The real sad thing about the tower is, throughout it, you read several things by Lenore. Hints regarding how lonely and sad she is. Then this command triggers combat with Bernard, and you realize that Lenore gave her automaton a kill command…. And what that means.
@johnnydaff
10 күн бұрын
I get the urge to say, "Oh, you missed that thing!" Then, I remember my first playthrough. lul I missed everything
@zoefezius6615
9 күн бұрын
Yeah, and he misses all the fun fights as he is playing with brain... and stuns...😊
@dubiousdeliquite6641
6 күн бұрын
He has found so much stuff that I still missed even after 3 runs XD Its awesome
@mortomes7063
4 күн бұрын
Resist the dark urge!
@EldenRingPlayer-q7c
9 күн бұрын
Mapo is really fun to watch, dude. He’s just legitimately charming and likeable.
@OhThatRobin
16 күн бұрын
2:00:12 I just realized this whole thing with jumping on mushrooms as a little mustachioed man makes this whole section seem like a Dungeons and Dragons version of Mario and now I’m realizing how much fun a D&D game set in the Mushroom Kingdom would be. OMG and the Toads would be the Myconids omg this stuff just writes itself. Mapocolops this episode is just full of accidental Mario moments 😂 🍄 Let’s a-go!
@MikeMac1988
17 күн бұрын
Mapo, you don't need to go to camp to change spells.
@mortomes7063
4 күн бұрын
31:25 Karlach's reaction is something like "At least he died doing what he loved most. Usurping"
@ShmuPixel
10 күн бұрын
My very first encounter in the Underdark was this Spectator, and my team had way less XP... I didn't even know you could save the petrified drow, I had to kill them all! Every episode I watch from your playthrough differs so much from what I've first experienced, it's crazy. Just thinking about how many outcomes there can be for each encounter in this game makes my head spin. And I also realize the amount of things I've missed or overlooked!
@jemaselite8076
17 күн бұрын
Jump distance is increased through strength, which is why Astarion and Gale have the lowest and Karlach has the highest
@nickrubin7312
17 күн бұрын
Gale should just learn from scrolls of misty step and feather fall Maybe also learn enhanced jump, if it could be learned from the scroll, or longstrider since it is a ritual spell (wouldn't help with distance, but would help with movement and thus jumping in general that is depndent on movement) nothing would help Astarion tho xD, and he would be a waster of an elixir
@jemaselite8076
17 күн бұрын
@@nickrubin7312 haha I have boots of misty step on my astarion for this very occasion
@BusinessSkrub
9 күн бұрын
I always reset stats to make everyone have minimum 12 Strength, that way everyone can jump pretty much every gap in the game without needing spells or potions and it also makes moving in combat much smoother for spellcasters since jumping gives you "free" movement if your strength is above 10 (3m movement cost to jump for ~5m jump distance at 12 Strength) and bonus actions are generally used for misty steps anyway half the time haha
@emperorxenu519
3 күн бұрын
Fun fact about beholders: Them floating isn't a magical effect. They produce a lighter than air gas that fills their porous exoskeleton.
@julienmelies
9 күн бұрын
i love, LOVE how inconsequential to the main story almost everything about the underdark is, and yet there's so much worldbuilding and cool places and art and level design and creatures. the arcane tower is one of the best examples, nothing to do with anything, but still such a great place.
@WineAndGames
17 күн бұрын
Well this certainly was an episode lol. You definitely had vacation brain and the Arcane Tower is not exactly the most straightforward area in the first place. My favourite was you clearly seeing both turrets through the windows but then just walking your party through the front door without a care in the world and getting blasted lmao. I don't blame you for the Bernard thing though, it's quite obscure. (Fun fact, the VA for Bernard is also Wyll's VA!)
@emperman
10 күн бұрын
Ngl that bulette situation had me rofl dying 😂
@Daftdrunkk
10 күн бұрын
oh man the lead up to that "fireball" was priceless.
@gundulamayer0808
10 күн бұрын
Oh man, it always makes me soooo happy, wenn a new BG3 video from you appears!! I LOVE the kind you are discovering this amazing game. You are so intelligent and thinkful and your humor is outstanding. Absolutely perfect for me. Thank you so much.
@OhThatRobin
17 күн бұрын
5:00 I once ran a D&D for my family and they had so much trouble with “duergar” that we just called them “the gray dwarves” after a few sessions. It has become one of our family vocal tics to just say “The gRAy DwaRves!” in a thick Scottish brogue, out of its original context xD
@dsilvermane0
17 күн бұрын
LMAO the Bulette rematch was hilarious. It got resurrected just so you could fight it again 🤣
@StefanScripca
10 күн бұрын
I usually make the bulette jump into water after that fight
@Nisselak
10 күн бұрын
@@StefanScripca you can just disengage and run away, after a while the Bulette will lose your tracks; you just need to not pass by that point again in the future
@Todesnuss
10 күн бұрын
@@Nisselak Sure, never pass by the beach again....
@Nisselak
10 күн бұрын
@@Todesnuss Don't pass _so close_ to the _specific spot_ where the Bulette is that it activates her attacks, it's really not that difficult 🙄
@Todesnuss
10 күн бұрын
@@Nisselak Idk the range is in the middle of a bunch of loot he's definitely gonna want to look at and awkwardly intersects with the beach. The chance of triggering it passing by later is pretty high. Not like there's a clear indicator.
@tatikagila5057
10 күн бұрын
Firebolt on the open ground without grease got me so bewildered. 😂
@QuayNemSorr
10 күн бұрын
Thats what happens when you take out an entire Creshé first. You become over powered for a little Spectator 😅
@OhThatRobin
16 күн бұрын
51:53 Oh, fun Malice Do’Urden mention! If you’ve ever heard of the Legend of Drizzt books or at least the character of Drizzt Do’Urden, Malice is his mom. I love the little bits of lore and Easter eggs in this game.
@itzmonkeyface1420
Күн бұрын
Fun fact if you didn’t know, on a romance with Minthara, you can get a Drizzt reference as part of the Dryad love game in the carnival.
@ryeiverr
10 күн бұрын
That fight is a great example of why mobility is so important.
@my_username_was_already_taken
16 күн бұрын
Huh, the hidden mushroom circle at the 1:00:00 mark took you to the putrid bog circle??? When I stepped in it, I went to a mysterious extra room inside the Hag's Lair that I couldn't get out of. I wonder what determines where you go
@abracadaverous
8 күн бұрын
There are two of them. The ring at the top of the wall goes to the secret room in Auntie Ethel's teahouse (which you can actually pass through if you still have one of those masks, but it just goes to the trap room that you cleared earlier getting to Mayrina). The other ring through the false wall leads to the bog.
@daddybendover69
6 күн бұрын
You can get through Ethel's illusory doors by wearing her mask, you should cast protection from good and evil if she's still alive tho otherwise she will try to mind control you.
@eliskavaskova3692
9 күн бұрын
I religiously wait for these playthroughts, thank you it was a delight!
@AzarathMetreon
10 күн бұрын
Bruh, I never even thought to try Glut’s reanimate on the bulette. I figured it would be too big to control. 😂
@Ragd0ll1337
9 күн бұрын
If you’re travelling you’re entitled to a break! We all appreciate the content but I’m sure nobody wants you to get burnt out because you’re putting out videos when you’re travelling/on vacation.
@Sleawzor
2 күн бұрын
and to Dhourn we present the 'failed most spectacularly at reading the room' award
@heatherbee2134
9 күн бұрын
Me putting on feather fall and shoving everyone off the edge lol
@annina134
8 күн бұрын
Omg I didn't even notice that cellar type thing at the wizards tower!! Your playthrough has many things I have missed. 😅
@tarvisantabusta
10 күн бұрын
Lol. I can't believe how easy you make some of these fights look like. Some lucky initiative rolls, crits, stuns and topples lately, and the small king & co. barely even take any damage!
@scrims83
9 күн бұрын
Monks be OP and I love it
@constantvigil3775
7 күн бұрын
The absolute clown show of events and then somehow noticing the secret stairs and using mage hand on the lever. What a rollercoaster.
@luminemo
10 күн бұрын
It was funny how you said about the Road to Darkness book that you'll read it later since it has no bearing on your current area when that's the book that gives you the very first lines that let's you talk to Bernard more 😂 But I'm impressed you found and read all the books in a blind playtrough!
@benhickerson6695
9 күн бұрын
Don't sweat missing stuff. This game is massive, and there's no way to see everything on a single playthru, especially going in blind
@acfan1988
9 күн бұрын
You don’t need to go to camp to change spells by the way. You can change spells at any time. Just to make your life easier
@nickrubin7312
17 күн бұрын
The last thing you expect from the game is a walking talking mushroom-person calling you a "smooth-mind". I think even without Glut, duergar would still be pretty confrontation towards a gnome, who they usually like to use as slaves (even tho there probably would be a standard non-combat solution/True Soul solution). Poor Bernard, didn't have to die, and poor Lenore as well. 13:40 Yeah. Counterspell matching lvl of cast spell or lower will auto-counter, if cast spell is higher gotta upcast counterspell OR pass the check to actually counter. Otherwise, lvl3 counterspell auto-countering everything would be completely broken 21:01 That's why bullete travels underground lol. I wish it had "burrow" ability, like a badger, to do the thing it actually does to a player as an enemy 52:19 Reminds me of that other drow story you've read already, when one drow wandered into some deep Underdark for whatever power and knowledge and got tadpoled and now "knows everything" 1:59:56 In areas like these companions some specific companions will have specific dialogue, in this case Gale has a little neat story and insight to where the engine for the tower might be. They don't have exclamation mark, but still might have dialogue 2:21:17 And since you've encountered part 2 before part 1 the game acknowledged that and Narrator told you that, and you had an option to compare the discs in order to decipher part one. So the game accounted for the order you did it and one of the possibilities.
@TheJakson67
16 күн бұрын
In all my hours of plahing this game, i didn't even know the Arcane tower had a further lower level!!!
@Felhek
10 күн бұрын
Because it's complicated, you have to read some books and then that robot... Something away from a normal way of thinking.
@AyaWetts
10 күн бұрын
The normal way is to reveal the secret button and elevator down there, but you can also cheat to get down there in a couple ways like he did.
@TheAxel65
10 күн бұрын
32:00 Lol! Why should I be the only one who got stuck in this bullete situation? I swear, next time I will resurrect me an army of Hook Horrors! 1:32:32 Before you waste all your precious lightning arrows because the turret info says _weakness to lightning:_ It's not always important what's in the info box, sometimes it's important what's _not_ in the box: Does it say anything about resistance to _bludgeoning damage?_ Nope! So next time, unpack the warhammer, give it to your tank with 18 STR and smash the arcane turrets the sweaty but definitely cheaper way 😅
@abracadaverous
8 күн бұрын
Or you can just chuck sussur blooms at the turrets until they power down.
@MaxPower-v9z
4 күн бұрын
anytime I beat a turret with something other than magic it resurrects itself and does not stay down. (bug or feature?)
@dictator6669
9 күн бұрын
I think it's time you take the difficulty up to Tactician. You are wiping bosses before they even get a turn
@Dany1239
8 күн бұрын
I don't think it's time for 1h long battles, thank you very much!
@joxfon
7 күн бұрын
Only because he's overleveled for the Underdark after the Githyanki Creche, but soon this will change...
@constantvigil3775
7 күн бұрын
Agreed should’ve been a few episodes back imo. He’s playing a TB monk even.
@dubiousdeliquite6641
6 күн бұрын
Eh he came this far starting off barely knowing how dnd works, I think he deserves to wipe a couple bosses while he’s still overleveled And he’s having fun with it more importantly, if it gets to the point of him getting bored then he can turn it up
@twiggy934
9 күн бұрын
A quick tip, you use Firebolt a lot on Shadowheart, but the hit chance of that will always be super low because that is just her racial cantrip and it scales with int. Maybe something like Sacred Flame could be better if you are looking for a free ranged attack. Oh and a little fun fact, the turrets in the tower run on magic, and conveniently you found items that suppress magic.
@KGhaleon
10 күн бұрын
Actual Beholders have like 10 eyestalks. You actually missed a prior encounter with a Spectator, but perhaps we'll see that on playthrough 2.
@TheOtterBear61
7 күн бұрын
The anti-magic field of the Sussur Blooms is the key to de-activating the Arcane Turrets. You just throw them near the turrets and they cease to function. You'd need more than the one you picked up, though.
@kipgrey1267
9 күн бұрын
I love all these Underdark episodes! So many weird and interesting environments and encounters!!
@CamillaDrakenborg
10 күн бұрын
Lol that button... Is nothing like what you would imagine 😆
@grapeape325
16 күн бұрын
Gale has a good spell for movement speed. Works on the whole party.
@annina134
8 күн бұрын
This playthrough is so much fun. 😄 Love it. 😄💜
@Wotansfogal
10 күн бұрын
Wish Mapo chose Tactician, some of these encounters seem too easy
@gortt2945
10 күн бұрын
I agree. the fight with the dark dwarfs (with all the mistakes) followed by fighting Glut, then the Bulette he didn't even take a single point of damage. Makes all the combat encounters totally trivial. Maybe we can hope for a tactician second playthrough.
@mercurymorning1
10 күн бұрын
I think it’s also because he did the crèche first so is a little OP for the area
@petrirantavalli859
9 күн бұрын
@@gortt2945 Also helps that they have fixed the volo's magic eye to actually work I did the fight on lvl 3 or 4 in early release and I can tell you it wasn't easy with all the invisible duergars lurking about while being 2-3 lvl higher then you.
@martinkasprzik5069
9 күн бұрын
@@gortt2945 no need to wait for a second playthrough, he could instantly switch to tactician, that would prevent missing the quite important / exciting part of tactical combat in this first run. like the need to plan combat, of careful approach, trying out different approaches, even reload / save scum in the unlikely case of a wipe (I personally would much prefer this to easy mode), or at the very least combat against supposedly difficult enemies taking more rounds and some party members being downed in a fight now and then. the spectator was no challenge at all too, down very fast, the inquisitor fight in the creche was very easy too, and this will not get more challenging later on :) sure, he can do all this in a second playthrough on tactician, but by then he will already know all the encounters, have even more combat experience, and it will be really easy too then.
@lulluf6392
16 күн бұрын
The Bullette was peak comedy
@camouflage1086
9 күн бұрын
You got fixated with the vulnerability to lightning on these turrets that you didn't realize they have no resistance to bludgeoning dmg for example. So you could have just attacked them with your main character (monk hand attacks do bludgeoning dmg) or use hammers on them (even throw them), which would easily disable them.
@Safiyahalishah
3 күн бұрын
They're still sturdy, so it's usually easier to get the damage boost from the vulnerability. But I reckon at his level he could have beaten the shit out of them with his fists. 😂
@erok0809
8 күн бұрын
Interesting, Astarion killed Dhourn and yet he could still cast Speak with Dead on him. Normally corpses won't speak to their killers.
@Zapdos7471
7 күн бұрын
2:06:18 Classic Baldur’s Gate moment, that brought a tear to my eye.
@Safiyahalishah
3 күн бұрын
That has never happened to me 🤣 I was so not expecting it
@JBrandonMercer123
10 күн бұрын
Jump distance is based on strength. Astarion and Gale have 8 strength.
@OhThatRobin
16 күн бұрын
1:24:43 No, Dhourn, that’s Marvel not D&D 😂
@spikey288
2 күн бұрын
The game didn't make a mistake when astarion didn't jump. To jump you require 3m movement speed, it indicates your movement as red in the bottom right if you don't have enough.
@itsmillertyme
9 күн бұрын
Great video as always, I would suggest reorganizing your hotbar to prevent the spell mix-up next time lol
@jemaselite8076
17 күн бұрын
So I'd probably guess that this playthrough will be around 90 episodes or so, seeing as how you'll have finished act 1 by around ep 25 im guessing. Cant wait
@dsilvermane0
17 күн бұрын
And someone said I was overestimating when I said it would go longer than Elden Ring with the DLC lol
@jemaselite8076
17 күн бұрын
@@dsilvermane0 oh it will definitely beat elden ring lol, act 2 is a bit shorter than act 1 but act 3 is almost twice as long
@aliceandwonderland207
17 күн бұрын
DAI was 64 episodes, this will be much longer yes :)
@abracadaverous
8 күн бұрын
@@aliceandwonderland207 Yeah, DAI is like 125 hours if you play all the DLCs, but with BG3 you can easily put 200+ hours into a single campaign.
@travwolfe101
14 күн бұрын
Hey mapo Astarion also has a ranged sneak attack... There been many times you cant close into melee and just do nothing or use a regular attack. The ranged sneak attack is literally roght next to the regular sneak attack button to the point that idk how you miss it lol... It looks the same but a bow instead of a knife.
@velly7535
10 күн бұрын
His ranged attacks are so strong! My Astarion is mostly a Gloomstalker and that is sooo much fun! 😍
@BusinessSkrub
9 күн бұрын
@@velly7535gloom stalker is my absolute favourite subclass in the entirety of DnD lol. It just feels so slick and fun to play, going first is awesome, and it combos stupidly well with assassin rogue for huge hits and extra attacks. Such a cool subclass
@velly7535
9 күн бұрын
@@BusinessSkrub I mostly go for 4 in Rogue (Assassin), 5 in Ranger (Gloomstalker &extra attack) and 3 in Fighter (Champion for more crits). 🥰 I love it!
@dubiousdeliquite6641
6 күн бұрын
Yeaaa spiritual weapon’s movement always feels so bad The reason its fly is so short range is because its no further than its normal walking distance, wheras pretty much all other sources of flying take a creature from 30ft to 60ft haha
@bobmiller4573
7 күн бұрын
I always heard "balanced" mode was easy but wow this is ridiculous 🤣
@saurabhch4001
10 күн бұрын
That was an excellent use of Mage Hand! I’m sure Karlach would approve 😉 😂
@tamias3196
10 күн бұрын
I'm trying to do the math on it, but I don't think Act 1 has 13 tadpoles and you might somehow accidentally duped them by putting them in a pouch a while back. Interesting glitch, I'll have to try it lol
@alexanderpallinger1944
10 күн бұрын
Yeah that happened, they got doubled at some point through inventory glitch.
@TKnotts1299
10 күн бұрын
So what I think happened was when he moved the bag that had them on Karlach and the cutscene started it added all he had to the counter, but in a later episode he opens a bag on gale and it had 3 in it or something and they got added again I guess.
@tamias3196
10 күн бұрын
@@TKnotts1299 It likely happened when he accepted the tadpole's influence while having all the tadpoles stored elsewhere, but the game recognized the total count of tadpoles at the time w/o expending their uses. I notice the game gets a bit buggy when I take too long to long rest and have extra tadpoles, but I'm too lazy with inventory management for them to be elsewhere
@tamias3196
10 күн бұрын
I think he would have had either 6 or 7 that got duped based on how many uses he has, kinda funny lol
@nickrubin7312
9 күн бұрын
it has max 12, like at best, and even then, it is impossible, he should have 6 left, I think, with all that has been found and some already consumed, that somehow got doubled
@Angarl
16 күн бұрын
Poor Bernard
@LLlap
10 күн бұрын
All the fights have been trivial for a while now.
@Dany1239
8 күн бұрын
Oh no! The horror!
@LLlap
8 күн бұрын
@@Dany1239 Indeed.
@martinkasprzik5069
10 күн бұрын
this is a nice and interesting playthrough. as others have mentioned, the fights might be too easy though at this difficulty with your really good grasp and knowledge of combat and all the mechanics. you really aren’t supposed to cakewalk the duergar fight taking close to zero party damage while not even using the bulette or Gale.. it will get even easier apart from some boss fights at higher levels and with even better equipment. it is taking away a bit of excitement and turning this more to story mode exploration. tactician difficulty is not that much harder and will provide at least some challenge. you can change the difficulty anytime btw. just my opinion, you do whatever you want to do, will still be fun.
@petrirantavalli859
9 күн бұрын
From my experience game is easy as long as you (long) rest enough, if you don't even a trivial fights will get challenging without changing to higher difficulty.
@martinkasprzik5069
9 күн бұрын
@@petrirantavalli859 that heavily depends on the builds you use, only casters need to rest a lot. there are successful honour mode runs without any resting out there after all :) even some solo runs, as insane as this might sound :o
@OhThatRobin
16 күн бұрын
53:55 Jumping is based on strength score and his is like 8 I think xD
@SaltedFishero
14 күн бұрын
There's something fun close to the tower, but not in the tower you haven't found. If you already found it or plan for the next playthrough ignore this. Great episode as always, thank you!
@morbid1.
10 күн бұрын
Mapo's brain rolling 1s today...
@mikecy5507
10 күн бұрын
All the items in the mundane chest weren't what they seemed.
@mikecy5507
10 күн бұрын
Sorry, you did come to that realization.
@acfan1988
9 күн бұрын
2:43:37 you would have gotten a hug lmao
@baileybyrd2116
10 күн бұрын
Another W episode! 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
@WatchmanXuk
9 күн бұрын
Make use of the 'Longstrider' spell. I just started using it and its well worth it
@AyaWetts
10 күн бұрын
I hope you find the fish people around there... they are fun... hope you also figure out how to use Gale's arcane charge thingies
@BurcuCS
15 күн бұрын
astarion my darling
@pedronicoleti
9 күн бұрын
so, you try to counter the reanimated dead spell with a level 3 counterspell, but he use a higher level spell slot to cast reanimated corpe, that's why didn't
@doudline2662
9 күн бұрын
Coming to the Underdark at level 6 means there is no challenge unfortunately.
@OhThatRobin
16 күн бұрын
I love this spectator fight!! ^^
@artiechuckles
10 күн бұрын
I don’t KNOW if I clicked Firebolt instead of Fireball but I am 99% certain that I did, and more than once. I feel your shame! 😂
@morbid1.
10 күн бұрын
oh boy 02:31:10 I waited for your greedy ass to do this
@basseon
8 күн бұрын
As he realized that he can detonate the Orb in Gale? If yes, when?
@LLlap
10 күн бұрын
2:34:24 if only there were spells of another damage type that he has no resistance to... some sort of reddish forceful missiles or blasts...
@sergenbostan116
10 күн бұрын
whats better than BG3? Mapo playing BG3 and uploaded new video. Hi Mapocolops!!!
@EricNelson-o4y
9 күн бұрын
Stayed up until 7 am watching your quests. Laughing too hard and waking up my wife! Great job. You are getting into the good stuff now. Hope you find the seat in the tower and break it. The next few episodes are gonna rock 🪨 🎸
@flake-49
10 күн бұрын
I've NEVER seen that cinematic for the Spectator before, it always just appeared out of nowhere for me. What an awesome reveal
@Safiyahalishah
6 күн бұрын
Whoa really? I get it every time, even when I'm not actually trying to go there 😅💀
@velly7535
10 күн бұрын
1:55:10 The other items transformed too.
@larrymays4244
9 күн бұрын
Time to increase the difficulty to tactician don’t ya think
@andyhss8867
10 күн бұрын
Monk is so OP man
@SturmMedik
8 күн бұрын
It is not OP. The game is just notoriously easy, unfortunately. Even on tactician. You can breeze through fights with any class.
@nickrubin7312
7 күн бұрын
@@SturmMedik >The game is just notoriously easy, it is learning curve where difficulty is so many people who never played cRPG or just these type of games actually find it hard and to come to r/BaldursGate3 or to builds specific sub every day for advice or just to vent notoriously how they gave up on it on Explorer and don't get it. Less so these days, community becomes extremely insular and high on its own lulz, but at full release there was plenty of crying about difficulty (most of which echoed DOS2, which needed balancing after a week of release because it was the amount of complaints about difficulty x10) it is meant to be RP and exploration heavy more than min-max, with class pick not punishing player for it and actually be playable and supported by itemization (unlike plenty of other cRPGs where some classes just can be outright trash)
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