Yeah, which is probably the reason why it originally didn't have them. Tho with the subclasses EE added, it's not THAT bad, the sun one if I remember correctly, had a really broken instant cast super damage usable multiple times per day fire attack, that could be used to easily nuke a lot of more dangerous enemies before they can do anything. Still not a very fun class.That is true, but the point still stands. BG1 is too low level to do anything with a monk.I'm pretty sure BG1 originally didn't have monks, they were added as a class in BG2. Then beamdog added all the classes from BG2 into 1 with enhanced edition.And in BG1, Monks were atrocious dumpster fires that contributed nothing but pulling enemies back to your chokepoint. And lots of characters could do that just as well AND actually be useful.Rasaad was probably the most boring companion, though. At least the other ones were memorably cringy, Rasaad's a nothingburger.Baldurs Gate enhanced editionNo monk as an origin character. Has there been a game where you actually get a monk companion in the base game?
Are you retarded or something? They changed this. There are no locked racial ASI. This is why humans, half-elves and shield dwarves are indirectly nerfed.The ability scores are irrelevant. Everything else Elfs have except superior darkvision which I doubt will matter more than wood elf specials.How are Drows mechanically the best for CHA builds now that we got floating +2/1?BG3 is so woke that it turns the actors gay. This should clearly go on the list.BG3 makes BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-66279358
Baldur's Gate 3: What it's like acting in a virtual fantasy world
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Fans have been waiting 23 years since the last Baldur's Gate game
By Andrew Rogers
BBC Newsbeat
You might think video games and TV soaps don't have much in common. But if you speak to people who've worked on both you might be surprised.
No, we're not talking about warp pipes or a battle royale in the Queen Vic.
But we are talking about what it's like to act on a big-budget game.
For most actors, getting a long-running, steady gig can be difficult, but soaps can provide one.
Jennifer English and Devora Wilde tell BBC Newsbeat that working on fantasy role-playing game Baldur's Gate 3 gave them the same sort of stability.
The long-awaited title is set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe, and Jennifer plays Shadowheart - a half-elf cleric.
It's not her first time acting in a game, but this is the longest project she's worked on.
That's not too surprising - Baldur's Gate 3 is a huge title, reported to have 17,000 possible variations to its ending,
Jennifer first found out she'd got the role in 2019. Since then, she's spent hours and hours recording lines and full-body motion capture sequences.
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Jennifer's character Shadowheart can be recruited and befriended in the game
"I didn't realise before starting this is how hard it is, creating this entire universe," she says.
"It's not like an everyday kitchen sink drama, there's a lot going on. And you have to create that in your imagination on your own."
Acting for video games presents challenges you wouldn't find on a traditional TV or film set.
For example, actors recording motion capture have to picture their surroundings in their heads before they're added on a computer later on.
And Baldur's Gate 3, with its branching storylines, presented some new and unique elements.
In the game, players can make choices that influence the story, which means the actors need to record multiple versions of a scene with small tweaks to the script each time.
It leads to a lot of work and studio time, which means stable employment.
"When do you get to play characters for that long unless you're doing a soap?" says Jennifer.
From Hollyoaks to Dungeons & Dragons
Jennifer's cast mate Devora Wilde plays githyanki warrior Lae'zel. She's previously appeared in long-running UK soap Hollyoaks.
She says getting into character can quickly become second nature, even when you're playing a mythical creature with green skin and pointy ears.
"At one point I was in recording every single day," she says.
"By the end, you can just slip into the character. It's become so much a part of you."
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Devora didn't just record her voice, she also had to record her movement using a motion capture suit
Jennifer also revealed that parts of the script were altered during recording, with actors and directors workshopping changes as they went along.
"At the start of recording, Shadowheart was very different," she says.
"We've played and created, and we've made a character that's really nuanced. That comes from conversation and collaboration," she says.
That's why Jennifer isn't convinced AI will be coming for her job any time soon - despite concerns about the technology.
"AI is terrifying for us, but can it get the depths of human emotion that actors bring and the surprising creativity we bring?"
Speaking of human emotions, love, lust and romance are a key part of Baldur's Gate 3, which allows players to flirt and build relationships with female or male companions.
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This included Jennifer and Devora's characters, and it meant acting out some potentially awkward love scenes.
Devora says she was pleased game developer Larian employed specially trained intimacy co-ordinators to make sure actors feel comfortable during romantic scenes.
While common in film production, Baldur's Gate 3 maker Larian believes they're one of the first to use them on a traditional video game, and say they hope others will follow their lead.
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Jennifer met her girlfriend while on set recording her motion capture scenes
Jennifer admits there was some weirdness during recording but the game's story never took things too far.
"I never felt 'yuck' in a recording session at all. And I've got quite a low 'yuck' threshold," she says.
The game's romance angle also throws up another challenge that you probably wouldn't find on the set of Hollyoaks.
You might've seen viral posts about a love scene involving a human character that shapeshifts into a bear.
Larian says a reveal of the scene on TikTok got them temporarily banned from the platform.
But Devora thinks it's hilarious.
"It just shows you how crazy in the best possible way this game is."
Shadowheart actress always been scissors sister. She is clearly want to fuck Devora, but who don't?
Having an account name that's literally "the sex life" while on the same website as certain other users does seem like someone would make an alt for though. That being said, you're probably a Kruno alt like many of the posters here.But if Khalid is alive, how can she have an account on all those lonely old lady sex sites?Poor bastard probably knew Jaheira wouldn't resurrect him.
Reminder that this, and 100 gold, is what it would have taken for Jaheira to resurrect Khalid.
Acording to Swen, Jaheira has children (they probably was born after BG 2 story).
Cyberpunk reviews really separated the honest reviewers from the shills for me. Previously I just assumed they had bad taste, but after the 2077 debacle I knew they were just bought and paid for.
It was really funny watching them try to back peddle once the game was released.
The game will succeed with or without codex's seal of approval. What we are seeing here is just yet another episode of pre-release drama and the usual sperging points.
And how you evaluating my content?
Didn't I once call you one of my favorite shitposters? I dunno, it's hard to keep track of alts.
I'm not an alt, so you called that different person. But thank you
I fact we are all Infinitron schizophrenic alts.
Imagine picking anything other than 12 levels of fighter you cucks.Drow paladin? Half-Elf Paladin? How is that supposed work. I thought Paladin was supposed to be human only?red*it class/race poll
Drows are mechanically best for Bard, Sorcerer and Warlock, so it has sense to me. I'm also positively surprised with Tieflings on that low place. But why Ranger is higher than barbarian? Because this is a girl class?
The more likely narrative is that Redditors are massive faggots that want to pick the most snowflake race and as it always happens, ends up ironically picking the most popular race. Just like in tabletop these retards try to replace a personality with a ‘I’m so special’ race pick.
Dex +2, Cha +1, Superior Darkvision, Keen Senses, Drow Magic and no other races flaws.
Also you haven’t accounted for possible itemisation locked to specific races.
Also, you haven’t accounted for half elf gets free shield proficiency in BG3 that is useful to certain CHA builds.
Also you are talking out of your ass.
1. High elf has +1 to Inteligence, Wood elf has +1 Wsdom. That's make drow better suited for CHA classes.
2. Don't take life so seriously.
I always play all ie games with a solo fighter, I wonder how will it play in BG3. The companions seem annoying so its kinda justified now
Off topic: I need to get around to that book. I loved Poul Anderson's The BrokenGary Gygax conceived of paladins as emulating the protagonist of the Poul Anderson novel Three Hearts and Three Lions, meaning the class was associated with Lawful Good human civilization, not merely the equivalent of a fighter-cleric hybrid who could be any alignment, depending on the deity worshipped.
I tried to look up that book, as I do when I see recommendations, and it was listed as The Broken Sword. Not sure if that's a translation thing or something.Off topic: I need to get around to that book. I loved Poul Anderson's The Broken Blade. It was punch in the gut, but damn was it good.Gary Gygax conceived of paladins as emulating the protagonist of the Poul Anderson novel Three Hearts and Three Lions, meaning the class was associated with Lawful Good human civilization, not merely the equivalent of a fighter-cleric hybrid who could be any alignment, depending on the deity worshipped.
I rarely hear this Poul Anderson's name mentioned, and yet it surprises me what a pivotal link in the chain of media and games he played.
It is indeed The Broken Sword. I highly recommend it. It is hard to describe it without going into spoilers.I tried to look up that book, as I do when I see recommendations, and it was listed as The Broken Sword. Not sure if that's a translation thing or something.Off topic: I need to get around to that book. I loved Poul Anderson's The Broken Blade. It was punch in the gut, but damn was it good.Gary Gygax conceived of paladins as emulating the protagonist of the Poul Anderson novel Three Hearts and Three Lions, meaning the class was associated with Lawful Good human civilization, not merely the equivalent of a fighter-cleric hybrid who could be any alignment, depending on the deity worshipped.
I rarely hear this Poul Anderson's name mentioned, and yet it surprises me what a pivotal link in the chain of media and games he played.
Don't remember about earlier builds but in the current one you can realize this by overhearing gobs in the tunnel where's the unconcious druid lies. Afterwards he can also tell that they're searching for a powerful weapon I beleive.In the EA, there is literally no reason given, except "Slaughter the heathens for the glory of the Absolute". In the full release, Ketheric believes the gith artifact is in the grove and sent Mintharra to get it.
9 days and we will be together, my love
9 days and we will be together, my love
The Broken Sword was also an influence on the development of D&D, though less so than Three Hearts and Three Lions. Aside from his fantasy novels, Poul Anderson was one of the giants of 'Silver Age' science fiction and continued to be prolific for some time thereafter; if he is forgotten, it is only because the current SF/F community tries to obfuscate almost the entire history of the genre. He might be even more notable for his short stories than for his novels; his better stories include Call Me Joe (ripped off by the film Avatar), Flight to Forever (spoofed by the Futurama episode "The Late Phillip J. Fry"), The Queen of Air and Darkness, Uncleftish Beholding (the invention of "Andersaxon", a form of English stripped of French and Latin elements), The Saturn Game, and the time patrol stories starring Manse Everard, among many others.Off topic: I need to get around to that book. I loved Poul Anderson's The BrokenBladeSword. It was punch in the gut, but damn was it good.
I rarely hear this Poul Anderson's name mentioned, and yet it surprises me what a pivotal link in the chain of media and games he played.
I don't get why people watch this guy. He is like a black hole of charisma. He is what happens when you base all your takes on the twitch tos. It's not even milquetoast, it's beyond that.
Ouch, that's a hard pass :D
That idea died with TSR. Wizards doesn't care about realism or making sense. They care about writing LGBT characters everywhere and anywhere.In a world in which defined races compete for resources, prejudice makes sense.
Yeah. Cringe fake reactions, toxic positivity, community consisting of yes-men etc. And yet RPG developers love him, for some reason. I remember reading some interview with Brian Fargo where he said he often watches his stream, especially when Wasteland 3 came out. Fargo of all people. I'd rather watch paint dry or grass grow.I don't get why people watch this guy. He is like a black hole of charisma. He is what happens when you base all your takes on the twitch tos. It's not even milquetoast, it's beyond that.
indeed. the plebbit poll doesn't even represent 10% of the actual consumer base, which will be made obvious by telemetry once the game releases and over 95% will make a male human fighter and kotaku starts bitching again that wheelchair bound blue haired cripples aren't the majority of players.Larian themselves know that poll is bullshit. Humans are by far the most popular in EA. I doubt it changes when full game releases.
no, hate for gays stems from the fact they are disease super spreaders and pedophiles.Well, hate for gays irl mostly stems from religions
Come on, Brian isn't that bad.Fargo of all people. Can't wait to push this prick in the river the first chance I get.
oh yes... crazy in the best possible way... so fun, much crazy, very romance!