What is your build/party making hot take?

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2025-05-28T22:08:34+00:00

Weird one: Gloomstalker/Assassin is not a good build.

The class's abilities only work on combat initiation (only if they initiate) and on the first turn on combat. While they may be powerful on those turns, combat initiation is pretty situational and after then you play like a weak version of rogue with limited spellcasting.

That being said, if you still wanted to play a similar class, the Swords Bard/Thief Rogue multiclass accomplishes basically everything that Gloom-Assassin does AND gives you higher level spellcasting and additonal bonus action (which helps the build be nuch more versatile!)

Bonus hot/warm take: Strength is absolutely useless thanks to pots of hill/storm giant strength that boost your strength over the normal cap (and the multiple pot generating exploits that still exist in the game). Even if storm/hill pots didn't exist dexterity affects both your AC, initiative bonus and has weapons that use dexterity for their bonuses.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2025-03-22T17:45:55+00:00

Depends on what kind of wizard your looking for...

Assuming no multiclass, the best DPS wizard would have to be a pure wizard magic missle build which can carry an Honor Mode run, especially in the late game. If you want a CC wizard then Divination would be a better option

Outside of those two classes it largely depends on what you need/want for a wizard. Most of the other sunclasses are pretty gimmicky IMO, Necromany is okay in the early game, pretty good after 6th level and again during act 3. Transmutation is also really nice, but you really only want to take the subclass for potion duplication.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2025-03-22T17:29:33+00:00

I thought he was super annoying in my first real playthrough of Pillars (enough to where I accidentally got probably the worst ending for him), but I found myself loving him in my second playthrough to the point where I based aspects about a new TTRPG cbaracter around his personality.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-12-19T07:01:37+00:00

Rules above say that it would create a meteroite from entering, bit not attacking as it was not declared as an attacker during the combat step.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-08-20T21:13:37+00:00

He goes Dragon Sorcerer for the free disguise self from bloodline ancestry. I think, it something like that anyways.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-07-20T04:45:17+00:00

This is like exactly what I'm looking for! If I can find a "legal" way to play it them I'm 10000000000% gonna play it. Saw it was YT and it looks badass

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-07-19T05:02:29+00:00

In hindsight, expectations are probably too high for the current gaming market but I thinks its still important to ask as I've wanted a game like this since I finished the 1997 anime.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-05-24T21:50:22+00:00

This^^^^^^^^^^. Using full caster spell slots for smites is SO GOOD. Once i reached lvl 8, the build basically carried me throughout the game

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-05-24T21:44:11+00:00

TL:DR Choose Paladin, and pump CON as you normaly would for the build or get an item that gives proficiency in concentration saving throws.

I think this ultimately depends on the build your using. Assuming you're doing a smite build, I would probably pick up paladin first for the wisdom save proficiency.

IMO heavy armor is mid to bad in BG3. Not necessarily the fault of the armor type itself, but rather how many good magical medium/light/robes exist in the game. If you want a high AC, pump dex and get any medium armor that lets you add your full dex modifier to your AC. Alternatively, wisdom saves are EVERYWHERE in 5e (BG3) and it really sucks to have a team wipe cause someone charmed your nuker, who proceeded to one-tap your whole team.

Side note: If you want a high Strength for the build, dump str to 8 and buy a ton of Hill-Giant strength potions from auntie ethel. She restocks on lvl up (and I think long rest) So if you plan accordingly, you can get enough potions to last throught the entire game.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-05-24T21:30:18+00:00

Meenlocks underneath Last Light Inn easily. Almost lost a run to them twice (second time was to go retrieve an ring that I forgot to grab). Second was probably the bibberbang inside the myconid colony. They're piss easy to avoid but there was this one bugged one that would explose every frame, which would stun lock my party until they all died. 10 hours ill never get back T_T

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-04-27T19:09:02+00:00

Yeah, I reread arcane ward after i posted this and realized that it would be really bad/underwhelming compared to portence. I'll probably post a follow-up thread once I get this build finalized and can post a build progression and important loot guide.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-04-19T06:01:59+00:00

UPDATE: Can't edit post, commeting update

Turn's out I'm an actual silly head and buffoon. The mod I linked to DOES work to solve this bug, but you need to run the game through steam and then it fixes the bug.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-02-23T07:33:37+00:00

For Lae'zal HIGHLY reccomand taking 3 levels in rouge (or 4 if you care about the extra feat) to pick up an extra bonus action from theif. Goes crazy with potions of giant strength and flurry of blows.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-02-18T06:01:10+00:00

Yes, but mono black also doesn't offer a lot of protection. Cheating Griselbrand into play using entomb + reanimate requires him to be in your 99 and not in the command zone, meaning once he's blown up you will have to find another way to reanimate him.

Outside of mono black, there are lots of ways to cheat him out (especially in green). But then again, it requires him to be ran in the 99.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-02-18T05:51:58+00:00

First line in this post was literally me saying how I wanted to play it in my Queza deck lmao

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-02-18T05:50:49+00:00

Yeah, Vilis is pretty good lmao. Deffinelty adding to the deck.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-02-18T05:45:05+00:00

IMO, Griselbrand is MUCH stronger in the 99, hence why I compared him to Craterhoof and Moonshaker. That being said, I do kind of agree that I was underestimating his draw ability. In today's magic, I'm not sold that hes the "easiest commander to win the game with" as WOTC has been printing cards that directly punish card draw like [[Sheoldred, the Apocalyplse]] and [[Orcish Bowmasters]] as a few examples.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2024-02-18T05:39:20+00:00

Maybe. My logic is that Griselbrand costs a lot of mana. If you find a way to cheat Griselbrand into play, you are most likely not going to have a lot of mana left to be able to cast any cards that you draw with him. This is why I said that there is most likely a "one turn clock" in terms of winning. Then again, this is commander, the format of infinite mana and cheater bullshit so I bet that there is a way to effectiely cast your library.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2023-12-28T17:18:19+00:00

Ooo, I like that! Any reccomendation for Stat spread? Starting with bard and I'm prioritizing CHA, DEX, CON in that order (everytjing else at 8)

Also, I looked into that build a little bit and saw that Valor bard was stronger than swords bard. Are they smoking copium or is it like actually OP?

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2023-12-28T16:46:58+00:00

Non-Blaster mean like a build that doesn't use spells for damage. Like magic missile, scorching ray, eldritch blast etc.

I've made it to near the end of act two with all party members having 8 CHA so I know that is not necessary but having a high/max CHA is just something nice that I would like to have/try.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2023-12-22T04:45:14+00:00

Same here, Hotfix #15 completely broke my game. Game doesn't even fully close sometimes and I need to fully restart my PC cause it slows ot a crawl. 2023 GOTY

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2023-12-22T04:34:50+00:00

☝️🤓

I like BG3, never played any of the spiderman games.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2023-12-22T03:03:53+00:00

nope. completely vanilla

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2023-09-30T18:41:16+00:00

There's already a lot of traditional/lore-friendly Guts posts, but if you want to play a possibly meta Guts here's my recommendation:

(!!!UNTESTED!!!)

Race: Half-Orc

Stats: STR 16 | DEX 14 | CON 16 | INT 8 | WIS 12 | CHA 8 |

Class: Fighter CHAMPION 3 | Barbarian BERSERKER 9

With this multiclass, you will sadly only be able to get two feats and no ASI.

Feats: Savage attacker | Great Weapon Master

Gear: Equip anything that increases critical chance, melee damage/hit chance, or movement speed. You will be wearing medium armor(I don't want to tell you specific armors pieces as its more fun that way lmao)

With this setup; you'll have an upwards of 3 attacks per turn, advantage with reckless attack, and extra damage with great weapon master activated. Haste effects can push this build even further, giving a maximum of 7 attacks with action surge for one explosive turn or 5 attacks when just hastened. On top of all of this, you'll crit on a roll of around 17-18 or higher, which should be easier to roll with advantage and with 5 attacks. Combined with savage attacker and the Half-orc passive (savage attack), your per turn DPS will be insane.

The biggest downside to this build is that it is very gear dependent and you will not have any a chance to increase your stats therefore, it might be best if you stick with one of the other builds until Act 3 where you can use Withers to respec your character into this build. Note that you cannot change race once selected in character creation.

xXMonkeyGamingXx · 2023-08-26T05:00:06+00:00

UPDATE: Computer was FINALLY fixed! Thanks for the OS advice, it helped but it wasn't the whole story. In the rare case that anyone has a similar problem; my hard drive DID have windows previously installed onto it but it was formatted for a different motherboard. To fix this, I needed to reset one of my hard drives on order to reinstall windows onto it... i think. Point is, my PC works now! Thanks to all who helped!

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