Only at your command. Ie: don't worry about time limits that don't exist; long rest when you can! Long rests are important for an enjoyable BG3 playthrough! My first playthrough was full of "just one more battle" and far too much save scumming.
Someone else has probably said this but I'll reiterate because it's important; turn base mode is your friend and if the game puts you in it automatically it's usually for a good reason lol
After watching you play I realized just how much people who never played d&d have to learn and how much of a disadvantage they have. Watching you play is great and one of the funniest things I have seen. 3 things - potions of hill giant strength - titanstring bow and gloves of thievery.
Joe: "yeah if we don't kill him they'll kill us" Joe (literally 5 seconds later): "A HAND CROSSBOW?! I'd have killed you days ago if I knew you had a HAND CROSSBOW" I love what a loot goblin you are, that cracked me up
being a loot goblin is all fine and good, until you're in honor mode :) many an honor run has ended prematurely because sticky fingers pissed someone off lol
Well that was the most chaotic rescue of Florrick I've ever seen 🤣 (The Flaming Fist do know she's in there, but they're trying to get through the blocked front door of the pub. Apparently just going around didn't occur to them!) I didn't even know you could join the Zent, that's so cool! The amount of different options in this game is insane. Definitely recommend talking to your companions more than you currently are, including the guys back at camp - it's amazing how much unique dialogue they have!
33:30 You have chosen *wisely*. You get lightning charges from each time your spell does damage. Tour favorite spell for Gale, magic missile hits at least 3 times per cast so...
gotta be honest I got way too invested and nail-bitey when he was making that choice, the staff is clearly and absolutely the best choice there, and it's not even a contest if you ask me. Even without magic missile and spell slots, a caster like Gale just spams a cantrip and generates those charges constantly
There is a fantastic build for a lightning caster with all of the items that can be found in across Act 1. The Staff is the best item for it in my personal opinion.
That burning house shenanigans was absolutely fun to watch HAHA! the panicking, the desperate search for water, short resting in the middle of it, and then to top it all of: Joe: Try this door maybe *Door explodes* *Loads save* absolutely fantastic! chef's kiss!
Channel Oath is a Paladin ability....and Gale CAN dual wield staffs, but he'd have to take the Dual Wielding Feat first. Dual wielding staffs is a great choice for a spellcaster as you get the passive benefits of both.
1:17:37 Hey, do what you wanna do. I'm just gonna say, once you go with Karlach, you ain't never going back (because your pelvis will be broken, among other things)
I have a tip for you! Joey should have Song of Rest, a bard feature that allows you to use a third short rest! It's blue and in the right side of your actions bar :) I hope this helps! Loving the playthrough so far :)
I was going to say this before but I assumed someone else would have. When you are in situations, like the fire, where there are a lot of floor hazards you have to navigate your party around, turn on turn based mode. This does two things, it allows you to move each character in turn. Manually getting them around obstacles. The second is it slows time. If someone is on fire, they take damage every turn. That is every few second out of turn based mode. You get time to think about what to do, or use an action to throw water, without getting hit with damage multiple times. Another thing about time. If you drink something like a potion of jumping it says it has a duration of 10 turns. This is about 30-40 seconds of real time. In turn based more it is a full 10 turns of movement. Also you can search for loot and take your time to read about items without worrying about wasting time on the potion. I highly recommend using the turn based mode for situations like the fire here or when you were dealing with the gas clouds at Auntie Ethel's.
Yeah I've been thinking of saying the same, especially when it comes to stealth. Joe, you need to sneak in turn-based mode, that way you can plan around the NPC's routes and sight cones
Meanwhile the pricks at Candlekeep: "The Lord of Murder shall perish, but in his doom he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny. Chaos will be sewn from their passage. So sayeth the wise Alaundo." Mildly spoilery context for ye young whippersnappers: These are the verses of Alaundo's prophecy that can be heard endlessly repeated by Chanters in the courtyard of Candlekeep fortress, during the Prologue chapter of Baldurs's Gate I. They foreshadow the world-spanning story in the background of the plot of BG 1&2. Echoes of those events still reverberate throughout the Sword Coast even today...
22:20 'I just have one more question, Gale. I need to answer this honestly: are you definitely single?' I may not be the most qualified to answer this question but it seems Gale is at least 'estranged' from Mystra (to use a common term in current relationships), not exactly divorced, right? and he has a close relationship with someone called _Tara_ . she seems no threat to your relationship with him though. good luck.
dammon in the grove sometimes sells hand crossbows, keep an eye on his store after a long rest (when vendors reset their stock). Also, joey as a bard has one extra short rest (song of rest) so take advantage of it :)
2:43 "She doesn't seem to have many offensive abilities" Here are my three favorite _offensive_ Shadowheart spells. • _Spiritual Weapon_ (Lvl II, 10 turns, Bonus Action) is a good one in early game. It creates a magical weapon which can independently attack and be moved around like a companion. • _Spirit Guardians_ (Lvl III, concentration) creates a circle of spirits with a 3m radius around the caster. Any enemy within the radius takes 3d8 Radiant damage or 3d8 Necrotic damage per turn, and their Movement Speed is halved. When the spell is cast using a Level IV spell slot or higher, damage increases by 1d8 Radiant or 1d8 Necrotic damage for each spell slot level above 3rd. Moving Shadowheart with Spirit Guardians through enemy lines is so satisfying to watch 😂 • _Animate Dead_ (Lvl III, lasts until long rest or killed) You can raise a skeleton (specialized on ranged attacks) or a zombie (melee attacks) from a dead corpse. The creature lasts until destroyed or the next long rest. It can move and attack like a companion. the zombie version can deal _crawling gnaw_ If an enemy is killed while infected with this condition, he will rise as a newborn Zombie.
quick tip! right clicking will instantly cancel all movement. so if you get the "perception succeeded (x6)" popups bc you walked into the middle of a bunch of traps, you can immediately freeze everyone where they are instead of the party continuing to run into hazards lol
Shadowheart misses attacks because of her stats. She is not strong, but uses a weapon that requires strength. She would hit better with a finesse weapon. The Firebolt cantrip often doesn't hit because it requires intelligence. She and Astarion have the spell because they are high elves. It's not a class spell.
Most playthroughs I restat her as war or tempest cleric for heavy armour prof, so I can decrease dex and increase strength. There are lots of cool lightning and thunder weapon options too that add to the fun of tempest cleric
I've been noticing you can be a bit overwhelmed when there's a lot happening (happens to everyone! :). Don't forget you can trigger turn-based mode whenever you need to 'pause' the world a bit.
One tip I don't think anyone has mentioned yet. You can upcast magic missle and use higher spell slots to make it give you additional missiles. You get one extra dart for each level of upcast. To answer the question about whether Gale can duel wield. He would be able to if you give him the dual wield feat.
Not sure if other's mentioned to you that Withers doesn't care about being robbed, but thank you for using my advice! It made me feel special. Don't overuse that though. In combination with the fact that vendors refresh with every level up, you can seriously cheese the game. Don't get addicted to consumables like me. So glad you chose the spell sparkler. Essential for magic missile build. ;-)
"Did they not know she was up there?" They did, they were trying to break down the front door to get to her, they probably didn't knew about the back way. I've always gone through the front door. 😅
I'm pretty sure Withers being ok with you pickpocketing him is intended. All magic has it's costs so he does need to take the money from you as a part of that but because he wants to help you out he will happily turn a blind eye when you take it back.
I have a theory about why you can pickpocket withers. He wants you to pay to maintain the ballance of things but he doesn't care about the actual money.
The house of death hahaha. The back to back door explosion had my cackling. Always enjoy your play throughs Joe!! Can’t wait for the next episode. -Justin
2:00 Hey Joe, has there been anyone who is paralysed you can remember? In the groove maybe? 😉 22:34 "...are you definitly single?" 😂😂😂 1:20:51 The dude and the hamster are from the original game. Very funny cult character. 😉
Pretty sure there's a lore reason why Withers will take your money but then doesn't care if you pickpocket it back. Not really a spoiler but one of those funny things if you know DnD lore. Gales story is probably one of the most interesting, maybe because he yaps so much. But truly his romance scenes are probably some of the best in the game, if you pursue a romance with him, you're in for a treat. Joey: There's someone trapped in there! Oh porridge, where's the porridge? Btw, you kept getting electrocuted because of the boots you're wearing, they were charging the water. Anyway, keep an eye on background NPCs, this game does a great job fleshing them out and you'll be rewarded for paying attention to them, no matter how much of a jerk they are.
The voice acting in this game is incredible. Every monologue draws you in and is so enjoyable. Neil Newbon may have won the awards but it really is a joint achievement. Oh and that fire was something else. Props for not reloading. Remember you can slow time down to move your team independently, of split off and adventure alone if you can't trust their pathfinding. And welcome to the magic of elixirs. One per character per long rest. They can revolutionise your capabilities.
57:58 LMAOOO 🙌 I hope not to spoil you to much but i just want to recommend you to wait for your companions to be close to you before talking to a NPC this way you might see any extra interactions from them 😊 Edit: Thanks for the upload today i really wanted to see it 🎉
I gave the guidance necklace to Astarion, since I frequently have him split from the party to go disarm traps or open locks. That way he can just guide himself without bringing other party members along.
Regarding Withers and his lack of concern over you taking his money. As a vessel for a higher power withers is not able to offer services according to the rules of dungeons & dragons without taking payment. However he has zero need for money so he's only doing it out of necessity. You can't get anything free so there has to be a trade-off.
I love the running bit where it takes you at least 3 episodes to get to the quest you're trying to prioritise. It's a truly universal part of the bg3 experience 😂 Please never stop the "today we're going to..." bit.
YES! You went back to the toll house. The chair puzzle. Gale should be fine after this last one. And you kept Gale after he shared his secret. Gale is fully going to woo you now. He is definitely single. Trust. He will woo you! (After you confirm and commit to him that you want him too). Can I just say how much i'm rooting for your playthrough of team Gale. :) And you picked THE best staff for Gale. Your excitement over the dual crossbows is everything.
Haven't finished yet, but respeccing Shadowheart to War, I would suggest you make her Wisdom, Strength and Constitution as primary. As War Cleric you get Heavy Armor proficiency, where you cannot use your dexterity. And you can utilize all weapons, not just finesse weapons.
i've seen many peoplye say shadowhearts underclass is terrible and doesnt fit her stats... which subclass fits her the best and which stats would be the best for her subclass?
@@Asari547 Trickery is definitely one of the least useful domains, at least for most playthroughs. If you do a stealth focused game it is good, but otherwise it does not give much. Shadowheart has poorly optimised stats from the start. 13 str and dex is worse than 12 and 14, because the bonus is on even. War cleric is a pretty good pick. It gives heavy armor and martial weapons. Meaning str and con are better than dex and con. Meanwhile Light, Life and Knowledge are also good picks. I do prefer light and knowledge, because I am not a fan of healbots. Regardless of what you pick, Shadowheart is a full caster, so will have access to same amount of spells as Gale and Joey, but different ones, such as Spirit Guardians and Spiritual Weapon.
@@Asari547 Trickery is *okay* at the start because of the invoke duplicity ability which makes all your attacks have advantage while it is nearby. But at the mid to late game, you have beefed up your party enough to not need it or Trickery's sneaking abilities. Almost any other subclass is better for the rest of the game. Life gives her a bonus when she heals and a channel divinity aoe heal nuke which makes her a healing MACHINE. Light gives her FIREBALL, scorching ray and wall of fire, spells clerics do not normally get. War and Tempest lets her wear heavy armor, and use any martial weapon. War gets a second attack and can react to bestow +10 to an ally's attack roll. Tempest get bonuses for lightning and thunder spells, can counterattack with a lightning/thunder spell and she can use her Channel Divinity to force max damage rolls for lightning/thunder spells.
39:42 'we haven't got any short rests left.' that's not entirely true. from 2nd level onwards, Bards get _Song of Rest_ giving you a 3rd short rest and extending resource management considerably
The electrocution happens because of your new item most likely, any item that gives you lightning charges will zap you when you get into water like that
oh no not joe thinking it said "hic" at 34:46 😆 it's [sic] used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands in the original. Basically this is what they said, but it may be spelled incorrectly or grammar is wrong.
Oh! Don't forget, things like switches in the walls can be triggered by hitting them with arrows or spells like magic missile. MM can be split up to hit multiple switches from a distance using just one action. Just something to keep in mind.
@@greenmanjoe1 Definitely a lucky find! I've played the game for hundreds of hours and I'm still learning things. Like earlier today I didn't know steam could become electrified but while I was playing it just happened and thought that was funny; you seem to discovered that yourself as well. lol
Tip for the burning building style segments. If you click the hourglass it will put you into turn based mode where you have time to think out and plan your actions. Its really useful for planning ambushes and other high precision scenarios.
Without giving any spoilers, i think Withers ignoring the pickpocket is intended, otherwise they would have fixed it (the devs 100% know about it). He charging gold its like a ritual for him, he does not actually care or need the gold for anything he just believes its something he needs to do to balance your interactions. Withers may look like it but he has never been human, i don't think he truly understands why ppl charge gold for services.
Yes, a new episode ! ...Now you've discovered how chill Withers is about our little misdeeds (misbehaves ? behaviours ?) I can spoil the most hillarious choice of dialogs you can chose when you met him : "attack" (it's really funny and not in the "haha, you're all deads, why do you listen some strangers advices on Internet" kind of funny). PS : Joe, this is NOT Divinity Original Sin 2, you CAN pause the game by turn off the "turn-based mode", you don't have to search in a hurry your bedroll or a scroll of water in your inventory to avoid to be burn to death by Cursed Fire before you can heal the whole party :D
I've been watching through all your videos these past few days and its honestly refreshing to see your content. With all the exaggerated personalities from different creators, I love how down to earth and chill you are. Hope to see more in the future!
Without being a druid to wildshape into say a cat, you can get into those holes the following way: Use the mask to turn into a halfling or gnome then Use a potion of reduction, or the enlarge/reduce spell to make yourself even smaller. Its expensive to do, but it works. You can also re-level Gale to learn that spell if it really matters to you :)
sooo withers not caring about you taking the price paid back is very much a story thing, but not one someone not invested into dnd lore would likely get. If you ask later in your series when you discover who Withers is someone will surly fill you in
Always a pleasure to see that you’ve posted a new video :) I’m snowed-in at my house so this is a lovely little distraction. I’m interested to see how Shadowheart does as a War Domain Cleric. I may give that a try on my next playthrough!
psst! For Shadowheart, consider the Life domain for her, it makes her a great healer. As for feats and ability scores, for her and other "support" type casters that have to maintain concentration on spells like Bless, consider the Resilient (Constitution) feat, especially if their constitution score's an odd number (in Shart's case here, it was), as it gives them +1 CON *AND* it gives them proficiency in CON saving throws if they don't have them. Proficiency in CON saving throws for casters is important for the following reason: Concentration checks, the rolls characters make to maintain concentration on a spell when damaged, are actually secretly Constitution saving throws. I say secretly because they're *technically* a subtype of CON saving throws - but anything that boosts CON saves boosts Conc checks. Another such feat to consider for casters like Gale (I think you may have seen it already, I think you gave it to one character in levelup in previous episodes) is Warcaster, which gives advantage on Conc checks. Alright, zipping my rules lawyer/backseat gamer mouth back up, let's crack on
Life is so boring though. It's all healing with no interesting domain spells or abilities that give you something different from base cleric. Tempest and Light are way more fun.
@@TomCrow-l6h I think I’d find that a little boring tbh if she was just useful for healing. I like the idea of her being more of a damage dealer as well
@@greenmanjoe1 in that case, go for Tempest or War, as you have. (...Though you might eventually change your mind, when you start needing bigger heals... but that's what Withers is for)
@greenmanjoe1 My vote would be for tempest cleric, she gets heavy armour proficiency and is able to guarantee max spell damage using channel divinity charges. You can also get double damage with lightning and cold spells by getting ppl wet :)
Am I the only one who thinks that Gale was/is more in love with the weave than Mystra? She's the embodiment of magic and he loves magic above all. "Magic is my life... There's nothing like it. It's like music, poetry, physical beauty all rolled into one and given expression through the senses." Easy to think he was truly in love, but he wasn't really, not with her. And I do not believe he was more than an amusement to her. I love romancing him and showing him what it's like to be really loved
if i'm remembering correctly male drow are below female drow in their standing. they are closer to slaves than actual members of their society. so the profession 'male' is probably hinting in that direction.
Yeah...the fact that the game's code lets you do something doesn't mean you _have_ to do it. It's up to you whether your priority is the role-playing part or the game part of "RPG". 😉
Withers doesn't care at all, it's definitely intended, he's on your side but just asks for the gold cause well, magic does have a cost. (in normal D&D, you need a really expensive diamond to use a revival spell, for example). ALso with Gale and Mystra, in D&D you can only go up to level 9 spells, in the lore of D&D there was a time where magic was free, that man in the story Gale talked about, Karsus, who tried to usurp Mystril, tried to ascend to godhood, killing Mystril and destroying all magic in the world. After that the new Mystra banned all magic beyond 9th level spells basically lmao. Gale wanted to get them level 10 spells lol.
5:02 If you want Astarion to be more like a stealth assassin, then you should pick assassin as his subclass instead of thief. That then lends to a different play style for him though.
Pickpocketing Withers is definitely not an oversight. There's even a lore reason for why he charges money but doesn't care if you steal it back. I think Larian included it so that you could feel more free to experiment with builds and not be too afraid of party member death. Channel Oath is a Paladin thing. No need to worry about it. Watching someone blindly choose between the 3 lightning weapons is always nerve wracking. The bow and trident are pretty mediocre even in the early game and fall off fast. Whereas the staff is top tier all game long. You made the right choice there. Between you and me, I suspect that Shadowheart is specially coded to miss more often than other companions. Even when I respec her and fix her stats and do everything right, she still misses constantly.
okay BASE DND quick tip I've been holding up until now... Can't manage it anymore... Attack with Melee weapon use your Strength modifier to HIT and to add DAMAGE (unless light weapon which use Dexterity instead.) Ranged weapon use Dexterity modifier for hit and add damage. (Thrown weapon use strength instead... I know DND is kind of complicated.) So that flail on Shadowheart isn't going to hit shit with 10 STR... Also having stat at odd number, like 15 dexterity for Shadowheart doesn't do anything... having it at 14 will do exactly the same. Hope that help. :)
Minor comment: I notice you often wonder if an enemy is “weak” to anything. That’s not really a concept in DnD; almost no enemies have a “Vulnerability” (incurs 2x damage) to a damage type. Instead, more often enemies may have one or more “Resistances” (incurs 1/2 damage) or “Immunities” (incurs 0 damage) to certain damage types. So it’s usually not finding out what they’re weak to, but avoiding what they’re strong against, if that makes sense.
you should know you missed one of the dos2 portraits inside Ethel's teahouse, behind some vines, you probably will never go back there so it's appropriate to reveal a more precise location. that's all I'll say for now.
11:08 Channel Oaths are a paladin thing. There are no initial paladin characters you can recruit based on how you are playing. You would need to respec someone into a Paladin. Don't be afraid to change someone's class outside of their initial class.
I really should try the tempest cleric sometime. My tavourite cleric build is 6 Cleric 1 Storm Sorcerer 5 Cleric. Gives you access to shield and magic missile and you can fly if you cast a spell. :3 They're putting out Death Domain in the next patch too.
I'd really recommend multiclassing astarion into a gloom stalker ranger (7 lvls) and assassin rogue (5 lvls), get him the titanstring bow at the zentharim hideout if you still can (use with strength elixir) and the risky ring in act 2. focus on gear that improves his stealth. really satisfying and fun to play :)
i was having a nightmare and when i woke up i saw you uploaded a new video, i was saved 🙏🙏🙏 btw as i know Gale is free because Mystra is his ex but we will see 🤪 this episode was hilarious as always, thanks again ❤
Gotta tell i enjoy your journey trough this game. Seeing younger people enjoy what we older people got to enjoy in 90's and early 2000 ago just warms my heart. Singleplayer rpg games was the shit then.
You can only use two staves if you have the dual weilder feat it can be quite powerful becausev if you have two staffs with special abilities you get both of them.
Lae'zel's response to keeping Gale in the party after you find out about Gale's orb... I'd recommend reloading right before Gale told you about the orb and have her and Astarion in the party just to get that banter. Not to change your saves or companions, just for the response. FYI: Mystra kicked Gale to the curb over a year ago. He's mine now, lol.
Okay...i'm happy you got the hand crossbow...but I'm in shock over killing poor Rugan. You could have taken on the whole cave. Maybe? haha. Poor Olly and Rugan.
OH! I hope it's okay to say this. Not a spoiler really, as doesn't impact your gameplay. You are collecting the Divinity paintings.....There is one in Ethel's hag house....i think the right side of the fireplace behind the vines on the wall has Sebille....and if you go back to where you found the ogres that gave you the horn....up on top of the roof is a hidden side room (you might have to jump across as you knocked down the support beam from an earlier video), should be a ladder outside that lets you climb up. In the room is the painting of Ifan. Back in druid's grove, if you speak to Nettie in the area where Kahga is at....should find Lohse in the second room against the front statue when you walk in. You can't miss it really. Not sure where Beast is at....only one I didn't find yet. You found Fane in the temple/crypt ruins and have Red Prince now. Yay!
No he wasn't playing on stealing the shipment, she had Ollie and him killed because you talked him into letting you take the shipment. That's one of, like, six ways this interaction could go ....i need to stop posting every time you say something
You're telling me this man's gonna explode everywhere if we don't do something??
he is indeed a kamikaze
Yes, and not the good kind
Oh yes. :D
Only at your command. Ie: don't worry about time limits that don't exist; long rest when you can! Long rests are important for an enjoyable BG3 playthrough! My first playthrough was full of "just one more battle" and far too much save scumming.
@@kalythai that is true. 😊
Someone else has probably said this but I'll reiterate because it's important; turn base mode is your friend and if the game puts you in it automatically it's usually for a good reason lol
After watching you play I realized just how much people who never played d&d have to learn and how much of a disadvantage they have. Watching you play is great and one of the funniest things I have seen. 3 things - potions of hill giant strength - titanstring bow and gloves of thievery.
Joe: "yeah if we don't kill him they'll kill us"
Joe (literally 5 seconds later): "A HAND CROSSBOW?! I'd have killed you days ago if I knew you had a HAND CROSSBOW"
I love what a loot goblin you are, that cracked me up
being a loot goblin is all fine and good, until you're in honor mode :) many an honor run has ended prematurely because sticky fingers pissed someone off lol
Well that was the most chaotic rescue of Florrick I've ever seen 🤣 (The Flaming Fist do know she's in there, but they're trying to get through the blocked front door of the pub. Apparently just going around didn't occur to them!)
I didn't even know you could join the Zent, that's so cool! The amount of different options in this game is insane.
Definitely recommend talking to your companions more than you currently are, including the guys back at camp - it's amazing how much unique dialogue they have!
33:30 You have chosen *wisely*. You get lightning charges from each time your spell does damage. Tour favorite spell for Gale, magic missile hits at least 3 times per cast so...
gotta be honest I got way too invested and nail-bitey when he was making that choice, the staff is clearly and absolutely the best choice there, and it's not even a contest if you ask me. Even without magic missile and spell slots, a caster like Gale just spams a cantrip and generates those charges constantly
There is a fantastic build for a lightning caster with all of the items that can be found in across Act 1. The Staff is the best item for it in my personal opinion.
I now know Joe would run through a burning building for a bowl of porridge.
@@kalythai I really like porridge. Although I’ve never had it with potatoes
That burning house shenanigans was absolutely fun to watch HAHA! the panicking, the desperate search for water, short resting in the middle of it, and then to top it all of:
Joe: Try this door maybe
*Door explodes*
*Loads save*
absolutely fantastic! chef's kiss!
In this episode, we do not confront Kagha.
@@kalythai I’m probably gonna stop doing intros like this 😭
@@greenmanjoe1 Nah, chaos and getting sidetracked are the essence of D&D. The intros are perfect!
Channel Oath is a Paladin ability....and Gale CAN dual wield staffs, but he'd have to take the Dual Wielding Feat first. Dual wielding staffs is a great choice for a spellcaster as you get the passive benefits of both.
Don't forget the Dual Wielding feat also gives you +1 AC while dual wielding which is nice for a squishy mage.
1:17:37
Hey, do what you wanna do. I'm just gonna say, once you go with Karlach, you ain't never going back (because your pelvis will be broken, among other things)
I have a tip for you! Joey should have Song of Rest, a bard feature that allows you to use a third short rest! It's blue and in the right side of your actions bar :) I hope this helps! Loving the playthrough so far :)
I was going to say this before but I assumed someone else would have.
When you are in situations, like the fire, where there are a lot of floor hazards you have to navigate your party around, turn on turn based mode.
This does two things, it allows you to move each character in turn. Manually getting them around obstacles.
The second is it slows time. If someone is on fire, they take damage every turn. That is every few second out of turn based mode. You get time to think about what to do, or use an action to throw water, without getting hit with damage multiple times.
Another thing about time. If you drink something like a potion of jumping it says it has a duration of 10 turns. This is about 30-40 seconds of real time. In turn based more it is a full 10 turns of movement. Also you can search for loot and take your time to read about items without worrying about wasting time on the potion.
I highly recommend using the turn based mode for situations like the fire here or when you were dealing with the gas clouds at Auntie Ethel's.
Yeah I've been thinking of saying the same, especially when it comes to stealth. Joe, you need to sneak in turn-based mode, that way you can plan around the NPC's routes and sight cones
@@scalien225 Damn I keep forgetting I can do this
Joe reading an encyclopedia on eels while the inn's still on fire in the background. Man's a gamer
Meanwhile the pricks at Candlekeep: "The Lord of Murder shall perish, but in his doom he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny. Chaos will be sewn from their passage. So sayeth the wise Alaundo."
Mildly spoilery context for ye young whippersnappers: These are the verses of Alaundo's prophecy that can be heard endlessly repeated by Chanters in the courtyard of Candlekeep fortress, during the Prologue chapter of Baldurs's Gate I. They foreshadow the world-spanning story in the background of the plot of BG 1&2. Echoes of those events still reverberate throughout the Sword Coast even today...
Priorities are prioritized correctly. We stan this. :)
22:20 'I just have one more question, Gale. I need to answer this honestly: are you definitely single?' I may not be the most qualified to answer this question but it seems Gale is at least 'estranged' from Mystra (to use a common term in current relationships), not exactly divorced, right? and he has a close relationship with someone called _Tara_ . she seems no threat to your relationship with him though. good luck.
dammon in the grove sometimes sells hand crossbows, keep an eye on his store after a long rest (when vendors reset their stock). Also, joey as a bard has one extra short rest (song of rest) so take advantage of it :)
2:43 "She doesn't seem to have many offensive abilities" Here are my three favorite _offensive_ Shadowheart spells.
• _Spiritual Weapon_ (Lvl II, 10 turns, Bonus Action) is a good one in early game. It creates a magical weapon which can independently attack and be moved around like a companion.
• _Spirit Guardians_ (Lvl III, concentration) creates a circle of spirits with a 3m radius around the caster. Any enemy within the radius takes 3d8 Radiant damage or 3d8 Necrotic damage per turn, and their Movement Speed is halved. When the spell is cast using a Level IV spell slot or higher, damage increases by 1d8 Radiant or 1d8 Necrotic damage for each spell slot level above 3rd. Moving Shadowheart with Spirit Guardians through enemy lines is so satisfying to watch 😂
• _Animate Dead_ (Lvl III, lasts until long rest or killed) You can raise a skeleton (specialized on ranged attacks) or a zombie (melee attacks) from a dead corpse. The creature lasts until destroyed or the next long rest. It can move and attack like a companion. the zombie version can deal _crawling gnaw_ If an enemy is killed while infected with this condition, he will rise as a newborn Zombie.
@@TheAxel65 I’ve already used spiritual weapon a couple times and I really like it 😄
@@TheAxel65 spirit guardians is one of my favourites!!!
@@greenmanjoe1Spiritual weapon is a good one, but Spirit Guardians is the mvp of all Shadowheart's spells. Especially in Act2 🔥
You call it Spirit Guardians, I call it the low HP monster lawn mower.
quick tip! right clicking will instantly cancel all movement. so if you get the "perception succeeded (x6)" popups bc you walked into the middle of a bunch of traps, you can immediately freeze everyone where they are instead of the party continuing to run into hazards lol
this channel’s been my new obsession as of late 😩
Shadowheart misses attacks because of her stats.
She is not strong, but uses a weapon that requires strength. She would hit better with a finesse weapon.
The Firebolt cantrip often doesn't hit because it requires intelligence. She and Astarion have the spell because they are high elves. It's not a class spell.
1 of the main reasons I made her a Paladin in my most recent Honour Mode playthrough
Most playthroughs I restat her as war or tempest cleric for heavy armour prof, so I can decrease dex and increase strength. There are lots of cool lightning and thunder weapon options too that add to the fun of tempest cleric
@@janejanejaney Nice. I may try that. I mostly relied on Gale for Create Water, Ice/SleetStorm, and Thunder attacks
I've been noticing you can be a bit overwhelmed when there's a lot happening (happens to everyone! :). Don't forget you can trigger turn-based mode whenever you need to 'pause' the world a bit.
One tip I don't think anyone has mentioned yet. You can upcast magic missle and use higher spell slots to make it give you additional missiles. You get one extra dart for each level of upcast.
To answer the question about whether Gale can duel wield. He would be able to if you give him the dual wield feat.
Not sure if other's mentioned to you that Withers doesn't care about being robbed, but thank you for using my advice! It made me feel special. Don't overuse that though. In combination with the fact that vendors refresh with every level up, you can seriously cheese the game. Don't get addicted to consumables like me. So glad you chose the spell sparkler. Essential for magic missile build. ;-)
"Did they not know she was up there?"
They did, they were trying to break down the front door to get to her, they probably didn't knew about the back way. I've always gone through the front door. 😅
I'm pretty sure Withers being ok with you pickpocketing him is intended. All magic has it's costs so he does need to take the money from you as a part of that but because he wants to help you out he will happily turn a blind eye when you take it back.
Withers has an interest in your success. He's just paying lip service to the requirement of magic coming at a cost.
@@TGSpectre1bros just so disappointed for lore spoiler reasons.
42:30 Congratulations! You found your first soap bar/sponge item! Keep it on your hotbar to keep clean and blood-free at all times!
I have a theory about why you can pickpocket withers. He wants you to pay to maintain the ballance of things but he doesn't care about the actual money.
The house of death hahaha. The back to back door explosion had my cackling. Always enjoy your play throughs Joe!! Can’t wait for the next episode. -Justin
2:00 Hey Joe, has there been anyone who is paralysed you can remember? In the groove maybe? 😉
22:34 "...are you definitly single?" 😂😂😂
1:20:51 The dude and the hamster are from the original game. Very funny cult character. 😉
@@manuelplate6370 Watch the whole video 😉
@@greenmanjoe11:19:00 👍🏻 👍🏻 👍🏻
Pretty sure there's a lore reason why Withers will take your money but then doesn't care if you pickpocket it back. Not really a spoiler but one of those funny things if you know DnD lore.
Gales story is probably one of the most interesting, maybe because he yaps so much. But truly his romance scenes are probably some of the best in the game, if you pursue a romance with him, you're in for a treat.
Joey: There's someone trapped in there! Oh porridge, where's the porridge?
Btw, you kept getting electrocuted because of the boots you're wearing, they were charging the water.
Anyway, keep an eye on background NPCs, this game does a great job fleshing them out and you'll be rewarded for paying attention to them, no matter how much of a jerk they are.
The voice acting in this game is incredible. Every monologue draws you in and is so enjoyable. Neil Newbon may have won the awards but it really is a joint achievement.
Oh and that fire was something else. Props for not reloading. Remember you can slow time down to move your team independently, of split off and adventure alone if you can't trust their pathfinding.
And welcome to the magic of elixirs. One per character per long rest. They can revolutionise your capabilities.
@@TGSpectre1 It really is exceptional. Every single character from the companions to the rats running around are played perfectly. Blows my mind.
crying that he is looking over the best bow in the game, especially for bards.
but cant blame for not seeing the combo
Tempest Cleric and Light Cleric get the good stuff. War isn't half bad either.
57:58 LMAOOO 🙌
I hope not to spoil you to much but i just want to recommend you to wait for your companions to be close to you before talking to a NPC this way you might see any extra interactions from them 😊
Edit: Thanks for the upload today i really wanted to see it 🎉
I gave the guidance necklace to Astarion, since I frequently have him split from the party to go disarm traps or open locks. That way he can just guide himself without bringing other party members along.
Regarding Withers and his lack of concern over you taking his money. As a vessel for a higher power withers is not able to offer services according to the rules of dungeons & dragons without taking payment. However he has zero need for money so he's only doing it out of necessity. You can't get anything free so there has to be a trade-off.
I love the running bit where it takes you at least 3 episodes to get to the quest you're trying to prioritise. It's a truly universal part of the bg3 experience 😂 Please never stop the "today we're going to..." bit.
YES! You went back to the toll house. The chair puzzle. Gale should be fine after this last one. And you kept Gale after he shared his secret. Gale is fully going to woo you now. He is definitely single. Trust. He will woo you! (After you confirm and commit to him that you want him too). Can I just say how much i'm rooting for your playthrough of team Gale. :) And you picked THE best staff for Gale. Your excitement over the dual crossbows is everything.
Haven't finished yet, but respeccing Shadowheart to War, I would suggest you make her Wisdom, Strength and Constitution as primary. As War Cleric you get Heavy Armor proficiency, where you cannot use your dexterity. And you can utilize all weapons, not just finesse weapons.
And along with that, the dexterity save for Sacred Flame is the _target's_ dexterity, not the caster's.
i've seen many peoplye say shadowhearts underclass is terrible and doesnt fit her stats... which subclass fits her the best and which stats would be the best for her subclass?
@@Asari547 Life works really nice if you want a pure medic. War works well as the person above mentioned
@@Asari547 Trickery is definitely one of the least useful domains, at least for most playthroughs. If you do a stealth focused game it is good, but otherwise it does not give much.
Shadowheart has poorly optimised stats from the start. 13 str and dex is worse than 12 and 14, because the bonus is on even.
War cleric is a pretty good pick. It gives heavy armor and martial weapons. Meaning str and con are better than dex and con.
Meanwhile Light, Life and Knowledge are also good picks. I do prefer light and knowledge, because I am not a fan of healbots.
Regardless of what you pick, Shadowheart is a full caster, so will have access to same amount of spells as Gale and Joey, but different ones, such as Spirit Guardians and Spiritual Weapon.
@@Asari547 Trickery is *okay* at the start because of the invoke duplicity ability which makes all your attacks have advantage while it is nearby. But at the mid to late game, you have beefed up your party enough to not need it or Trickery's sneaking abilities.
Almost any other subclass is better for the rest of the game.
Life gives her a bonus when she heals and a channel divinity aoe heal nuke which makes her a healing MACHINE.
Light gives her FIREBALL, scorching ray and wall of fire, spells clerics do not normally get.
War and Tempest lets her wear heavy armor, and use any martial weapon. War gets a second attack and can react to bestow +10 to an ally's attack roll. Tempest get bonuses for lightning and thunder spells, can counterattack with a lightning/thunder spell and she can use her Channel Divinity to force max damage rolls for lightning/thunder spells.
39:42 'we haven't got any short rests left.' that's not entirely true. from 2nd level onwards, Bards get _Song of Rest_ giving you a 3rd short rest and extending resource management considerably
The electrocution happens because of your new item most likely, any item that gives you lightning charges will zap you when you get into water like that
oh no not joe thinking it said "hic" at 34:46 😆 it's [sic] used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands in the original. Basically this is what they said, but it may be spelled incorrectly or grammar is wrong.
@@verucasalt4535 Lmao I thought it was a drunk guy’s testimony or something
@@greenmanjoe1 Lol I love it! I didn't know what sic was for a while, and i read a ton. It also means standard issue cat.
I actually loved this as well 😂. [sic] would certainly also be in a drunken guy's testimony as well
@@fubarpie oh my god that's "absolute"ly right! Joe was right all along. The tadpoles really are insightful.
Oh! Don't forget, things like switches in the walls can be triggered by hitting them with arrows or spells like magic missile. MM can be split up to hit multiple switches from a distance using just one action. Just something to keep in mind.
I had no idea that amulet was under that rock.
@@BL00F0X I know! My cursor drifted over it and I thought it was weird that there was a random rock you could sit on
@@greenmanjoe1 Definitely a lucky find! I've played the game for hundreds of hours and I'm still learning things. Like earlier today I didn't know steam could become electrified but while I was playing it just happened and thought that was funny; you seem to discovered that yourself as well. lol
Nothing says true love like using a rare dye on someone.
(Whoever understood the reference got it 😏)
Tip for the burning building style segments.
If you click the hourglass it will put you into turn based mode where you have time to think out and plan your actions.
Its really useful for planning ambushes and other high precision scenarios.
Without giving any spoilers, i think Withers ignoring the pickpocket is intended, otherwise they would have fixed it (the devs 100% know about it). He charging gold its like a ritual for him, he does not actually care or need the gold for anything he just believes its something he needs to do to balance your interactions. Withers may look like it but he has never been human, i don't think he truly understands why ppl charge gold for services.
Yeah it just seems really OP. Being able to change your classes as many times as you want will really help for tactician going forward though
Yes, a new episode !
...Now you've discovered how chill Withers is about our little misdeeds (misbehaves ? behaviours ?) I can spoil the most hillarious choice of dialogs you can chose when you met him : "attack" (it's really funny and not in the "haha, you're all deads, why do you listen some strangers advices on Internet" kind of funny).
PS : Joe, this is NOT Divinity Original Sin 2, you CAN pause the game by turn off the "turn-based mode", you don't have to search in a hurry your bedroll or a scroll of water in your inventory to avoid to be burn to death by Cursed Fire before you can heal the whole party :D
I've been watching through all your videos these past few days and its honestly refreshing to see your content. With all the exaggerated personalities from different creators, I love how down to earth and chill you are. Hope to see more in the future!
Without being a druid to wildshape into say a cat, you can get into those holes the following way:
Use the mask to turn into a halfling or gnome then Use a potion of reduction, or the enlarge/reduce spell to make yourself even smaller. Its expensive to do, but it works. You can also re-level Gale to learn that spell if it really matters to you :)
Easier way: summon a small familiar, and use it to explore those holes.
there is something that turns you into a bunch of gas / cloud / mist... dont remember if its a spell or a scroll
sooo withers not caring about you taking the price paid back is very much a story thing, but not one someone not invested into dnd lore would likely get. If you ask later in your series when you discover who Withers is someone will surly fill you in
Always a pleasure to see that you’ve posted a new video :)
I’m snowed-in at my house so this is a lovely little distraction.
I’m interested to see how Shadowheart does as a War Domain Cleric. I may give that a try on my next playthrough!
46:27 Without spoiling anything about it, I just want you to remember this note for much later xD
47:33 Oh you already caught on I forgot you saw that trailer xD
Everyone burning and dying
Joe: "OK, Where the Porridge"
lmao
🤣
psst! For Shadowheart, consider the Life domain for her, it makes her a great healer. As for feats and ability scores, for her and other "support" type casters that have to maintain concentration on spells like Bless, consider the Resilient (Constitution) feat, especially if their constitution score's an odd number (in Shart's case here, it was), as it gives them +1 CON *AND* it gives them proficiency in CON saving throws if they don't have them.
Proficiency in CON saving throws for casters is important for the following reason:
Concentration checks, the rolls characters make to maintain concentration on a spell when damaged, are actually secretly Constitution saving throws. I say secretly because they're *technically* a subtype of CON saving throws - but anything that boosts CON saves boosts Conc checks.
Another such feat to consider for casters like Gale (I think you may have seen it already, I think you gave it to one character in levelup in previous episodes) is Warcaster, which gives advantage on Conc checks.
Alright, zipping my rules lawyer/backseat gamer mouth back up, let's crack on
Life is so boring though. It's all healing with no interesting domain spells or abilities that give you something different from base cleric. Tempest and Light are way more fun.
@@Peckles1231 Light is great, but it doesn't make narrative sense for her, not until a certain forking path in her quest, as far as i'm concerned
@@TomCrow-l6h I think I’d find that a little boring tbh if she was just useful for healing. I like the idea of her being more of a damage dealer as well
@@greenmanjoe1 in that case, go for Tempest or War, as you have.
(...Though you might eventually change your mind, when you start needing bigger heals... but that's what Withers is for)
@greenmanjoe1 My vote would be for tempest cleric, she gets heavy armour proficiency and is able to guarantee max spell damage using channel divinity charges. You can also get double damage with lightning and cold spells by getting ppl wet :)
22:26 Joe asking the real questions here
Am I the only one who thinks that Gale was/is more in love with the weave than Mystra? She's the embodiment of magic and he loves magic above all. "Magic is my life... There's nothing like it. It's like music, poetry, physical beauty all rolled into one and given expression through the senses." Easy to think he was truly in love, but he wasn't really, not with her. And I do not believe he was more than an amusement to her. I love romancing him and showing him what it's like to be really loved
@@KelstoneKat No sorry he’s in love with no one except me
@@greenmanjoe1 Right. So sorry. I'll just be over here watching with heart eyes 😍
Omg you look like a Drow gunslinger now with those two hand crossbows and the hat. I'm loving Joey's fashion right now.
if i'm remembering correctly male drow are below female drow in their standing. they are closer to slaves than actual members of their society. so the profession 'male' is probably hinting in that direction.
4:34 Why would you take boneman's hard earned moneys? D:
Yeah...the fact that the game's code lets you do something doesn't mean you _have_ to do it. It's up to you whether your priority is the role-playing part or the game part of "RPG". 😉
Withers doesn't care at all, it's definitely intended, he's on your side but just asks for the gold cause well, magic does have a cost. (in normal D&D, you need a really expensive diamond to use a revival spell, for example). ALso with Gale and Mystra, in D&D you can only go up to level 9 spells, in the lore of D&D there was a time where magic was free, that man in the story Gale talked about, Karsus, who tried to usurp Mystril, tried to ascend to godhood, killing Mystril and destroying all magic in the world. After that the new Mystra banned all magic beyond 9th level spells basically lmao. Gale wanted to get them level 10 spells lol.
5:02 If you want Astarion to be more like a stealth assassin, then you should pick assassin as his subclass instead of thief. That then lends to a different play style for him though.
Pickpocketing Withers is definitely not an oversight. There's even a lore reason for why he charges money but doesn't care if you steal it back. I think Larian included it so that you could feel more free to experiment with builds and not be too afraid of party member death.
Channel Oath is a Paladin thing. No need to worry about it.
Watching someone blindly choose between the 3 lightning weapons is always nerve wracking. The bow and trident are pretty mediocre even in the early game and fall off fast. Whereas the staff is top tier all game long. You made the right choice there.
Between you and me, I suspect that Shadowheart is specially coded to miss more often than other companions. Even when I respec her and fix her stats and do everything right, she still misses constantly.
Your Gale impression (that was actually an Astarion impression 😂) was hilarious! Gale sounds a little more perky IMO :’ )))
Just FYI: Sic" in writing means "thus" or "so" in Latin and is used to indicate that a spelling or grammatical error within a quoted text
Channel oath spells are special actions available from Clerics and Paladins only.
Shadowheart as a light domain cleric, can become pretty powerful.
okay BASE DND quick tip I've been holding up until now... Can't manage it anymore...
Attack with Melee weapon use your Strength modifier to HIT and to add DAMAGE (unless light weapon which use Dexterity instead.)
Ranged weapon use Dexterity modifier for hit and add damage. (Thrown weapon use strength instead... I know DND is kind of complicated.)
So that flail on Shadowheart isn't going to hit shit with 10 STR...
Also having stat at odd number, like 15 dexterity for Shadowheart doesn't do anything... having it at 14 will do exactly the same.
Hope that help. :)
Aside from saving someone, you can come back to Waukeen’s after long resting, fight off much less fire and explore. 😏
Minor comment: I notice you often wonder if an enemy is “weak” to anything. That’s not really a concept in DnD; almost no enemies have a “Vulnerability” (incurs 2x damage) to a damage type. Instead, more often enemies may have one or more “Resistances” (incurs 1/2 damage) or “Immunities” (incurs 0 damage) to certain damage types. So it’s usually not finding out what they’re weak to, but avoiding what they’re strong against, if that makes sense.
you should know you missed one of the dos2 portraits inside Ethel's teahouse, behind some vines, you probably will never go back there so it's appropriate to reveal a more precise location. that's all I'll say for now.
Magic, not even once.
OMG you started the video with Joey just keeled over in pain I laughed.
@@hallemcdowell9055 Yeah he was still rotting from the swamp last episode 😭
11:08 Channel Oaths are a paladin thing. There are no initial paladin characters you can recruit based on how you are playing. You would need to respec someone into a Paladin. Don't be afraid to change someone's class outside of their initial class.
Yes!!! I was just enjoying some beer and waiting when I see your new video. :D Hi from Finland again! :D And have a great weekend!
Magic missiles are a good starter spell because it hits with 100%. :)
@@annina134 You too!
@@annina134 Magic missiles is a great spell in the endgame against a certain *unstoppable* baddie.
@kalythai I think it's very usefull everywhere. 😄
I really should try the tempest cleric sometime. My tavourite cleric build is 6 Cleric 1 Storm Sorcerer 5 Cleric. Gives you access to shield and magic missile and you can fly if you cast a spell. :3
They're putting out Death Domain in the next patch too.
I'd really recommend multiclassing astarion into a gloom stalker ranger (7 lvls) and assassin rogue (5 lvls), get him the titanstring bow at the zentharim hideout if you still can (use with strength elixir) and the risky ring in act 2. focus on gear that improves his stealth. really satisfying and fun to play :)
Would prefer 7 gloom, 3 assassin, 2 fighter for extra atk for my build
@aranvil7303 that's so good too, getting the improved critical hit with fighter 3 is also rly good
i was having a nightmare and when i woke up i saw you uploaded a new video, i was saved 🙏🙏🙏
btw as i know Gale is free because Mystra is his ex but we will see 🤪 this episode was hilarious as always, thanks again ❤
Gotta tell i enjoy your journey trough this game. Seeing younger people enjoy what we older people got to enjoy in 90's and early 2000 ago just warms my heart. Singleplayer rpg games was the shit then.
You can only use two staves if you have the dual weilder feat it can be quite powerful becausev if you have two staffs with special abilities you get both of them.
Lmao! 38:16 It's pure chaos!
Lae'zel's response to keeping Gale in the party after you find out about Gale's orb... I'd recommend reloading right before Gale told you about the orb and have her and Astarion in the party just to get that banter. Not to change your saves or companions, just for the response.
FYI: Mystra kicked Gale to the curb over a year ago. He's mine now, lol.
Bro u missed a real good bow from zentarim merchant. Ill advice u too see what it does
Okay...i'm happy you got the hand crossbow...but I'm in shock over killing poor Rugan. You could have taken on the whole cave. Maybe? haha. Poor Olly and Rugan.
OH! I hope it's okay to say this. Not a spoiler really, as doesn't impact your gameplay. You are collecting the Divinity paintings.....There is one in Ethel's hag house....i think the right side of the fireplace behind the vines on the wall has Sebille....and if you go back to where you found the ogres that gave you the horn....up on top of the roof is a hidden side room (you might have to jump across as you knocked down the support beam from an earlier video), should be a ladder outside that lets you climb up. In the room is the painting of Ifan. Back in druid's grove, if you speak to Nettie in the area where Kahga is at....should find Lohse in the second room against the front statue when you walk in. You can't miss it really. Not sure where Beast is at....only one I didn't find yet. You found Fane in the temple/crypt ruins and have Red Prince now. Yay!
yay
Go back to the zent trader, you missed 2 of the best items in game
@@davidsweet8374 I read all the items just edited it out. Might head back there later when I’ve got more coin
No he wasn't playing on stealing the shipment, she had Ollie and him killed because you talked him into letting you take the shipment. That's one of, like, six ways this interaction could go ....i need to stop posting every time you say something
Post as many times as you want ☺️