HOW TO BUILD GOOD PARTIES - Baldur's Gate 3 Honour Mode Party Composition Guide

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  • @mikeunger4165
    @mikeunger4165 8 місяців тому +283

    "Wizard and Paladin make good buddies, because Wizard will have the right answer to a problem and Paladin will have the Smite answer to a problem." Well done🤣

    • @travisretriever7473
      @travisretriever7473 6 місяців тому

      As a guy who keeps rolling Paladins, it's no wonder I love keeping Gale in my party. :)

  • @rogue_recruit
    @rogue_recruit 8 місяців тому +137

    I listen to each of your build videos like a podcast while I'm doing other things so please keep making them!

  • @christianabruzzo6632
    @christianabruzzo6632 8 місяців тому +66

    If you ever do a let’s play I will 100% watch every episode and thoroughly enjoy it!

  • @ssSHIFTt
    @ssSHIFTt 8 місяців тому +25

    "Staves... Uh, staffs!" I see you, Mr. Ceph. Commenting to help you find the visability you deserve.

    • @The_Breaded92
      @The_Breaded92 8 місяців тому

      Oh man I remember the day I finally started pronouncing this correctly after playing fire emblem for YEARS! 😂

  • @Eirandir
    @Eirandir 8 місяців тому +9

    I just watch all your videos, not because I'm interested in the specific topic covered in the video, but because I LOVE the delivery, the way you present the information is extremely well made and I want to support you so that whenever a video comes out of something I would actually want to know I know for a fact it's going to be the absolute best way for me to understand it

  • @itsyoungk04
    @itsyoungk04 8 місяців тому +66

    We come for the content, but stay for your voice ❤

    • @phoenixwright3752
      @phoenixwright3752 8 місяців тому +3

      literally, need him to do a long let's play of bg3 as something properly to fall asleep to

    • @dotkittyraptor
      @dotkittyraptor 8 місяців тому +1

      💯

    • @joeracer302
      @joeracer302 8 місяців тому +5

      I don’t want to know what makes you come.

  • @Kailokel
    @Kailokel 8 місяців тому +6

    Awesome video that actually broke down things I'd kind of had as a muddy mess in my head but wasn't able to properly solidify in an actionable way.

  • @yvaskhmir
    @yvaskhmir 8 місяців тому +21

    What I love about BG3 is how they make martial classes have "more buttons" (as you called it) than their D&D counterparts, with the inclusion of easily accessed throwable items and with throwing being a viable option instead of a simple attack (even excluding Tavern Brawler) for Strength builds that lack Dexterity and with special arrows for Dexterity builds that often lack Strength.
    Making arrows into less busted spells for martial classes is just very cool. Of course, excluding "more damage against x" arrows, as they are just that and don't really add anything unique to the table.

    • @Cephalopocalypse
      @Cephalopocalypse  8 місяців тому +14

      I agree! In particular I think the bonus action jump and shove and the short rest weapon actions were great game design that they should absolutely roll into the upcoming D&D update

    • @GAMER32231
      @GAMER32231 2 місяці тому

      @@Cephalopocalypse jump and shove aren't bonus actions in D&D?

  • @yvaskhmir
    @yvaskhmir 8 місяців тому +14

    I don't think you have to worry about people not needing to watch your party composition videos after teaching them about building parties, as, even with all the knowledge, the amount of options is still incredible, so it's still fun and interesting to see what sb cooks up. And besides, you make it very clear explicitly every time, that there's hardly a need for your videos, as the game makes it kinda hard to make a weak character without doing so on purpose. The added knowledge you provide is helpful, yes, but, at least for me, the main reason to watch your videos is to listen to a well-prepared, open-minded, passionate person with a pleasant sounding voice talk about a game they like and I like as well.
    I know a joke is a joke, but still, seemed worth to type this out nonetheless, even if to just fill your "weird compliment from a stranger" quota for the day.

  • @Feersumdjinn
    @Feersumdjinn 8 місяців тому +1

    As ever, an excellent break down of fundamental concepts. Your content is top notch! Here to stay, whatever it is your covering

  • @alex1sandulache
    @alex1sandulache 8 місяців тому +8

    1:36 Good use of the meme. I actually like your individual character build videos quite a lot.

  • @ClockworkBard
    @ClockworkBard 8 місяців тому +2

    This is a huge help for taking a macro look at a build. While none of it is brand new info for this channel, framing it in this context is hugely helpful.
    Your timing is great too. I'm in a co-op game and have been struggling on how to contribute cohesively to an established party (ice sorc, arcane trickster, and vengeance paladin) while still getting to play sometime I'm in the mood for. Looking at this party through these pillars, it feels way more complete than I'd previously thought and I have way more options the next time I talk to Withers!

  • @zethgb
    @zethgb 8 місяців тому +4

    Your content is top notch man. Your builds are to optimized for my taste, But they inspire and help me getting better at building on my own!

    • @CMiY0
      @CMiY0 8 місяців тому +2

      I love how his builds are all optimized around simplicity and flavor rather than just sheer min-maxing (for the most part). Personally, I hate multiclassing for the sake of it. I prefer having an RP element for a multiclass.

  • @andreijuduc7275
    @andreijuduc7275 Місяць тому

    Thank you. I'm new to BG3, with no experience in D&D, and your videos so far helped me have way more fun with the game than I would've solo

  • @matthewlands9839
    @matthewlands9839 7 місяців тому +2

    I am so impressed by your channel and the time you put into your videos.
    As a new player playing balders gate, videos like this have been a great tool in planning my playthrough of the game.

  • @Cindr4
    @Cindr4 4 місяці тому

    I'd love to see you make videos going through and analyzing specific combat encounters (of your choosing), teaching and applying (as well as learning for yourself) in-depth strategy while playing the game. And also, you obviously have such a perfectly tailored brain for this kind of thing, so there is absolutely no way people will stop watching your content by you teaching them to think for themselves when making parties - if anything, they'll see what a resource you are, feel inspired, come back for more, and perhaps even contribute to the discourse with their own experiences.
    Love the content, btw

  • @Kamadusk
    @Kamadusk 8 місяців тому +13

    How many goblins does it take to paint a house?
    Depends on how hard you throw ’em.

  • @JODYHiROLLER-Smite
    @JODYHiROLLER-Smite 7 місяців тому +1

    I love how long these videos are. I listen to them while at work.

  • @TheCassinus
    @TheCassinus 7 місяців тому +14

    You, sir, are much like the scarecrow who won an award. He was out standing in his field

    • @BizLBizL
      @BizLBizL 3 місяці тому

      no one commenting on this joke is a crime, i chuckled

  • @awesomepossumdude
    @awesomepossumdude 8 місяців тому +25

    This video is just like when I played baseball in high school. I was an outfielder and this one game I got totally confused, “why is the ball getting bigger?” And then it hit me

  • @bunchofives313
    @bunchofives313 8 місяців тому

    Excellent, super informative content. Just twenty hours in and it has made my first play-through much smoother so far.
    Bonus dad joke: when I realised I had set up my characters terribly, I got so angry I smashed my keyboard against the wall. Keys went everywhere. That’s when shift really hit the fan.

  • @uncannyresemblance
    @uncannyresemblance 5 місяців тому +4

    Have you ever considered doing a let’s play? I know they don’t click very well on modern UA-cam but I feel your current audience would really enjoy watching them.

  • @quaffie
    @quaffie 8 місяців тому +2

    its just fun to watch what people come up with. keep going with your party compositions.

  • @matheusmterra
    @matheusmterra 8 місяців тому +8

    You just blew my mind: I'm having an easy time-ish almost finishing Act 1 honour mode and it always struck to me "well, creating water and only in the next turn exploiting wet sounds terrible, how's that good?".
    I had no idea you could mix and match actions of characters if there isn't any enemies acting between one another.

    • @gardandresen5939
      @gardandresen5939 8 місяців тому +2

      Mind blown seconded 😁

    • @Cephalopocalypse
      @Cephalopocalypse  8 місяців тому +2

      The game really does not make it clear!

    • @quaffie
      @quaffie 8 місяців тому

      i found out on the nautiloid because i played my first playthrough in coop and that makes it pretty obvious that you can mix and match :D

  • @LadyBernkastel92
    @LadyBernkastel92 8 місяців тому +3

    Great video, I learned a lot!
    Also I'm glad you brought up BG3 being stingy with bows, I'm glad that I haven't just been somehow missing all the great bows, cuz every time I go into my magic weapon supply to equip a character I'm always pretty surprised by the lack of ranged options. I got swords and clubs all day long, but I hardly have enough really good ranged stuff to even cover my party.

  • @notinwater
    @notinwater 8 місяців тому +18

    So.... basically just make a party of 4 Bards

    • @thomasrosendahl2783
      @thomasrosendahl2783 3 місяці тому +1

      Bards are the only class that can fill every role, Clerics also have control, damage and support spells but can not do all the skill and dialogue checks besides disarming traps and lockpick etc.

    • @chuckchan4127
      @chuckchan4127 2 місяці тому +2

      4 Swords Bards to be specific.

  • @manolispiperias7608
    @manolispiperias7608 3 місяці тому

    Easily one of the most comprehensive Baldur’s Gate 3 content.

  • @Blockyraps
    @Blockyraps 2 місяці тому +1

    Usually I make a build around who ever is doing the highest damage or the most important role
    I.e say my tempest cleric sorceror is a field setter with create water and chain lightning. Everyone on the team are either using electricity or ice. Unless it’s Astarion then he’s usually sniping.
    Or I go by the rule of two front liners, one midfielder and sniper
    So may Fighter/Paladin, Cleric/Wizard, Ranger or Rogue.
    Or if it’s about protecting a glass cannon (Monk) then Shadow Heart casts sanctuary and becomes a healbot Light and the other two are midfield to long range (throwzerker/Assassin Gloomstalker/battlemaster) to cause effects like prone, incapacitated etc.

  • @jamminkeys
    @jamminkeys 8 місяців тому +1

    one of my favorite themed parties I ran was my dark urge evil run, in which I recruited Minthara, and had Shadowheart make the evil choice.
    since I had the Spear of Evening to cast darkness at will, I built the whole party around it with immunity to blindness, darkvision, and ways to root enemies (GoO warlock, wolverine barb, etc).
    it was such a blast to play the "Warriors of Darkness", trapping enemies in the dark and wrecking them 🕶

  • @PhantomPhD1218
    @PhantomPhD1218 8 місяців тому

    Fantastic video! I love the breakdown on team composition considerations. There should always be a balance between theory and practice.

  • @cobyvanderwall7490
    @cobyvanderwall7490 7 місяців тому

    I so so so wish there was more content as clean and thorough as yours - just perfect

  • @CCFelton94
    @CCFelton94 5 місяців тому +1

    I just really dig this channel so much.

  • @paulabroyles120
    @paulabroyles120 13 днів тому

    Your videos have been so helpful. Thank you!

  • @Lucifer-sn9ir
    @Lucifer-sn9ir 7 місяців тому

    Love these videos because you sound naturally trustworthy and battle tested per se when it comes to knowledge of the game I always feel like I can trust the builds you give us without worry about me messing it up for being idiotic

  • @kylebutler682
    @kylebutler682 4 місяці тому

    Very good tutorials/guides. Very thorough and interesting. keep up the good work

  • @BerserkPlaysYT
    @BerserkPlaysYT 5 місяців тому

    phenomenal video, thank you for being as thorough as always

  • @0xNaufal
    @0xNaufal 2 місяці тому

    This was super helpful!

    • @Cephalopocalypse
      @Cephalopocalypse  2 місяці тому

      Thanks so much for the support! I really appreciate it - glad you enjoyed the video!

  • @khairulbasirrudin732
    @khairulbasirrudin732 6 місяців тому

    Smoother gameplay is the keyword for me..Thanks for this gigantically useful tutorial! Previously I followed DND 4th Ed guidebook for Defender, Leader, Striker & Controller builds.

  • @djcowell91
    @djcowell91 7 місяців тому +1

    Stat gear: No mention of the Club of Strength from the Arcane tower? I love it as an off hand weapon for an archer with the Titan Bow.

  • @karnazacss
    @karnazacss 7 місяців тому +5

    I would watch a whole educational playthrough from you, I think more people would aswell.

  • @THEcamobackpack
    @THEcamobackpack 8 місяців тому +2

    This was SUCH a helpful video!

  • @DigDoug56
    @DigDoug56 3 місяці тому

    Love the videos, just wanted to say the “shared initiative system synergy” you mentioned in bg3 is not new from dnd, the same thing is present RAW in 5E. (But the wording has so many groups misunderstanding it and thus not running it like it is in bg3) I don’t have the drive to find the link now but there is a Jeremy Crawford interview on mounted combat in where he confirms this is how it should be working. (Not just as it regards to mounts, that’s just the topic being discussed that it come up for).
    Ps- he has another going into differences between hidden and unseen and how line of sight works in dnd 5 and it’s all very interesting but also very convoluted and thus groups get all that wrong all the time to. I love dnd and Baldur’s gate.

  • @itsJPhere
    @itsJPhere 8 місяців тому +1

    I have learned so much from your videos. Now, if Larian just fixes the worst honor mode ending bugs, I might try it one day. Tactician feels easy. None of my characters actually die in battle anymore. Although Jaheira died fighting Sarevok but that doesn't count because she literally single handedly took all the damage.😅

    • @dirtiestdan4756
      @dirtiestdan4756 7 місяців тому

      MOOD, my closest shaves with my honor mode ending were all bugs 💀. I also almost permanently lost an ally slot because shadowheart randomly decided she wouldn’t be controlled by me or fast travel with me (had to kill and res her 7 times to get her fixed and she almost left the party taking all the items and armor I got her)

  • @Ragatokk
    @Ragatokk 6 місяців тому +2

    Control is not the opposite of damage, power is not the opposite of versatility.
    Rather a powerful character with good control and damage options is a versatile one.

    • @Cephalopocalypse
      @Cephalopocalypse  6 місяців тому

      That's trivially true, and if characters were simply on a scale from "good" to "bad" then that would be the right way to look at it - but the point here is that different builds emphasize different things, and you trade strength in one area for strength in another.

  • @meliannhawke3318
    @meliannhawke3318 8 місяців тому +10

    AWESOME explanations! I cannot put into words how helpful this is - thank you so much. ❤

  • @Teratoma..
    @Teratoma.. 8 місяців тому +1

    My favorite party is
    Swords bard (dark urge)
    Open hand monk Karlach
    Gloom stalker ranger (anyone works)
    Eldritch knight thrower Lae'zel
    At least for the early game before you unlock some of the crazy equipment like bhaalist armor. I'll also cycle in light cleric Shadowheart for encounters like the mountain pass death shepherds and outside the goblin camp

    • @b1ackm4gic
      @b1ackm4gic 8 місяців тому

      That's similar to my current honor mode run except my gloomstalker and Swords bard are the same multiclassed character. Then I have land druid putting down hazards, and my Tav is a warlock. Nobody melee ever reaches my party lol

  • @eduardoserpa1682
    @eduardoserpa1682 8 місяців тому

    Needed or not, party-building is a fun puzzle to have, so I appreciate the framework.

  • @TheLukas144
    @TheLukas144 7 місяців тому

    Really nice breakdown of party mechanics, verified some of my own thoughts but also learned a bunch of tips amd tricks!

  • @Baseballman1224
    @Baseballman1224 8 місяців тому +1

    Still the most articulate UA-camr

  • @EleanorMaloney
    @EleanorMaloney 3 місяці тому

    My party for Honor Mode:
    Tav - Swords Bard, Half Elf - Elixir user for titan string bow, gloves of Dex
    Lae’zel - light cleric - 16 radiating orb + Reverb gear
    Karlach - White Dragon Sorcerer (1) Wizard 11 -
    Shadowheart - Storm Sorcerer 8/ Tempest Cleric 2 / wizard 2
    Hags hair -> Shadowheart
    Gloves of Dex->Tav
    Bows - Tav
    To hit / spell DC - > Shadowheart
    Status (radiating orb / Reverberation) Lae’zel
    Ice gear - Karlach
    Wedding rings - Karlach / Tav to give my wizard tank resistance to everything. Nothing ever happens to my Tav.

  • @Magnus_Strand84
    @Magnus_Strand84 8 місяців тому +1

    Awesome video. Are there builds you made that would work well together?

  • @cyrylkowalczyk9392
    @cyrylkowalczyk9392 8 місяців тому

    Great guide, leaving a lot of place for individuality, flavour and role play!

  • @thebrokuyasu4733
    @thebrokuyasu4733 8 місяців тому

    These videos are great for helping me plan out the honor mode run that I will never do.
    As for a dad joke.
    A dad is washing his truck with his son. After some time the son says “Can you use a sponge instead?”

  • @jwow6817
    @jwow6817 7 місяців тому

    been looking for a video just like this, great content!

  • @avinabdas5647
    @avinabdas5647 7 місяців тому

    Just recently started following your guide and loving it. One suggestion from my side maybe you can suggest compatible party members for each of detailed builds that you do!

  • @Marshal_Dunnik
    @Marshal_Dunnik 4 місяці тому

    A good example of synergy would be a party member with Longstrider and a Monk: the monk's mobility is already excellent, with Longstrider, it makes it borderline overpowered

  • @IliumGaming
    @IliumGaming 8 місяців тому

    i would like to see you do solo run builds, at least a few would be cool to see. I know others have covered the topic but you tend to go in depth with your game analysis and I think you could provide a good perspective on that aspect of the game.

  • @cherimoya122
    @cherimoya122 7 місяців тому

    My favourite professor at BG3 university

  • @Honzy87
    @Honzy87 11 днів тому

    I would agrue a "short-rest-parts" could also be a very good idea. something like bard/druid/warlock/monk. after lvl 5 or 6 you could go long ways without long rests if that is what you want or generally reset allmost all of your resources after every little fight. I thing i might try that out.

  • @slkrsmobile
    @slkrsmobile 7 місяців тому

    Right now I'm working on an honour run, but I'm also insisting on Lae'zel being an Oath Breaker paladin - for thematic reasons she kept her oath until the Creche. I using Karlack as a monk because it pairs with her soul coins. I'm running Minthara as your Paladin/Rogue slayer, and I keep respecting my Tav as I haven't settled entirely on something. It's always some spell caster - typically wizard. I'm working towards your lightning lord build now.

  • @orenmontgomery8250
    @orenmontgomery8250 4 місяці тому

    Before watching...
    Same as most team-based RPGs, tank, controller, striker, healer (fit skills in among them). Done.
    You can focus more on DPS and winning initiative then controlling in this particular game.

  • @skullkrusher-dx4kg
    @skullkrusher-dx4kg 6 місяців тому

    You can hold ypur initiative until after a party member in the 5e rule set if you both beat the same enemies in initiative.

    • @Cephalopocalypse
      @Cephalopocalypse  6 місяців тому

      That's a very common houserule (and I personally play with delayed turns even more generous than that, just letting players choose to delay to any point in the initiative order and then jump in, like in previous D&D editions) but technically in base 5e the only way to change your initiative is with a readied action triggering on a specific circumstance and requiring your full turn as well as concentration if it's a spell.

  • @travisretriever7473
    @travisretriever7473 5 місяців тому

    Re: Role Balance, it's a reason why wizards (esp. Divination wizards) and Paladins (any of them, really) pair so extremely well together.
    As a guy who loves maining Ancients Paladins, I knew I loved having Gale in my party for a damn good reason. ^.^

  • @cannyvalley8522
    @cannyvalley8522 8 місяців тому

    I would like to add Enhance Leap to utility spell list. Some places are inaccessible with 8 str jump. It also makes easier positioning before and in combat

  • @johansmith9424
    @johansmith9424 8 місяців тому

    Thank you for your videos. From a french player

  • @connornelson3277
    @connornelson3277 6 місяців тому

    Only commenting for the algorithm but your channel is sick man, liked and subbed off this one

  • @cannyvalley8522
    @cannyvalley8522 8 місяців тому +2

    My favorite Gale joke is Gale, our tank

    • @lawrencefosterjenkins8216
      @lawrencefosterjenkins8216 8 місяців тому +2

      Oh yes, we’ve all watched that lonewolfie ft. shenpai video at one point. “he’s gonna action surge and cast two spells” 💀

  • @Sosozanyway
    @Sosozanyway 8 місяців тому +1

    Lame thing happened last night to me and my friend in our Honor Mode run. We returned to camp after a fight at the goblin camp, and the Oathbreaker Knight turned hostile upon arrival.
    He slaughtered my party and ended our Honor Mode run then and there.
    I looked it up, and didn't find many people that have shared my experience. It was odd, and frustrating. Oh well! Time to start a new run 🤷🏿‍♂️

  • @darkmoone9984
    @darkmoone9984 7 місяців тому

    Going to try the Blast Everything Before They Can Act builds to see if I can finally beat Honor mode.

  • @jimruthers4583
    @jimruthers4583 5 місяців тому

    My friend is just getting into bg3 and dnd and I'm gonna recommend the crap out of this. He was really set on the WoW roles and he wouldn't listen to me. But your paladin description is what he needs to hear lol now go SMITE!

  • @AK-bm1yl
    @AK-bm1yl 6 місяців тому

    To be honest, if you want to have a cakewalk for honor mode, you maximize burst damage. If you have 3 characters with extremely high single target output and 1 character for extremely high AOE output, you can end, or make the fight just a mop up in 2 rounds. You also spec 1 for the party face (preferably something like a bard xbow, or bardadin dual wield with Phalar Aluve for A1+2.
    For example, my first honor mode run was with a party of abjuration wizard/tempest cleric, TB monk/rogue/fighter, bardadin and light cleric. Because none of them had action surge besides the monk, there would be a lot of times when high threat enemies would get a turn and do their nasty things
    In contrast, my last honor mode run was with a party of magic missile evocation wizard/tempest cleric, bard/fighter/rogue dual xbow, EK thrower, Battlemaster/war cleric archer. With this set up, I can zerg any high threat in round 1 (all my characters had alert feat to have high init) and make round 2/3 just a mop up.
    The design intent behind DnD and by extension BG3 was to make healing pretty ineffective. Larian also nerfed some of the crowd control spells/effects to last less. Because of this, "crowd controlling" via taking out a target before they can have a turn seems to be the most effective way.

  • @Skyfoudre64
    @Skyfoudre64 8 місяців тому +1

    Comment to help you out with the algorithm.
    Love the content thanks for all the work you do ❤

  • @ChumblesMumbles
    @ChumblesMumbles 2 місяці тому

    Knowing what super-powerful items are in the game really helps with party building, because if you get one of them and nobody can use it, that's a really feels-bad moment, and since the game is limited (they don't have the entire universe of possibility out there) it's not even a random chance thing where maybe you'll get lucky next time. It's not as bad as BG2 though - in that one there were a couple of super-busted items that were just junk if you didn't have a very specific party. Carsomyr was the worst - if you didn't have a paladin nobody could use it, and it was by far the most powerful weapon in the entire game by orders of magnitude (and you only got one crappy paladin as a normal playthrough option, so you basically had to custom-make your own).

  • @jcc019
    @jcc019 8 місяців тому

    Great vid! Any chance we can get an illithid power video discussing each one's strength, specific builds, or perhaps how best to spread the powers across a party?

  • @cherylyan4334
    @cherylyan4334 8 місяців тому

    Your videos helped me a lot. Thanks. You're doing a fantastic job!

  • @emilelegault9746
    @emilelegault9746 11 днів тому

    good presentation , clean video ! know your topic 😊

  • @emerealm3779
    @emerealm3779 4 місяці тому

    The conversational skills can be important in multiplayer to have distributed as you wont always be running around with 4 people linked together, especially in the boring early game that my team has done 300+ times

  • @michaelackerman2283
    @michaelackerman2283 8 місяців тому +2

    Love your videos, I found you last week and have watched just about everything BG3 you’ve done. Do you have interest in more CRPGs, like PoE2?

  • @Its_whats_his_face
    @Its_whats_his_face 7 місяців тому

    My current playthrough has an interesting party. My halfling Barbarian named Franklin failed to roll a 7 or higher to pull Gail out - so no wizard. Lazel would not say "please" - so no fighter. Franklin would not tolerate another Barbarian - Karlach is dead.
    Barbarian - Eagle Totem
    Rouge - Assassan
    Cleric - Trickery
    Warlock - Fiend

  • @Ark0
    @Ark0 4 місяці тому

    any video of a detailed party build? to the last detail?
    i would like to play a Chaotic Good run. and I would love to have Shadowheart and Karlach on my party. I can play whatever main but I guess I should be something inclined to CHAR + INT build. Anythging in mind?

  • @alexmashkin863
    @alexmashkin863 8 місяців тому

    Very well thought out meaningful comment of more than six words

  • @MXF-sy9hy
    @MXF-sy9hy 8 місяців тому

    Excellent, as always. Thanks very much.

  • @jmr90000
    @jmr90000 8 місяців тому

    Nature Cleric, Veng Pally, Hunter Ranger, and Divination Wizard has been fantastic

    • @jmr90000
      @jmr90000 8 місяців тому

      Halfling Cleric Tav, Pally Shart, Ranger Karlach, and Gale Gale (I think once the beginning of Act II roles around Karlach has cooled down enough to wear armor and not lose control all the time, so thats when I swapped her from Barb)

    • @jmr90000
      @jmr90000 8 місяців тому

      One more comment for the engagement push

  • @michaelboron2534
    @michaelboron2534 7 місяців тому

    My biggest issue is that I tend to get stuck on a certain quest line and basically push the main story line while severely under leveled

  • @TheGuardian707
    @TheGuardian707 8 місяців тому

    Hello my friend can you please do a mono-class Barbarian (for Karlach) and a mono-class warlock (for Wyll). As someone who doesn’t know a lot about D&D and play on Explorer difficulty where multi-classing is disabled. Your builds really help me both make strong characters and overall enjoy the game. It would be cool to have builds for those characters that are both lore friendly and don’t require multi-classing to work properly. Keep up the great work and have a good day

  • @FinalHooba
    @FinalHooba 7 місяців тому

    Love your videos my dude. The start killed me 😂

  • @JosieJOK
    @JosieJOK 8 місяців тому

    My current party: Throwing Barbarian, Swords Bard/Rogue, War Cleric and Abjuration Wizard. Tactician, not Honor-don’t think I’m ready for Honor quite yet!

  • @davidsharpe1611
    @davidsharpe1611 7 місяців тому +1

    As per your kind request - “What do you call a bear with no teeth? A gummy bear.” :-)

  • @mallman9374
    @mallman9374 5 місяців тому

    I normally don't leave comments if the subject matter is new to me (I always give videos a like if I in fact did like them, as I did this one), but I am encouraged to comment by the request for comments at the end of this video.
    I've never played BG3, but I have played BG1&2, as well as D:OS 1 & 2 (didn't make it very far in D:OS for reasons that had nothing to do with the games - D:OS1 was played couch co-op on a console, whereas both of us much prefer PC. D:OS2 I played solo, whereas I much prefer multiplayer games and something else was more interesting).
    I will be playing BG3 with 3 other players. They have chosen paladin, bard, and druid. What class should I choose? Historically, I prefer rangers, but in MMO's, I generally ended up being a cleric, for obvious reasons. Both seem to overlap too much with the other classes. So I'm interested in suggestions on which class I should choose, especially if it's not ranger or cleric (time to do something different :))

    • @Cephalopocalypse
      @Cephalopocalypse  5 місяців тому +1

      That's a pretty well-rounded group already, so I think you can play anything without causing issues! It also depends a little on what direction the bard player wants to take - if they're focusing more on casting, I might suggest a ranger or rogue (make sure you get sleight of hand so your party can handle traps and locks). If they're focusing more on skills, a wizard or sorcerer could round out your spellcasting. Or you could go monk for even more melee damage and just really bring it to the enemy.

    • @mallman9374
      @mallman9374 5 місяців тому

      @@Cephalopocalypse Thank you so much! The bard player is my husband, who knows how much I like bows and he suggested exactly that, but I wasn't sure if he was just humoring my preferences. He's been known to do that, go figure. :)

  • @robertbuchanan7609
    @robertbuchanan7609 8 місяців тому

    I wish I had this video in my first play through. I hadn't played table top since second addition. So my mind was thinking like a video game player. Tank, healer, dps and controller. I struggled a lot.

  • @Bruno-ki9iz
    @Bruno-ki9iz 5 місяців тому

    I'd add that a huge factor is how reliant the character is on long rests. My parties tend to have a ranger and a fighter in order to save supplies. Btw, perhaps you could make a guide or a tier list on that? xD

  • @papaAJ88
    @papaAJ88 8 місяців тому

    Love your build guides!

  • @kimashitawa8113
    @kimashitawa8113 7 місяців тому

    I'm doing a no melee, pure caster playthrough right now, but i'm struggling with what to fill it with and i play Durge so i missed the Potent Robe.
    How would i build a full caster party?

  • @Lamentationsofapoory
    @Lamentationsofapoory 8 місяців тому

    Exactly what I wanted in a video!

  • @a-walpatches6460
    @a-walpatches6460 8 місяців тому

    How about a party themed around summons, getting access to all of them and having as many as possible so your party can just popcorn through the game.

  • @Theonetruefinalboss
    @Theonetruefinalboss 8 місяців тому

    Speaking of itemization, anyone else notice that light armor is kinda terrible in BG3? It's hard to get a decent AC with it at the beginning, and until act 3 none of them have many bonuses beyond bonuses to stealth, which not all builds care about? Meanwhile there's like 3 kinds of cloth for Monks/Barbarians/Casters, medium armors have great bonuses and there's several that allow full DEX bonuses so they completely replace light if you're proficient, and Heavy armor is just great with a lot of good ones. Light just is kinda forgotten to meh until Act 3, and the best non-druid one requires becoming a Bhaal Assassin, which isn't something a lot of folks might want to do.

  • @chuckchan4127
    @chuckchan4127 3 місяці тому

    Does my group HAVE to have a Rogue/Bard for lockpicking and trap disarming?

  • @dimKiriyenko
    @dimKiriyenko 8 місяців тому

    Buff on heal items are the curse of my party composition. I have 5 completed playthroughs with someone them and mass healing word, now making the sixth one and decided I don't want to necessarily fit in a cleric, and what do you know, it's level 4 and I am literally planning a respec to have a cleric that does not look like a cleric (the one with intelligence that learns most of what he casts from scrolls) because I want that bless, I underestimated how much it helps other three to hit things these early levels.

  • @Goodpsychiatry
    @Goodpsychiatry 8 місяців тому

    It would be amazing to see a deep video of the first strike team comp for honor. I would love to try that 😊

  • @bdonlazy
    @bdonlazy 8 місяців тому +5

    When is a joke a Dad joke? ... When it becomes apparent!

    • @chuckchan4127
      @chuckchan4127 2 місяці тому +1

      Oh
      My
      GOD

    • @bdonlazy
      @bdonlazy 2 місяці тому +1

      @@chuckchan4127 Yeah, I'm at once sorry, and you're welcome. It's a heavy weight to bear knowing this joke, but I believe in you.