35:48 we're looking for FUGITIVES those who survived the crash "Oh I'm a survivor of that crash, guess you found me hee hee" *They become hostile* Retro : 😮 Me: OH I WONDER WHY THEY BECAME HOSTILE 😂
FYI, the letter about the newborn was being carried by Gomwick to be delivered to the new father, as was the other letter for someone else, i.e. Gomwick was effectively a mailman.
The reason you get -1 on your attempt to resist the tadpol after you leave the Grove is because your wisdom is below 10. I don't think you have found the thing necessary to adjust your attributes, but you should know what they do: Strength (str) gives you bonuses on melee attacks (hitting) and melee damage. Also carrying capacity. Dexterity (dex) gives you bonuses on ranged attacks and ranged damage. It can be used instead of strength with light weapons (like short swords, Scimitars and rapiers). And it increases your armor class, making you harder to hit. It also helps with things like picking locks. Constitution (con) gives you more hit points and makes it harder to poison you) Intelligence is used for skills like investigation, history, arcane, etc. If you're a wizard, it also makes your spells more accurate and harder to resist. Wisdom (wis) is used for persecution, reading people, resisting compulsions, etc. It also makes clerics' and druids' spells more accurate and harder to resist. Charisma (cha) finally helps with all social skills (persuasion, deception, etc.), and makes the spells of bards, sorcerers and warlocks more accurate and harder to resist. *** Personally, I made sure my main character has at least +1 each in int, wis and cha. My dump stat (where I dropped my -1) is strength. I do this in most games, but it worked out great for me here, playing an elf spell caster with high def and two short swords for melee. 😊
When you succeed a check and then there's a conversation choice with no die roll category that is linked to the option you just succeeded, that's _usually_ the best option to use (i.e. reading the hobgoblin's mind, succeeding the (re-)roll, but then not choosing the related option. 😉)
Thank you so much for posting these videos! I've seen a lot of play through videos and the ones like yours where its just someone going in without knowledge of the game (or even dnd) to see what its like and just have fun are definitely the most enjoyable for me! The game is pretty big, but I would love to see you play through it all! It makes my afternoon great getting to watch you play and hear your thoughts as you go ^^
Really appreciate this comment! I think it's a little frustrating from some really experienced players, but I'm glad to hear so many have been enjoying it anyway 😄 I know it's a long game, but my hope is to definitely get through the whole game and have all episodes posted. In fact, episode 4 just dropped!
@@RetroRaconteur I actually got to see part of the livestream for Part 4 yesterday, but I started watching it when you were half way through so I'm looking forward to rewatching it from the beginning today!-- Don't worry about the people who aren't enjoying it as much. There's lots of other videos for them to watch. Yours is refreshing and unique, and watching you learn as you go and seeing what choices you make has reminded me of the fun of just playing the game for the games's sake. Speed runs are great, evil runs are interesting, but your videos have been more fun to watch than any of those. I look forward to following the whole series! Good luck, you've got this! ^^
when you do something that is part of a background you gain inspiration, you can have up to 4 a once, use them cuz you will lose out if you are full and gain a new one
There is a way to diplomatically solve the Kagha vs Zevlor problem but involves a side quest where you have to find her personal chest hidden where she’s at in the grove. There’s a letter there that gives you a chance to find out what’s really influencing her decisions and opens a side quest to solve that entire storyline peacefully.
I'm so glad you're making videos of this game! I have BG3 myself but I've never played a game like this before, and I'm always very hesitant going in blind. Keep up the great work!
As far as I am aware, you can't change those "leveled" spells like Thunderwave into a cantrip. Those spells are balanced by being limited as they are more powerful. Cantrips, on the other hand, are weaker spells, like Firebolt that you can cast infinitely and are a set category. Think of them like lvl 0 spells that cost no MP to cast.
You got a pretty good outcome with Netty. Let’s just say things got messy for me first time. Also, reminder for the future: you can disengage combat by running away far enough ;)
I'm really curious how episode 4 will turn out when you apply all the feedback and tips from everybody. What I also noticed is that you look at your journal as an normal quest log. In BG3 it's optional. You can't do everything, cause you have to make choices. Kill, save, help or ignore are all possibilities you have to choose from. Talking helps you get a perspective of everybody's pov. What you end up doing is up to you. You can say you help and kill somebody, but the effect of taking that quest is that you have the option to kill that person or tell that person he is an target. It's an open game with a mind-numbing number of possibilities. That's why this game is so good, you can play this game with the same character for 10 times and still have different endings, taking in the factor with species and classes will give you an all different experience. I made Lae'zel a barbarian the first time, cause I thought she was way to angry all the time to be an regular fighter. I also tried that with multi-classing Astarian one time. It's nice to rp play this game, or minmax everything.
I'm with you on that one, episode 4 will be the decider on whether I stick around. On one hand the missed content infuriated me, on the other hand I get that the game is a different experience for everyone.
@@lordbaylay Haha, understandable. But I think he'll learn. Retro reads what the tutorial, he just needs to sit on them for a few second more to really understand what it all means. But I love his perspective on the game. It's an unique experience to watch people play this game.
@@robinkuiperij3089 oh I absolutely agree that there's no "right way" to play this game. Equally, there's clearly a way to play it that's less enjoyable to watch for me, so the jury is still out.
A few things as I watch along: The inspirations your characters earn are what gives you rerolls on skill checks. Every inspiration equals one reroll, used whenever you want to. Also, you should always use the maximum number of bonuses you can, starting with shadowheart's cantrip guidance, which like all other cantrips is free. Next, cantrips: they are more or less like spells, but generally weaker (they used to be called level 0 spells, a long time ago); in exchange, you can cast them as often as you want, while spells use up spell slots, according to their level. (it is a pretty unintuitive system, that puzzled me too, when I first played D&D back in the nineties...)
Also, I think I've mentioned this one before, but you're missing out on Action Surge, one of Lae'zel's stronger combat abilities. That and I still believe that Shadowheart's Sacred Flame is just better than her Fire Bolt.
Looking forward to this stream, I messaged you regarding the dangerous sigil portal, game design to scare you into not doing things touch the portal and you'll gain another wizard Gale, hope this helps also can gain two followers in the grove
I recorded several of these before even posting the first one. So that's why I haven't reacted or responded to any comments in the actual videos yet, haha.
Your ability to reason yourself into the worst choices is so funny to me. Like the last choice, "just successfully use Detect thought by burning an Inspiration point", "let's ignore what it tell you and choose another option instead". What? Why???
Might wanna look into setting up a 10 minute timer on your phone to remind you to quicksave. Or you could quicksave after doing literally anything, but just be careful of oversaving cause steam doesn't like that a whole lot.
I can see by the comments for a lot of people, me included, episode 4 will be a make or break. Either way it goes, ok glad new people learn of this game :)
You really didn't realize that the siblings are not good people...they want to hunt people like you down and end you. My goodness, no ability to read the room I see lol.
Also save more lol *but Iike you said don't scum save too much but some choices should be scum load ( 2nd playthrough try honor mode no save if you all die (also the hardest level) explore more check up and down
you need to fix your wizard you not taking new spells and cantrips (it hard to find but there some merchants sell cantrip spells (or found in chests) you need to pay money to scribe spells (wizard is only magic users who can do that)
touch the portal.. Gale is kinda lame, but his storyline is decent especially in act 3. I went through my first playthrough without ever finding Laezel lol, so shoudnt affect the story at all...
@@RetroRaconteur I think you picked a full elf, not a half-elf. But in your camp, you should find a mirror. And you should be able to use that mirror to adjust your main character's looks. And you should be able to select a beard in there somewhere, even with an elf. I don't really know for sure, because I identify as and play female characters. But since the beard apparently matters to you, I would like you to get one. 😊
At this point, I think you have enough gear to start optimizing your character load outs a bit. 😊 Also if you go to equipment > spellbook, asva wizard you can learn spells from those scrolls you keep finding, increasing your own spell repertoire. 😊
I hope you took the time and read some of the comments in the meantime. 90% of the joy for me is watching people figure things out, and I don't think I can sit through a third video of fumbling things explained in response to the first... 😔 Not saying you have to, of course, it's your channel after all. Just hoping for an enjoyable experience for myself, otherwise I'm probably out. Either way, first two sessions were fun, if a bit frustrating, thank you!
@@patrickmuller7334 honestly I like it a lot more for people to figure stuff out themselves, it's a lot more rewarding seeing them succeed if they go through the struggle
@@justarandomguy2424 I understand, and I would probably agree in principle, but it still makes it hard to watch for me. I guess I always had this teacher instinct, too, where I like to explain things and guide people towards a better understanding. And that's probably why it's hard for me to watch passively. 🤷🏼♀️
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omg, lmao you launched the gnome! LMAO
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35:48 we're looking for FUGITIVES those who survived the crash
"Oh I'm a survivor of that crash, guess you found me hee hee"
*They become hostile*
Retro : 😮
Me: OH I WONDER WHY THEY BECAME HOSTILE 😂
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LOL I had the same reaction. Cracked me up he was thrown off-guard for that!
Loved the 'live with the consequences' attitude coming to the fore. Finding out the other options/different outcomes are what re-plays are for. :)
FYI, the letter about the newborn was being carried by Gomwick to be delivered to the new father, as was the other letter for someone else, i.e. Gomwick was effectively a mailman.
Yeah I realized that when I was rewatching this back 😅 Still sad for Gomwick but not AS sad as I originally thought, lol.
The reason you get -1 on your attempt to resist the tadpol after you leave the Grove is because your wisdom is below 10.
I don't think you have found the thing necessary to adjust your attributes, but you should know what they do:
Strength (str) gives you bonuses on melee attacks (hitting) and melee damage. Also carrying capacity.
Dexterity (dex) gives you bonuses on ranged attacks and ranged damage. It can be used instead of strength with light weapons (like short swords, Scimitars and rapiers). And it increases your armor class, making you harder to hit. It also helps with things like picking locks.
Constitution (con) gives you more hit points and makes it harder to poison you)
Intelligence is used for skills like investigation, history, arcane, etc. If you're a wizard, it also makes your spells more accurate and harder to resist.
Wisdom (wis) is used for persecution, reading people, resisting compulsions, etc. It also makes clerics' and druids' spells more accurate and harder to resist.
Charisma (cha) finally helps with all social skills (persuasion, deception, etc.), and makes the spells of bards, sorcerers and warlocks more accurate and harder to resist.
***
Personally, I made sure my main character has at least +1 each in int, wis and cha. My dump stat (where I dropped my -1) is strength. I do this in most games, but it worked out great for me here, playing an elf spell caster with high def and two short swords for melee. 😊
These are my favorite Baldurs Gate gameplay videos. I started off knowing nothing about this game and it quickly became one of my all time favorites
Appreciate the kind words!
When you succeed a check and then there's a conversation choice with no die roll category that is linked to the option you just succeeded, that's _usually_ the best option to use (i.e. reading the hobgoblin's mind, succeeding the (re-)roll, but then not choosing the related option. 😉)
Yeah that was kinda hilarious 😂. The game said "oh you passed the check? here's the dialogue choice as a reward"
And he said "nahh" 😂
Thank you so much for posting these videos! I've seen a lot of play through videos and the ones like yours where its just someone going in without knowledge of the game (or even dnd) to see what its like and just have fun are definitely the most enjoyable for me! The game is pretty big, but I would love to see you play through it all! It makes my afternoon great getting to watch you play and hear your thoughts as you go ^^
Really appreciate this comment! I think it's a little frustrating from some really experienced players, but I'm glad to hear so many have been enjoying it anyway 😄 I know it's a long game, but my hope is to definitely get through the whole game and have all episodes posted. In fact, episode 4 just dropped!
@@RetroRaconteur I actually got to see part of the livestream for Part 4 yesterday, but I started watching it when you were half way through so I'm looking forward to rewatching it from the beginning today!-- Don't worry about the people who aren't enjoying it as much. There's lots of other videos for them to watch. Yours is refreshing and unique, and watching you learn as you go and seeing what choices you make has reminded me of the fun of just playing the game for the games's sake. Speed runs are great, evil runs are interesting, but your videos have been more fun to watch than any of those. I look forward to following the whole series! Good luck, you've got this! ^^
Look forward to next episode
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The hat was absolutely a turning point. Looking more like the folk hero now!
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50:43 im so glad you got scratch!!
He is sad for Gomwick, the letter is not even for him. lol
Yeah I didn't realize this dude was just a postman, lol.
35:47 i love how you didnt expect them to attack you after choosing that , your reaction was great lmao😅
Another awesome episode man, I'm definitely looking forward to the next one!
Glad to hear it!
when you do something that is part of a background you gain inspiration, you can have up to 4 a once, use them cuz you will lose out if you are full and gain a new one
There is a way to diplomatically solve the Kagha vs Zevlor problem but involves a side quest where you have to find her personal chest hidden where she’s at in the grove. There’s a letter there that gives you a chance to find out what’s really influencing her decisions and opens a side quest to solve that entire storyline peacefully.
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I'm so glad you're making videos of this game! I have BG3 myself but I've never played a game like this before, and I'm always very hesitant going in blind. Keep up the great work!
Glad you like them!
As far as I am aware, you can't change those "leveled" spells like Thunderwave into a cantrip. Those spells are balanced by being limited as they are more powerful. Cantrips, on the other hand, are weaker spells, like Firebolt that you can cast infinitely and are a set category. Think of them like lvl 0 spells that cost no MP to cast.
And as for those free rerolls, I think the game gives you them from the Inspiration points, like the ones awarded when you save the tiefling girl.
wyll's Eldritch bolt, is a cantrip free and a doozey
You got a pretty good outcome with Netty. Let’s just say things got messy for me first time.
Also, reminder for the future: you can disengage combat by running away far enough ;)
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I'm really curious how episode 4 will turn out when you apply all the feedback and tips from everybody. What I also noticed is that you look at your journal as an normal quest log. In BG3 it's optional. You can't do everything, cause you have to make choices. Kill, save, help or ignore are all possibilities you have to choose from. Talking helps you get a perspective of everybody's pov. What you end up doing is up to you. You can say you help and kill somebody, but the effect of taking that quest is that you have the option to kill that person or tell that person he is an target. It's an open game with a mind-numbing number of possibilities. That's why this game is so good, you can play this game with the same character for 10 times and still have different endings, taking in the factor with species and classes will give you an all different experience. I made Lae'zel a barbarian the first time, cause I thought she was way to angry all the time to be an regular fighter. I also tried that with multi-classing Astarian one time. It's nice to rp play this game, or minmax everything.
I'm with you on that one, episode 4 will be the decider on whether I stick around. On one hand the missed content infuriated me, on the other hand I get that the game is a different experience for everyone.
@@lordbaylay Haha, understandable. But I think he'll learn. Retro reads what the tutorial, he just needs to sit on them for a few second more to really understand what it all means. But I love his perspective on the game. It's an unique experience to watch people play this game.
@@robinkuiperij3089 oh I absolutely agree that there's no "right way" to play this game. Equally, there's clearly a way to play it that's less enjoyable to watch for me, so the jury is still out.
A few things as I watch along:
The inspirations your characters earn are what gives you rerolls on skill checks.
Every inspiration equals one reroll, used whenever you want to.
Also, you should always use the maximum number of bonuses you can, starting with shadowheart's cantrip guidance, which like all other cantrips is free.
Next, cantrips: they are more or less like spells, but generally weaker (they used to be called level 0 spells, a long time ago); in exchange, you can cast them as often as you want, while spells use up spell slots, according to their level.
(it is a pretty unintuitive system, that puzzled me too, when I first played D&D back in the nineties...)
Also, I think I've mentioned this one before, but you're missing out on Action Surge, one of Lae'zel's stronger combat abilities.
That and I still believe that Shadowheart's Sacred Flame is just better than her Fire Bolt.
Looking forward to this stream, I messaged you regarding the dangerous sigil portal, game design to scare you into not doing things touch the portal and you'll gain another wizard Gale, hope this helps also can gain two followers in the grove
I recorded several of these before even posting the first one. So that's why I haven't reacted or responded to any comments in the actual videos yet, haha.
Your ability to reason yourself into the worst choices is so funny to me. Like the last choice, "just successfully use Detect thought by burning an Inspiration point", "let's ignore what it tell you and choose another option instead". What? Why???
It was like my 2nd day playing the game, lol. Still figuring out how all the systems work.
Might wanna look into setting up a 10 minute timer on your phone to remind you to quicksave. Or you could quicksave after doing literally anything, but just be careful of oversaving cause steam doesn't like that a whole lot.
Does it really? I've got like 500 saves and it hasn't given me any issues
I had to go to sleep, but I had to stay to see if you would pull the "Brake" or "Release Brake" lever.
Hopefully he doesn’t break my heart again
I stand corrected he just did again😂
Noooo! 😆
There is a diplomatic solution but it involves finding Khagha's secret. I won't give away any other information as to not spoil it.
I can see by the comments for a lot of people, me included, episode 4 will be a make or break. Either way it goes, ok glad new people learn of this game :)
You really didn't realize that the siblings are not good people...they want to hunt people like you down and end you. My goodness, no ability to read the room I see lol.
I'm one of those who believe I could help them change for the better 😄
Wisdom and ithlid Wisdom are different
1:15:20 hahahah
The letters picked up the body are addressed to and from different people.
Yeah I realized that when I was rewatching 😄 Hopefully the dad made it home.
If only you had beast speech or speak to animals...
Also save more lol *but Iike you said don't scum save too much but some choices should be scum load ( 2nd playthrough try honor mode no save if you all die (also the hardest level) explore more check up and down
you need to fix your wizard you not taking new spells and cantrips (it hard to find but there some merchants sell cantrip spells (or found in chests) you need to pay money to scribe spells (wizard is only magic users who can do that)
Man, you should have waited for some advice, I think... although it's also kind of interesting to watch you struggling to comprehend a few things...
touch the portal.. Gale is kinda lame, but his storyline is decent especially in act 3. I went through my first playthrough without ever finding Laezel lol, so shoudnt affect the story at all...
@@Furston_Lastun Gale’s OG play through is legit goated. He’s best when he’s played as the origin character.
I honestly wish I never touched it lol
Strange purple magic on the wall! I will keep saying touch it till you do lol.
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@@RetroRaconteur I mean it! I don't want to have to spoil what happens, not that it's that much, but it's driving me nuts lol.
@@RetroRaconteurdontdoit
Oh, I wonder, habe you figured out a way to give your character a beard after all?
No - is it possible for half-elves?
@@RetroRaconteur I think you picked a full elf, not a half-elf.
But in your camp, you should find a mirror. And you should be able to use that mirror to adjust your main character's looks.
And you should be able to select a beard in there somewhere, even with an elf.
I don't really know for sure, because I identify as and play female characters.
But since the beard apparently matters to you, I would like you to get one. 😊
Looks like you can't do it for elves: steamcommunity.com/app/1086940/discussions/0/3802776599353143856/
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I stand corrected.
At this point, I think you have enough gear to start optimizing your character load outs a bit. 😊
Also if you go to equipment > spellbook, asva wizard you can learn spells from those scrolls you keep finding, increasing your own spell repertoire. 😊
Kahga sucks, she is a bad druid,
I hope you took the time and read some of the comments in the meantime.
90% of the joy for me is watching people figure things out, and I don't think I can sit through a third video of fumbling things explained in response to the first... 😔
Not saying you have to, of course, it's your channel after all. Just hoping for an enjoyable experience for myself, otherwise I'm probably out.
Either way, first two sessions were fun, if a bit frustrating, thank you!
Episode 4 is the first one I recorded AFTER posting episode 1 and seeing some of the comments/feedback.
@RetroRaconteur in which case I'll try to get through episode 3, just to see how much impact it has on episode 4. 😊
@@patrickmuller7334 honestly I like it a lot more for people to figure stuff out themselves, it's a lot more rewarding seeing them succeed if they go through the struggle
@@justarandomguy2424
I understand, and I would probably agree in principle, but it still makes it hard to watch for me.
I guess I always had this teacher instinct, too, where I like to explain things and guide people towards a better understanding. And that's probably why it's hard for me to watch passively. 🤷🏼♀️
@@patrickmuller7334 ah, yes, we all have the backseating instinct but sometimes things just solve themselves
I wish you paid more attention to your companions and the conversations they have with each other 🥲 It’s worth it I promise!
You are skipping soooo much. It's your story. But slow down ans investigate more