Hey so I’m gonna be streaming Over on twitch at 1200 EST / 1700 GMT if anyone wants to see me get a little too giddy with some Durge evilness…

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            Wish is the highest level spell in the game. There are predefined things it can do, but because of the open nature of tabletop, it can do just about anything, as long as your Dungeon Master approves it. The spell doesn’t exist in Baldur’s Gate 3 for the players, since it would completely break any encounter, and because players can’t merely tell a computer what creative thing they want to do with it. Also, we never achieve the level requirement to cast Wish in Baldur’s Gate. As far as the mechanic behind Vlaakith’s usage, they coded it to outright kill you. No rolls to see if you evade, no possibility of response, just poosh! Dead. It’s the only time you’ll see the spell in the game and you don’t know that’s what happened at the time.

            Edit: if you enjoy fantasy, board games, and adventure, then you should definitely check out D&D! They sell starter packs for $20 that have everything you’d need to play an adventure with a group of friends. D&D 6e, or One D&D as they’re calling it is coming out later this year, but I’d stick with 5e, which is the game everyone knows and loves. Hasbro bought Wizards of the Coast a while ago, and they’ve been displaying typical big corp malarkey and greed. Avoid anything new from them and stick with what is familiar in my opinion.

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            I’ve never really bought the “DnD breaks down after level 12” argument for a game that already hard nerfed and didn’t use quite a lot of spells, but my first DnD experience was Neverwinter Nights and they solved it mostly by making all spells direct and simple combat spells.

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          “How do you know she is a lich?”

          “Well she turned me into a newt!”

          “A newt?”

          “I got better”

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      There’s the illusion of choice for a brief moment before you’re railroaded. I quit after she killed my party.

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        Man, you really missed out if you quit there. The storyline is amazing as you continue through act 2 and 3. Shadowheart, Karlach, and Astarion each have absolutely crushing personal back-stories, and following them through to resolution was one of the best gaming experiences I’ve ever encountered.

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        Well, there was a choice not to go into that chamber, you decided against it. Once you are there and she shows up, you can decide to suicide or do what she says and live. That’s not railroading that’s the expected outcome at lvl 8-9 against a almost-god.