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PAIN Edition
>News:
Patch 8: https://baldursgate3.game/news/the-final-patch-new-subclasses-photo-mo de-and-cross-play_138
Patch 7: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-7-now-live_121
Patch 6: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-6-now-live_108
Patch 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/bVg8o8l3VnY
OP pasta: https://rentry.org/bggpasta
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Gorion's Ward once said:
I am excited for Divinity
Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is an official Dungeons & Dragons tm game.
Minthara is canonically 150 years old, pansexual and neutral evil
I collect barrels and throw them at every boss including Minthara
Minthara did not watch Viconia leave in her childhood
Minthara is the throat goat
I respect all women but Minthara
If you romance Minthara you are a horrible person
If you romance Astarion you are a great person
I ascended Astarion
I romanced ascended Astarion
I play with lots of mods on
I fucked Halsin and Shadowheart at the same time and loved it
Shadowheart is right not to use her birthname
Shadowheart is not chaotic evil
Shar is neutral evil
Gale was groomed by Mystra
I play sorcerer
I camp cast
You can't find Mayrina's brothers' corpses
Karlach is okay for using soul coins
Wyll is a real character
I sympathized with Ketheric
I play male Tav
I love dragonborns, halflings, gnomes and dwarves
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>>563778250
This is a thread for handsome young men.
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>>563778250
yes
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>>563778475
we should have had a gortash companion instead of asstarion
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>every single post in the thread thus far is hudden
Anyone have something that isn't a shitpost to say? Playing a stealth archer has shown to me that the game really doesn't handle stealth all too well compared to other games. Yesterday I went invisible, went up to a spot in the rafters where no sight cones reached, fired a roaring thunder arrow, got a successful stealth check but within .2 microseconds I wasdoomed, detected, and caught.
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>>563780106
this but the narrator
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>>563780412
just bhaalist things
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>>563780412
No Orin for you, have fun with the butler.
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gortash was supposed to be younger & hotter before they cast jason isaac to voice him
right is a fanart btw
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Why doesn't Bhaal offer you his daughter? Is he retarded? Why would he have a sexy hot daughter dressed in the most slutty BDSM clothing and not use her to tempt horny young boys into obeying him? Why do gods have such low iq?
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>>563780985
The narrator also says that Gortash is handsome in priestess Gut's memory, so at least we can confirm Gut finds him handsome.
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>>563781886
Didn't see the new thread whoops.
Idk man. Losing 4th and 5th level spell slots kinda makes the mystic scoundrel thing not great. Imo sword bard 6 is great, just it needs to multiclass into casters. Otherwise a paladin or EK is likely just better. EK 11 is still 4 attacks per round with 7 on action surge
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>>563783378
>no Mizora
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Just started BG3 for first time. Decided to make a patrick bateman elf because of my tendency to murderhobo npcs that slightly inconvenience me. Dark urge good choice for first playthrough or should i go with noble?
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>>563785656
maybe charisma will make up for it
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>>563778475
young man?
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>>563789224
Basically an Eldritch Knight that uses a Titanstring Bow, buffs haste every fight, uses arrows for all shots and a few more minmaxxing shenanigans. Has the highest damage output but requires farming. Sword Bard is essentially a low maintenance version of this that does less damage because you can't use slaying arrows with your flourishes to double dmg.
https://www.reddit.com/r/BG3Builds/comments/1cnz4s3/the_rivington_rat_ eldritch_knight_12_archer_top/
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>>563790967
>EK archer was popularized in the Larian Discord Server by a user named Rat and, while strong at all stages of the game and at any difficulty level, it becomes insanely overpowered once you hit Act 3: hence the name for this character, The Rivington Rat.
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>>563779442
I think the bigots behind these race-swapping mods are misguided. Sure, there may be too many freaks and midgets in Baldur's Gate, to the point where it starts to strain disbelief, but I would argue that this is deliberate worldbuilding. "Half"-orcs are relegated to occupations where their brutish strength is best put to use - bodyguards, mercenaries, enforcers, and ruffians. Safe to say, Skoona is never going to amount to much more than throwing drunkards out of the Elfsong. Dragonfreaks are relegated to occupations where their freakish appearance is unsurprising - weapon merchants, bards, and entertainers. Deep gnomes are terrorists ("freedom fighters") who operate outside the law. Other midgets either aspire to a life of crime among the Zhentarim or the Guild, or a life of insignificance that befits their height-challenged condition. The refugees, who are mostly tieflings but not only, should not be seen as an exception - they exist outside the social order and are quickly turned into scapegoats. As for the wealthy patriars who pull the strings and control the city? You guessed it, they're all humans or elves. This distribution of races and roles is not coincidental. Consider for a moment what is lost by flattening this deliberate difference and turning everyone human or elven and equal in status. Despite the detractors' claim that Baldur's Gate is too diverse, the reality is far from playing to the idea that diversity is the city's strength. Neither is it suggesting some kind of patriotic sentiment summarized by a fantasy e pluribus unum ("out of many, one"). Not every race is equal. Most importantly, this social hierarchy is contrasted by groups and factions that deliberately eschew racial discrimination - be it the Emerald Grove, the Harpers, or the Absolute cult. Everyone is welcome among these, as long as they drink the Kool-Aid. But when it comes to ordered civilization, that is not so. As a drow, Minthara understands the value of hierarchy.
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>>563787298
I skimmed the comparisons and I'm not convinced it outshines stealth archer. Why talk about the resources you gain in combat if you just never enter combat to begin with? There are very few forced combat encounters throughout the game (ie. ones you can't stealth snipe to death) so while EK Archer does well in those areas I can't see it beating unlimited attacks (until you get caught).
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>>563780106
Double-yes from me as well.
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>>563787298
it depends on what you want to do.
Hunter 11 war cleric 1 is used to facilitate some nasty shit with black hole, combustion oil, volley, and a fire sorcerer. its really just for volley so play a different build until 11
Gloom 5 assassin 4 fighter 2 war cleric 1 is by far better when doing stealth memes, but mostly a solo build. Not really great for a party and awful when playing with other people
Sword bard 10 2 fighter or 1 fighter 1 wizard is a good archer while having unbeatable control spells. Also is a party face with expertise for sleight of hand
EK does the sword bard thing generally better, but needs arrows of many targets/slaying and scrolls to really eclipse it. Which sort of means a lot of pickpocket or vendoring.
Arcane archer or BM fighter is okay. Really solid early game IMO, but I think by act 3 the other builds have eclipsed it.
All use the titanstring bow, and should constantly be considering when to use slaying/many targets. Personally, i find sword bard or the non-EK fighters the most fun. I don't like consumable farming, nor do i like solo stealth archering.
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>>563783684
Where's the uncensored version?
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>>563795976
Nigga you're the one that shifted from
>Elixirs are finite items
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>actually we're talking arrows now
And you STILL can get them infinitely. Elixirs even last all day and you can respec/refresh/pickpocket slumber potions to make ONE elixir last all day. Kill yourself.
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>>563796232
I like discussing the game. I don't like "discussing" it with shitposters. All I said was that finite items do add value to builds and a build is a build even if it requires finite items to function. Apparently that triggered someone.
>>563796360
>anyone I don't like is the namefag
Fuck off.
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>>563796478
They're infinite though. Consumed on use but infinitely acquired. Finite items DO make the build though and most items are finite. There is a finite number of Band of the Mystic Scoundrel rings, for instance. You're unable to get twotrickery domain doesn't count
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She's the funniesthalfieI know!
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>>563798005
You can't take it back!
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>>563798909
Just put your clothes on!
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>>563799340
There are worse ones
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>>563799696
Yes
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>>563787298
Min-maxing becomes moot once you can already reliably one-turn bosses. That's what the min-maxer community does, but you'd just be copying someone's build. In that sense, there isn't even a point in farming special arrows, since you only really need maybe two Arrows of Undead Slaying against Cazador, two Arrows of Fiend Slaying against Raphael, two Arrows of Dragon Slaying against Ansur, and so on. The game is easy enough that going out of your way to stock up on very rare consumables is a waste of time.
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This is actually my biggest issue with the minmax community. They fixate on shit like damage per round, but aren't factoring it overkill, or even attack accuracy, and always in these hyper theoretical scenarios where you had infinite prep time. And EVERY fucking build recommends the same few items (helmet of arcane acuity, mystic scoundrel, spell DC stuff, etc) as if the other characters that are providing the support setup to facilitate the autism just don't do anything else. Fuck it makes me mad.
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>well yeah youre not doing this
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>>563804326
haha funny man
but the existence of lower difficulties the fact people wipe on those difficulties and the low clear rates of the game on any difficulty as evidenced by the ending achievement unlock percentages show that the average player doesnt play that well
the fact you think most people are out there one turning bosses means you dont actually know what most people play like but i wouldnt expect anyone on 4chan to understand autism is a prerequisite for posting here
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Lae'zel is love.
Lae'zel is life.
Lae'zel a miracle of the universe.
Lae'zel might've done some things wrong, but she's still a beautiful person inside and out.
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A man and a woman sharing a drink, staring deeply into each other's eyes. Anything could happen.
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>>563810235
>looks like a dyke
yuck
>>563810179
show me nettie in slut wear because with clothes on shes not much of a looker
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divinity needs more lesbian drama fr
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>>563818407
Astarion has different responses to the player bringing up Halsin based on if he is a forever spawn, ascended, and pre-Cazador. I think most people see his pre-Cazador response but the spawn responses after he's completed his quest are more chill.
The game dropped the ball in not including the wood elf poly lore, whether in media or dialogue options for players. In Act 2, if the player character is double dating, they can ask "Why not both of you?" when it's time to choose, so it was a missed opportunity to neglect a unique wood elf dialogue option revealing that is a common cultural practice.
If doing the foursome as a spawn, he switches to performance mode and dissociates, looking "miles away." Vamp lord Astarion has different interactions + a cold, hungry look to his face after the deed is done.
Halsin will offer to join player characters + their romanced companions with the drow after the main couple agrees to join. Halsin will not initiate a foursome with the twins and player character if the player character is unromanced or romanced to another companion who is averse to the twins.
Shart is always down to clown in drow town as long as you do her Act 3 love scene first. This is true if she's a DJ or Selunite.
Karlach implies she'd be interested in a group thing if the drow weren't siblings.
Gale can be persuaded to join the twins, with or without Halsin, but he always dips and leaves a projection behind. (he may never want to share a relationship, but plenty of irl monogamous couples have tried a rare threesome or foursome), The projection watches the spectacle and the orb glows.
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>>563819975
>Mizora
This bitch is the hottest female character in the game and it's not even a competition
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>WHERE'S THE LAMB SAUCE
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what is this face she's making
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>Helia: I always knew I was destined to something great, heh.I'll leave the details to Alaundo.
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>>563795149
I always respec her to remove all light abilities, so she has to use toll and I don't get how a wis ability can fail so often when her wis is 20+
Shit's fucking retarded. The difficulty of this game isn't real, it's just not being able to hit anything. When you can hit 100% of the time, the difficulty disappears even on the highest modes.
Also, I'm leveling a new succubus, but I'm probably gonna change her to druid for a bit. Succ is a fun class, but it just don't work co-op.
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Skerbie's Queen's Garments outfit mod made for Morgana Evelyn.
Comes in a slightly thicker "queen" body and a slightly less thick "princess" body. I'm using the princess.
Tehre's actually a really cool armor in it now, I might make a fighter and use it.
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>>563829682
It probably wouldn't have taken much time to make one, but it would have been too much work to take into account all those whose devil patron is a hot devil guy or an ugly bastard. Never mind all the slimy Old Ones and archfey mommies.
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I know it's cliché, but I'd like her even more if she had that sweet bloody red skin tone. I'm a sucker for that
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>>563831847
It's work on tieflings?
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https://youtu.be/TxReXIhOSxg?si=KSijnsv4wYn9lx5u
add this cutscene to the pile of things that will never be restored because we won't get a definitive edition
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>>563832867
Remnants of Halsin's anti-drow racism still remain in act 1
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blueee
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