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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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Baldur's Gate 3 minmaxer finds terrifying 240 damage-per-turn Monk build, carrying on D&D's long tradition of rules-based ultraviolence (www.pcgamer.com)

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Standing here, I realise.

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[–] dfc09 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Interesting, the general consensus in rpg spheres I hang out in is that monks are cool and flavorful but dead last mechanically.

I've never run the numbers myself, or even played a monk, but I can say at higher levels "stunning strike" beginners pretty impossible to pull off with how high enemies con saves all end up being.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

The picture I've been getting is that they are considered pretty awful by most 5E experts, but a combination of rules changes, class tweaks and magic items make them much stronger in BG3.

[–] JJROKCZ 6 points 1 year ago

They’re bad unless played a very specific way with some specific gear to help them dig into that niche they fit in. They don’t just do great no matter what like a lot of other classes

[–] forvirreth 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, them and rangers kinda have it rough. Ranger can pull some numbers but remain woefully uninteresting (especially so without multiclassing)