What is your favourite innate ability?

elminster · May 2014

There has been a lot of discussion here recently about arcane and divine magic, but I'm curious to see peoples favourite innate abilities. This could include the thieving skills (find traps, set traps, etc), druid shapechange, bard song, blade's offensive spin, etc.

jackjack · May 2014

Jester's Song, especially if boosted with Rogue Rebalancing.

FinaLfront · May 2014

Lock Picking

I've gotta know what's in them chests

Balrog99 · May 2014

Dispel magic via either Inquisitor or Yeslick. Second-best (and most used BTW) is cure light wounds from Bhaalspawn powers.

JuliusBorisov · May 2014

As soon as I've seen the thread title, I've thought about DUHM (to me the title looks like it's about Bhaalspawn innate abilities).

But if we're actually talking about class \ kit abilities then I find Poison Weapon the most attractive. I like to play a rogue character and to be able to poison a blade or an arrow that in the next moment will slash or pierce the victim adds greatly to my immersion. For the similar reason I find Hide in Shadows pleasant as well. Combined, these two abilities are possibly the funniest for me. The third place is occupied by Set Traps. Bounty hunter traps can be thrown in BG2:EE and I like the concept of throwing them next to enemies having previously detected them from the shadows.

From the powergaming point of view, Berserker's Rage and Inquisitor's Dispel Magic are probably the most impressive, followed by Poison Weapon.

demented · May 2014

jackjack said:
Jester's Song, especially if boosted with Rogue Rebalancing.

Second that, I've been playing a Jester with RR and it's a lot of fun. I've also found a new love for the pick pockets skill. Getting caught by a merchant only to charm your way out of it really adds to RPing a bard.

Gotural · May 2014

For me it's definitely the sequencers and contingencies if you count them as innate abilities (you have to prepare them first as spells, but you use them like an innate). If not, then it's surely Poison weapon.

Loub · May 2014

Turn undead.
Nothing beats killing vampires and liches as soon as you see them.

FinaLfront · May 2014

Gotural said:
For me it's definitely the sequencers and contingencies if you count them as innate abilities (you have to prepare them first as spells, but you use them like an innate). If not, then it's surely Poison weapon.

Clever little devil

Marric · May 2014

Backstabbing. Chunking the opposing teams mage is always a great way to start a fight!

Flashburn · May 2014

Rebalanced Wizard Slayer's Shatter Magic. Trade in your magic resistance to break mages' protections vs. melee a la Breach on every hit. Its the one case where having a mundane weapon can be better than a magical one.

lolien · May 2014

Turn undead too. With Nalia i spent some good times wishing protection from undead from the Djinnie...

Kamigoroshi · May 2014

I wonder... does Quick Saving count as innate player ability?

the_spyder · May 2014

I think that Death is a cool innate ability, and every character has it. That cool cut scene when Charname finally gets it. That's cool. And I seem to be able to pull off that innate ability more often than I care to relate.

CrevsDaak · May 2014

Lay On hands, it sounds to me like if the Paladin is going to stand over his hands.

Blackraven · May 2014

For me it must be Stealth.
I almost always play Thieves (including multis), and I think the only times my charnames are not stealthed is when they need to speak with someone or when they reluctantly become visible in battle. I also love sneaking around with the Cloak of Non-Detection and have SCS mages cast Oracle or True Sight in vain.

iuventas · May 2014

CrevsDaak said:
Lay On hands, it sounds to me like if the Paladin is going to stand over his hands.

Oh gods, I only not long ago realised that it's like... lay hands on the wound and pray, not do some kind of Macarena dance move with laying hands on top of each other.