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

Larian Studios is Gathering Their Party @larianstudios
We've just released Hotfix #3 'Theft, Death & Hubris' for Baldur's Gate 3. A number of issues have been addressed in this hotfix, and we've shared a Frankenstein of data. Take a look at the details!

store.steampowered.com/newshub/app/1086940/view/2896336186738209915

One important thing this hotfix has solved is the resolution upon the death of Gale. Those who’ve let Gale die may have found that an important item is missing, which is required. That’s back! So, which was it? "K'ha'trach'ash'ssji", "K'ha'ash'ssji'trach", or the easier to pronounce “K'ha'ssji'trach'ash”? Only Gale lovers will know.

Also, we fixed an error where people were stealing from merchants by directly equipping the stolen items out of their inventory. Hubris! It’s in the title!

We still currently recommend you play the game on DX11 mode if you experience frequent crashing, or graphical errors. But they should be reduced now. The next big patch will include a host of fixes for cinematics and animation as well as UI glitches, and a community update diving into the game’s launch.

Don’t forget to read the EULA
Better the Devil you do know, eh.

FAQ attached here, updated with new workarounds and known issues: larian.com/support/baldur-s-gate-3


Fixes attached y’all:

Fix for crash related to showing a move preview with an AoO when in combat.
Fix for crash related to surfaces requiring concentration.
Fix for crash related to drag and drop of items in the trade inventory.
Gale's Scroll of Resurrection is now correctly added to the player's inventory.

This hotfix is now live on Steam, will be coming soon to GOG and Stadia a little bit later.

I'll hold onto that threat of hope! And hope it's sooner rather than later. 

I've seen crafting stations in the world, so it looks like we'll be able to do the crafting (at least some of it). I've already repaired one (spider-slaying) spear, and blueprints for other weapons.

I think he meant no crafting like in DOS2. It will probably be limited to repairing "quest" related items and stuff like that.

Well, they said "be evil", so I straight-up stole the +1 rapier and +1 scale armor.



And d'aww...

I started a dwarf ranger and I don't like it that much. Picked up Gale, Shadowheart and Lae'zel and went straight to the grove. The entrance fight was easier than the first time I did it. The gobbos had critical miss a few times in a row on the NPCs, lol.

1. I like dual wielding, but meleing isn't that great at low levels without a shield/buff and the dwarf cover less distance. Ranged is the way to go for race with little legs.
2. At vendors, having no charisma on the character with the stuff in his inventory is just plain annoying. And my character is always the King Hoarder. Actually, I think the inventory should be party-wide, except for like 10 slots for personal items/quick slots for potions/scrolls.
3. Speak with animals was way more fun on my Warlock who can have it on 100% of the time without wasting a spell slot. There is a lots of animals.
4. I miss Eldritch Blast....
5. I died at the helm section, killed by the cambion commander. The first time I had no issue with that, but I did it twice no and both time the Mindflayer almost died and I didn't take that much time killing the imps to get to the front of the ship. I'm not sure what changed (outside me having no Us this time around), although the Mindflayer reads level 6 when it should be a level 7.

Maybe I should try a long legged fighter. 

Or make another Warlock.   Kinda weird, as I don't like Warlock in the pnp.

I remade my Ranger.

Half-Elf. Ex-criminal bounty hunter urban tracker ranger. People can be monsters to track too.

Not idea how much BH bonus will be helpful, but I learned you can knock unconscious people/monsters instead of killing them.

Same here when I realised I did not choose a background for the first ranger.

Found a secret chest along the coast, in an alcove below Asterion's (sp?) location.

Edit. oooo,a ruby worth 1600 gold!

This is the worst dead corpse taffy pull ever; the female archer died and her body became that weird triangular thingy. I had to move the camera around just to see the goblin mage under that blasted "cover".

The exchange rate stink everywhere. They aren't using 5e price/economy system, this feels like DOS2. Charisma does improve price, a bit, if you dump everything on the person with the highest one.

But they also aren't following 5e prices at all. Basic leather armor cost like 500 gp when it should be 10 gp per 5e, they price the basic armor at the level of uncommon/rare magic item. The ruby is a 5000gp gem in the DM book.   

It's like they think players will do too much content and make too much money, but 5e is a generous system (FR being high magic even more) and here everything is overpriced while everything you sell is underpriced. You're basically better off stealing stuff. Makes more money that way (lots of save cumming thought, because every attempts has a DC).

Why can't I have scars like that?

Not that I want to join Loviatar to get them, but you know a few scars always improve an adventurer's look.

Answer:

I have pretty much played the intro with every class by now, except cleric. I honestly don't know what to play. I like the ranger the best, but I'd prefer to multiclass that into a wizard after level 3. Just to get all the good stuff of ranger (favoured enemy, favoured terrain, fighting style) to make a wizard that can also shoot very well with a bow. Fighter seems the most obvious choice though because front line warriors are severely lacking in the beginning.

Anyway, I don't know Knowing that extra ability points are a feat you take and not something you just get after 4 levels  also makes life hard for a min maxer like me It kinda makes a +2 racial ability score pointless, cause your max score is always going to be uneven. This also makes humans ridiculously good from a min-max perspective.

I don't like playing humans. I'm already a human in real life