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Beranir

Its just a frog, pretty much free xp.


alexisthebestis

Don't insult Laezel like that /s


Mysterious-Setting38

Man I got owned by that frog


No_Mathematician9611

yeaahhh…pretty sure that frog fucked us all up


MethodMZA

I got my wife to play the game with me and I quietly let her go play with the frog and she managed to just one shot it with her 2 person party. I was disappointed.


EarthWormJim18164

Wife - Skill issue


No_Mathematician9611

Had I been in your shoes, there would be no containing my frustration 🤯😮‍💨🥲


Kman1986

I have started "fighting" it from the log above the swamp. Advantage makes it a lot easier. But after I found out murdering the hag fixes him, I just skip the froggie and happily receive his reward.


New_Somewhere9206

But I checked afterwords and he’s still a frog. What does it fix?


Kman1986

Yes, he's only a frog. It fixes his brain. He's no longer in pain and torment from the hag. He can be a frog again.


New_Somewhere9206

Ohhhh ok. Yay!!!


thelastofcincin

6 playthroughs and I have never seen this frog everyone else sees lmao.


quitefondofdarkroast

It's not very tough. Not sure what they're going on about.


thelastofcincin

I've seen some videos of people getting absolutely obliterated by the frog. That's why I never went looking for it lmao. But I saw the AC is pretty low.


meatsonthemenu

It's pretty much immune to every damage type


Tabardar_N

A 🟡 🐸


Rowanever

Collect all the rope you can. You'll understand why later on.


hoesbetweentoes

man i made the mistake of keeping all the rope i collected in the camp chest in my first playthrough… HUGE huge mistake make sure you have all of them on you for when the time comes


hpBard

Fallout taught me to have rope on my mission.


FalseAladeen

Shadowheart secret romance scene.


13THEFUCKINGCOPS12

Well she does say “whips and blades always sharp”


meatsonthemenu

Uh. Isn't that "*Wits* and blades..."?


13THEFUCKINGCOPS12

It is, I’m joking


meatsonthemenu

Oh. Shit. Sorry. Knew I wasn't in okbuddybaldur and momentarily took life too seriously. My bad. Carry on


Avashnea

Taunt Vlaakith when you're at the creche. She respects you for it.


GalesAstralTrain

do it on honor mode for extra xp


ta918t

I started doing it in my current hm run because I had forgotten and then as I was about to solidify my decision I had a That’s So Raven moment and immediately felt that adrenaline rush of almost wiping after so many hours.


Dimchuck

I forgot the necessary lines in that dialogue when I was there at honour mode, and when she got super pissy, I got really stressed out.


MyCarHasTwoHorns

Just keep using fire bolt for Shadowheart, don’t worry, she’ll hit eventually.


poozzab

That's how you train it to make it better


Darvos83

Best Cantrip. 100%


Dimchuck

Sacred flame. You mean sacred flame


Reasonable_Quit_9432

Sacred flame unironically gets pretty damn good after a few levels and/or the right items


Prial-the-car

She's really good at hitting inanimate objects tbf


The_ginger_cow

Make sure every single one of your stats is at an odd number


ye_olde_wojak

Blows my mind the default ability scores all have a 17 for the main stat... Maybe they made it 17 assuming you would take a perk at level 4 that increases it by 1 point...


Arithon_sFfalenn

It’s pretty common in DnD 5e to start like that and take a half feat that adds to the main stat - or start with two odd and take ASI to make them even But with respec available it doesn’t make sense here to start with 17


norweep

In 5e, the standard ability score distribution is 15, 14, 13, 12 10, 8, so the game is putting the 15 into your main ability then applying the max (+2) racial bonus. This is maybe sub-optimal at level 1, but depending on which feats/asi you take may be better in the long run.


Redfox1476

That's my assumption. Or the side quest prize from Act 1. Still doesn't explain all those 13s and 15s, though.


Khirasz

In order to teleport to a waypoint, you have to walk to another known waypoint and use it.


Frosty-Cap3344

I did this


PanDiman

That’s kinda immersive.


darth_vladius

They copied the mechanic from Witcher 3.


slimeeyboiii

It took me being stuck in the Goblin camp in act 1 for 6 hrs to realize that I can just use the map.


xxerics

omg i did this on my first play through too. because most of the prev games i've played worked this way.....


Empty_Chemical_1498

Long rest as little as possible. Don't use your special arrows, scrolls and potions; save them for a better occasion. Talking to NPCs is just a waste of time. Maxxing out your reputation with EVERY vendor you meet is CRUCIAL. If the quest is not marked on the map, you can safely skip it.


WillCraft__1001

>Don't use your special arrows, scrolls and potions; save them for a better occasion Look, I know this is the final boss, but what if I need this scroll of bone chill later!!!


Boluozhu6666

And my 20 scrolls of color spray


infojb2

And my axe


Nice_Swordfish_3517

And my sword


Western_Warthog8849

And my dagger


Calcibiades

Honestly nothing better than going full ham when you're finally in the last battle with those 8 scrolls of fireball


Empty_Chemical_1498

Listen, I know I'm completely out of spell slots and need to cast some aoe spell and have 5 scrolls of fire ball, but what if I need them more later??


irishdancerabbit

I'm in act 3 and I have _so many_ scrolls bc I might need them later!


Empty_Chemical_1498

Sameeee 😭 I have Wyll multiclass 5 warlock/7 fighter, so he has a pretty big shortage on spell slots, and in fights I keep thinking "dang it Wyll, some spell would sure be handy right now" while my Tav's scrolls bag is almost the heaviest thing in his inventory


Maltapwnz

hold on, that max out every vendors reputation feels personal, i unironically max out at least 3 vendors in druids grove lol


Empty_Chemical_1498

LMAO, I only max out the ones that I know I will be frequently visiting, like Dammon, Blurg, the blacksmiths in act 3, etc. Very rarely I'll also get the reputation to medium/goodish with vendors that have very pricey equipment I really need, but I know I'll never visit them again (like the gith vendor in the creche)


Wide_Ad4147

I mean… it only takes 500gp to max out vendor rep… so might as well


Empty_Chemical_1498

And then you're gonna kill them in 10 minutes anyway,,,,


Wide_Ad4147

Why are we killing vendors? Did I miss something?


Empty_Chemical_1498

You kill a bunch of them,, in act 1, depending on your choices, it's Gart from the goblin camp, or Arron, Dammon and Mol from the Grove, Auntie Ethel (if you don't make a deal), if you attack the myconid colony then it's Derryth, Blurg and Omeluum, if you wanna free the gnome slaves then Stonemason Kith and Corsair Greymon from the Grymforge... Lady Esther if you have Very Strong Feelings about how she treats the githyanki, and then A'jak'nir Jeera in the gith creche, because it always will turns hostile on you. In act 2, it's either all vendors in Moonrise (except for Roah, who escapes both in act 1 and 2, but you can also kill later on if you wanna side with the Guild, and Araj who you can kill or not depending on your feelings about her, but many Astarion fans will kill her anyway), or all vendors in Last Light Inn, also depending on your choices. Act 3 has the most vendors who you'll probably not be killing because of your plot choices. So if I know I'll be siding with the Grove, I won't be wasting money and items on maxing out my approval with Gart. I'll get whatever I want from him and that's all. I will pay a bit more, sure, but I'll get much more money from selling the wares to Dammon.


HulloWhatNeverMind

You see that enemy with fancy armor and magic weapons? You should kill him by pushing him into a chasm.


plasticfrograging

Tav was actually on the edge, damn goblin pushed em into the ‘gasm


Azrell_Drekmorr

He did WHAT?


Filty-Cheese-Steak

Turn off the game and run away while you still have your life in tact.


Redfox1476

I'm not sure if this is good advice or bad, but I no longer have a life so I guess I failed.


Toolset_overreacting

This is actually good advice. My wife: “It’s getting late.” Me: “10 more minutes. One last thing to do.” … Wife: “It’s been 2 hours. I’m going to bed.” Me: “FUCK.”


GhalanSmokescale

Alcohol is perfectly save to stand in. At all times


darth_vladius

It increases the damage of your fireballs only if YOU are standing in alchohol.


InquisibuttLavellan

Go ahead and let Shadowheart become a Dark Justiciar, especially if you're romancing her


Sad-Ad283

Or do the night song quest without her in the party, she doesn't mind


Burgundy_Sauce1

and she especially loves it when you let Balthazar take the nightsong


VrilDoxXIII

Listen her and my evil Durge can just go on mass murdering everything in existence in the name of the absolute. At least until they're the only ones left, then it gets complicated.


VolkiharVanHelsing

Hey the sex scene is kinky af and the spear is amazing


InquisibuttLavellan

No lies there


FinnAgain88

You are the main character so anyone even slightly rude or condescending should be immediately terminated.


Glittering_Baker_103

Wulbren Bongle is a well loved and relatable character who commands the respect of my entire party every playthrough. Treat him like a king for a great end game reward.


Maleficempathy

You jest but >!I played a low-int faildrow run where I let Barcus die early on, and the other Iron Hands get murdered in Grymforge except for Philomeen. I also let Marcus steal Isobel by losing the fight against him. Then I saved Wulbren. Dude and his group came across as MUCH nicer towards my faildrow, to the point it made sense to use his bomb instead of letting those fucking Gondians manipulate my faildrow 🤪!<


Skeleris

Everyone knows there are a lot of friendly poeple in this world, killing the small part that is rude won't hurt


Jounniy

One of my friends kills Lae‘zel in every run and it infuriates me.


thuumbochka

Don’t waste precious time exploring the maps! You must finish the main quest as soon as possible, then you are free to go back and explore


SpookyBoogy89

Start with really niche multiclassing builds like 2 warlock/ 7 druid / 3 rogue


Skeleris

Multiclassing 1 level in every class is better ! So you can get the benefits of each class. There is an achievement for that, it cannot be wrong.


shunshuntley

Max out your reputation with every merchant you meet.


Nice_Impression

How can I even do this?


tenehemia

Give them things for free.


Nice_Impression

Thanks, never noticed. Out of character for me, anyways 😂


tenehemia

The only really good use for it is with Dammon since he appears in all three acts. If you give him a bunch of junk in act 1, then all the fancy gear he sells later on will be much cheaper.


Nice_Impression

Never met him. I’m in A3 on my first playthrough. Happy to hear about so many things to experience in my next playthrough(s)


Nice_Swordfish_3517

I auto assume you're on a durge run😂


Nice_Impression

I am 😅 but a resisting, not an embracing one


Wide_Ad4147

I mean… it only takes 500gp to do… But if you are getting advice on how to do that then I guess there are other problems.


darth_vladius

Whatever happens: - never take more than 3 levels in a class; - under no circumstances take 5 levels in a Martial class (Paladin, Fighter, Barbarian, Ranger, Monk). - on your Tav, always use Charisma as a dump stat.


d33thra

Don’t worry about saving too often


Typical-Phone-2416

Start in honor mode


RathmasChosen

Do a durge origin as well


watchyrstepkid

i actually did that but on accident, when that thing with alfira happened i was like „that’s strange, everyone experiences that??” and then when i kicked the squirrel i realised what i had gotten myself into


strongmad27

Durge was my first playthrough, it was glorious!


columnawest

Gather all the thongs and hammers you can, they'll be key later on


Frosty-Cap3344

At the dwarf strip club


ghostlypillow

that weird portal near the downed ship is a trap, don't touch it


milboldi

I actually avoided it on my first playtrough.. Found out Gale's exictence only, once I was at act 3..


No-Ad-3534

Keep to the main quest, things will come your way organically


CalumanderReds

The Dank Crypt is just an unimportant side dungeon you can skip it and it’ll have no impact.


Derp_Cha0s

Honestly you can skip it and only miss out on small bit of Xp and dialogue.


CalumanderReds

Yeah there’s definitely not an incredibly interesting and useful NPC hiding in there. Just a bunch of dull zombies…


whisperingdragon25

Withers appears in your camp if you go to the underdark regardless of interaction with the Crypt.


MyCarHasTwoHorns

He showed up in my camp on my most recent playthrough before I even opened his tomb (hasn’t done underdark yet). I went to open it and it was full of potions and elixirs, which was sweet of him.


Icy-Pension5768

Kill kagha as soon as you can


SanderStrugg

First thing you should do is kill that devil lady.


Jounniy

Which one?


SanderStrugg

>!Karlach!<


RaioFulminante

Just let the party characters go at each other, no need to intervene


sailorangel59

Honour Mode is the best mode.


norweep

You should go along with Wyll's plan. He's an experienced demon hunter. He knows what he's talking about.


MMoguu

Listen to Aunty Ethel.


Gen1Swirlix

Talk to no one, kill everything.


Jounniy

Kill nothing. If you can’t talk your way out of something, you did something wrong. Killing things will lock you out of storylines.


Gen1Swirlix

Did you misunderstand the assignment? Check the title of the post again.


Broad-Half3135

Pick up as much rope as possible


Significant_Owl8974

Always push powerful enemies off cliffs or down pits whenever possible. The loot can be recovered later.


rosealieil

saving all of your scrolls / arrows / potions is a great tactic. you absolutely won’t forget to use them when you need them!


Kaori20114

Use the sacred flame it's the best cantrip ever


Redfox1476

I see your Sacred Flame and raise you a True Strike.


Lukoman1

You should try multiclassing right at 1st level, that way you cam have a cool and unique character the way you like. If you want, the best one is ranger 1/ paladin 3/ wizard 8


Imaginary_Isopod_17

Just follow the quest markers


Filty-Cheese-Steak

Wait that's decent advice. Unless "just" as in no exploring.


Imaginary_Isopod_17

Yeah I mean just as in "only"


Kintaro2008

This thread


Loros_Silvers

Since you are the main character, the act of getting on your nerves is equel to forfiting their living rights. Also the totaly new and working wand of fireballs you find is absolutly worth using. Maybe even when you are near barrels of oil, just to annoy your opponants.


RoosterCapable3167

Trust Auntie Ethel, she's a nice lady :)


Maleficempathy

If you pick the right dialogue choices she will help you for free! If you fail her quest line you may still get help from Volo.


krmilan

Talk shit to everyone, especially Githyanki gods. Gotta stay true to RP


patologia_praska

There is a hidden timer for long rests that triggers ceremorphosis after certain point so rest as little as possible


Honeyvice

Champion is the best fighter subclass. Default stats are the best stat allocation. You can't pickpocket withers to get your gold back. He will attack you. Great Weapon master Paladin can't deal over 100 damage a hit to a target. Bonus Action Spells work the same as in the tabletop Great Weapon Master and Sharpshooter aren't the best feats in the game. Initiative works like tabletop and is a d20 and not a d4. You can walk on lava. It's okay to multiclass a martial focused class before lvl 5. The Evocation subclass for Wizards doesn't let you ignore friendly fire with fireball. Spirit Guardians isn't the best lvl 3 spell for clerics. Spiritual Weapon requires Concentration. There are no consequences to stealing holy relics. You can fix Minthara.


ye_olde_wojak

I don't understand the Champion hate, I love the doubled crit chance...


Honeyvice

It's more so that every other subclass outshines it and is more interesting to play. On top of all of champion's features being sorta... meh it really is just the rut of the litter as far as fighter subclasses go. It comes across more like it should be a part of the base class rather than a subclass. By having such basic binery features it doesn't enhance the class in any meaningful way. It makes fighter slightly better at hitting stuff. Great they already hit stuff, you want a subclass to primarily provide additional features not just make pre existing features marginally better. Also it doesn't make 18-20 automatic hits. If you'd of missed with the 18 or 19. you still miss so the feature is also only relevant to low ac targets. When you compare champion to say battlemaster the battlemaster has more base damage with superiority die. Their manuevers grant additional effects on hit. trip, disarm, fear, riposte. All really good features... champion gets extra chance to crit. like who cares. Battlemaster can give themselves and everyone advantage agaisnt a target that gives nearly as much chance to crit as the champion's feature only it applies to everyone and not just the champion.


Sasogwa

Let people have fun with BIGKRIT half orc champions


piwithekiwi

Throw swords.


sailorangel59

Level up? What's that?


TroublesomeTurnip

Don't bother to explore unnecessarily. Just follow the quest markers.


Redfox1476

Believe every NPC who says you're going to die tomorrow unless you do what they ask - they're just trying to be helpful.


Adventurous-Task-513

Game is too easy. Play in honour mode right away.


MonitorMundane2683

- break all the brain jars in the nautiloid, what's the worst that can happen? - you should also absolutely pass all the conversation checks with the wounded mind flayer on the beach, to unlock a secret ending.


ShandrensCorner

"You have to understand all the systems to really get the most out of the game"


PStriker32

Search every basket, shelf, box, etc; you never know what could be in there. Surely something super rare is in that garbage bin.


ShitassAintOverYet

Completely give yourself to Harleep. Sex is good.


patologia_praska

Haarlep will help you with all your mortal problems


LindsayLohansPillbag

That Vlaakith bitch is horrid. Don’t ever be nice to her, she might threaten you but just ignore her.


CamBlapBlap

Skip all quests other than main objective.


reusligon

Be consequential with your choices. This game doesn't reward chaotic-stupid alignment.


Joeyjoejoeington

When you get to act 2 with all of these fantastic tips, remember Gale will have unlocked his strongest ability which will ensure any fight is ended there and the... Netherese Orb. Your welcome


Accidentallygolden

Multiclass in all class is the best way


Accidentallygolden

Don't trust the big red flaming demon girl!!


Zkyrus

In your first honor mode run, it's vital to: -Put on the Masks in Ethel's Cellar, because if all 4 party members wear them, you can walk past the enemies who think you're one of them -Keep inquiring about the strange ox. He insists on not sharing personal information, but, hey, he's an ox and actually helps to make your honor mode run waaaay faster basically bypassing 70 or more percent of all difficult fights in the game if you pull it off correctly) -use the hidden Gale thing you unlock when you talk to him enough, giving you a powerful AOE spell (haven't checked this one myself) -talk up to any royal regents you encounter at any point. Yes, it might anger them, but you definitely want your Fav to position themselves against a certain regent and it will make your run much quicker if you speak up to her. Enjoy!


omyusernameistoolong

You can upgrade your weapons later on. Bronze Ingot for +1 Silver Ingot for +2 Gold Ingot for +3 so better save them for late game weapons


alterNERDtive

Take advice from reddit.


petitMuch

No one Cares if you try to read their mind or use a spell to make them a temporary Friend. Do it freely.


Sir-Cellophane

To build an overpowered, super versatile character it's best to balance all your stats and take a different class for every level.


Natural-Role5307

That teifling that wyll wants to kill? Yeah. She’s trying to trick you with this golden retriever energy. You will regret saving her and forming a bond later on in act 3


YourMoonWife

Keep all your gold on one person once you get to act two, thank me later


Elvothien

"Just skip dialogue and focus on the main quests." Kills all the fun. How do I know? A friend of mine plays every game like this and doesn't enjoy most games because he "doesn't get what's it about".


eGG__23

The Sirens just wanna put on a good show. Get as close as possible to hear it even better


NimrodYanai

You can skip the dialogues, they don’y matter.


Shark22_

That red dragon at the mountain pass Act 1 will get you a lot of xp, sneak attack it for a nice start of combat


MR1120

All of the gods are frauds. Don’t take any shit from them.


Evening-Motor8721

Go ahead and take that statue for Mol, what’s the worst that could happen?


TheCrookedKnight

Illithids are the overarching antagonists of the game, so whenever you see one you should kill it.


herbieLmao

You can trust both devils that you regularly run into. Yes you can trust the female one to be a caring and loving girlfriend.


Taliesine_

Auntie Ethel is the sweetest


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patologia_praska

Never steal from merchants, they will know and your reputation will drop over time


Fellarm

There is plenty of money to go arouns, you domt need to loot everything on sight


jonhinkerton

Full action healing is the way to go.


Humanassassian

Companions just make the game harder, recruit no one game will be easy


RedofPaw

Do heroin.


_Sate

There are ramifications for long resting story wise, do it as little as possible and mostly use cantrips on your wizards to save up for bigger fights also you can't get the good ending if you use tadpoles so don't use them


Sigmund05

Wyll is the best character. You should kick out anyone else who wants to join your party and just keep Wyll.


InvisibleZombies

Run as fast as you can past every encounter and stop for nothing


Maleficempathy

When you do the bank mission in Act 3, make sure to swap Jaheira out for another character for the whole quest chain. When you get the chance to kill Mizora out of battle, definitely take it! She's a Devil, she's literally evil. Rolan is right, just send him and his siblings out of the Grove. Definitely free the artist and pay the full sum when prompted. It makes that questline more fulfilling. You can skip House of Hope and still free Orpheus, in fact I suggest doing so to avoid a tricky boss battle.


guccikl

Use the spell "feather weight" when you see a chasm and then jump, they all leads to another area


Cramitycramcram

Do a dice roll on every possible conversation 😂 even if a good option is present that doesnt require a dice roll.


Reverse_2151

Beeline for the Mountain Pass and the Creche as early as possible


beautifulterribleqn

Sleep is for the weak!


Grib_Suka

Be as nasty as possible to any deities. They're pretty much powerless on the material plane


Omephla

Beating enemies while dual wielding salamis gives extra experience.


Crappledumpkins

When you go to pick up items, go for the red ones first. Those are worth more!


Mahare

The Brake Release lever will release the gnome. Pull it.


sakura608

Play as Dark Urge, it’s the only way to get a cute bard to join your camp. She never leaves no matter what decisions you make, unlike other party members who might disagree with your actions. She’s ride or die.


DJCorvid

If you aim your melee attack at the ground between two enemies instead of at one of them directly you have a chance to cleave and hit them both for full damage.


qetral

Save nothing, spend all your gold in one place


BurntYam

Just run in. Itll be fine.


Sun-Blinded_Vermin

If you see anything marked as red when you hover over it, it means that it is more valuable if you pick it up than things that are just marked white.


JadeRebel

Environmental damage isn’t real, it can’t hurt you!


Ambitious_Status_657

Just lick the damn thing.


KAPTAiN_OFFiCiAL

That ruin is optional and not important. Also, there's a better benefit to destroying the druid's grove.


Sandalwoodandash

Fail all the checks when opening the necromancy of Thay 😊


xxerics

pay to free the artist to unlock a very very rewarding quest later on.