As far as I understand, "utility spell" is a category consisting of all spells that aren't combat spells.

I agree 💯 btw 😁

Raise your hand if you spoke to the guard bear again after saving the Grove, hoping that the xenophobe had changed its mind about you 🙋🏻

Get the necromancy book in the blighted village and you get speaks with dead on any character for free.

True.

You don't really need that extra spell slot for a game that's not at all punishing in the combat department though, and having Speak With Animals memorized as a ritual is just much better QoL than having to buy and drink potions all the time IMO

Smack the door with your sword. The only ones that don’t fall to my sword are arcane locked and astarion can lock pick those.

Agree, I only go with Knock if I’m not carrying Astarion around for some strange reason. He’s such a bastard, but too useful in so many situations. I’m a potion hoarder though and I will likely finish my run with enough potions to start my own business.

Yeah, I use that mod and cast SwA right after every long rest 😁

Especially considering the absurd amount of cliffs is the game.

Spike Growth wants a word. Although that one does pair nicely with Thunderwave, so there's that.

Gust of wind is better. Clears out gas clouds and enemies.

I hadn't, so it came as an extraordinarily positive surprise to me 😁

Pet Pal was a sure ticket to depression in DoS2. The stories of the animals in BG3 are usually quite cute.

There are some doors that are impossible to lockpick throughout the game, unless you use Knock to unlock.