Baldur's Gate III - Spoiler Edition (please read updated OP)

I'm not gonna lie but I think I've only had one play-through where I didn't use barrel bombs at this part, I just always found it funny to cheese it.

So I wrapped up the goblin storyline today. After the BBQ with Priestess Gut, the Drow boss was next. Nothing fancy here, just lured the one goblin that patrols near the entrance out and ambushed him. Then there's just the Drow and the other Goblin Boss in the room. From there, it's fairly straightforward ambush to take them out.

For the Hobgoblin boss, I set up some barrel traps just outside their room and a Spike Growth they had to move through to get out. Then most of us camped up on the opposite ledge and picked them off, popping in and out of stealth. Towards the end, I rolled in a Flaming Sphere to take out a couple of stragglers. I didn't even need all the barrels, so I wound up reclaiming them.

Had a little chat with our caged friend, spider to spider...



Then one more BBQ at Halsin's prison, and that was that.



Finally... party time!

As the Druid class is now, it's, in my opinion, pretty broken. As Hrungr has mentioned, enemies just can't do anything to the Flaming Sphere. Position yourself properly and the sphere can do all the work. The things enemies try to do to the sphere are kinda hilarious. Like throwing fire stuff at it

But also the badger form is kinda broken, sometimes hilariously so. Dig yourself through stones? No problem. Pop out of the 'ground' somewhere where there's nothing underneath (like a ledge or something)? No problem. It's just wild teleportation magic with a bonus effect right now.

I just leveled up Gale and much to my amusement he can learn Flaming Sphere too.

That spell is so broken, haha. Though I guess higher level enemies can just dispell it. Is dispelling still a thing?

Love to see the young connecting with the old. SKAL!

The issue with capping at level 4. Dispel is learnable at level 5...

After the Mino-roast, I made a little more headway into the Underdark today. Looted the Zhent cache, and arrived at the Myconid colony. I have to say, I'm still impressed by the Myconid designs - so kudos the Larian there.



Picked up all the side quests there, now I'm just debating where to head first. Of course, mining every glowing gem in sight along the way... Those Purple Fluorite Shards add up!

I tried to unselect and select others and it wouldn't let me. I have the rain staff, is that the one? Maybe that's why?

For some reason after I deselcted 2 spells I was able to prepare 1 spell, but I'll find another staff to use too. Thank you!

While they haven't implemented a way to release spells that require Concentration yet (that I'm aware of anyway), you could just cast a Cantrip that requires Concentration (eg. Guidance) which will then override it.

But even if you didn't, FS should burn out pretty quickly after a fight is over, as they only last 10 rounds max.