Nighttime Surprises | Let's Play Baldur's Gate 3 Blind Part 13
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- Опубликовано: 17 окт 2024
- In this Baldur's Gate 3 blind PC gameplay let's play walkthrough, we learn Astarion's secret.
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"You may be too normal Gale."
Oh boy, I love this.
I can already here Welonz signature "What?" when Gale starts his quest line.
Astarion can hide both as a normal or bonus action. So you can all in one turn:
1) make sure he's out of enemy sight (hold shift and avoid the red spots)
2) hide using a BONUS action
3) sneak attack using action.
1:00:20 among us
Astarion stealing the chest and running aways from Rugan was so cartoonish 😂 I can't believe that worked
And right towards the trap gauntlet, too ... too bad he didn't run far enough 😂
@@foxfire9320 ahahah, I kind of cheered for going with him a lit bit further, just for that trap to trigger
you can cause a lot of chaos with astarion tbh
i watch neils playthrough and he's always doing crazy things with astarion
@@nightfrost1891 hey, just curious who you mean by Neil. i feel like watching a 2nd playthrough of this too :)
@@isaacq517 Neil Newbon, I assume. Astarion's VA.
Truly the biggest surprise of all time that the man whose look and speech screams "VAMPIRE" is indeed a vampire
I actually thought the "Careful... I bite" voiceline wouldn't play until the reveal. But it does.
Not to mention dress like one. Interview with a vampire much, Astarion?
I guess Welonz failed her Spot checks! :D
I feel abt the vamp reveal the way welonz felt abt the shar reveal. "Wait, did we not know that? I assumed we knew that."
and has vampire fangs marks on the side of his neck,
"You might be too normal, Gale. What's your burden" - oh this is so ironic compared to Astarion, can't wait till you find out
yeah, I've chuckled a bit at that as well
You absolutely need to have Karlach's very first thing to do in every single battle be to Frenzy.
This had to be the most DnD thing that I saw in this game ever.
"Ok, I've got a plan. I will play to distract the two people we just rescued and in the meantime rogue will steal their chest."
Edit: Welonz really get's the spirit of the game right.
GM: You see a dead boar that has been drained of blood.
Welonz: I shall cast speak with the dead on the boar.
GM: ...you can't target beasts with that spell.
Welonz: Oh, that's a shame.
The spirit of the exsanguinated boar: *angry oinking*
Faerun wasn't ready for the secret combo spell *Speak with Dead Animals.* So Mystra banned it.
@@dargaronsoftsong3193 It was banned because vegans would spike drinks of butchers with potions of speak with dead animals, leading to poor people who just wanted to do their job needing therapy.
I often try to play it really safe. I barely steal and I try to make friends with as many people as I can. I wouldn't dream of stealing that chest from Rugan out of fear of losing potential allies. So it's fun to watching someone who doesn't care and does things differently. I love this playthrough.
i just let the gnolls kill them, let the main one kill the other knolls and then have the main one kill themselves
that's my main path lol but i also have only played high charisma character like sorcerer, warlock and bard
recently i've played astarion too and he isn't that bad at charisma either
lmao Astarion running and playing catch with the guy after stealing the chest made me laugh so much 🤣🤣🤣
16:50 Hidden is a status effect. If you are hidden it will show on the side of the chatacter portrait. What makes you confused about Astarion is that he has BOTH the option to hide, dash and disengage as Actions AND Bonus Actions. And just because its a Bonus action you shouldn't just leave it for later in the turn. If you are already well positioned: use Hide as a bonus to gain advantage on a ranged attack, THEN Attack, so you have advantage and can Sneak attack. Repeat on next turn. You should really read his subclass abilities again, because I see you making very little use of his Assassin features, or just change him to thief so its more straight forward and you don't have to think so much
I like how Welonz is playing a borderline wicked drow here, and is still wondering why people are suspicious of drow xD
Made funnier by the fact she’s a monk
From what I see she is gaming the game. Not understanding there isn't a set plan the developers have to go. Just choosing game selections like its any other game to "choose the right/intended way".
It seems to me she is being evil by accident.
@@b.delacroix7592 That’s fair, hope I didn’t sound too judgement on her play style, just a funny thought I had lol
And she’s still nicer than some other people I’ve seen play/in game xD
YES WELONZ! I agree soo much with the notion that BG3 has elements of the immersive sim genre!
Yeah, it is probably my favorite thing about Larian's approach to cRPGs starting with DOS1, incorporating immersive sim elements and allowing emergent gameplay to shine. After some time with the game it just clicked for me that "yeah, this is the best thing about BG3", probably as well as "rewarding exploration" (and honestly not many party-based RPGs, even any, roll with this kind of appoach to gameplay)
them actually doing some narrative and companions with DOS2, and especially with BG3, is a more typical party based RPG/cRPG experience, and DOS2 wasn't even that narrative heavy, even tho it had great companions or more of origin characters tbh (I would say still that there is more to narrative engine and its flexibility to player's whims and wishes aka player agency that gives BG3 some gloss, as well as character writing and performances, rather than generic high fantasy/heroic fantasy story)
I mean Imsims are just RPGs with bits taken out.
I would say that BG3 is an immersive sim with RPG elements.
18:31 you can use sneak attack as many times as you like as long as you qualify for it. You either need advantage (which you can get by pressing the Hide action or bonus action while out of sight) or if there is an ally next to your targeted enemy (which doesn’t give you advantage but it qualifies you for a sneak attack)
42:32 notice how you unequipped the armor gloves for Karlach, her AC went up, it's something to keep an eye out for, most armor will actually make her weaker.
That was because the gloves count as Medium Armor, so it negated the Unarmored Defense feature. If Karlach was also wearing a set of scale mail, her AC would be higher than without it, and she could wear the gloves, too.
So, what you said is *kinda* true, but not really. Any Medium Armor that is at least 13+dex will make Karlach stronger right now.
@@Rocker4JCforevershe can’t rage in armor
@@thisishowitallends9321 not true. Only *Heavy* armor impedes the effects of Rage.
Barbarians get proficiency in Medium Armor for a reason. It is often better for them than just relying on Unarmored Defense.
Monks are completely different, btw. They're not proficient in any armor.
"You can't swim?"
In Early Access, when you walked in water, Astarion took damage.
I love how this game allows you to accidentally friendly fire your own allies lol
They deserve it sometimes lol
its even funnier when the allies are real people you're playing with
@@orinea "Oh man I don't have any enemies I can reach and they don't wanna attack me, my rage is gonna stop"
_"Bet"_
you would LOVE to play Magicka
@@orinea shrink spell -> throw into chasm
"accidental"
On asking about Astarion not being able to swim, I believe (and I could be wrong on the specifics but I know I have the general idea) that one weakness of vampires is that they can’t traverse running/moving water, hence why he mentioned rivers specifically. Stagnant water though, he can travel without issue. At least without the parasite in play…
You didn't see that Shart wanted to talk to you when you woke up in camp. Poor girl got ignored lol
I don't know if someone gave this tip already but if you press C you and your party crouches. You can all sneak up and suprise attack the enemy. It means you have a whole round where you all can attack before you go into normal initiative.
Hey, congats on your first TPK xD
"We don't have ranged people with us" - Astarion is right there ;), and just like everyone else, everyone can use ranged weapons, even Ranger class is not necessarily a dedicated ranged person.
Not having a dedicated caster on the other hand, and I include Clerics like Shadowheart in this category, this could be a party composition weakness. But having a dedicated archer is more or less irrelevant, especially when you have a Rogue in your party, which is the best class if you want dedicated archer, as well as lockpicker, trap disarmer, dps pary member...
To sneak like you wanted on Gnolls, which was a good strategy, to come from the top, and kind of worked, party group sneak would be extremely useful, and checking lines of sight where you walk (red areas you see when you press shift), so you want to trigger the fight. Btw, it is also great to start the fight, if you are the one who starting it, with Assassin Rogue, because they get their action point back and will go again (with high initiative). Unless, ofc, you just want to throw a Fireball at people or something, better than some Assassin's sneak attack ;)
That was the ideal spot to shove them down when they come to you.
I'm honestly shocked and super happy you were actually surprised by Astarion being a vampire. dunno how you didnt get spoiled on that with all his vampy pics and videos all over internet :)
two videos in a row is a good feeling!!!!
this is so fun watching you learn. starting battle with party scattered in places? im proud bruh
Sweet Lord, the man with white hair, red eyes, pale skin and bite marks on his neck was a vampire all long.
how is he surviving the daylight?
@@TykoBrian7 he doesn't know, but you can address that in the game because he is just as confused about it (just like about the ability to go inside the house without invitation, or cross running water)
his guess, just like for Gale losing his powers as arch mage, and Wyll losing most of his abilities, is due to the tadpoles
No way, really? Aww, what a plot twist.
@@TykoBrian7 Tadpoles.
he even shows his fangs sometimes in conversation
To clear up this boar thing: it indeed is related to Astarion and can appear at different places on the map the day before Astarion bites you. In fact, I never have seen it at Waukeen's Rest. For me, it's always outside the Blighted Village.
Yeah same for me 😂
31:54 This entire sequence -- distracting by whistling a tune -- is my favorite part so far. Even though I'm much deeper into the game, this LP is still teaching me new things about BG3. I'm playing as a rogue/fighter, and, as others have probably mentioned, you can have a lot more fun with Astarion by leveraging his sneak attacks. Rogues can hide as a bonus action (thus gaining advantage), and sneak attack also works against enemies who are threatened by your adjacent allies. In general, you can gain a strategic edge before a fight by hiding your companions.
I've never played the game but i'm shocked that the pale guy with twin puncture wounds on his neck, and very sharp incisors turns out to be a vampire.
Welonz's stealth level is like when you're trying to steal your mom's cookies
*Astarion dying*
tav: "seems like a good moment to talk"
He’s not really my type, but once I figured out lesser restoration removes the bloodless condition I was fine with Astarion’s late night snacking habit.
Having a +1 on attack rolls, saving throws and most ability checks is a great way to start the day 👍
And once I found The amulet of Silvanus in the Druids grove, it became a no-brainer.
Probably because you haven't struggled that much yet, but you pick a lot of items that you don't look at. I.e. in that Gnoll fight you could've shot some of the magical arrows with Astarion. A lot of them have AoE damage. You have cool potions and elixirs with long durations. Scrolls. You could have poisoned your arrows. You have found a few good items as well. They are the things that will give you an edge, combined with the correct usage of skills at the right time.
17:00 “is he still seeing me? I have no idea.”
That means you’re out of his field of vision but you are not hidden from anyone until you use the hide action (or in this case a hide bonus action with your rogue ability to do so). They still know you’re there until you actually try to Hide.
Don't forget to rage (frenzy) with karlach. That should be the first thing you do with her. she'll do more damage and it halves the damage she takes. Astarion needs to "cunning action: hide" to gain advantage. Be careful not to do the regular hide because that one costs an action instead of a bonus action. Shadowheart would've been good during the gnoll fight. Cast sanctuary on her and then use her to heal the party while she cant get attacked. Astarion and Shadowheart are both pretty much staples in my party sind they are really useful in and outside of combat.
19:56 I think laezel should have the paladin sword. Because Karlach can't frenzy and concentrate on the shield spell at the same time, I don't know if any lf Lae'zel's abilities interrupt concentration.
This is why I love Welonz, she's so insightful and on the ball with many of her guesses in games, and then she's probably the only person I've seen that didn't twig Astarion is a vampire (spawn) 😂makes for a fantastic watch that way, though. Another old, stereotypical vampire thing is that they can't cross running water (i.e. a river), hence the wading comment. Also when the goody-two-shoes has a Warlock pact, I don't think you'll have to worry about _anyone_ in your party being too normal 😅
Astarion always be like "The subtle approach!", only to stuff a whole metal chest into his pants.
Also good job on clearing the Gnolls first try at your party's current level. In my opinion those Gnolls are easily one of the more challenging encounters in the early game, especially if you decide to no turn their leader on them.
43:50 That's a HAND crossbow. It has the Light property, meaning it can be dual-wielded with another light ranged weapon (probably another hand crossbow lol).
For crossbows, you generally have Hand Crossbows, Light Crossbows (not actually light) and Heavy Crossbows. Bows only have Shortbows and Longbows. Heavier usually means more/stronger dice on the damage roll, but needs a different proficiency to use. And they also give different abilities.
You can remove the bloodless debuff with Shadowheart's Lesser Restoration spell. Especially useful to know if you decide to become Astarion's juice box long term.
A few tips that might be useful
-Before entering combat party can sneak and attack by keeping away from the red detection zones this effectively gives you an extra turn since it’s treated as a ambush
- Astarion is a rogue so a good way to use him is hide before entering combat sneak attack and hide again using a bonus action
- Also from what I remember you can only have 4 inspiration points at any given point so feel free to use it when you have 4
Most importantly though there is no wrong way to play this game, coming up with unique solutions to different encounters combat or otherwise is highly rewarding. So my advice just keep experimenting
In the Cave with Rugen, those deep shadowy pits. If you have feather fall, you might be able to jump down there. something to ponder.
Wait a minute, are you trying to tell me THE VAMPIRE... is a vampire!?😱
Just a tip about sneak attack: You DON'T need to be sneaking/hidden, you just need to have advantage
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36:28 Welcome to Boulder's Gate!
59:40
It’s old folklore that evil spirits can’t pass running water.
Like in the Fellowship of the Ring, the Ringwraiths hesitate when they reach water while trying to chase Frodo.
So vampires can’t normally go through rivers, but like with the sun the tadpole protects Astarion from normal vampire weaknesses.
9:19 in a siuation like this you could also throw a potion at Wellens, so she will stand up with more than 1 hp, then you can drink a potion for yourself too as a bonus action.
Astarion makes a great ranged character. Certainly the best companion you've got for it in this party, and probably a little better than Wyll f you make it his primary job. You have to commit to it somewhat, rather than trying to mix up his ranged and melee abilities.
he slays are melee rogue as well plus for his bite/heal perk you need to go to the enemy close range so you might as well go melee. I prefer him with thief melee tho for those double bonus action attacks :)
@@mayaamis Not that I disagree that he's capable in melee and has some cool tricks, but Lae'zel and Karlach are melee focused (so is our Monk protagonist). If I want a ranged damage dealer it's Astarion or Wyll who'll do it (and both can be built for melee). Generally I And since I've got other melee people I tend to make at least one of them a ranged specialist, usually Astarion because he's actually a close match as a character I played with in PnP 5e for a while and I know how effective that was.
One of the biggest stats that you seem unaware about is AC. It's probably the most important way to keep yourself alive in combat.
That gnoll battle is TOUGH!! You're definitely getting the hang of the game's mechanics though!!
Yhe Hand Crossbow you got is shorter range but it has the Light property, meaning it can be dual wielded, which means you can attack with it twice per turn: once with an action and again with a Bonus Action if you have two of them. It is very powerful. You would do well to keep it!
Wellens, Try to get into the spirit of D&D, let the adveture take you and keep in mind there are no wrong choices only different outcomes. Do as you wantg not as you think the game wants you to. 👍
I've played this fight in two playthroughs, didn't know you could talk to the warlord 🤯
"13:40 - This turns the tide of battle doesn't it! Absolutely!" -- I'm calling the pun police, this is a clear violation.
Stealing tips:
- you can preview npc's detection zone before sneaking by holding SHIFT
- stealing is easier in turn-based mode
- do steal while in sneak
- get out of there quick once the deed is done because NPCs do notice quickly ... as you found out here
Honestly Welonz, don't worry, the GM is pretty competent in this game, they will make sure you can make your own choices without missing too much content !
On another hand, finally the sad vampire is revealed to be a vampire :D Kinda surprised you were so nice to him, but I love him, so I won't complain haha.
@43:54 That wasn't a heavy crossbow, that was a hand crossbow. They are smaller. Bards like them. You can duel wield hand crossbows.
Oh boy, not my Half-Orc cleric being constantly Bloodless with a constant Happy Astarion in the party 😅😅
14:30 “did I hurt it just now?”
Yup! You threw back the arrow. If your deflect missiles reduces the damage to 0 you have the option to send the missile right back at the attacker ^^
44:05 YOu sent Lae'zel the HAND crossbow Wellens picked up, the HEAVY crossbow I think Karlach picked up.
Some small tips:
* If you want to hide in order to steal something you can try entering turn-based mode. Hide is a status, and anyone who has view of him will roll a dice to determine if they spot him or not. The turns go pretty quickly in real time, but switching to turn based mode is a lot more manageable. And you can tell when they'll be able to have a chance at spotting him better.
* As a barbarian, you should definitely be using Rage on Karlach at the beginning of all your fights
* You can get a sneak attack off with Astarion by moving/hiding with your bonus action first, then attacking with the action second. Or, you can just move another character into melee range, and that gives you advantage on that target with Astarion.
* If you really have nothing to do on a bonus action, using some kind of health potion is a good option. You can throw it on another character instead of your own. Or you can put poison on your weapon before using it, or throw some of the stuff you have in your inventory like a grenade to damage enemies (set them on fire, etc.) Doing nothing with it is a sign you probably could have planned the battle better.
33:13 lmao, and this is also a moment where you could just delta the f out with a fast travel :D
56:30
“This is like the beginning of an AO3 fanfic!”
Welonz, once you’re finished with this playthrough, boy will you have some reading material.
@@Firestorm6651 OK but seriously i do need some recs i couldn't find fics i enjoyed on ao3 which was the highest of betrayal
The great storytelling is shown with this gnoll leader. A tough fight, but with a little mindpower it becomes a cakewalk. This is the dilema between using the Illithid power or fearing them for being... alien... tentacle -worm thingies. Especially so, if you now nothing about the mysteries of baldurs gate.
Who does not want a vampire friend after all those "I love a vampire" flicks some years ago?
Now you have your personal one.
I can't wait for the consequences of this episode to come back to haunt her 😆
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1:01:59 Missed Shadowheart wanting to chat.
How stealth works is that you use hide action (or bonus action for rogues) to enter stealth. You will stay hidden for as long as you stay out of sight (being in stealth or, by default, pressing shift) or pass through a vision cone while in shade and succeeding in a stealth saving throw. Being within line of sight while in a well lit area or if the character looking at you has dark vision will make you lose stealth immediately. You'll know you are hidden if your character has the hidden condition. Doing anything without being hidden will be noticed by nearby npcs even if they're looking in another direction.
Also, rogues can also use their sneak attacks without having advantage if you target enemies in melee distance of your allies, thus being distracted. That info is a bit hidden because hovering over the tooltip for sneak attack only shows a truncated version and you'd need to use the inspect feature to reveal the full description. It's unfortunate that that's how it works but if you look carefully, you can identify similar shortened description by a symbol of three dots following the description text.
Old vampire myth vampires can't cross running water.
since you playing Astarion as an assassin you want to sneak up and start the fight with him.. use his cunning bonus action hide and than fire of first attack, surprise enemy before the fight even triggers. and aim for the strongest enemy. because Assaisn has a perk of that first surprise hit always being critical.
This is so great to watch :) What I found useful, don’t miss to pick up all the hyena ears. Potion of speed can save you a lot of trouble in the more tricky battles. In general, bodies with an asterisk next to their name (holding Alt) are those you didn‘t loot yet.
I noticed the marks on Astarions neck a few episodes earlier, so I already suspected him. 😅 Plus he fits the cliché too well.
Since you mentioned Astarion's story being like Karlach's:
That's what really made me start loving the game. The writers did a good job I think of really weaving in the theme of control. Wyll is a slave to his contract with Mizora, Astarion was a slave for the Szarr family, Karlach was forced to fight for Zariel, Shadowheart is a devoted Cleric that had some of her memories surpressed. And then of course you all have this Mind Flayer parasite that allows you to exert control over others, to the point of being able to convince a Gnoll to literally eat itself to death. It's such wonderful storytelling.
Agreed
I mean, you're correct and agreed, and that's just Larian's trifecta of themes, even from DOS2
- power (or control, however you want to call it, but in many variations, like physical or power over others, or just the idea of power, I mean this is one of the main tracks in BG3 "Power")
- survival (what you're going to do in order to survive, would you side with a "monster" if it means living another day)
- trust (self-explanatory given how interactions with companions go, even in this EP it is the matter of trus)
through these big themes they explore other sub-themes (again, same as DOS2): cycle of abuse, society/religious dogma's, prejudice
it is just cranked-up/amplified in BG3 to 12/10 in comparison to DOS2, and just better written and performed
and they also create Faulkner's "human heart and conflict with itself" as branching for almost every "main" (aka origin) character
Hiding. When you're not in their line of sight (red), like the tree breaks their line of sight, you can hide. Better to use cunning action hide for this since it is a bonus action. When you go in their line of sight you have to pass a Stealth check to stay hidden. In this particular case staying behind the tree doesn't mean you're hiding, but they can't see you behind the tree (not in their line of sight), so you can use Hide (again, rogue specific bonus action), and perform Stealth Attack every (!) turn. Even if you cross their line of sight, you can still pass the stealth check and stay hidden, thus you can still use Sneak Attack. However, attacking usually reveals you. Typical rogue turn is either using the fact that enemies being engaged with friendlies and thus threatened to use Sneak Attack, or find a spot where you're not in red (in their line of sight), hide, sneak attack.
I won't rest until you see this... But please check your settings to see if 'karmic dice' is on. It is a shit setting idk why it exists, but it usually gets auto turned on, it makes rolls biased... Basically, if you roll high too mcuh you'll be forced into getting lower rolls for a whiel and vice versa (In combat and out of combat. Which is why you may be missing a lot). this is the samee for enemies, meaning rolls end up barely having actual 'luck' in it.
50:33 Poor Wyll catching another stray for no reason. He really got on Welonz' wrong side 🥲
Yeah, that gnoll fight is rough. I watched a friend get wrecked by them on easy mode once, because they don't lose that ability to make a bunch of attacks.
please... bonus action hide and then sneak attack...xD
I don’t want to spoil anything but I think you’d regret doing the crèche first, I’d go after Halsin first
She thinks she's doing to the crèche but she's not going to be going to the crèche. If you know what you mean.
I don't think you have to worry about that. There is a huge warning for a reason.
yeah & I also lol'ed @ her doubting Lae'zel's method when the gith have been fighting mindflayers for literal centuries, everyone else doesn't knolw wtf they are doing haha.
32:03 a true "Pickpockeeet, pickpockeeet, guuuard your purses" moment
Honestly, my first thought with Asterion was: BG Spike! (... w/ a higher voice, I guess.)
57:24 that's why you're my fave, Welonz
45:10 Gale can learn spells permanently from Scrolls.
You CAN be healed of the bloodlessness so you're basically jsut trading ONE spellslot from Shadowheart for the boost to Astarion.
You can use sneak attack *any* time you have advantage on an enemy, you don't need to be hidden.
LMAO at the fanfic remark
I guess I'm always surprised when I see players let Astarion drink from them here. Feeling sorry for him is one thing but honestly there is so much about this encounter that feels gross, including the way he reacts the next morning. I'm not sure if the writers intend it to be more creepy or just romance bait, or both.
I mean, it's like donating blood but now directly to the recepient.
Yea, I like drawing a line with him there. But, ofc Welonz will do it just to see what happens. 😅
@@aknelson229 Haha I mean we're kind of here for that
@@spbspb2413 It's pretty much donating blood to someone who just tried to take it without asking, that's the gross part.
idk i let him do it because hes scared and makes mistakes, and he owns up to it. it seems genuine to me, despite the performance hes putting on to keep himself safe.
This gnoll fight is a good learning experience for why Shadowheart or a caster is useful. Shadowheart can use Sanctuary on herself then spam healing to keep the rest of the party alive and not stuck in healing loops
General rule of thumb in D&D: You need a healer.
It's not impossible to play a campaign without one, but you are making things much, much more difficult for yourself than it needs be.
@@LadyDoomsinger this is a game though and they make it so you can use different character and not have to have the same one all the time
healing potions and necklaces/rings with healing stuff etc. exist
i never had any trouble plaaying without shadowheart and tbh she isn't as useful in act one as she is in 2 and 3
playing without astarion is harder since he's a rogue and actually has environmental stuff
everyone else it's just a playing preference
and i'm in the camp of 'i take the companions out with the lowest approval' so i can get everyone up
never had a problem and i've played on every difficulty
40:42 Just because the gods are real in Toril, doesn't mean every story about them is true, they lie, their followers lie or make mistakes, etc.
Little tip : the strategy with Astarion is to hide with the Bonus action before using the sneak attack. You know he's hiding in battle when you can see the large red area. When you enter in the area with a character who's hiding, you have to succeed a stealth test to stay hidden.
You can also sneak with other characters before entering battle so you can surprise the enemies and attack first, which is a very good advantage in battle.
I squeaked when I saw the thumbnail let's goooooo 🥰
Level 3 is indeed a little low for this fight. Those gnolls are a lot more difficult than the gnoll hunters near the street. Also they have that sub-boss (Flint) around, which you have forced on your side with illithit powers.
I normally wait until level 4 for this fight. Those gnolls are no goblins. This "soul numb" is really a bad weapon they can use against your party and they have also other special abilities.
The saving throw ( INT Save, WIS Save, etc) on skill is for the enemy not the caster
19:05 you walked in their line of sight in literal broad daylight. You lost your hidden condition.
You leave a transparent silhouette that indicates your last known position. If you lose that it’s a good indicator that you are no longer hidden (as is your animations going from sneaky-stealthy-crouch to full-blown-sprint-and-stand)
Oh no! Welonz gives in to the fang bois charms.
#astarionsjuicebox
#neckbitercurious
When he tried that on my char. I went full Buffy on his azz.
When you do the sneak attack you lose your hide condition; you need to do the hide action again before you can regain sneak advantage
Bloodless condition can be cured with lesser restoration spell btw
Combat tip: Astarion is a good way to start combat. His Assassin ability means that he regains all his actions when it comes back to his turn. This lets you deliver multiple sneak attacks right off the combat. He also can sneak as a bonus action, so he can attack, and then immediately hide. This will keep him safe and he can sneak attack next round again and sneak again.
Omg omg omg I’m so proud of you 33:38 Well stolen!!!
Bloodless can be cured with the spell lesser restoration, i think, for the record.
those gnoll fights are tough. my first play I levelled up even more before meeting them by clearing up whole different area and doing some easier fights and getting more gear and a level.. and they still destroyed me.
You can always pick a locked chest or even send it to camp and lockpick it later
as someone who romanced astarion and let him feed on my character, you can use lesser restoration to get rid of 'bloodless' and astarion is happy so he gets a buff
usually you can have him bite during combat though and get the buff but if you're in an area with non-human enemies, it's good to get him to feed on you