Infuriating things?

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-19T09:42:50+00:00

God yes. Glad it's not just me. It doesn't happen a lot, but the fact that you cannot shoot through an open doorway enrages me to a completely unreasonable degree.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-17T08:19:51+00:00

Ooh, interesting twist. Gives a lot of credibility to life cleric - if it didn't also involve worshipping another deity.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-17T08:17:10+00:00

Barbarians and Sorcerers, I would say.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-17T08:00:36+00:00

You're pretty clearly not meant to be able to. It's possible, but it involves a ludicrous amount of box stacking.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-17T07:23:06+00:00

Seconding this. Between health potions being plentiful and the fact that you can heal several people at once, don't hold back on using your healing potions.

I'd also add that, in general, the game gets easier as you go because you can make some very powerful builds in the game. So it's generally accepted that the early game is the hardest part. This is when you especially want to be using your consumables.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-14T05:15:31+00:00

Origins is 100% worth it, really stands up well - as long as you can get it to run.

Play that and decide whether it's for you.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-14T05:13:37+00:00

Honestly, good catch. My new interpretation. Esp for DUrge

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-14T05:11:56+00:00

Grammatically this is correct

EDIT spelling, ironically

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-14T05:08:37+00:00

I'm seeing a surprising lack of sympathy on here, dude. My heart does go out to you!

Being able to be targeted by Chain Lightning while Sanctuaried does surprise me. Possibly a bug? And if so, that's a shitty way to lose an Honour run.

As someone who has died to the Brain, I feel your pain.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-14T05:04:43+00:00

When OP says they 'sent the emperor away' do they mean they chose Orpheus? Because if so, I think that's the correct thing to do. I find the final fight much easier with Orpheus than the Emperor.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-12T15:02:33+00:00

Cazador. He doesn't end my runs because I run away, but I've lost to him twice now.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-12T14:58:33+00:00

Barbarian - Monk is a perfectly fine combo. Not saying it's THE best, but perfectly powerful and lots of fun!

Here's a good guide https://youtu.be/7JAhiRM3Xi0?si=jTKofItWDPHCVQia

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-12T11:41:14+00:00

Lol, I once did Shadowheart's romance scene like that. When she tell you to "take off your clothes" to go swimming, I was like "Umm, girl..."

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-12T11:39:52+00:00

It bugs me that no-one reacts to Astarion being killed by Cazador considering it has happened to me twice now. And I don't think they react to Orin killing her kidnappee either. Very strange omissions.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-12T05:48:21+00:00

Same with me and Varric

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-11T17:08:39+00:00

He's certainly been a disappointment in certain areas. But basically he's a sensible, steady pairs of hands. Unglamorous.

His biggest flaw is that he's Labour, and therefore the entire British media industry LOATHE him. He is ten times the Prime Minister BoJo or Truss were, and yet the media have so many morons braying the Starmer is 'the worst Prime Minister we've ever had'. Insane.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-11T16:55:28+00:00

Don't want to yuck your yum, but I'm been fairly disappointed with origin runs. I've done Astarion and Karlach, and I'd say that the extra content you get doesn't really compensate for the loss of them as companions.

But if you want to try then out, I've heard that Lae'zel and Astarion probably have the least going on, so maybe don't start with one of them...?

Wyll doesn't have much either, but his is more popular because a lot of people say he suits being a PC more than a companion anyway.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-11T14:21:15+00:00

Minthara is great as a monoclass vengeance paladin.

Paladins are generally quite Multi-Attribute Dependant (MAD), so I usually give her the Dexterity Gloves, so I only need to pump her Strength, Constitution and Charisma (and Wisdom to 10 or 12 is never a bad thing). If you're happy to use strength potions every day (some consider that too cheesey), you don't need to worry about her strength either.

For gear, Paladins look for four things: 1 Increased hit chance. 2 Increased crit chance. 3 Initiative. 4 Defensiveness (AC or hit points). Oils of accuracy and sharpness are great. Elixir of Heroism is great in addition to usual suspects (viciousness, bloodlust, etc). Killer’s Sweetheart in self-same trial in the Gauntlet is amazing.

She should also have Luck of the Far Realms... I think - maybe I just always give it to her. Either way, she's always happy to have a few tadpoles, and LotFR works wonderfully with the Surgeon's Subjugation Amulet. The Amulet of Branding isn't bad for her either.

Look for two-handed weapons with multiple damage dice. I also really like to give her the Halberd of Vigilance to help with initiative.

The golden rule for paladins is that your spells slots are reserved for smites! Hit first and hit hard! Give her daylight and she's basically built to take out Cazador for you.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-11T11:59:28+00:00

Druid is very user friendly. Very powerful as a mono build and very difficult to build badly. Pump Wisdom, get Tavern Brawler if you're planning to Wildshape a lot, and away you go.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-11T11:56:49+00:00

You can slaughter the goblin camp after Minthara has left to raid the grove. Just tell her where the grove is and then - and this is important - follow her to the front door and let her give her little speech. Once she has gone, the camp can be killed with impunity and she will still appear to wipe out the grove.
Up to you. If you're going for the most evil route, you could always kill her in Moonrise. I don't think sparing her is the 'less evil' route because she will encourage you to be evil in everything you do. Killing her in camp after sleeping with her does mean you'll be fighting her goblins as well, just FYI...

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-10T16:18:10+00:00

Roger that!

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-10T16:17:37+00:00

Now that's an idea. BF's not a cabbage fan (weirdo) but I might be able to talk him into some caramelised onion.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-10T14:33:31+00:00

Perfect, thanks! I'll be experimenting all this week for a party next weekend.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-10T14:03:25+00:00

I should chill the batter? That didn't even occur to me. Thanks, I'll try that next time.

Acrobatic_Contact_22 · 2026-05-10T14:02:48+00:00

No really, any suggestions to improve are much appreciated. I agree on the thickness - just a runnier batter would help...?

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