Happened at our table a couple of months back.

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    Semi-related fact: Knock and Speak With Animals are the best utility spells in Baldurs Gate 3, and anyone who says otherwise is a liar.

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      3 years ago

      Utility ? No idea. But Speak with animals is so fucking hilarious that I will carry a class just for it because its that funny. I was sold the second I talked to the squirrels near the bard.

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        As far as I understand, “utility spell” is a category consisting of all spells that aren’t combat spells.

        I agree 💯 btw 😁

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      I haven’t used knock at all but the first thing I do after every long rest is apply speak with animals to my PC. I then talk to almost every animal I meet.

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        Raise your hand if you spoke to the guard bear again after saving the Grove, hoping that the xenophobe had changed its mind about you 🙋🏻

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        Get the necromancy book in the blighted village and you get speaks with dead on any character for free.

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          There’s also an amulet somewhere earlier that gives you a few free castings per day.

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            In the withers ruin, yes. I think you find it in the same room as his sarcophagus but not sure. You can also just put it on whenever. Ignoring attunement was a great decision but would be silly OP in tabletop with even 10% of the loot you get in BG3

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      3 years ago

      Anyone who has played any of the Divinity games knows that Speak with Animals is a must-have. Pet Pal was also the best perk in DoS / DoS 2.

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      Lol never once needed knock. Astarion (and later respecced roguelock Wyll) almost never failed, especially with guidance. And even if you fail, I never once had single digit thieves tools.

      SwA is goddamn awesome though, totally agreed. Talking to the Rothes in the underdark blew my mind