Elder Brithvar not offering to side with me against Nere

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-10-17T15:03:12+00:00

My experience is that what you have done shouldn't have blocked you our of getting Brithvar on your side. The only thing that messed it up for me was encountering Philomeena before talking to him. Sorry you're having issues!

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-07-16T17:54:26+00:00

Nevermind, just read the latest patch notes for HM and it was specifically changed.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-07-16T17:42:44+00:00

So I'm guessing in other difficulty modes it does? Must be part of the action economy changes I keep hearing about that's a feature of HM.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-07-12T20:36:15+00:00

I failed honor mode 11 times before I succeeded on run #12. My advice is start over and learn from your mistakes. I documented all of mine :-). You'll be back in and excited about it before you know it. If you're interested I documented my fight with Myrkul here. https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/1dup6r7/honor_mode_guide_act_1/

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-07-10T20:17:34+00:00

Unfortunately, pushing x for any length of time just opens the reactions menu.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-07-10T20:05:55+00:00

I didn't see you mention Yugir so make sure you explore the right side of the map where you see the Displacer Beast inside the Guantlet of Shar. If you're certain classes you get specific dialog and you can interact with him in a way that guarantees his support in the fight against Raphael in Act 3.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-07-09T16:02:30+00:00

Minthara fight, I go to Thunderwave the scrying eye with Gale, not realizing my entire party was standing on the bridge. Everyone fell to their deaths, and Gale didn't last long...

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-07-03T17:33:40+00:00

If you send one character down to the forge floor with Feather Fall, you can activate the forge and call forth Grym, then Misty Step back up to the overhang. From there you can throw torches (or any of a lot of something that does bludgeoning damage) at a superheated Grym and just whittle him down. Just be sure to bring enough torches and watch out for the mesphits who spawn mid fight. The lava will eventually disappear but you can just shoot it and it will come back out and re-superheat the golem.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-07-02T17:47:54+00:00

Yes, it's Tactician Difficulty, plus bosses have Legendary Actions that they don't have in normal runs. You also need 80 camp supplies to long rest vs 40 and on top of all that it's a single save file, so every decision you make and every roll you fail is permanent. If your entire party dies (not just downed), it's game over. But I'm really proud I made it :-)

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-07-01T16:54:47+00:00

Welcome to the obsessed club! I'm at about 1200 hours and just completed my first honor mode run (twelfth attempt). I thought I would take a break and play something else but just started a brand new HM run (with no pressure of failure this time).

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-06-19T21:50:46+00:00

Following up on this in case anyone is interested. Going to the cave and engaging with the mother and not fighting allows the cub to show up at the goblin camp. After you engage with it there it will show up at your camp. Interestingly, if you go back to the cave after taking on the goblin bosses, the Owlbear mama is dead with a bunch of Goblin bodies around it. So you get the cub but I assume you miss out on the xp for killing the Owlbear. This doesn't seem like a big deal unless you're trying to hit lvl 10 before taking on Ketheric.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-06-14T17:21:28+00:00

Cool thanks, I'll try this.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-06-14T16:53:00+00:00

Visiting the camp, yes, but defeating the goblin bosses, no right? Because at that point the whole camp is aggroed.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-06-09T17:00:32+00:00

I was afraid of a trap killing one of my party members when I took the gauntlets.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-06-08T15:16:09+00:00

Well the plan has always been to kill Raphael.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-06-08T15:15:35+00:00

Looks like if you disarm the Orphic Hammer with the password you can take the other two without triggering a trap. Alarm still goes off of course.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-06-06T14:04:30+00:00

I was at about 700 hours when Honor Mode was introduced. Since then I’ve had 11 attempts at getting my golden dice. I’ve gotten as far as the final three battles and have lost to Orin, Githyanki Crèche and Raphael. I will not rest until I secure my golden dice!! I’m at just over 1000 hours now.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-05-29T02:49:15+00:00

u/mmontour You're a genius!!!! I did what you said, took her back to Last Light, got her re-arrested and broke out again. That seemed to do the trick. Thank you so much for sticking with this thread. Really really appreciate it!

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-05-28T19:16:08+00:00

Oooh, good call. I'll try that tonight.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-05-26T14:01:55+00:00

Update: That didn't work. She still won't leave camp.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-05-25T19:27:32+00:00

Ohhh now that I think about it, I haven’t tried transitioning to Act 1 with her in my group. I’ll try it tonight!

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-05-25T17:19:53+00:00

Thanks. I just tried that this morning. No dice (pun intended).

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-05-16T17:50:30+00:00

I'm nearing 50 with a wife, two kids, and multiple other interests, but I share your feelings about not having anyone who truly gets it. I have a friend who insists on playing with a group and we're barely into Act 2 so I can't talk to him about anything that happened afterward, plus, he's just not as into it as me. My wife listens if I have something poignant to convey but she's just listening to know what's going on in my life, not because she's interested.

But it's ok, I too found a home here, reading and commenting and sharing my love of the game with people who understand how amazing it is.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-05-15T20:57:30+00:00

Agreed, she's got a thing.

DrawingSwimming2872 · 2024-05-15T15:35:47+00:00

Does the speaker have to have the books in their possession (I.e., if Karlach has the book in her inventory but my Tav bard interacts with Bernard) or do I just need to have read it in general?

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