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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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Question regarding spell levels... (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by Pratai@lemmy.ca to c/baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world

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Would there be a reason to cast a higher level version of a spell if there is no difference between it and it’s lower level version?

For instance:

Speak With Animals II seems to be the same as Speak With Animals I. There are other examples with other spells, but is there a reason to cast the different versions? Cost seems the same, effect seems the same…

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[–] ono@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm not talking about upcasting Counterspell, but upcasting some other spell to make it less likely for a Counterspell against it to succeed.

[–] pyrflie@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Both directions work since the mechanics of Counterspell function based on the spell slot used to cast. Same or better spell slot autocounters; everything else is a spell attack roll against 10 + the spell slot of the the cast spell.

Edit: I probably shouldn't have use spell attack to describe it but it's basically the same minus the equipment and ability bonuses that apply to attack rolls specifically.