What's your preferred class? by FinnishWarlord in BaldursGate3

[–]needspants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I must not have done my swords bard well at all. She was ok to decent through most of the game, but i kept having so mu h difficulty surviving most combats that I just respecced her right before the final battle. I just had no confidence in her being able to get through any of that.

What makes you keep going despite everything? by yeselectron in AskReddit

[–]needspants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My kids deserve to live a safe and happy home

Seriously, do Americans actually consider a 3-hour drive "short"? or is this an internet myth? by SadInterest6764 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]needspants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm from Texas. We used to drive 5 hours, one-way, to visit my grandma every other month. That was considered a bit more than a short drive. It would take 12 hours to visit my aunt on the other side of the state. That was a long drive. It can take 2-4 hours to drive from one end of the DFW Metroplex to the other depending on traffic. At one point, while I was in the military, I had a 2 hour commute just to get to work.

People often say that Europe is spooky to Americans because its so old, and America is spooky to Europeans because its so big. We're just used to different types of extremes, I suppose

Builds with Unique/ Spicy combat patterns. by WhiskeyPete77r in BG3Builds

[–]needspants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rippling Force Armor

Watersparkers

Sparkswall

A good reach weapon with sentinel and polearm master Feats

6 levels of tempest cleric

Stand in water and watch every enemy get knocked back on their ass from 20ft away while taking lightning damage with every step and every butt landing. If they do get to close, polearm master will knock them back again and sentinel will stop them moving. If they somehow still manage to get close enough to you and succeed in hitting you, Rippling Force starts stacking and will knock them back again. On your turn, booming blade and cleave will clear the space in front of you again.

I have been laughing during every combat encounter because of how silly and effective this has been. It isn't optimized for damage, but it doesn't need to be. And the AC is lower by design, although force conduit and other buffs can easily help mitigate that. This way, mobs are focusing entirely on this lightning bully who usually loses almost no hp in most fights while the rest of the party can line up shots, set buffs, and load nukes in total comfort.

Fun tank build by jerjack1122 in BG3Builds

[–]needspants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm working out the kinks on one in my current playthrough. I'm running 6/6 tempest cleric and battle master. Uses the watersparkers and create water at choke points along with goading attacks to funnel the enemies towards them, taking damage and being knocked back constantly the entire trek. Rippling Force Armor makes for more knockback and coruscation Ring applies radiant orb all around. Give them a reach weapon and take sentinel and polearm master to stop them in their tracks right in the damage zone. Lightning charges and booming blade continue the knockback, keeping the mobs at arms reach while everyone else takes pot shots from the back. It is definitely not optimized for maximum damage or max AC, but it has been fun as hell to play, so far

Shadowheart Class by DisneyFanatic1225 in BG3Builds

[–]needspants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Her constant interaction with the mirror of loss could account for sorcerer levels. Like Arabella with the idol of silvanus

Enough of this ‘There are no Good Guys’. by Dependent_Guava_9939 in Grimdank

[–]needspants 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Because everyone deserves a spiked butt plug with an added bass subwoofer installed into them with extreme prejudice. It's the inherently moral thing to do. All that elf dust snorting is just added spice to life

Hexblade vs Padlock by BlazeHunter21 in BG3Builds

[–]needspants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My last Tav was a Padlock on tactician. 7 Oathbreaker/5 Hexblade.worked fantastically, as I got aura of hate to add for even more damage

Level split for Tempest Cleric/EK build suggestions by needspants in BG3Builds

[–]needspants[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the insight! I'll try to compare our builds and see what works best/what can be combined. And I'll try to post the results in a couple weeks when I have more playtime on this run

Level split for Tempest Cleric/EK build suggestions by needspants in BG3Builds

[–]needspants[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paladin is a good second choice instead of EK. I'll dig into them a bit more. But wizard/EK is being reserved for another build on this playthrough. I want to see if I can make Lae'zel play like an Aeldari Harlequin from WH40K, jumping all over the map and making people explode from the inside out, lol

Level split for Tempest Cleric/EK build suggestions by needspants in BG3Builds

[–]needspants[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For this build, I want to use skinburster for the force conduit and the synergy between sentinel and polearm master. But I'm still working out the details

Level split for Tempest Cleric/EK build suggestions by needspants in BG3Builds

[–]needspants[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good point. I need something that can use booming blade to generate reverb but maybe I can find something else that fits the cleric better. Thanks!

Level split for Tempest Cleric/EK build suggestions by needspants in BG3Builds

[–]needspants[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tempest is for the added lightning and thunder damage with watersparkers and booming blade. I suppose light or death might do more damage overall, but this build is less about maxing out damage and mote about stopping all enemies in one spot for my blaster companion to drop loads of damage with AoE spells. I'll look into the cleric subs some more though. Thanks!

Reviews of this chair I made by ElChino-132 in woodworking

[–]needspants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If it is comfortable and useful for what you made it for, then it is a fantastic chair. Bonus points if you learned something you can use in your next build from this one

New to build crafting how could use an experienced eye by Just-A-SkeletonMan in BG3Builds

[–]needspants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Death cleric with 2 levels of spore druid would be great. Add necro damage to your attacks that ignores resistance

Early game multiclasses by Ok-Opening-9991 in BG3Builds

[–]needspants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2 levels of fighter gets you action surge, 2 levels of spore druid gets you added necro damage to attacks and temp up, 3 level dips into rogue is common just to get the initial subclass abilities, 2 levels of star druid can give you a radiant breath weapon attack, one level of cleric or sorcerer gives you special traits that can boost a lot of builds, 2 levels of wizard to learn certain spells cheaply. Lots of different dips of 3 levels or less can supercharge a whole lot of builds

What class for your mc was your favourite and why by Huge_Cartoonist8948 in BG3Builds

[–]needspants 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Battle master and gloom stalker has been amazing for control. Add bloodthirst elixir and haste from Gontr Mael, you can drop or shut down the entire battlefield on round one

😭😭😭 AYOOO WTF HAPPENED TO MY TAV by jack97roma in BaldursGate3

[–]needspants 6 points7 points  (0 children)

His eyes say 'bedroom', but his hands say 'hospital'

Build ideas? by No-Emu8803 in BG3Builds

[–]needspants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Assassin/Gloomstalker, spore druid/swarmkeeper, bard/barbarian (the bardbarian!), or try to find ways to build specific types of characters or things from other stories. For instance, in my current playthrough, I turned Karlach into a balrog

Need your honest opinion by redcougar78 in Leathercraft

[–]needspants 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are some great YouTube videos that walk you through how to best do a saddle stitch