eye is great.
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Baldur's Gate 3 by Larian Games
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Urlithani
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In 3.0/3.5 lore, mind flayers are from the future. All the Illithid you see in present day were sent back in time Terminator style to change history and prevent the downfall of their empire. Something like that.
sleevedraw
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What's been making this super fun so far is that there are so many ways to handle situations, and all of them feel rewarding depending on who you are/what your playstyle is.
Yet Another Goblin Camp Post:
Yet Another Goblin Camp Post:
Want to Leroy the front gate? It's not easy, but you can: just set up a chokepoint with some grease to deal with the warriors and mezz the archers with Sleep or Tasha's Hideous Laughter so they don't go for the alarms. Want to be stealthy? You can; there's a hidden group of vines that will let you bypass the encounter entirely. Want to talk your way through? You can!
Further in, there's a goblin who's talking shit about adventurers. You can Leroy him too (all the gobbies are close; Grease+Alchemist's Fire would make quick work of them there, too...) or you can pass an Intimidation check and make him back down. Want to gamble? Pass a second one, and he'll literally be kissing your feet.
Inside the main hideout, you can Leroy...or you can do some platforming to get up to the second floor, bust through a wall, go up on some rafters, bait people with Minor Illusion...and then drop statues and braziers on them.
Further in, there's a goblin who's talking shit about adventurers. You can Leroy him too (all the gobbies are close; Grease+Alchemist's Fire would make quick work of them there, too...) or you can pass an Intimidation check and make him back down. Want to gamble? Pass a second one, and he'll literally be kissing your feet.
Inside the main hideout, you can Leroy...or you can do some platforming to get up to the second floor, bust through a wall, go up on some rafters, bait people with Minor Illusion...and then drop statues and braziers on them.
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Daidraco
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Three different ways in iirc, but theyre all in town. If you take out the bug bear in the back, solo, you should be able to sneak right into the building with the web, burn it and crawl down.
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I saved him but didnt get to the part where he tries to gouge my eye out. I will have to talk to him some more. Nice!
Lambourne
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I'm having fun but I really don't care much for the combat mechanics so far, constantly having to check tooltips on everything to know wtf is going on combat wise. Even just switching to a different weapon makes your abilities all different again. Just doesn't seem to flow all that well, there's so much you need to get a handle on. I'd rather just get on with things.
I played 2nd edition AD&D tabletop a lot as a kid and I never liked 3rd edition because it seemed to always turn into endless leafing around books looking for rules for every situation. Never played tabletop past 3rd edition but looks like more of the same. 2nd edition was just a way to handle combat and let you get on with things, it didn't get in the way as much. Maybe it'll work better for me once I familiarize myself with the hundreds of abilities and their interactions.
I played 2nd edition AD&D tabletop a lot as a kid and I never liked 3rd edition because it seemed to always turn into endless leafing around books looking for rules for every situation. Never played tabletop past 3rd edition but looks like more of the same. 2nd edition was just a way to handle combat and let you get on with things, it didn't get in the way as much. Maybe it'll work better for me once I familiarize myself with the hundreds of abilities and their interactions.
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Vorph
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Yeah, in EA it apparently gave you +1 cha and -1 int but that's gone now (and I'd argue that wouldn't have been a 'penalty' anyway, if anything it was probably better than the See Invis part).
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I never particaularly played any DnD so only real intraction with it has been these TRPG games. But IMO its the whole pont of these tactical turn based games to slow the fuck down, think about what to do and your actions, moves, then act. They are not supposed to "flow" as you put it.
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Funny part is, because of EA I didn't let him do it on my first run through. I've finished my balanced run, now trying tactician. It's definitely a different playstyle, especially things like beating Commander Zhalk (have to use disarm command, buff up the flayer, etc).
D&D rules make any Baldur's Gate 3 expansion "difficult", developer says
Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian has explained why the rules of Dungeons and Dragons make any potential expansion to it…
www.eurogamer.net
I do hope they overcome their concerns and try to make an expansion, though I get it, and if they allow additional levels whilst in the original, you could probably easily be level 14 before you even reach the expansion.
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And yet another reason DND sucks for video games. Never even thought about that one, lol.Funny part is, because of EA I didn't let him do it on my first run through. I've finished my balanced run, now trying tactician. It's definitely a different playstyle, especially things like beating Commander Zhalk (have to use disarm command, buff up the flayer, etc).
D&D rules make any Baldur's Gate 3 expansion "difficult", developer says
Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian has explained why the rules of Dungeons and Dragons make any potential expansion to it…
I do hope they overcome their concerns and try to make an expansion, though I get it, and if they allow additional levels whilst in the original, you could probably easily be level 14 before you even reach the expansion.
I went with 1 level of sorcerer and went Dragonkin for increased AC and sorcerer spells.
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Yea dnd made a huge mistake making epic spells above the scope of normal combat, just part of the leveling experience. Players turn into teleporting weirdos fast
Daidraco
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Enough content in just act 1 that any other developer would classify that as a game if we're just basing it off the amount. So I would gladly welcome another act at a cheaper price, of course.Funny part is, because of EA I didn't let him do it on my first run through. I've finished my balanced run, now trying tactician. It's definitely a different playstyle, especially things like beating Commander Zhalk (have to use disarm command, buff up the flayer, etc).
D&D rules make any Baldur's Gate 3 expansion "difficult", developer says
Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian has explained why the rules of Dungeons and Dragons make any potential expansion to it…
I do hope they overcome their concerns and try to make an expansion, though I get it, and if they allow additional levels whilst in the original, you could probably easily be level 14 before you even reach the expansion.
But what theyre saying about adding levels and just the overwhelming power, that makes sense. But characters dont necesarrily have to level up to still progress. Something a bit more cheezy would just be adding another alternate advancement system. Similar to the tadpole. Or, adding extremely powerful weapons and armor. Adding a few more skill trees, new companions, etc.
Anything they do will be challenging, but if the success is as good as I feel it "should be" for them - then I dont see why they wouldnt release another act.
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They could also just weave in a “mind wipe” event into the exp story and have you start back at like lv 6 or 8 or something.
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Szeth
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I like the idea of this, reset you back to level 4, but let you keep your ASI. Gives a way to increase power.
ronne
Nǐ hǎo, yǒu jīn zi ma?
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Act 3 spoilers:
How many if you are jamming mode tadpoles in to your brain, and did you go full hybrid when you meet the emperor?
I've been avoiding all the mind flayer stuff thus far ever since I first tried to use it during dialogue and it said it took something I'd probably never get back, but I'm curious how much or if it alters the story up until he offers to evolve you.
Story wise it seems pretty sketch as he just kinda glosses over how he isn't enslaved during his big reveal, so I assume growing tentacles is going to be a problem at some point?
Goddamn if the last tier of their powers aren't nuts though - free flight, mind blast, convert bonus actions in to full actions, it's all busted as fuck looking.
I've been avoiding all the mind flayer stuff thus far ever since I first tried to use it during dialogue and it said it took something I'd probably never get back, but I'm curious how much or if it alters the story up until he offers to evolve you.
Story wise it seems pretty sketch as he just kinda glosses over how he isn't enslaved during his big reveal, so I assume growing tentacles is going to be a problem at some point?
Goddamn if the last tier of their powers aren't nuts though - free flight, mind blast, convert bonus actions in to full actions, it's all busted as fuck looking.
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This game feels so overwhelming - in a damn good way. I haven't been able to load it up for any length of time because I'm paranoid I fucked a choice up/missed something while exploring.
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