I am really excited to watch you play this. Your style of play is very thorough. I prevented myself from watching anyone else play so I don't spoil myself
@BringItDon I'm not complaining. I'm just saying it was a fast one. I wasn't even talking about the companions. I know you will introduce the companions when they show up, so no need to dilly-dally in character creation more than necessary 😉
@@kaguana I figured, but wanted to have the explanation out there for other folks who might come to the comments. There was a couple other things I meant to touch on, but there’s the rest of the game for that.
Allow me to sing the deeds of Domhnall the Bright. And how he saved the world from the Illithid blight. Lads and lasses for equal sigh at his elegant look. As he reads descriptions from the Player's Handbook.
It’s feels right for the leader of the party to be on the frontline, actually protecting and leading his companions. Though I have a hard time deciding between tank and damage dealer, until I see a two-handed hammer option.
Good idea picking Balanced over Tactician. I thought Balanced would be too forgiving but boy was I wrong. Been having a lot of fun getting my butt kicked. I'm very excited to watch you play through this awesome game now!
Most CRPGs do a good jobs of keeping the game challenging in the beginning on the “intended” difficulties. They sometimes get too easy towards the end, but I don’t suspect Larian will have any problem maintaining a challenge based on their other games I’ve played.
This game is good for introducing you to D&D and CRPGs. They change a few things to make it more digestible for new players. There’s more of a focus on fun, instead of rules.
@@shadowoflugia I had to upgrade specifically for this game. CRPGs are usually a safe genre for PCs, since they don’t often require high specs. My 1080ti lasted me from 2017 until this game’s release. Of course, you’re welcome to enjoy this series vicariously.
@@shadowoflugia They’ve been changed for this game. For instance, they did away with different races getting different attribute score bonuses, and humans get extra carry capacity instead. Each race does get something unique to them though, like the aforementioned human feature.
I could write a novel about why I love the class so much, but it’s mostly because I like the frontline, leadership archetype. I want to play the “face” of the party as the main character, while providing auras and inspiration to my allies. Usually it’s any Strength and Charisma type class, like the Cavalier in Pathfinder, but Paladins are often the best class that represents that type of character. Plus, I really like how they did away with Paladins getting their powers from deities in D&D 5e, and instead it’s their own willpower and conviction, because the gods are jerks.
Great explanation as to why you love the archetype. Reading the other comments you are known to be thorough and not just mash your way through all the dialogues. Which is a playstyle the Paladin excels in as well for sure. I will be sure to check out some more episodes! @@BringItDon
Ooh fun! And totally blind is great! 😊 I couldn't resist playing the early access . . . although they didn't really spoil any of the main story and they changed up quite a few things with the release.
Luckily, I had a bunch of other games I was slowly making my way through, so I didn’t have time for early access either way. I might go back and look at some stuff once I’m far enough into the game, so I can see how the game’s changed.
Literally the only BG3 video I have watched and will only have watched until Sept. 6th when it comes out on PS5 😅 But when It does I will finish watching
I understand, that’s why I avoided early access. I hate spoiling myself before I can enjoy the whole thing for the first time. That way I don’t make meta decisions, can roleplay better, and have a real adventure.
I'm incredible late to the party, life happened, but I'm really excited to watch you play this game. So far I'm also going in blind so will be learning with you (though I know the rules of 5e ttrpg but I heard there're some differences). I assume Paladin with warhammer? Paladin is a very very strong class in 5e arguably the best martial class
Pretty jealous. I still have 24 more days and some change to wait til I can play. Still have no clue what class tho. Have some time to figure it out still
I know this is somewhat old, still going to post. First of all, I'm a huge of the BG franchise, BG1 and BG2 in particular are among my all time fav games. One of the reasons for that I ov isometric 3D. Because of that I like Wasteland 2 better then Wasteland 3 and could never get into the Divinity games. For that reason I'm sad to see BG3 uses the same engine and starts with creating two linked characters. Having said that, the opening scene is beyond creepy, and the cinematic fight in part 2 looks epic. I think I'm going to stay awhile ( not to listen though) Also I'm somewhat of a purist and only play 2nd edition :P
@@chunkofchunks This was a blind playthrough, so there was no way to know who the Dark Urge was. Even so, I would’ve made a blank slate for my first run.
I took that into account when selecting them. I prefer going for feats, which often give a +1, allowing me to round out my attributes. Plus, starting stats are temporary, since there’s means in 5e to boost them to twenty or above.
@@BringItDon I see your point, but feats come at level 4+ or possibly at 7 if multiclassing, not worth losing +1 dex or con bonus for 4-7 levels when you can easily just respec at lvl 4 when you get the feats
@@Songfugel True, but I try not to respec, if it can be helped. It feels to meta game-y. I’ll do so if a feat is bugged, or something like that. I like to play with my character’s flaws, until they can be fixed through natural progression.
GenCon’s over, and Baldur’s Gate 3 begins!
Im ready for 500 episodes of BG3 of you - the legendary BringItDon. My favorite RPG youtuber
From what I’ve heard, it just might be that long.
I am really excited to watch you play this. Your style of play is very thorough. I prevented myself from watching anyone else play so I don't spoil myself
Well, thanks man! I hope you enjoy this series like you have my others.
YES! He's thorough, but also doesn't drag like some let's play's
The fastest character creation I see so far, yet I guess when you know, you know ;) time for adventuring forth
Dependent on character creation, I sometimes read everything for every class, but not for this game. I'll go over companion classes as I recruit them.
@BringItDon
I'm not complaining. I'm just saying it was a fast one.
I wasn't even talking about the companions.
I know you will introduce the companions when they show up, so no need to dilly-dally in character creation more than necessary 😉
@@kaguana I figured, but wanted to have the explanation out there for other folks who might come to the comments. There was a couple other things I meant to touch on, but there’s the rest of the game for that.
Allow me to sing the deeds of Domhnall the Bright.
And how he saved the world from the Illithid blight.
Lads and lasses for equal sigh at his elegant look.
As he reads descriptions from the Player's Handbook.
So exited! Don't usually comment, but I want to support the algorithm!
I appreciate you going out of your way, man!
Yeeees! My favorit check-every-corner content creator. Have fun! I have 20 hours in and Still about half way through Act 1.
Thanks for saying so! I have a feeling this’ll be one of the longer series on the channel.
Now the million dollar question Don: sword and board, or two-handed? Excited to see you experience it all and what you think of stuff!
Probably two-handed, but that’s not set in stone yet. Yeah, I’m excited to finally get this game started.
Great to see you Don! Happy to join you on your journey again!
Glad to have you, man!
I had to rock a Paladin in your honor for helping me through BG1 and BG2 when I get around to it ❤
Paladin's a great choice. They make for some of the best main characters, since they make good party "faces".
Hope you enjoy it, king. I took off an entire week of work to play and beat this game and loved it so much
I’ve been having a blast so far. There’s so much to do, so progress is creeping along.
My my awesome stream 🎉 i was caught by surprise while searching for bg3 lets play
Nice hope to enjoy the rest of the playthrough
You're going to love this game! Really looking forward to your adventure. Enjoy the ride!
Enjoying it so far. Glad to have you with me.
A Paladin, to pay homage to our old friend Brother Gunther :)
Oh, are you referring to the sigmarite priest? I haven't talked about him in a long time.
LETS GO!
Oh, we're going.
I alway appreciate that you play melee front line characters more often. Have played this game but on pen and paper I’m a Barbarian/ Cleric main
It’s feels right for the leader of the party to be on the frontline, actually protecting and leading his companions. Though I have a hard time deciding between tank and damage dealer, until I see a two-handed hammer option.
Good idea picking Balanced over Tactician. I thought Balanced would be too forgiving but boy was I wrong. Been having a lot of fun getting my butt kicked. I'm very excited to watch you play through this awesome game now!
Most CRPGs do a good jobs of keeping the game challenging in the beginning on the “intended” difficulties. They sometimes get too easy towards the end, but I don’t suspect Larian will have any problem maintaining a challenge based on their other games I’ve played.
Mannn i love this channel.. your hardcore!!! You literally played all of it hahaha
Niiice, let's go!!!
We're finally going.
oath of devotion paladins abide by the following tenets:
WE MARCH FOR MACRAGGE
i'm so hype, paladin playthrough
I think that was changed to “We float for Macragge”. I’m also excited to see how my Paladin fares in this playthrough.
@@BringItDon what did you do in the service anyway? I didn’t know you were a vet! I was army 11b
@@ripdam-prod3688 I was an avionics technician in the Marine Corps.
Appreciate this - looking forward to ya’r play thru!!
I appreciate you appreciating this. I hope you enjoy it!
Man i have been waiting for you to get to this game.
Me too. GenCon got in the way, but it was worth it.
This game is absolutely amazing, can’t wait to watch your play through.
That’s what I’ve been hearing. I hope you enjoy the series, man!
Thanks for going through and explaining a lot of the character creation stuff cause I’ve never played D&D and I’m interested in this game!
This game is good for introducing you to D&D and CRPGs. They change a few things to make it more digestible for new players. There’s more of a focus on fun, instead of rules.
@@BringItDon the issue is, I don’t have a computer good enough to run this game! I guess I’ll just have to get one at some point…
@@shadowoflugia I had to upgrade specifically for this game. CRPGs are usually a safe genre for PCs, since they don’t often require high specs. My 1080ti lasted me from 2017 until this game’s release.
Of course, you’re welcome to enjoy this series vicariously.
@@BringItDon are the races in this game the same, with similar traits, as when you’re creating a character for a D&D campaign?
@@shadowoflugia They’ve been changed for this game. For instance, they did away with different races getting different attribute score bonuses, and humans get extra carry capacity instead. Each race does get something unique to them though, like the aforementioned human feature.
Finally :)
Right? I've had to wait way too long, and then some.
I checked episode one of a handful of your Let's Plays, you REALLY love playing Paladins lol
I could write a novel about why I love the class so much, but it’s mostly because I like the frontline, leadership archetype. I want to play the “face” of the party as the main character, while providing auras and inspiration to my allies. Usually it’s any Strength and Charisma type class, like the Cavalier in Pathfinder, but Paladins are often the best class that represents that type of character. Plus, I really like how they did away with Paladins getting their powers from deities in D&D 5e, and instead it’s their own willpower and conviction, because the gods are jerks.
Great explanation as to why you love the archetype. Reading the other comments you are known to be thorough and not just mash your way through all the dialogues. Which is a playstyle the Paladin excels in as well for sure. I will be sure to check out some more episodes! @@BringItDon
@@BBMorti I was just getting started. I hope you enjoy, and don’t be a stranger!
Hi bro. Happy to see you playing all the games I like as always. You are the best.
Thanks, man! Glad you're enjoying the videos.
great! my favorite rpg player on BG3 :)
Thanks, I’m glad you consider me your favorite!
I wont be playing this one for now, so as always, looking forward for you playthrough Don!😁
Enjoy the ride vicariously.
Ooh fun! And totally blind is great! 😊 I couldn't resist playing the early access . . . although they didn't really spoil any of the main story and they changed up quite a few things with the release.
Luckily, I had a bunch of other games I was slowly making my way through, so I didn’t have time for early access either way. I might go back and look at some stuff once I’m far enough into the game, so I can see how the game’s changed.
Sweet, I was just thinking about trying to find a playthrough to get an idea of whether or not I should get this.
Think and you shall receive. Hopefully, I put on a good showing for you to decide.
@@BringItDon you always do, much to my wallet’s pain.
@@nathanielm9150 Oh, I understand, because I buy much more than I'm able to play on the channel.
I'm new to the channel, but I really appreciate your work! I'm looking forward to seeing where this goes!😊
Welcome, and I hope you enjoy your stay. Don’t be a stranger!
@@BringItDonThank you for the warm welcome!
@@heirofcarnage1782 No problem, man!
Literally the only BG3 video I have watched and will only have watched until Sept. 6th when it comes out on PS5 😅
But when It does I will finish watching
I understand, that’s why I avoided early access. I hate spoiling myself before I can enjoy the whole thing for the first time. That way I don’t make meta decisions, can roleplay better, and have a real adventure.
@@BringItDon and that's why you're the best (even if you don't think so)
@@thefluffysasquatch Well, thank you!
And so it starts... A paladin as always 😁
Yeah man, can't go wrong with the best class.
I'm incredible late to the party, life happened, but I'm really excited to watch you play this game. So far I'm also going in blind so will be learning with you (though I know the rules of 5e ttrpg but I heard there're some differences). I assume Paladin with warhammer? Paladin is a very very strong class in 5e arguably the best martial class
Pretty jealous. I still have 24 more days and some change to wait til I can play. Still have no clue what class tho. Have some time to figure it out still
If you’re looking for a recommendation, you can never go wrong with a Paladin. I hope you enjoy it when I releases for you.
@@BringItDon paladin it is then. I'll paladin the shit outa BG3
@@fitmcdeezy8778 Right on, man!
I know this is somewhat old, still going to post. First of all, I'm a huge of the BG franchise, BG1 and BG2 in particular are among my all time fav games. One of the reasons for that I ov isometric 3D. Because of that I like Wasteland 2 better then Wasteland 3 and could never get into the Divinity games. For that reason I'm sad to see BG3 uses the same engine and starts with creating two linked characters. Having said that, the opening scene is beyond creepy, and the cinematic fight in part 2 looks epic. I think I'm going to stay awhile ( not to listen though)
Also I'm somewhat of a purist and only play 2nd edition :P
hype
And a lot of it.
@@BringItDon bro, without spoilers. This game is so sick
@@user-GallOns444 That’s what I’ve gathered. I’m looking forward to what all the excitement is about.
Not going Durge is a bit of an odd choice given the previous series Don’s done but ehh, I’m down.
@@chunkofchunks This was a blind playthrough, so there was no way to know who the Dark Urge was. Even so, I would’ve made a blank slate for my first run.
Dual wield, or we riot! 😅
I’ll compromise, and use two hands for a single weapon.
@@BringItDon and I will compromise by rioting peacefully.
@@Matthew-FG6 Would you call it a “quiet riot”?
@@BringItDon ha. Great reference
in this game, going for 17 13 starting stats is not good, 16 14 is much better, since you get 2 ability points per ability raise
I took that into account when selecting them. I prefer going for feats, which often give a +1, allowing me to round out my attributes. Plus, starting stats are temporary, since there’s means in 5e to boost them to twenty or above.
@@BringItDon I see your point, but feats come at level 4+ or possibly at 7 if multiclassing, not worth losing +1 dex or con bonus for 4-7 levels when you can easily just respec at lvl 4 when you get the feats
@@Songfugel True, but I try not to respec, if it can be helped. It feels to meta game-y. I’ll do so if a feat is bugged, or something like that. I like to play with my character’s flaws, until they can be fixed through natural progression.
@@BringItDon Fair point
Finally ❤
Right? That was a long week at GenCon.