Baldur’s Gate 3

[FPAlpha]

I'd be more surprised if you told me it was chaste. Dragon*Con in Atlanta alone has probably given the world enough children to take down Sauron's Army. Sex and bad music/barding will forever be a part of D&D and similar activities. They just will. It's like the Sun rising in the East.

The best anecdote i know was when one girl cheated on her partner at one of these conventions and then tried to justify/play it off it as "she was only roleplaying". Yeah girl - nobody believed that, you cheated. Plain and simple.

Though i have to admit that i got one girlfriend through these conventions ( which is why i know that long distance relationships suck) and i haven't turned down some "stress release" during some of these conventions but we were always both single, so i have a clear conscience.

To anyone believing Nerds don't have sex they should become part of such a group and go to these conventions, they'd be surprised.

I can't imagine what goes down at large events such as San Diego Comic Con or these Anime Cosplay conventions

 

[jenji120]

The best anecdote i know was when one girl cheated on her partner at one of these conventions and then tried to justify/play it off it as "she was only roleplaying". Yeah girl - nobody believed that, you cheated. Plain and simple.

Though i have to admit that i got one girlfriend through these conventions ( which is why i know that long distance relationships suck) and i haven't turned down some "stress release" during some of these conventions but we were always both single, so i have a clear conscience.

To anyone believing Nerds don't have sex they should become part of such a group and go to these conventions, they'd be surprised.

I can't imagine what goes down at large events such as San Diego Comic Con or these Anime Cosplay conventions

OMFG I figured at least one person would buy it.

No doubt on the cosplayers and while Comic Con is more famous and a tad more important, Dragon*Con does it better. It's because the South is better at playing dress up since we do it in daily life (j/k well only partly we still have pageants and what's this but a pageant or a drag show - we're great at that too?) and it's drawing from everyone this side of the Mississippi River meaning the entire East Coast is going to bring their best to Dragon*Con. I didn't believe it until I saw the videos. You can go on youtube and see for yourself though. The convention vids showing Dragon*Con make Comic Con cosplay attendees look like your local town convention in terms of what attendees are wearing/cosplay. It's as over the top and incredible as it gets.

And if you can't get laid there, it's impossible for you to get laid because it's all there.

 

[USS Firefly]

Next friday I am going to start with the game, but now the big question, "what character should I take?". I have no knowledge and experience with dungeons and dragons, so I am an absolute beginner and have read that you should begin with a fighter. Is that a fun/good class? In rpg games I play normally the character with the most dialogue. I have read that Bard has the best dialogue but is difficult for a beginner.

I feel like I am a little bit over my head so what do you advise?

 

[JirinPanthosa]

I think I'm finally burned out on Baldur's Gate 3, but I am in act 3 in my Honour run and really want to finish it. Need to motivate myself for that last 20 hours.

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Next friday I am going to start with the game, but now the big question, "what character should I take?". I have no knowledge and experience with dungeons and dragons, so I am an absolute beginner and have read that you should begin with a fighter. Is that a fun/good class? In rpg games I play normally the character with the most dialogue. I have read that Bard has the best dialogue but is difficult for a beginner.

I feel like I am a little bit over my head so what do you advise?

If you're not familiar with D&D a physical class is probably your best bet. Fighter, Barbarian, Monk, Ranger, Paladin are all good bets. Bard if you want something in the middle like a jack of all trades where you have a little of everything but don't want to be bogged down in learning dozens of actions you don't intrinsically understand, and yes they do have cool dialog options. But it also depends how familiar you are with tactical RPGs in general. Games like Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, etc. Understanding the basic tactic of drawing enemies back into bottlenecks to gang up on them instead of surging forward and letting them gang up on you is much bigger early on than just your class decisions.

Another benefit of classes like Paladin and Bard is you inherently have high charisma and have an easier time avoiding fights through conversation.

If you go for a magic class, wizard's probably more approachable than Warlock or Sorcerer for a new player because all you need to do is learn the spells, not the clever ways you can use them differently. Evocation wizards can also cast area spells without hitting their friends.

My advice would be to decide your class based on what sort of characters you like playing in other games. Try to learn how to use D&D abilities organically, and just apply similar tactics that work in other tactical RPGs.

 

[USS Firefly]

If you're not familiar with D&D a physical class is probably your best bet. Fighter, Barbarian, Monk, Ranger, Paladin are all good bets. Bard if you want something in the middle like a jack of all trades where you have a little of everything but don't want to be bogged down in learning dozens of actions you don't intrinsically understand, and yes they do have cool dialog options. But it also depends how familiar you are with tactical RPGs in general. Games like Fire Emblem, Final Fantasy Tactics, etc. Understanding the basic tactic of drawing enemies back into bottlenecks to gang up on them instead of surging forward and letting them gang up on you is much bigger early on than just your class decisions.

Another benefit of classes like Paladin and Bard is you inherently have high charisma and have an easier time avoiding fights through conversation.

If you go for a magic class, wizard's probably more approachable than Warlock or Sorcerer for a new player because all you need to do is learn the spells, not the clever ways you can use them differently. Evocation wizards can also cast area spells without hitting their friends.

My advice would be to decide your class based on what sort of characters you like playing in other games. Try to learn how to use D&D abilities organically, and just apply similar tactics that work in other tactical RPGs.

Thanks for your help!
I normally play for the story and good dialogue, in games like KOTOR, Mass effect, Dragon age. So I was drawn to Bard at first untill I read that that is not advisable if you don't have experience in D&D.
That is why I probable choose for Fighter