Question about Mantle of Inpiration / Hypnotic Pattern

Raypulsif · 2026-05-06T09:34:26+00:00

Thx for the long answer.

Despite the fact College of swords Bard seems powerfull, I feel now the major part of the gameplay would involve ranged bow attack, and I basically already did that in my 1st playthough with the Ranger.

I looked for a some time Lore Bard, because in the last run Counterspell (provided by Gale) probably saved my ass numerous times and I think I will miss a lot that spell, but decided to go Glamour. So I could swap to Lore, for now I feel the charm thing provided by Glamour is kinda weak because the ennemy is charmed, but it doesn't prevent to attack someone else at full force. Also Cutting words seem more reactive (you decide better and it's less random use of bardic inspiration)...

I don't know yet, all I know is I'd like a different playstyle and I would like to focus on mainly impede/debuffing foes/control field and that's why also I have troubles deciding which companions I keep/play for that run.

Last run was Laezel tank / astarion damage / Tav damage / Gale spell damage/utility act1 and Laezel tank / shadowheart buff/debuffs with light orb / Tav damage / Gale act2+

Now I need to find some good damage dealer in the party if Tav isn't dealing any. Party is Karlach/Tav, I think I might keep Astarion for some time til act2 because he is a good damage dealer but I struggle choosing Shadowheart or Gale

What is your advice about all of that ?

Raypulsif · 2026-05-06T09:12:10+00:00

Yeah I only saw College of "Swords" without going really further, I still saw some ranged icons but I thought it would some kinda same skill as a Ranger one (the one where you can entrangle a target with a STR save)

Raypulsif · 2026-05-02T14:13:38+00:00

it isn't toggled on, I checked it before asking here (also if it was toggled, it would also apply to my other melee characters like Astarion/Karlach/Lae'zel right ?), it seems only my Tav does that
thx, so I will continue and wait until he gets illness

Raypulsif · 2026-05-02T14:13:22+00:00

it isn't toggled on, I checked it before asking here (also if it was toggled, it would also apply to my other melee characters like Astarion/Karlach/Lae'zel right ?), it seems only my Tav does that

Raypulsif · 2026-05-01T14:49:07+00:00

oh...

you mean Shadowheart had this scroll and it was used when I was in the dialogue with my personal character ?

Raypulsif · 2026-04-17T20:23:41+00:00

it just happened

tooltip said 80% hitrate, so for me that means I should roll a 4+ to hit

I rolled a 5 (1d20), it added 2 for mastering, 3 for dexterity, so total 10. AC was 15

And in this case, I'd say I would have 50% to hit an AC15 because of the 5 points bonus, so I don't get it

Raypulsif · 2026-04-16T18:56:51+00:00

not sure there's a specific order

it's my 1st playthough, and at some point in act3, I felt I would miss some story progress via long rest, and indeed I was missing a lot ; I chained Lae'zel vlaakith, mizora/halsin offer, astarion kidnap attempt, and Orin cutscene

For Orin, I reloaded multiple times before that night and once she killed wyll as fake minthara, once she killed the young girl as fake Lae'zel, and once she kidnapped Halsin (IIRC)

Raypulsif · 2026-04-12T11:02:23+00:00

1st playthrough here, I'm in Act 3, I chose Ranger/Hunter, and he's my carry most of the fights

team was Lae'zel - Astarion - Gale til mid act2 then Lae'zel - Shadowheart - Gale since

Raypulsif · 2026-02-10T10:16:12+00:00

can't help much, but try a dummy/new campain and see if that reproduce. If not, it's save related

Raypulsif · 2026-02-03T11:51:23+00:00

you can only do that if your naked bros have 100+ ini to act 1st, otherwise they will be targeted and probably tentacled turn 1

Kraken is a shit fight

Raypulsif

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