Oddly, Hexblade doesn’t seem like it’d be as broken in BG3 vs 5e, mainly due to CHA attacks already being available through Pact of the Blade, and Giant’s Might juicing being the meta anyways.
@@birubu acording to rules you will be able to dual wield weapons both with charisma, it ads medium armor and acces to shield spell, probably they will add some changes more to compensate the "pact weapon" on all other subclasses
The biggest reason why I don't think it'll be that powerful is the fact that Darkness doesn't stick to items in BG3, it's a static area of effect. In 5e, you'd put Darkness on the weapon and just tote it around with you.
@@benross9174 true, you can kinda just do swashbuckler/the fiend in BG3 though because pact of the blade still gets to attack with Charisma and extra attack 🤔
Yeees I was thinking this!! I multiclass Wyll into Swords Bard with Warlock because his plot just really calls for him to be a rapier weilding spellsword with a little panache.
Seeing all the items in the game that make you drunk, plus the way Monk's over all are improved in BG3, I was so confused why Drunken Master wasn't already included. It's gonna be really neat, I think!
@@SellesionRight! I think they had all these planned and just ran out of time to fully implement. I'm curious how they'll homebrew, but there are already mods for 2024 phb changes for a few classes.
I REALLY wanted them to add the Aberrant mind sorcerer, it's perfect for the setting, but I'm so happy about Larian dropping this for free! They are awesome And I was craving SO MUCH for toll the dead! Now Shadowheart will finally hit something 😂
I think it's because you already have the tadpole that they didn't add it, psychic damage is usually rare in DnD but in this game every character has easy access to it so aberrant mind would be kind of redundant. I get wanting to have it tho.
For Death Clerics in 2024 D&D, *Chill Touch* has surprisingly become the most important spell. This subclass is heavily geared towards using specifically necromancy melee attack spells. Previously, it had to rely on Inflict Wounds, which no longer even has an attack roll. But with Chill Touch having become a melee cantrip, its damage output has become more sustainable. The only other spells that Death Cleric can rely on are Wrathful Smite, which you can only access with the Shadow-Touched feat, and Vampiric Touch, which is a 3rd-level spell. Of course, Toll the Dead is still a great ranged damage option for them. And being able to cast Spare the Dying on two targets at once is nice too. Overall, a well-built Death Clerics makes for a cool and unusual off-tank with all the usual support potential of the base class. Definitely worth looking into.
I played a Drunken Master in 5e and I'll tell you what, free Disengage and movement speed when you flurry of blows is WAY better in practice than it looks on paper. I swear, my DM could not pin me down for anything. I remember people recommending the mobile feat for Monks which is just strictly worse than a full Disengage action. I loved it.
Yeah! I have had big fun playing drunken master in D&D. I even did get skill for acting to make my drunken act more beliewable to confuse the NPCs. Pure fun when ”dump” drunken semi giant come with his big broom and large water bucket and causes havock! 😂😂😂
I must say, I think the subclasses they picked are really good choices. I assume the goal is to add variety in options and play styles, and if that is so, subclasses like Shadow Sorcery, Bladsinger, Drunken Master, Circle of Stars, etc are perfect
All of these subclasses seem awesome but I am so particularly curious about Hexblade and I DEFINITELY have to give it a try. And the second I heard that they were adding Bladesinger, I knew you'd need to talk about it. Thanks for making sure this stream got posted to the channel, I was stuck at work when it was live!
8:12 barb: since tavern brawler, thrown weapon is too OP making me rarely use it. I've seen colby's build on this subclass, it kinda worries me if it doesn't add flavour in future gameplay. 11:00 bard: wohooo.. another way to control the battlefield! sorry wizards 14:45 cleric: another way to exploit corpse hording 🥳 19:48 druid: healing will never be the same 🥳 25:45 fighter: larian 2 - wizard 0 *sorry 32:57 monk: monk lovers make some noise!🥳 44:00 paladin: optimized tanking + healing? 🥳 49:00 ranger: catch me if you can 🥳I love bg3 ranger so much 54:25 rogue: fighter-like features? 1:00:14 sorcerer: another way to solo sorcerer playthrough + zombie scratch 1:06:30 warlock: zombies? I thought this is necromancer's ability. 1:12:06 W for W-izards
I doubt the healing aspect of crown paladins will matter much since it shares a resource with your aoe-taunt, and if you tried the subclass mod you know that thing is straight up gamebreaking (no need to heal if enemies are busy trying to break through your 20 AC on level 2 :)
I really appreciate you streaming this and also it's really healthy to prioritize your family during the holidays. Thrilled to get something unscripted so that you can bake a pie :D
Two of my favorite D&D characters I've played was a Shadow Sorcerer/Hexblade Warlock, and a Battlemaster Fighter/Swashbuckler Rogue, and now I can play both of those in BG3. Very happy. :)
I am beyond excited for these new subclasses, shadow sorcerer and bladesinger are probably front of mind for me, I am aware of them but never tried them out in an capacity; also, digging the unscripted off the cuff video!
Happy thanksgiving and thank you for making my DnD and (now that I just bought it) BG3 journey more fun. I appreciate the chill disposition and explanations so much. Thank you for being a vibe that's difficult to find but so much more relatable.
Now all I need is a Warforged race xD I don't like that the spear you get at the top of the tower in the Underdark having the chance to stun non-construct users. Plus I love warforged lore.
I really like that they (mostly) went with somewhat underrepresented subclasses like swarmkeeper, drunken master, arcane archer, or death cleric because these subclasses especially the first three are in dire need of some love and/or more appreciation
On their Steam page it says..."Expect new abilities, animations, VFX, summons and cantrips..." Cantrips? I hope this means booming blade, green flame blade, magic stone, etc...
We know they used Baldur's Gate 3 to test some ideas for Player's Handbook 2024, so I wonder if some of these subclasses will show up in the new Forgotten Realms book next year? Like, Bladesinger is a given.
@AwesomeWookiee same here, and Arcane Archer. I remember playtesting it the first time around, and it was pretty good, but not quite perfect. Only getting two arrows between short rests feels inadequate.
Request: Stars Druid (Archer form) + Arcane Archer multi class build. This is my dream build that I know is a very unoptimized magic archer, but the concept has kept me many nights as both a DM and a Player. I know you have an optimized magic archer video, but I think creating one that's focused on fun might be a joy for your viewers like me.
Concept is 11/10. Execution? I think it COULD work but it would take some very careful planning and the character is probably gonna be really squishy. That build would be MAD if you want your arcane shots to be any good
@woutvanostaden1299 i might do fighter base to get to extra attack. Ranger 3, druid x, fighter 5+. I'd start with stars druid tho then grab fighter so you can kinda get to the core of the build
Totally get it for views reasons why you're cautious about jumping back into it! But i havent been able to do any of your bg3 builds yet and would finally get to!!
I still can't get over Larian who keeps on pushing out more and more, even after the game has been a massive success and everyone is already happy. They could have left it there but instead they keep on doing more and more, fills you with the feel-goods inside, doesn't it :D
On Arcane Archer: It's not that long of a list of special shots, it was just one for each school of magic. So like 8 total. That's almost nothing, for a mainline subclass feature.
@ twice per short rest, but yeah My favorite way to fix it is once you use a shot option you know, you cant use THAT shot until your next short rest, similar to the rune knight
@@talongreenlee7704 Honestly, I'd have made it a dice mechanic like superiority dice or Psionic dice. Each school of magic should have 3 shots associated with it (still gotta pick from the list, nobody gets them all). Dice recover on a long rest. Shot 1 adds the dice to the attack roll and has a minor magical effect attached (save vs being teleported 5ft in a random direction, disadvantage on saves for 1 round, etc). Shot 2 has a similar effect but not the same one, and adds the die to damage but not the atack. Die 3 deals its damage to the attacker but has a more powerful effect (on par with a level 2 or 3 spell). I'd also give the class very limited spellcasting abilities, basically half Warlock spell slots with no cantrips and only access to Ranger and Wizard combat spells (all the arrow spells, booming blade, etc). No high level magic, just a 1/short rest spray of flaming arrows or something. But there's a reason nobody asks me to design/fix games.
Interesting video, thanks for discussing the D&D rules for each new subclass. I think, though, it's a mistake to assume the blurb for each subclass is the entirety of what Larian plans with the subclass (as you did with Bladesinger and implied for a few others). I think Larian purposely held off just listing every ability that each subclass will get and instead gave a taste of each one for now.
Happy Thanksgiving! This was a wonderful gift to all your viewers. If they can actually fix arcane archer so it doesn't suck I will be amazed. Definitely got to play this as it probably will be the last big update from the Devs for BG3.
I missed you!! (You never went anywhere, but your bg3 stuff did 😩 ) I wanted forge domain cleric so so so bad :( There’s a good mod for death domain. But there is none for forge :( (there is a mod, but it’s the creators first mod and it has some kinks and stuff to work out) Also honestly the 2014 drunken master sounds fun, just thirsty (ha 😬) for Ki.. if that were in bg3, but add on drinking restores ki, that could be quite fun imo! Also looking forward to the drunken swaying animations
I’m amazed at some of the choices they went with for subclasses. Things like Shadow and Death seem like no-brainers considering the story of the game, but I think for me Hexblade wasn’t necessarily top of my list when they have an Undead patron warlock in the game, I also thought the Phantom Rogue would have been on theme. All that said super excited with what they haven’t said, I’m definitely putting the cart before the horse, but they kind of just gave one or two subclass features for each here and I’m hoping for some features that incentivize full level progression, and just as you alluded to bringing in the Blade-trips would really bring things to the next level. An overly excited, and optimistic, thank you for the summary video.
57:40 Comment two, Electric Boogaloo: Pierced and Pinched exist in game both cause the enemy to take a small amount of damage when they move. So a ranger dip or even a Dagger runner build would be neat.
Step 1: Test if Tempest Cleric Channel Divinity works with Giants Barb damage conversion. Step 2: Luck of the Far Realms - Max your Brutal Criticals! Step 4: Profit? Reverb gear looks fun on this - just do tons of Thunder damage and knock people over and throw them around. Can't wait!
I rewatched, and wanted to mention that i doubt they will give extra uses of arcane shots, but rather probably boost the way magic arrows work in game with the subclass. Also, i had a player play an arcane archer in a game i ran, and i buffed it by giving it the spellcasting feature from ek, and allowing them to spend spell slots to fire extra arrow, on top of the ones per short rest. Worked well, and gave them some extra utility outside combat too. If i was to do it again for another player, i think id boost the arrows depending on spell slot used. Maybe add 1 to dc or damage per spell level, or something. Just wanted to mention it, incase you have a dm who would let you play a homebrew version, so you can live your arcane dreams :D
One thing that doesn’t cross over between Pact of the Blade and Hexblade is the medium armor proficiency Hexblade gives. While you could just start as a paladin to get heavy armor, the medium armor could allow for more capable front line pure warlocks. Although I’m always tempted to pick up 2 levels for smite…
I’d gladly pay for all of these updates. In fact, I wish there was a way that I could pay Larian for them. It just doesn’t seem right that they’re all free.
Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, and RUclips is doing weird things and freezing when I try to search the comments, but the video of the Arcane Archer shows the character use an ability and one of the little icons goes from 4 to 3. That suggests to me that we will get at least 4 uses of the ability per long rest (and maybe per short rest), which makes the subclass much more intriguing. And the fight seems to be the one at the Gates of the Druid grove, so it's pretty early in the game. If they simply give as many uses as Battle Masters get Superiority Dice, the subclass is pretty cool.
Cha primary, Int secondary, Dex tertiary. Swashbuckler rogue, blade pact warlock, bladesinger wizard. Won't really come online until probably act 3, but could be fun to respec in to.
Would love to see a playthrough series with the dungeon dudes on some of this when it drops but I know that is a huge commitment for you all and would likely eat into your personal lives outside of work 😔
I've always thought that Arcane Archer is underrated, yes AA starts out with 2 uses instead of the 4 that Battle Master get, but their uses are also around twice as potent. Later on the BM gets up to 6 uses while AA stays at 2, but the recovery of 1 use when starting with 0 at initiative is twice as powerful for AA, and AA gets a weaponized bonus action.
Crown paladins will be awesome. I'm fairly sure that champion challenge will be an aoe-taunt (they made compelling duel a taunt, and that one is worded similar), and then there is the little bonus that crown paladins get spirit guardians. Luminous armor, ring of protection, cloak of protection, protection fighting style, 14 dex and a shield gives 22 - 23 AC + radiating orb, and enemies will focus you thanks to taunt. Add in reveberation, phalar aluve, cull the weak and callous glow ring and you are an absolute monster against hordes. You are also perfect for the zaithisk, since you have a lot of free bonus actions when going sword + shield. And on top of that you are still a paladin, so you are very useful against bosses, even if you don't reach the power of a 2handed vengeance paladin. Your crits will still do a lot of damage.
I think for the path of the Giants barbarian what they're going to do is basically be like well berserker was for throwing weapons path of the Giants you'll get more benefits when you actually throw other people
Probably one of the few players that doesn't care about Hexblade or Blade singer. The one I'm SUPER HYPED for is the Swarmkeeper Ranger. Jellyfish, moths, bees, I love all of them. Hell, my very first and only complete playthrough of Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous was The Swarm That Walks.
It was a bit of a joke that my favorite Arcane Shot was Banishing, because I had a habit of using to remove non-combatants from combat. Like, if someone was holding someone else hostage, I would just shoot the hostage with Banishing Arrow and remove them from the equation. Or there was a prisoner being transported in a caged cart, so I set him free by banishing him and then by the time he came back the cart was further down the road.
Curses just when I thought I'd finally break free of BG3 for a reasonable length of time it gets new and interesting again... They could pick the worse subclasses ever and it would still be fun to figure out how to make them work, and they really are not that - skimming through the list some really interesting choices here. Only bummer is still no official Artificer, which would really help make Wizard seem more multiclass dippable and is just a fun class to mix things up further.
I'm loving the upgrades we're being we're being teased with. Death clerics that can make zombies explode, and a better drunken monk. I definitely want an upgraded arcane archer. EDIT: With regarding to blinding opponents, arcane archer had Shadow Arrow, which dealt psychic damage and the enemy had to make a Wisdom save or couldn't see farther than 5 feet away until the start of your next turn. Larian's sounds like a version of that.
0:25 Looks like you've lost some weight and bulking, cheeks aren't as full, triceps are showing - Good for you, stay hydrated and don't take it too hard, too fast. Trust me, you're going to need your joints 20yrs from now It's a shame they haven't added M3 to the spell list but the Tiefling's "Hellish Resistance" and the new Bladesinger subclass SHOULD let me (mostly)recreate my dex-based Bladesinger of olde. A few tweaks here and there with the party's tactics and I can probably manage most encounters with resistance, dex-save and a minor heal at the end of the encounter :)
So Larian continue to give away major content updates for free a year and a half after launch, while we have Blizzard charging $90 for a single mount. Somewhere in between these two lunatic companies is a world where the economics of being a nerd can still make sense.
Just curious if you get excited thinking of Edgedancers from the Stormlight Archives? The image of a magical ice dancer gliding around slicing with a shardblade... chefs kiss..
One thing that I noticed didn’t get much discussion time in this video was itemization. In regards to the potential shortcomings of Bladesinger, Shadow Blade is available via a ring, and I remember a robe that lets you add your spellcasting ability mod to all saving throws if you’re concentrating. Saving throws was the Bladesinger’s one real vulnerability, so that could make you nigh unstoppable. My ultimate point is that there might be some ways to make all the builds feel powerful when taking itemization into account while building them
Just when he thought he was out, Larian drags Colby back in.
Lololol
Col Pacino
Literally my first thought
You know the man's about to COOK with the Hexblade & Bladesinger builds
My body is ready!
Oddly, Hexblade doesn’t seem like it’d be as broken in BG3 vs 5e, mainly due to CHA attacks already being available through Pact of the Blade, and Giant’s Might juicing being the meta anyways.
@@birubu acording to rules you will be able to dual wield weapons both with charisma, it ads medium armor and acces to shield spell, probably they will add some changes more to compensate the "pact weapon" on all other subclasses
Hexblade is enough to make me try this game again.
The biggest reason why I don't think it'll be that powerful is the fact that Darkness doesn't stick to items in BG3, it's a static area of effect. In 5e, you'd put Darkness on the weapon and just tote it around with you.
So excited for swashbuckler and hexblade. Finally a good in character build for Wyll.
Omg, welp, pocketing this for later
I mean Fiend is kinda important in lore. He didnt pact to the shadowfell
@@benross9174 true, you can kinda just do swashbuckler/the fiend in BG3 though because pact of the blade still gets to attack with Charisma and extra attack 🤔
@@ducky36F yeah that works. Im so glad every warlock can go melee in BG3 and in the 2024 rules
Yeees I was thinking this!! I multiclass Wyll into Swords Bard with Warlock because his plot just really calls for him to be a rapier weilding spellsword with a little panache.
Drunken Master with all the drunk items. *Chef's kiss*
Seeing all the items in the game that make you drunk, plus the way Monk's over all are improved in BG3, I was so confused why Drunken Master wasn't already included. It's gonna be really neat, I think!
@@SellesionRight! I think they had all these planned and just ran out of time to fully implement. I'm curious how they'll homebrew, but there are already mods for 2024 phb changes for a few classes.
Yeah!
I was thinking the same!
The ultimate drunken run!
It is gonna be fun 😂
Someone casting Wish in real life for more BG3 subclasses
Larian said subclasses, I read sunglasses and got dang excited. Now I want 12 sunglasses and can already picture Karlach in cop aviators.
@@1957DLT 😂
Other game companies would charge for these huge updates!
So true. AAA gaming is dying. Larien impressed me more than Bethesda and Ubisoft
@@wintergreen2.073 Larian is AAAA gaming.
OMG, PLEASE do some BG3 builds for these subclasses!
Thanks so much!
Again, Larian and Sven proves why they are the best game dev out there, who I am very thankful for. Happy Thanksgiving from Thailand everyone.
Thanks! Hope we get some more of your BG3 builds! 🎉
@@audrey2699 hey thanks!
I know so many people are going to make Karlach a Path of Giants Barbarian just to make her large size if they keep that feature in!
Having her weapons infused with fire damage especially is also super nice. She doesnt really do fire damage natively without Soul coins/gear
@@captvalstrax mmm… large-sized Karlach… ☺️☺️☺️
@@DnDDeepDiveI see you too are a man of class and pride 😏
As much I love Path of the Giant, I'm hoping it's not 1-1 from tabletop because it'd be too similar to Berserker.
Making snu snu real!
I REALLY wanted them to add the Aberrant mind sorcerer, it's perfect for the setting, but I'm so happy about Larian dropping this for free! They are awesome
And I was craving SO MUCH for toll the dead! Now Shadowheart will finally hit something 😂
I think it's because you already have the tadpole that they didn't add it, psychic damage is usually rare in DnD but in this game every character has easy access to it so aberrant mind would be kind of redundant.
I get wanting to have it tho.
For Death Clerics in 2024 D&D, *Chill Touch* has surprisingly become the most important spell. This subclass is heavily geared towards using specifically necromancy melee attack spells. Previously, it had to rely on Inflict Wounds, which no longer even has an attack roll. But with Chill Touch having become a melee cantrip, its damage output has become more sustainable.
The only other spells that Death Cleric can rely on are Wrathful Smite, which you can only access with the Shadow-Touched feat, and Vampiric Touch, which is a 3rd-level spell.
Of course, Toll the Dead is still a great ranged damage option for them. And being able to cast Spare the Dying on two targets at once is nice too.
Overall, a well-built Death Clerics makes for a cool and unusual off-tank with all the usual support potential of the base class. Definitely worth looking into.
I played a Drunken Master in 5e and I'll tell you what, free Disengage and movement speed when you flurry of blows is WAY better in practice than it looks on paper. I swear, my DM could not pin me down for anything. I remember people recommending the mobile feat for Monks which is just strictly worse than a full Disengage action. I loved it.
Yeah! I have had big fun playing drunken master in D&D. I even did get skill for acting to make my drunken act more beliewable to confuse the NPCs. Pure fun when ”dump” drunken semi giant come with his big broom and large water bucket and causes havock!
😂😂😂
I must say, I think the subclasses they picked are really good choices. I assume the goal is to add variety in options and play styles, and if that is so, subclasses like Shadow Sorcery, Bladsinger, Drunken Master, Circle of Stars, etc are perfect
I'm looking forward to Arcane Arrow because it sounds like it'll add that extra bit of a spice to a Gloomstaker Assassin/Thief build.
All of these subclasses seem awesome but I am so particularly curious about Hexblade and I DEFINITELY have to give it a try. And the second I heard that they were adding Bladesinger, I knew you'd need to talk about it. Thanks for making sure this stream got posted to the channel, I was stuck at work when it was live!
8:12 barb: since tavern brawler, thrown weapon is too OP making me rarely use it. I've seen colby's build on this subclass, it kinda worries me if it doesn't add flavour in future gameplay.
11:00 bard: wohooo.. another way to control the battlefield! sorry wizards
14:45 cleric: another way to exploit corpse hording 🥳
19:48 druid: healing will never be the same 🥳
25:45 fighter: larian 2 - wizard 0 *sorry
32:57 monk: monk lovers make some noise!🥳
44:00 paladin: optimized tanking + healing? 🥳
49:00 ranger: catch me if you can 🥳I love bg3 ranger so much
54:25 rogue: fighter-like features?
1:00:14 sorcerer: another way to solo sorcerer playthrough + zombie scratch
1:06:30 warlock: zombies? I thought this is necromancer's ability.
1:12:06 W for W-izards
I doubt the healing aspect of crown paladins will matter much since it shares a resource with your aoe-taunt, and if you tried the subclass mod you know that thing is straight up gamebreaking (no need to heal if enemies are busy trying to break through your 20 AC on level 2 :)
I was just thinking about how much booze I have in the camp supply pile, and Drunken Master has come along and solved that problem.
I really appreciate you streaming this and also it's really healthy to prioritize your family during the holidays. Thrilled to get something unscripted so that you can bake a pie :D
I only caught the end of the stream but my Halfling Giant Barbarian finally gets to happen!
Two of my favorite D&D characters I've played was a Shadow Sorcerer/Hexblade Warlock, and a Battlemaster Fighter/Swashbuckler Rogue, and now I can play both of those in BG3. Very happy. :)
Hell of a combo that BM and swash
I am beyond excited for these new subclasses, shadow sorcerer and bladesinger are probably front of mind for me, I am aware of them but never tried them out in an capacity; also, digging the unscripted off the cuff video!
I liked this video, even watching it a day later. Pure Colby, no filter. You should do more of this.
Happy thanksgiving and thank you for making my DnD and (now that I just bought it) BG3 journey more fun.
I appreciate the chill disposition and explanations so much. Thank you for being a vibe that's difficult to find but so much more relatable.
Very pumped for new build videos. So many of your builds were used as the base for my builds
Better believe this was the first channel I went to after seeing the patch news
Now all I need is a Warforged race xD I don't like that the spear you get at the top of the tower in the Underdark having the chance to stun non-construct users.
Plus I love warforged lore.
What a lovely update and great video! Love your calm and concise way of speaking ! So excited for this update 😊
I really like that they (mostly) went with somewhat underrepresented subclasses like swarmkeeper, drunken master, arcane archer, or death cleric because these subclasses especially the first three are in dire need of some love and/or more appreciation
I'm definitely doing a hexblade, shadow monk, shadow sorcerer party where we blanket the world in darkness lmao.
Just hoping shadow sorcerer's teleport won't be an endgame ability
On their Steam page it says..."Expect new abilities, animations, VFX, summons and cantrips..."
Cantrips? I hope this means booming blade, green flame blade, magic stone, etc...
They've spoiled toll the dead at the very least
Oh my God, if they give me my blade spells back I might actually start crying
We know they used Baldur's Gate 3 to test some ideas for Player's Handbook 2024, so I wonder if some of these subclasses will show up in the new Forgotten Realms book next year? Like, Bladesinger is a given.
I'd absolutely love an updated Shadow Sorcerer. I love it wholeheartedly, but it's definitely clunky compared to the post-Tasha subclasses.
@AwesomeWookiee same here, and Arcane Archer. I remember playtesting it the first time around, and it was pretty good, but not quite perfect. Only getting two arrows between short rests feels inadequate.
When Patch 8 drops please make more builds!!
Request: Stars Druid (Archer form) + Arcane Archer multi class build.
This is my dream build that I know is a very unoptimized magic archer, but the concept has kept me many nights as both a DM and a Player. I know you have an optimized magic archer video, but I think creating one that's focused on fun might be a joy for your viewers like me.
Concept is 11/10. Execution? I think it COULD work but it would take some very careful planning and the character is probably gonna be really squishy. That build would be MAD if you want your arcane shots to be any good
Maybe also a dip into ranger, because some spells like ensnaring strike and hail of arrows can be pretty good.
@woutvanostaden1299 i might do fighter base to get to extra attack. Ranger 3, druid x, fighter 5+. I'd start with stars druid tho then grab fighter so you can kinda get to the core of the build
@Cheddarcheesemonkey That should work.
Thank you for sharing your past stories and insight. Enjoyed it from beginning to end.
Totally get it for views reasons why you're cautious about jumping back into it! But i havent been able to do any of your bg3 builds yet and would finally get to!!
So happy for this news. Larian is too kind.
Yay!! Hopefully that means more Colby builds!
I still can't get over Larian who keeps on pushing out more and more, even after the game has been a massive success and everyone is already happy. They could have left it there but instead they keep on doing more and more, fills you with the feel-goods inside, doesn't it :D
1:16:53 I think they said they were adding more spells and cantrips, I swear I heard/read that somewhere. Don’t know what they will be though.
I think I went to college with your friend Preston. We were both art majors. That is a sweet thumbnail.
@@bt1080 ha ha yes! He’s the best :)
Another settlement needs your help General.
Sun Soul Monk with a few levels in Zealot Barbarian? I love my Monkbarians!
I immediately looked your channel up when I learned of this update just now
This is awesome. Larian has done such an amazing job with this game.! ❤
On Arcane Archer: It's not that long of a list of special shots, it was just one for each school of magic. So like 8 total. That's almost nothing, for a mainline subclass feature.
Rune knight only has like 6, that parts fine
@@ShadestheMothman True.
The problem with it was that you can only use it like twice per long rest. I hope they make that better.
@ twice per short rest, but yeah
My favorite way to fix it is once you use a shot option you know, you cant use THAT shot until your next short rest, similar to the rune knight
@@talongreenlee7704 Honestly, I'd have made it a dice mechanic like superiority dice or Psionic dice. Each school of magic should have 3 shots associated with it (still gotta pick from the list, nobody gets them all). Dice recover on a long rest. Shot 1 adds the dice to the attack roll and has a minor magical effect attached (save vs being teleported 5ft in a random direction, disadvantage on saves for 1 round, etc). Shot 2 has a similar effect but not the same one, and adds the die to damage but not the atack. Die 3 deals its damage to the attacker but has a more powerful effect (on par with a level 2 or 3 spell). I'd also give the class very limited spellcasting abilities, basically half Warlock spell slots with no cantrips and only access to Ranger and Wizard combat spells (all the arrow spells, booming blade, etc). No high level magic, just a 1/short rest spray of flaming arrows or something.
But there's a reason nobody asks me to design/fix games.
Interesting video, thanks for discussing the D&D rules for each new subclass. I think, though, it's a mistake to assume the blurb for each subclass is the entirety of what Larian plans with the subclass (as you did with Bladesinger and implied for a few others). I think Larian purposely held off just listing every ability that each subclass will get and instead gave a taste of each one for now.
Very excited to finally crossplay with console friends. A very good excuse to play bladesinger.
I haven't played BG3 after the first time they introduced honor mode and got 100%. This is definitely a great incentive to replay it again!
This sounds awesome. I enjoyed your coverage!
Death Cleric!! Cannot wait for this to drop.
Happy Thanksgiving! This was a wonderful gift to all your viewers.
If they can actually fix arcane archer so it doesn't suck I will be amazed. Definitely got to play this as it probably will be the last big update from the Devs for BG3.
This new update has me sooo excited! Looking forward to seeing your in game take on them if you get the chance!
I missed you!!
(You never went anywhere, but your bg3 stuff did 😩 )
I wanted forge domain cleric so so so bad :(
There’s a good mod for death domain.
But there is none for forge :( (there is a mod, but it’s the creators first mod and it has some kinks and stuff to work out)
Also honestly the 2014 drunken master sounds fun, just thirsty (ha 😬) for Ki.. if that were in bg3, but add on drinking restores ki, that could be quite fun imo!
Also looking forward to the drunken swaying animations
I played a bladesinger mod before and it was so amazing. Super excited to see how Larian squeezes that class in 12 lvls of bg3.
I cant wait for Civ 7 too, nice to see you are looking forward to that game too 😊
Im looking forward to your new builds for hexblade bladesinger glamour bard etc
I’m amazed at some of the choices they went with for subclasses. Things like Shadow and Death seem like no-brainers considering the story of the game, but I think for me Hexblade wasn’t necessarily top of my list when they have an Undead patron warlock in the game, I also thought the Phantom Rogue would have been on theme. All that said super excited with what they haven’t said, I’m definitely putting the cart before the horse, but they kind of just gave one or two subclass features for each here and I’m hoping for some features that incentivize full level progression, and just as you alluded to bringing in the Blade-trips would really bring things to the next level. An overly excited, and optimistic, thank you for the summary video.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this, I'll definitely make another playthrough next year, take care !
57:40 Comment two, Electric Boogaloo: Pierced and Pinched exist in game both cause the enemy to take a small amount of damage when they move. So a ranger dip or even a Dagger runner build would be neat.
Step 1: Test if Tempest Cleric Channel Divinity works with Giants Barb damage conversion.
Step 2: Luck of the Far Realms - Max your Brutal Criticals!
Step 4: Profit?
Reverb gear looks fun on this - just do tons of Thunder damage and knock people over and throw them around. Can't wait!
I rewatched, and wanted to mention that i doubt they will give extra uses of arcane shots, but rather probably boost the way magic arrows work in game with the subclass.
Also, i had a player play an arcane archer in a game i ran, and i buffed it by giving it the spellcasting feature from ek, and allowing them to spend spell slots to fire extra arrow, on top of the ones per short rest. Worked well, and gave them some extra utility outside combat too.
If i was to do it again for another player, i think id boost the arrows depending on spell slot used. Maybe add 1 to dc or damage per spell level, or something. Just wanted to mention it, incase you have a dm who would let you play a homebrew version, so you can live your arcane dreams :D
Nice to see alot of the community mods are now officially in the game. My own run as a bladesinger/bard was so much fun.
I got so excited when I saw the new classes they added the mad lads 😂
I kind of hope they add the bladetrips for bladesingers
Guess who is playing again as soon as patch 8 drops
Guess who hasn’t stopped playing since last December… I think the longest period I’ve gone without playing is like four days
@@TheOptimismprimeyeah same here i need help 😂
Guess who (also) never stopped!?
One thing that doesn’t cross over between Pact of the Blade and Hexblade is the medium armor proficiency Hexblade gives. While you could just start as a paladin to get heavy armor, the medium armor could allow for more capable front line pure warlocks. Although I’m always tempted to pick up 2 levels for smite…
Love Oath of Crown. Spirit Guardians on a Paladin is amazing.
I’d gladly pay for all of these updates. In fact, I wish there was a way that I could pay Larian for them. It just doesn’t seem right that they’re all free.
Not sure if it's been mentioned yet, and RUclips is doing weird things and freezing when I try to search the comments, but the video of the Arcane Archer shows the character use an ability and one of the little icons goes from 4 to 3. That suggests to me that we will get at least 4 uses of the ability per long rest (and maybe per short rest), which makes the subclass much more intriguing. And the fight seems to be the one at the Gates of the Druid grove, so it's pretty early in the game. If they simply give as many uses as Battle Masters get Superiority Dice, the subclass is pretty cool.
Can’t wait to see what you do with these subclasses dude 😂😂
Havent been able to watch many d4 videos as i hate change and really dont like what ive been seeing from 5e 2024. So glad to be back!
Cha primary, Int secondary, Dex tertiary. Swashbuckler rogue, blade pact warlock, bladesinger wizard.
Won't really come online until probably act 3, but could be fun to respec in to.
Would love to see a playthrough series with the dungeon dudes on some of this when it drops but I know that is a huge commitment for you all and would likely eat into your personal lives outside of work 😔
SWarmkeeper ranger and light cleric behold the power of true fireflies!!!!!!!!!!
Everytime I think I will be able to stop playing BG3 this shit happens!!!! MY LIFE IS DOOMED
Sven: Colby we need you for another build video
Colby: I’m retired general, you gonna have to find another man
Sven: 12 new s…..
Colby: I’m inn🫡
He said the thing! Time to drink!
I'm sad we aren't getting Aberrant Mind Sorc. It fits so well into the plot of BG3.
I've always thought that Arcane Archer is underrated, yes AA starts out with 2 uses instead of the 4 that Battle Master get, but their uses are also around twice as potent. Later on the BM gets up to 6 uses while AA stays at 2, but the recovery of 1 use when starting with 0 at initiative is twice as powerful for AA, and AA gets a weaponized bonus action.
Crown paladins will be awesome. I'm fairly sure that champion challenge will be an aoe-taunt (they made compelling duel a taunt, and that one is worded similar), and then there is the little bonus that crown paladins get spirit guardians.
Luminous armor, ring of protection, cloak of protection, protection fighting style, 14 dex and a shield gives 22 - 23 AC + radiating orb, and enemies will focus you thanks to taunt.
Add in reveberation, phalar aluve, cull the weak and callous glow ring and you are an absolute monster against hordes. You are also perfect for the zaithisk, since you have a lot of free bonus actions when going sword + shield.
And on top of that you are still a paladin, so you are very useful against bosses, even if you don't reach the power of a 2handed vengeance paladin. Your crits will still do a lot of damage.
I think for the path of the Giants barbarian what they're going to do is basically be like well berserker was for throwing weapons path of the Giants you'll get more benefits when you actually throw other people
Let's say I'm very excited to see how Tavern Brawler will interact with a thrown Baldurans Giantslayer :>
Shame Swarmkeeper doesnt summon bats; would have been perfect for Astarion
Probably one of the few players that doesn't care about Hexblade or Blade singer. The one I'm SUPER HYPED for is the Swarmkeeper Ranger. Jellyfish, moths, bees, I love all of them. Hell, my very first and only complete playthrough of Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous was The Swarm That Walks.
It was a bit of a joke that my favorite Arcane Shot was Banishing, because I had a habit of using to remove non-combatants from combat. Like, if someone was holding someone else hostage, I would just shoot the hostage with Banishing Arrow and remove them from the equation. Or there was a prisoner being transported in a caged cart, so I set him free by banishing him and then by the time he came back the cart was further down the road.
Larian is a company of amazing saints.
I'm so excited to mix the Circle of Stars Druid with an Eilistraee Light Cleric for maximum flavour!
A barbarian better at throwing bodies and a cleric capable of making said bodies into bombs... diabolical combo
Curses just when I thought I'd finally break free of BG3 for a reasonable length of time it gets new and interesting again... They could pick the worse subclasses ever and it would still be fun to figure out how to make them work, and they really are not that - skimming through the list some really interesting choices here. Only bummer is still no official Artificer, which would really help make Wizard seem more multiclass dippable and is just a fun class to mix things up further.
I'm loving the upgrades we're being we're being teased with. Death clerics that can make zombies explode, and a better drunken monk. I definitely want an upgraded arcane archer.
EDIT: With regarding to blinding opponents, arcane archer had Shadow Arrow, which dealt psychic damage and the enemy had to make a Wisdom save or couldn't see farther than 5 feet away until the start of your next turn. Larian's sounds like a version of that.
Larian in John Wick's voice "Yeah. Im thinking im back".
Monday morning....Colby says "pumpkin pie"..time for a pumpkin pie breakfast
0:25 Looks like you've lost some weight and bulking, cheeks aren't as full, triceps are showing - Good for you, stay hydrated and don't take it too hard, too fast. Trust me, you're going to need your joints 20yrs from now
It's a shame they haven't added M3 to the spell list but the Tiefling's "Hellish Resistance" and the new Bladesinger subclass SHOULD let me (mostly)recreate my dex-based Bladesinger of olde. A few tweaks here and there with the party's tactics and I can probably manage most encounters with resistance, dex-save and a minor heal at the end of the encounter :)
Its hard buddy i get it. Bg3 pulls me back every time.
Me *trying to play a different game
Larian “we added new stuff to bg3!!”
Me: “goddamn it I gotta go back” 😂
"BEASTSLAYER: Scale of 1 to Bladsinger, how excited are we for this update?"
Hexblade
So Larian continue to give away major content updates for free a year and a half after launch, while we have Blizzard charging $90 for a single mount. Somewhere in between these two lunatic companies is a world where the economics of being a nerd can still make sense.
The gift keeps giving still.
Just curious if you get excited thinking of Edgedancers from the Stormlight Archives? The image of a magical ice dancer gliding around slicing with a shardblade... chefs kiss..
@@fyre8011 all the orders!
I am SO STOKED!
One thing that I noticed didn’t get much discussion time in this video was itemization. In regards to the potential shortcomings of Bladesinger, Shadow Blade is available via a ring, and I remember a robe that lets you add your spellcasting ability mod to all saving throws if you’re concentrating. Saving throws was the Bladesinger’s one real vulnerability, so that could make you nigh unstoppable. My ultimate point is that there might be some ways to make all the builds feel powerful when taking itemization into account while building them
@@wargodmarrs9492 it’s not so much the spells, but also the ability to upcast them like a full caster. The shadow blade ring doesn’t :(