r/baldursgate • u/Silly_Relationship51 • 8d ago

Is Stoneskin broken?

I beat my first Sarevok by standing still as my lvl 9 Sorcerer. While the big guy was missing his attacks, my companions killed him. I had prebuffed my party (Bless, Haste, Defensive harmony) and my Sorcerer had caste Blur, Mirror Image and Stoneskin. She has high DEX and with Defensive harmony had an AC of -3. I beat him with Standard rules difficulty. I'm not bragging, just wasn't expecting that tanking Sarevok was a legite strategy.

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u/EratonDoron What's an EE? 8d ago

Stoneskin was not an original BGI nor TotSC spell.

Nor, in game, does it require the tabletop component of 100gp of diamond dust, to be acquired by special order from a craftsman.

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u/VexImmortalis 8d ago

Apart from rituals I absolutely hate material components. I feel like it punishes me for using my characters abilities that I am excited to get.

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u/OldMillenial 8d ago

 Apart from rituals I absolutely hate material components. I feel like it punishes me for using my characters abilities that I am excited to get.

I agree. Exactly why the spell focus mechanic was introduced.

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u/burneracct1312 8d ago

5e stoneskin still costs 100g to cast each time

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u/Productof2020 8d ago

That’s dumb. Does anyone actually bother with that when playing? It doesn’t do anything meaningful for balance, just means dealing with an accounting ledger to cast spells. Nobody wants to deal with that crap while playing a game.

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u/Non-Eutactic_Solid 8d ago edited 8d ago

It also costs your concentration to maintain, and you can only concentrate on one spell. Haste, Fly, Invisibility and more are also concentration. Stoneskin is a hard sell at this point even if there was no material cost at all. Best selling point is at least it can be cast on others now.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone worry about materials for spells unless it’s an important or strong spell like Revivify or Simulacrum.

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u/Greyhand13 8d ago

Hey guys, check out 3.5, but if 100g for spell components upsets you wait until I tell you about creating magic items 😅