Why doesn't "Hold person” trigger a combat?

I just recast until it succeeds and one-turn kills the victim with the guaranteed critical hits. What did they think I'm trying to do to them with "Hold person"?

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JackbyDev@programming.dev · 39 pts · 2y (4 replies)

They took all the potential anger of that and directed it at my wild shaped druid meowing which seems to trigger combat sometimes.

tetraodon@feddit.it · 31 pts · 2y (3 replies)
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JackbyDev@programming.dev · 15 pts · 2y

Meow

STOP! You've violated the law!

Sprite@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 2y (1 reply)

I accidentally turned off a torch in a fully lit building and was called a thief and threatened. :c

milkisklim@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 2y
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RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y

They're touch-starved.

half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Probably a bug.

What difficulty are you on? On easy NPCs don't mind if you fail stuff like charm person. Could be hp got categorized the same.

lowleveldata@programming.dev · 3 pts · 2y (3 replies)

I'm on normal. They just yell like "Hey watch out!" and then go back to mind their own business

Zehzin@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Just yesterday I used a 20lb chest as a weapon on an enemy 3 times cause she kept parrying it before starting combat lol

Sprite@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y

I shot multiple arrows on an enemy and the combat wouldn't start for the same reason. Sometimes I drown everyone in a lake of thorns and they just walk around without triggering combat until they die.

half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Sounds like bug

uskok@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y (1 reply)

Have you tried casting banishment on merchants and stealing all their stuff before they return?

lowleveldata@programming.dev · 2 pts · 2y

What? Now I have to

Katzastrophe@feddit.de · 6 pts · 2y (2 replies)

For a second I read 'combo' instead of 'combat', and was very confused as to how I never found out about the 'Baldur's Gate 3 Combo Mechanic'

TheGreatFox@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 2y (1 reply)

The main BG3 Combo Mechanic is water bottles/create water spell + cold/electric spells.

Piecemakers3Dprints@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y

Hunh. I thought the salient mechanic meta was: sneak attack per character until all targets are neutralized and combat never initiates as all possible adversaries are dead before it could trigger... 🤷🏼‍♂️