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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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Why doesn't "Hold person” trigger a combat? (programming.dev)

submitted 2 years ago by lowleveldata@programming.dev to c/baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world

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I just recast until it succeeds and one-turn kills the victim with the guaranteed critical hits. What did they think I'm trying to do to them with "Hold person"?

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[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 39 points 2 years ago (1 children)

They took all the potential anger of that and directed it at my wild shaped druid meowing which seems to trigger combat sometimes.

[–] tetraodon@feddit.it 31 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Given the behavior of my neighbors' cats, this is completely relatable.

[–] JackbyDev@programming.dev 15 points 2 years ago

Meow

STOP! You've violated the law!

[–] Sprite@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I accidentally turned off a torch in a fully lit building and was called a thief and threatened. :c

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

They're touch-starved.

[–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Probably a bug.

What difficulty are you on? On easy NPCs don't mind if you fail stuff like charm person. Could be hp got categorized the same.

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'm on normal. They just yell like "Hey watch out!" and then go back to mind their own business

[–] Zehzin@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Just yesterday I used a 20lb chest as a weapon on an enemy 3 times cause she kept parrying it before starting combat lol

[–] Sprite@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I shot multiple arrows on an enemy and the combat wouldn't start for the same reason. Sometimes I drown everyone in a lake of thorns and they just walk around without triggering combat until they die.

[–] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Sounds like bug

[–] Katzastrophe@feddit.de 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

For a second I read 'combo' instead of 'combat', and was very confused as to how I never found out about the 'Baldur's Gate 3 Combo Mechanic'

[–] TheGreatFox@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The main BG3 Combo Mechanic is water bottles/create water spell + cold/electric spells.

[–] Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Hunh. I thought the salient mechanic meta was: sneak attack per character until all targets are neutralized and combat never initiates as all possible adversaries are dead before it could trigger... 🤷🏼‍♂️

[–] uskok@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Have you tried casting banishment on merchants and stealing all their stuff before they return?

[–] lowleveldata@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

What? Now I have to