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00:00:00 – 01:05:30
In the video, Harry navigates through Baldur's Gate 3 as a Githyanki Ranger, employing strategic combat techniques and managing his party's skills and inventory effectively. Key points include using spells like Bless and strategies such as stealth, positioning, and selective engagement to maximize his party's effectiveness in battles. He finds valuable items like a Potion of Speed and engages in thorough inventory management, emphasizing the importance of weapon properties for dual-wielding.
New characters are introduced, such as Astarion, a rogue with unique abilities like sneak attack and the potential for multi-classing, as well as Gale, who offers help in finding a healer. The player frequently explores equipment upgrades and skill options, such as gearing up a wizard character and choosing a necromancy subclass for its hit point regeneration abilities. Combat strategies are discussed in-depth, including the use of actions like shove, rush attack, and magic missile to handle various enemies.
Important decisions also revolve around character interactions and party composition, particularly replacing Astarion with Lizelle, another fighter class character, and planning to reclass characters through Wither in a temple. The session concludes with tactical considerations for future encounters, emphasizing the importance of resting to regain capabilities and the strategic management of resources.
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In this part of the video, Harry is playing Baldur’s Gate 3 as a Githyanki Ranger and is about to engage in a battle. He initiates turn-based mode to strategically cast a spell called Bless with the character Shadowheart, which grants a 1d4 bonus to attack rolls and saving throws for ten turns. Harry positions his party for a sneak attack, leveraging advantages from hiding, the Bless spell, and archery bonuses. Throughout the battle, he tactically manages his party members, using actions and bonus actions effectively to maximize damage and minimize risks. He utilizes strategies such as moving characters to safer positions, engaging enemies selectively, and employing spells like Guiding Bolt.
After the battle, Harry loots items from a Mind Flayer, highlighting a Potion of Speed for its various boosts despite its post-use penalty, and a useful Void Bulb. He then discusses inventory management, equipping a newly found Rapier, which impacts available strikes and the ability to dual-wield. He notes the importance of keeping Camp Goods at the camp to avoid unnecessary notifications and explains weapon properties like finesse and light weapon requirements for dual-wielding.
00:10:00
In this part of the video, the player continues their exploration and looting, finding various items such as poison, spike bulbs, void bulbs, thieves tools, and a hand drum. They encounter a new companion, Astarion, who is introduced through a dialogue sequence. Astarion, a rogue, discusses the mind worms and suggests finding an expert to control them. The player accepts Astarion into their party, noting his abilities such as sneak attack and potential multi-class options. They discuss the benefits of having a rogue, like using actions as bonus actions and avoiding opportunity attacks. The player considers equipment options for Astarion, deciding to leave him with a single weapon for now and planning to equip him with dual wielding in the future.
00:20:00
In this segment of the video, the speaker discusses equipping a character with a short sword and dagger for future dual-wielding and their proficiency in lock-picking and other skills. The character mentioned, Astarion, is proficient in various skills such as acrobatics and stealth and benefits from being an elf, granting abilities like dark vision and Elven weapon training. Additionally, the speaker narrates an encounter with a boar, utilizing a skill that allows communication with animals, and reminisces about their experience with Divinity: Original Sin 2. They face technical issues with co-op split-screen mode in a current game, including controller recognition problems and frequent crashes. The segment concludes with a dramatic interaction involving a mind flayer, exploring themes of compassion, hatred, and mind control, and meeting a character named Gale who proposes collaborating to find a healer to cure an affliction.
00:30:00
In this part of the video, the focus is on examining and upgrading the equipment and skills of a wizard character. The wizard initially has basic gear like a simple robe and a quarterstaff but plans to equip a crossbow or bow. Their spells can be customized similarly to a cleric’s, and the character is about to level up to level two, allowing for the selection of a subclass. Options for the subclass include evocation, which avoids Friendly Fire, and necromancy, which offers unique abilities like the Grim Harvest. The decision is made to choose necromancy for the ability to regain hit points. The wizard selects spells such as Magic Missile, Thunder Wave, and Shield. The segment also highlights the game’s richness in dialogue options and character actions that significantly impact gameplay, contributing to its replay value. The video ends with rescuing a character named Ken Weisel, showcasing different approaches based on character alignment.
00:40:00
In this part of the video, the player navigates different strategies to handle the goblins and considers various outcomes based on character actions. They discuss the consequences of releasing Lizelle and how it might upset certain party members like Shadowheart and Gale. The player then proceeds to replace Astarion with Lizelle, noting class similarities and the advantages of certain abilities that come later in the game. They highlight the importance of talking to companions for unique dialogue and insights. The player decides to level Lizelle up, mentioning the benefits of the Fighter class and action surge. They then plan to enter a temple to find an important character, Wither, who facilitates reclassing. Approaching a conflict, the player debates different tactics, including intimidation or ambush, and engages in a fight using various abilities but faces challenges when enemies save against their moves.
00:50:00
In this part of the video, the player discusses and demonstrates various combat strategies and actions in a game. They describe using a shove action to knock an enemy down, followed by a rush attack and an action surge, although the latter was ineffective due to a missed attack. Shadowheart, a character, uses a cantrip to conserve spell slots and deals minor damage. The player mentions the drawbacks of the ensnaring strike ability and considers whether it is worth keeping. They use a second wind ability to heal, position characters strategically, and utilize various attacks, including a magic missile to target multiple enemies effectively.
The player deliberates over the effectiveness of different equipment and abilities, such as switching to medium armor for better defense at the expense of stealth and deciding whether to use a long sword or keep a rapier based on their character’s strengths. They highlight the importance of resting to regain spell slots and plan to manage inventory and equip better gear while considering potential disadvantages in stealth. Overall, the segment illustrates in-game tactical decision-making and resource management.
01:00:00
In this part of the video, the player discusses their approach to remaining stealthy and loots various enemies. They explain the mechanics of certain traps and how to bypass them, such as breaking or stepping on them. The player organizes their inventory, deciding what items to keep or discard based on weight and value. They highlight the importance of reading in-game items for potential dialogue benefits. The player also finds and loots hidden items using a shovel and contemplates whether to use scrolls or to give them to a character named Gail. They plan to set up camp for rest, explaining the mechanics of short and long rests, their benefits, and what to expect in the next episode, including interacting with companions and engaging in upcoming fights within a temple.