The full release of Baldur’s Gate is approaching, but some players have already extensively tested the title in Early Access. They noticed a setting that experienced D&D players might want to disable.
What is this setting? The Karmic Dice essentially allows you to play with loaded dice. This option affects all rolls in the game. It is actually intended to help players who are particularly unfortunate.
Those on a streak of bad luck should roll lower numbers less frequently with the Karmic Dice. However, players advise disabling the preset option as quickly as possible at the start of the game.
Players Warn About Loaded Dice
What was the problem with the Karmic Dice? As a Reddit user reports, he had built a tank for a series of defensive playthroughs in Early Access and quickly reached an armor class of 23.
This should have made it “almost impossible” for most opponents, according to his calculations, to hit him. Instead, the user akdavidxy observed a hit rate of 30 to 40%. He began collecting more data and found that the Karmic Dice seemed to compensate for his armor class.
He received significantly more normal and critical hits than intended. The Reddit user summarizes: With his tank, he took up to 4 times more damage than intended (via 3DJuegos).
According to Larian, this was a bug that should be fixed for the full release (via GameStar).
Why is it still worth checking the options? However, a Reddit user reports “a bunch of other” problems caused by the Karmic Dice, without going into further detail.
Other players point out that this is an option for D&D newcomers. They wish that the setting was not automatically activated or at least much more visible in the menu (via Reddit).
So those who value the “right” D&D feeling, including all frustrations, should first check on the release date of August 3rd whether the Karmic Dice option is checked and disable it if necessary.
Great value was placed on the right feeling in Baldur’s Gate that specialists from film and television were even hired to ensure that everyone involved felt comfortable, especially with the explicit scenes – of which there can be quite a few in Baldur’s Gate:
