Baldur's Gate 3

[J1M]

It's probably not a bad idea to make a character you don't use the wizard specialization that gives them a bonus potion when using alchemy.

Had the same thought. You can also recruit hirelings and give them 2 levels of Bard to unlock an extra dozen short rests per day. No idea if there is any reactivity around solving quests with fewer long rests.

[1998]

Either I am insanely lucky or the rolls heavily favor the player. I think I am now at around 10:1 on critical success/failure and my average roll has to be around 13-14.

[rusty_shackleford]

Either I am insanely lucky or the rolls heavily favor the player. I think I am now at around 10:1 on critical success/failure and my average roll has to be around 13-14.

Do you have karmic dice on?

[The_Mask]

Karmic dice will probably do that for you. Otherwise, I can personally vouch that my epic bad luck still works.

[J1M]

Given the way caster levels combine I'm surprised I don't see a Cleric 1 dip suggested more. Plus Wizard 1 can scribe based on caster level, not wizard level. Maybe I'm missing something about the value of the third feat for a caster.

I am leaning towards something like Warlock 2/Wizard 1/Cleric 1/Sorcerer 8 for an arcane caster. (Choosing Eldritch Blast over a 6th level spell slot.)

[The_Mask]

I don't think multiclassing is a good idea. Not only does it mess with your progression (for example, there are ways to complete quests by having Cleric spells available to you), but it also needs to make sense.

Like CHA classes with CHA classes. WIS with WIS, and so on. You really need to know what you're doing.

[rusty_shackleford]

Modern version of multiclassing is pretty gay so I can't support it.
I liked AD&D multiclassing tho, where you had to pick your classes at creation.

[1998]

Either I am insanely lucky or the rolls heavily favor the player. I think I am now at around 10:1 on critical success/failure and my average roll has to be around 13-14.

Do you have karmic dice on?

lol yeah. Didn't know about that option

[rusty_shackleford]

Either I am insanely lucky or the rolls heavily favor the player. I think I am now at around 10:1 on critical success/failure and my average roll has to be around 13-14.

Do you have karmic dice on?

lol yeah. Didn't know about that option

I'd expect it to be a common feature enabled by default for RPGs going forward. People have a hard time grasping that random is, well, random and it leads to negative reviews + refunds.

[1998]

Probably. But the description is really misleading. It doesn't just avoid failure streaks, it basically adds 5 to each roll and avoids failure altogether. I probably failed 4-5 checks (rather unimportant ones) in 15h tops.

[Emphyrio]

Do you have karmic dice on?

lol yeah. Didn't know about that option

I'd expect it to be a common feature enabled by default for RPGs going forward. People have a hard time grasping that random is, well, random and it leads to negative reviews + refunds.

I recall this being a thing in another big game already to prevent streaking. It might display a hit chance of 70%, but it's actually 50%, and then every time you missed you got a bonus% to hit on your next shot. It was configured so that the average results would be the same as truly random numbers. Can't remember what game it was. Nucom? Dota 2?

I see stuff that says the implementation of karmic dice is bugged

[Acrux]

Yeah, NuXcom did something like that. Solasta had a karmic dice option too.

[rusty_shackleford]

Probably. But the description is really misleading. It doesn't just avoid failure streaks, it basically adds 5 to each roll and avoids failure altogether. I probably failed 4-5 checks (rather unimportant ones) in 15h tops.

I assume it uses some form of gaussian distribution instead of true randomness, as it's closer to what people are expecting.

[Emphyrio]

An article from 2021 says that karmic dice were changed so that they would benefit the roller for bad streaks but would not penalize the roller for good streaks. That includes rolls from both the player and baddies. So average rolls would be higher than expected across the board.

[1998]

Yeah, NuXcom did something like that. Solasta had a karmic dice option too.

Solasta ******* had? **** I really need to start paying better attention to the options.

[Shillitron]

An article from 2021 says that karmic dice were changed so that they would benefit the roller for bad streaks but would not penalize the roller for good streaks. That includes rolls from both the player and baddies. So average rolls would be higher than expected across the board.

Don't quote me but I think Larian has said Karmic favor will hit lucky streaks too and it applies to both enemies and players. I forget where I read that though so trust_me.jpg

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Posting this for all the BG3 haters, just to rattle the cages a bit.. but I noticed when you select the "Non-Binary" gender option (yes that exists) your pronouns are always "they / them" (Voiced dialogue, they paid real money to voice that)

Welcome to the future of Video Gaming.

[Gunnar]

Posting this for all the BG3 haters, just to rattle the cages a bit.. but I noticed when you select the "Non-Binary" gender option (yes that exists) your pronouns are always "they / them" (Voiced dialogue, they paid real money to voice that)

Since there is no such thing as non-binary in real life it seems appropriate to have it in a fantasy world with other made up stuff like orcs and elves.

[rusty_shackleford]

Newest hotfix is live, I'll let you guys know what it contains in a bit.

[edit]
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app ... 1451321514

[rusty_shackleford]

Oh yea, if it isn't obvious you should have 'Enhance Ability' memorized by as many party members as possible. Provides advantage in nearly all skill checks.

[RangerBoo]

m-m-mega spoiler, don't open if you plan on playing

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Question I wanted to ask.
Does this only happen if you listen to your Dream Guardian when they tell you to embrace the powers you get from the tadpole?

[Segata]

Das rite chud, learn your place.

[Gunnar]

The difference is the straight perspective is normal and healthy while the *** perspective is disgusting and degenerate, what is so hard to comprehend about this?

[Goth-Girl-Supremacy]

I don't want to understand the appeal of one man shoving his penis into another man's **** pipe. I would rather watch cartel gore videos than ever see that or be exposed to it as though that is the way things are supposed to be.

[Shillitron]

Das rite chud, learn your place.

I hate it when a vampire comes up to me at the local Beregost Chips&Dicks nightclub, and tries to roll a D20 to date rape my drink.

Why was at the gay club..? uhh..?

[Deception] cause the drinks are cheaper..!

[Emphyrio]

Das rite chud, learn your place.

I hate it when a vampire comes up to me at the local Beregost Chips&Dicks nightclub, and tries to roll a D20 to date rape my drink.

Why was at the gay club..? uhh..?

[Deception] cause the drinks are cheaper..!

The gay nightclub in this analogy is BG3

[Acrux]

I'd appreciate if people would add their feedback here, be respectful.

https://forums.larian.com/ubbthreads.ph ... Post876153

Adding this option would make it significantly easier to rip it out in a mod, and reduce the workload needed.

I notice the *** are trying to derail your nice thread about the sex pest game, rusty.

Also, based:

[Goth-Girl-Supremacy]

I've only just started playing the game (this is my first comment in this forum) and the discussion here leaves me disheartened. I'm not a prude (I'm a closet naturist FWIW) and whole heartedly advocate for and support sex positivity. But I'm also a woman and a sexual assault survivor. I play games for enjoyment and to disconnect from RL worries for a while. I already have to deal with unsolicited **** pics, harassment, cat calls, people who don't know how to accept "No" as an answer, the constant unending stream of women's body's being hypersexualised and objectified, etc., etc., etc. I don't need skody digital characters who can't control themselves to slide into my game time too. frown

If I wanted to play a game where I can boink everything in sight, I would play NSFWare or whatever (there's plenty of sex games out there). But I want to play BALDUR'S GATE - I played the first 2 (and Neverwinter Nights and Planescape Torment, etc.) for the D&D and story, not for sex and certainly not for harassment.

Look at this ***** in that Larian thread try to make it about herself. Probably some fat *** that no guy would poke even with an electric cattle prod.

[Shillitron]

@rusty_shackleford have you ever considered that maybe your STRAIGHT - WHITE - MALE - FIGHTER is just irresistible to all these characters?

Also, based:

I got so annoyed reading xer's ********. Completely derailed the convo to moral *** and concern troll.
Whenever I see these faggoids try to play the "That's dangerous speech" card to police discussion - I want to slap them repeatedly until my hand doesn't work anymore.

[Norfleet]

I recall this being a thing in another big game already to prevent streaking. It might display a hit chance of 70%, but it's actually 50%, and then every time you missed you got a bonus% to hit on your next shot.

Honestly, something like this should be explicitly a mechanic, because it models how things actually work. When you shoot at something and miss, your ability to hit that target isn't unchanged on a subsequent attempt, it improves as you zero in on the target. This is part of what bugs people about miss streaks, that extended miss streaks are, themselves, not realistic.

[revenant]

I recall this being a thing in another big game already to prevent streaking. It might display a hit chance of 70%, but it's actually 50%, and then every time you missed you got a bonus% to hit on your next shot.

Honestly, something like this should be explicitly a mechanic, because it models how things actually work. When you shoot at something and miss, your ability to hit that target isn't unchanged on a subsequent attempt, it improves as you zero in on the target. This is part of what bugs people about miss streaks, that extended miss streaks are, themselves, not realistic.

I understand the realism part of the argument yet I was flabbergasted when I learned on this forum lol that games lie about probabilities, in the tim Cain thread. Like it never occurred to me in my life why would anyone do that because as someone else said if I knew the real probability I would plan my actions otherwise. Plus in discussed games like XCOM2 you don't always get a second shot because one missed shot may very well **** you up for good.