Originally Posted by Skallewag
Surface gameplay: Yea here is the thing, surfaces are part of DnD too. DnD has surfaces that cost extra movement, it has spells that make sticky surfaces, entangling vines, etc. If you run on a patch of ice in a DnD session the DM is very likely to ask you to make a dexterity save to not fall on your ass. If you pour lamp oil on the ground, then light it on fire and the dance around in the fire, your DM would be kind of weird to decide that fire has no effect on you.


True, but what Larian does with this "option" is a bit much... it basically has the same importance then it had in DOS combat, and that's not how it's supposed to work in D&D. Sure, I get it, the engine is capable of it, and the devs are obviously quite in love with these mechanics, but they wanted to make a Baldur's Gate game... right?