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this was a great series, cvg! it was very interesting to watch you go from a punch-happy shadow monk to a hammer thrower 🤣 my friend and i just completed our same class (druid) duo run on tactician. i took some pages from your book and also utilised hammer throwing as a duergar circle of spores druid. hope to see you do more challenge runs!

City is indeed breathtaking from this perspective. Good luck catching this big and recording it. Very interesting.

I would really love to see an overview of Avernus.

I wonder what that strange mass at 1:05 is...

Oh man. I slept on Friends since I thought people would accuse even on balanced and that they'd remember forever! I feared using it on someone, then accidently walking through the same area and end up in a city wide brawl! Thanks so much!

Thank you for posting this.

With the houses floating, I thought baldurs gate had become part of the netherese empire.

this is super cool!

Wonderful. But now I want a full map of Baldur's gate and environs, just so that I can orientate myself. But that was likely the reason that Larian had to create all of these buildings, so that when in game the background looks correct even though many of the buildings can never be reached and probably have nothing more than the exterior walls. Amazing work. And I think we should all have such respect for all the detail that Larian and other Devs put into such games just so that we the gamesr can feel as if the place is real.

Wow. I knew there were walls, but I never comprehended how much a walled city Baldur's Gate was . . . impressive and breath taking!

Wow, Ramazith's tower is absolutely humongous, dwarfing everything in Upper City! While in dnd canon it was that odd building constructed by eccentric mariner-turned-wizard Ramazith, six stories tall, yes, but like comparable to other structures in temple district. I wonder, do they plan to make it something like Candlekeep (center of knowledge) under Rolan's leadership in BG4.

Man, those devs did a LOT of work!

cvg! did you record the cazador fight where you killed him? i was biting my nails last episode, hoping you would succeed. he's tough, for sure; he nuked my first honour mode attempt bc i was too arrogant haha

Easy, bring bulette to the Zentharim entrance and hit him from above using call lightning bolt + wet to remove the temp HP and then wall of fire/moonbeam while ranging from above.

do you think it's possible to win this level without transfer creature on the current keeperFX patch? i didn't know going in to 17 there would be no transfer creature spell and i don't have anything going in to Blaise End.

An abjuration wizard without the hassle of being an abjuration wizard! Very cool.

Love the RP builds. The controller UI works well for your videos. I still need to find a good controller tutorial for a friend of mine. I bought her the game back in EA, and due to her eyesight issues she has to use a controller to play. However, I have never been able to really aid her since I don't currently have a controller, and she has yet to make it through Act 1. As always, thanks for the content! :)

Controller is good for discussing items. I endorce it! Nice themed build and I love how you demonstrate the lesser known feats. I'll consider Mage Slayer as an option in the future. You're a top tier explainer of game mechanics and really appreciate how you take the time to make these videos. Thanks

This is an idea I've been pondering awhile. I think dropping charisma is not ideal since it has good multiclassing synergy, both barbarians and sorcerers use it for scroll spellcasting and dialogue checks. Rage is surely a limiting factor here for spellcasting, you need to either differentiate between rage/not rage setups or try to find some work for spellcasting while raging, as you did with the shield spell. The first option seems more appealing to me, since you still need to cast a spell manually in order to trigger a wild magic surge. The worst thing would be to have your main action be necessary for both multi-attack and spell casting. Luckily for us, sorcerers have quickened spell, which is quite costly, therefore 7 sorcerer / 5 barbarian or 6/6 can be more or less optimal. Or you can use a band of a mystic scoundrel in order to hit/cast/hit, which works well for arcane aquity and enabling the surge. Having a hellish rebuke from the warlock initiate feat bypasses the once/long rest limitation and enables an upcast, if I remember correctly. It eats up a feat, so you'd have to compensate for abilities, but gladly we have a lot of items that do the thing. 2-level paladin dip can also allow you to smite while raging. An interesting topic for sure.

This looks like fun! I love when people come up with themed builds like this.

Love these types of builds, also I never thought to use extended cast for buffs for some reason. Thanks!

Played with both mouse/keyboard and controller. You can get really fast w the controller, especially if you sort your radial wheels. Character model zoom is better, and can do faster thorough looting. Keyboard is better for setting up magic item suites on the hot bar. I like them both, but controller more because it spreads inputs over both hands. Less RSI.

wouldve been so cool if it applied to all dex saving throws, having a high dex archer or finesse fighter who just ignores all dex saving throws cuz of the hood dex+shield boost and this reaction would be so cool

I play bg3 on console so for me the controller UI is pretty nice. It's really nice to see someone coming up with these neat great roleplaying ideas. Mage Slayer is pretty much a mediocre feat in most tier list videos and it it's not really that great. But feats like this are a good way to play the game in a new way. Not picking paladin with savage attacker and great weapon fighting for the 10th time. Appreciate the video!

Since I'm familiar with the pc UI, I, of course, find it much easier to see. He he chortle. Quandary.

controller UI is much appreciated. Much easier to see

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Who needs defence when you melt enemies in your first turn

Dual wielding generally does “enough” damage, even though it doesn’t do as much as a two handed weapon build, but I prefer the aesthetic as well as getting the extra effects from another weapon. Additionally I like using hand crossbows too, which two weapon fighting also improves. Again, having the ability to split the attacks between targets often proves useful.

When you're explaining gear please just leave the mouse over the thing you're talking about and then move the mouse to the next thing you're talking about so that viewers can actually take time to read the stats.

Man this idea is very new to me. I never thought about using this cantrip up until now ( mainly because I don't really use druids in my parties ) The amazing thing ( apart from the wide variety of staves ) is the arcane acuity part which can go through the roof with 3 attacks. This build can use a good amount of high level scrolls. Thanks for this amazing idea!

Nice to see a build that isn't just same old same old.

Had a lot of fun with the Cold damage version of this build (Shillelagh, Mourning Frost, Snowburst Ring, Winter Clutches gloves etc), been lately wondering if other elements can be as good. Your vid is thus very inspirational. Thunder version could actually be very strong if one leans into Reverberation (you're still proning enemies but you and/or your allies don't care about slipping or falling anymore because no ice); Cacaphony staff of course with Shillelagh Reverb Gloves (triggered by Lightning, Radiant and *Thunder*) Ring 1 is either Arcane Synergy or Elemental Infusion (you cast Shatter this turn, your weapons does extra Thunder damage the next) Ring of Spiteful Thunder (Dazed lowers their AC and counts as a condition which synergizes nicely with ...) ... Reverb boots (triggered by any condition inflicted) Spineshudder Amulet for inflicting more Reverb with your cantrips (or Elemental Augmentation for more damage period) Reverb Cloak for thematics and extra condition-inflicting Armor of your choice (Like you, I like the Dwarven Splint Mail but Adamantine Splint Heavy also works very well because Reeling is another condition and fits thematically) Drakethroat Glaive Thunder on your bow so you're getting Thunder damage there too Thunder Acuity Hat to tie it all together.

i think u can do something equal with monk 4 elements, but idk if it will work

Finesseweapons use dex Not str.

After doing my "Everybody has to be Magical" run, I learned to really appreciate the EK. This build could be fun to add some Reverberation gear to the mix. Even if it isn't one-shot killing most enemies, boy would it soften a lot of enemies up. Of course, you would have to replace either the gloves or the boots to get Reverberation on line, but it could be fun to experiment. Thanks for the content! :)

I wonder if this gimmick with Sillelagh was intentional on Larian's side, or was it an oversight. Anyway, it's unlikely they will change what is working so build will probably continue to be valid

EDIT: I had to completely rework this comment to make it fit an INT caster. You can go Nature Cleric at level 1 instead of Magic Initiate Druid both basically cost you a feat, then Eldritch Knight 11 and you get stuff like bless bane command healing, thaumaturgy, guidance, sanctuary, that this build can easily make good use of throughout the game at the cost of extra attack one level later. But you do miss out on Constitution Save Proficiency which you will have to fix with gear I guess, but Wisdom Save Prof is good too. You have to start Nature Cleric because then picking Fighter second will make your spellcaster modifier be INT for Shillelagh.

Gloves of Dexterity, Hellrider Longbow, and Mask of Soul Perception would solve any Initiative issues, as well as better Attack Rolls from Gloves and Headwear. Drakethroat Glaive enchantment for Cold Damage could replace Mourning Frost as well, allowing you to use Markoheshkir or another +2 instead for even better Attack Rolls (that would be +3 with Drakethroat Glaive enchantment) and still use Snowburst Ring (which is a favourite of mine). I was trying to think of another solo Honour Mode challenge before Patch 8, and this may be it.

Hat of Fire Acuity should work with Act 1 Gold Wyrmling Staff. Strange ox also drops Shapeshifter's Boon Ring, and eldritch knight learns Disguise Self to take advantage of the powerful +1d4 bonus to all ability checks If you choose to ignore arcane acuity, the Warped Headband of Intellect may be useful for stat dumping

Jumping is a blast. Basically its a teleport. Mobility is so important for a melee character. And with Hamarhraft, you can do a small AOE damage when you land.

One thing I'd consider is that since swords bards already have good damage options by themselves, more damage options are going to be less valuable for them. I'd even make a case for all damaging spells to be moved down a tier. Except for banishing smite since it can be used as a weapon attack. Since it's amazing if you build around it, I'd say it meets the exact definition of item/build dependent.

I've been thinking which one is better if you have a greataxe whose damage dice is 1d12 or a greatsword whose damage dice is 2d6 so which one is better and forgive my ignorance

Banishing smite should be higher, it's powerful and uniquely available only from magical secrets. It even has ranged version for ranged swords bard, what's not to love. Fireball however on level 10 had outstayed its welcome, many important enemies are immune or resistant to fire, and there are cheaper ways of cleaning minions.

The maximum jump DISTANCE is capped, but is there anywhere that much jump HEIGHT matters?

How about amulet of unworthy ? Does it works ?

Oh wow i had no idea that there was a hard cap on jump distance. Makes sense why I didn't see any serious improvement in jump distance when I switched from hill-giant elixir + enhance leap to cloud-giant elixir + enhance leap.

1,200 feet?!?! 🤤 jokes aside, It's a little bit sad the game limits you from being able to rightfully leap from one side of the city to the other 5 times per turn