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Do you roll with failures or do you load and try for your "expected" outcome? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 years ago* by to c/baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world
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I used to always try for the best outcome but with this have it seems like half of the time a failure also leads to an amazing consequence and story.

Like this from act one in the Underdark:

spoilerI had to find a hidden gnome that could supply me with gunpowder, but she was so much on edge that she lit up the barrel of gunpowder and blew up the whole room, leaving half of my party dead. A suicide gnome bomber. I couldn't convince her that I was not an enemy. Reloaded just to see if I could successfully do it, but much preferred the first outcome of the dice roll, so had to reload and try 6 times until I failed again. What a game!

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

I failed the notorious late-game Shivers check twice. Though I do sometimes wonder if I should have just savescummed it the second time, if I had, I never would have found one of the most memorable parts of the game for me (the phone call).

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  • [–] 1 point 3 years ago

    Yeah, that check is actually a great example of failure being a favorable outcome since that bit of content is great (I'm assuming you refer to a certain radio station).

    I completely missed it on my first playthrough since I did every possible bit of side content before progressing the main story, so I had like ten bonuses to that check.

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