I'm not throwing shade at BG3; I've also enjoyed it, but something about the sheer amount of options and more widely diverging story paths in Wrath just does it more for me. I also like the art style more, but that's strictly subjective and I accept that.

To a lesser and more personal extent, I despise Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro and their recurring attempts to monopolize and bully third party game developers and players alike and I don't like to even indirectly trickle money their way compared to Paizo. Yes yes, no ethical consumption and all that, but Paizo's way less fucked up with both distributing game materials and open licensing agreements.

https://www.polygon.com/23553389/dnd-ogl-paizo-orc-open-rpg-creative-license-announcement

That's all I had to say. If you've already finished BG3 or it wasn't quite to your liking and you'd like an alternative, give Wrath a try. only-good-gamer

  • UlyssesT [he/him]
    hexagon
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    11 months ago

    I’m loving bg3 but there’s some elements of it that bother me a bit. Like… I’ve been at it for 20+ hours and I don’t feel like I’ve really been able to enjoy existing in the world bc the stakes are so dire and I’m rushed from one thing to another.

    I rushed so hard, on purpose, on the first day of BG3 because I was aware of Larian's usual shenanigans and that actually made some character moments glitch out. I didn't long rest until the druids and the tiefling refugees were safe from the goblins and that caused some kind of story arc traffic jam where every rest after that had a confusing series of events. d20-ah-fuck

    • charlie
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      11 months ago

      Oh fuck, that makes so much sense. I'm only just past the druids. Thanks for the Rec, I will most definitely be checking it out.

      • UlyssesT [he/him]
        hexagon
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        11 months ago

        That's the power of bards, short rests taken carefully, and using a lot of potions and having a martial-heavy party with very few spell slots. no-copyright

        • MoreAmphibians [none/use name]
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          edit-2
          11 months ago

          Getting rescued by a party of heavily armed adventurers that haven't had a full nights sleep in weeks and are blitzed out of their minds on potions.

          • UlyssesT [he/him]
            hexagon
            ·
            11 months ago

            Basically like going on tour as a band; fits for a bard leader. sleepless

        • ProxyTheAwesome [comrade/them]
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          11 months ago

          Elixirs also last an entire long rest and there some crazy powerful ones like Elixir of Bloodlust and Elixir of Hill/Cloud Giant Strength