So been thinking of what to play for my first run through of Baldurs Gate 3 when released. I will be streaming it, so looking for something entertaining, I I think I have come up with something that sings… :)
Half-Elf Drow rogue ( to get the drow hate, or maybe dragonborn… not decided fully) for the first 2 levels then switching to Bard. Or maybe Bard then switch to Rogue… not sure yet. Only 2 levels or Rogue in total. Of course there is no other choice but going with Dark Urge!!!
What is your first Character going to be, have you decided yet?
The character I want to play is a Sorcerer/Eldritch Knight optimised for going nova with Shadow Blade. Some kind of Elf or Drow for Elven Accuracy. But it hinges on Shadow Blade/Booming Blade/Green-Flame Blade, which I heard aren’t in the game. And neither is Bladesinger?
Anyway, some kind of Gish would be the most fun, so I hope there is support for that.
There’s are mods that add them. You would just need to wait until they are updated for launch.
Cantrips & Shadowblade
Bladesinger
I had hoped to avoid mods on the first playthrough (especially potentially balance breaking ones like these), but it’s comforting to know they exist. Thank you for the heads up!
Am I right in reading that as a Sorcerer/EK multiclass? Any reason you’re thinking a Sorcerer instead of Wizard to pair with the Eldritch Knight (both EK and Wizard use INT for spells and a Wizard gets nearly all the spells Sorcerer gets and more)?
Well Sorcerer can spend Sorcery points on Twin or Quicken to cast Booming Blade. If in range of two creatures, you can twin Booming Blade to hit both, then use War Magic to make an attack as a Bonus Action. If in range if just one, Quicken to cast as a Bonus Action, followed by multiple attacks from EK as an action.
Sorcerer also opens the Divine Soul bloodline, which adds some versatility to your spell list and lets you back-up heal. Furthermore, in pen-and-paper, Divine Soul lets you grab Thaumaturgy as a cantrip, which can be used to dim lights for 1 minute without concentration, which is enough to trigger advantage from Shadow Blade, and in turn Elven Accuracy, which is neat.
Question answered, thank you!
Though unless I’m mistaken we have no Divine Soul Sorcerer in BG3 (just Draconic/Wild/Storm), so you might have to wait up for mods
We don’t even have Shadow Blade or Booming Blade it seems, so yeah, mods will be required, sadly. But glad they are out there.
I forgot to mention using Action Surge with those tricks, of course, which should lead to some high nova numbers.