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I am one who has died this way.
Also, she’s not a literal god. She’s a faker.
Fucked me up pretty good for a faker
Spoilers below:
!She’s a lich, and she used a wish ring to nuke us. !<
I mean, forcing the BBEG to use a Wish on you is pretty baller
“How do you know she is a lich?”
“Well she turned me into a newt!”
“A newt?”
“I got better”
BURN HER!
Which is a bit fucking overkill given that the level cap in game is 12.
I’ve never really bought the “DnD breaks down after level 12” argument for a game that already hard nerfed and didn’t use quite a lot of spells, but my first DnD experience was Neverwinter Nights and they solved it mostly by making all spells direct and simple combat spells.
Ive never played DnD, what’s the mechanic behind this?
Wish is the highest level spell in the game. There are predefined things it can do, but because of the open nature of tabletop, it can do just about anything, as long as your Dungeon Master approves it. The spell doesn’t exist in Baldur’s Gate 3 for the players, since it would completely break any encounter, and because players can’t merely tell a computer what creative thing they want to do with it. Also, we never achieve the level requirement to cast Wish in Baldur’s Gate. As far as the mechanic behind Vlaakith’s usage, they coded it to outright kill you. No rolls to see if you evade, no possibility of response, just poosh! Dead. It’s the only time you’ll see the spell in the game and you don’t know that’s what happened at the time.
Edit: if you enjoy fantasy, board games, and adventure, then you should definitely check out D&D! They sell starter packs for $20 that have everything you’d need to play an adventure with a group of friends. D&D 6e, or One D&D as they’re calling it is coming out later this year, but I’d stick with 5e, which is the game everyone knows and loves. Hasbro bought Wizards of the Coast a while ago, and they’ve been displaying typical big corp malarkey and greed. Avoid anything new from them and stick with what is familiar in my opinion.
Wait, they’re renaming D&D 6e to “One D&D”? 😂
It should be noted that this should not work. In every version of the game I am aware of, the spell description for wish explicitly calls out wishing an enemy dead as something the spell should not be able to accomplish. The typical monkey’s paw that is described as happening when you attempt to wish a person dead is that you are propelled forward in time until after they die, effectively removing you from their lifespan. This is part of the 5e description of wish as well.
For example, wishing that a villain were dead might propel you forward in time to a period when that villain is no longer alive, effectively removing you from the game.
Vlaakith is an ancient and powerful enough lich that it is entirely reasonable she has the means to kill a low level adventurer like the protagonist of BG3, even from her safe stronghold on another plane of existence, however, the particular method they chose to have her do it in is explicitly called out as something that is impossible, and shouldn’t have been used, if only because it sets a bad example for people who have never played D&D and BG3 is their first experience with it.
Rulewise that makes sense, but Lorewise it’s a total crock of shit. Wish is ancient ancient magic built upon the culmination of multiple hyper-advanced magic civilizations such as Netheril and Eaerlann who wielded The Weave and The Art like it was origami, if you assume that it’s skill surpasses their level of capability since it chronologically came 100 years after the fall of Netheril who failed to ascend to godhood, then not even ascending to godhood is out of the question. It alters past, present, and future. It is creationism itself.
It’s still weird that she can cause insta fail if you flip her off but if you don’t she just sends goons to kill you? Why wouldn’t she just instakill you right out of the gate?
There’s the illusion of choice for a brief moment before you’re railroaded. I quit after she killed my party.
Man, you really missed out if you quit there. The storyline is amazing as you continue through act 2 and 3. Shadowheart, Karlach, and Astarion each have absolutely crushing personal back-stories, and following them through to resolution was one of the best gaming experiences I’ve ever encountered.
I’ll reinstall this week and try again. Maybe the break will make me less frustrated.
Deaths are going to happen. It’s a hard game. Save often, pick gear that synergizes with your talents, make sure you have a full party, and re-spec your companions using Withers. Personally I think the game is the best I’ve ever played, and it’s the only game I’ve finished since Zelda BotW. I’m about to finish it for my 2nd playthrough here soon, and I never do that.
I want to like it, but I hate save-scumming being almost required. I am a casual gamer, having to prep for every other battle or having to follow a specific sequence or needing a particular spell or pick up some random book that is actually important later just burns me. It’s frustrating to miss out on content because you aren’t following a guide religiously.
You don’t have to do everything in a single playthrough. You probably shouldn’t try to do everything in a single playthrough. They added so much content because they want the game to be replayable. If you’re a casual gamer, then play casually and don’t worry about not discovering everything. Larian advises against save scumming and going back to a previous reload because you don’t like the outcome of a given choice. I’d recommend just playing organically and rolling with your choices. Leave stuff behind if you can’t figure it out. There are only a few sections where you may have to look something up to figure it out and progress forward. None of the optional stuff like the Necromancy of Thay is mandatory. You’ll be plenty powerful without it.
Well, there was a choice not to go into that chamber, you decided against it. Once you are there and she shows up, you can decide to suicide or do what she says and live. That’s not railroading that’s the expected outcome at lvl 8-9 against a almost-god.
Meanwhile in Pathfinder Wrath of the Rightuous.
No show god appears to tell you something a demon lord kept hidden from you.
First option you get is to flip her the bird before she opens her mouth.
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You see, back in Neverwinter nights you’d eat her soul and go on to get curb stomped by a way more impressive god
I was wondering what artist made this comic? What’s it called?
