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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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Do you roll with failures or do you load and try for your "expected" outcome? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I used to always try for the best outcome but with this have it seems like half of the time a failure also leads to an amazing consequence and story.

Like this from act one in the Underdark:

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I had to find a hidden gnome that could supply me with gunpowder, but she was so much on edge that she lit up the barrel of gunpowder and blew up the whole room, leaving half of my party dead. A suicide gnome bomber. I couldn't convince her that I was not an enemy. Reloaded just to see if I could successfully do it, but much preferred the first outcome of the dice roll, so had to reload and try 6 times until I failed again. What a game!

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't reload dialogue failures, but honestly between Enhance Ability and Guidance I rarely fail, and when I do I usually have 4 Inspiration saved up for rerolls.

I've reloaded during fights to test interactions ("does throwing an unconscious person deal damage to them?") but not to, for example, undo a bad turn that led to an NPC death.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How do you actually throw a NPC? Most are too heavy for my barbarian.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I dunno, I just had Karlach right click them and choose "throw" (throwing them at the ground deals one damage, btw). Since they were unconscious I had already looted their equipment, which may have reduced their weight.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks, I'll have to experiment as I've never managed to throw anybody so far. Just chests outside of combat and several axes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I've been able to throw most halflings so far.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Cast enlarge on your character. Size matters a lot. They are a lot easier to through if they are a size smaller than you. It works very well with goblins.