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Low wisdom for ALL classes other then Priest classes, any effect?

GloomfrostGloomfrost Member Posts: 261
edited March 2016 in Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
I seemed to hear something about wisdom now being able to affect "things" on a recent live stream of SOD. It went by quickly so i might of not heard correctly. So i am asking for the record is there still no penalties for all non priest classes to have very low wisdom scores?

Thanks!

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  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,725
    The answer is yes, there're no penalties to have low wisdom scores for non-priests.

    WIS offers lore bonuses, there're some WIS checks in certain dialogues, also WIS is used for Wish and Limited Wish spells, but that's it.
  • GloomfrostGloomfrost Member Posts: 261
    thank bengoshi, your always ready with an answer :)
  • MirageMirage Member Posts: 81
    Here you are
    http://stane0.tripod.com/BG1Tables.html
  • GloomfrostGloomfrost Member Posts: 261
    thank gangler had not considered there might be a few checks, but if necessary on those limited example a potion of insight might do the trick:) Mirage thanks for that webpage, a nice non resource intensive reference i appreciate it.
  • Avenger_teambgAvenger_teambg Member, Developer Posts: 5,862
    gangler said:


    There are also some dialogue options throughout the game that run a Wisdom check. Like when Ragefast is all like "I'm in love with the Nymph so I need to hold her captive" you need a wisdom of I think it's 14 or higher to show him the error of his ways so you can resolve this confrontation peaceably.

    Edit: It occurs to me that I've never actually tried that Ragefast example, so I probably shouldn't be repeating half-remembered hearsay as fact.

    The limit is 6, not 14, but the rumor is true.

  • GloomfrostGloomfrost Member Posts: 261
    Avenger_teambg said:


    The limit is 6, not 14, but the rumor is true.

    so even if we have the lowest possible score and get all three tomes of understanding (that would be 3+3=6) we will still pass the check?


  • ElendarElendar Member Posts: 831
    Avenger_teambg wrote: »
    There are also some dialogue options throughout the game that run a Wisdom check. Like when Ragefast is all like "I'm in love with the Nymph so I need to hold her captive" you need a wisdom of I think it's 14 or higher to show him the error of his ways so you can resolve this confrontation peaceably.

    Edit: It occurs to me that I've never actually tried that Ragefast example, so I probably shouldn't be repeating half-remembered hearsay as fact.
    The limit is 6, not 14, but the rumor is true.

    I resolved it peacefully... and then murdered him anyways.. oops! :P
  • TheArtisan TheArtisan Member Posts: 3,277
    Do you play with Ascension? Because if you do, there's quite a big event that having 18-19 WIS affects near the end of ToB.
    You can get Balthazar/Bodhi as an ally in the final battle. I think it's possible even without 18 WIS, but you really need to pick your dialogue options carefully.
    You don't need it, but it will make your life a lot easier. It's a big enough factor for me to always have enough WIS to boost to at least 18 by ToB.
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