Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Suggestions & Feedback A highlight for detect thoughts similar to speak with the dead

Would it be a good idea to give a special highlight to detect thoughts similar to the green one we get for speak with the dead? Detect thoughts characters are even rarer than corpses that speak.

Or at least maybe give a suggestion in the speech options to cast detect thoughts mid conversation.

its a level 2 spell if you learn it and trying to find the characters that you can read their thoughts can be a hassle.

I still have yet to find a single character who detect thoughts actually reveals anything with

I know some for sure: your companions at the same points when you can use illitids powers against them and Kagha when you talk to her first time ever.

You can use it on the Kithr'ak. Doesn't help much.

I don't know what the policy for mods is but I've been using Infinite Dectect Thoughts to try and find all of the convos using it. It's a lot more than you might think.

I wish it would be highlighted by something.
Whenever I used it I felt it did nothing.

I would say that having the option to cast it during dialogues would be good, with some kind of cue telling you Detect Thoughts would be helpful. That way you're not gambling before hand on a limited resource.

I don't know how the spell works but they let us cast plenty of others without it being a big deal for the npcs

I believe usage of spells like this in dialogue is waiting for another implementation that Swen was talking about in the past ...
Can cant quote him litteraly, but he mentioned that spells during dialogues are certainly planned, AND(and that is important) NPC's will react on that player is casting something! :3
(Wich also gives Sorcerer quite huge bonus in this matter)