Greetings,
I wanted to share my experience with a particular fight in the game and seek your input on how you managed to win it without resorting to a cheesy tactic. I must admit, I was able to cheese my way through this fight, but I didn't find it very satisfying. I'm hoping you can share your strategies so that I can enjoy the battle more.
To give you some context, my party consists of Lae'zel (Eldritch Knight), Astarion (Arcane Trickster), Shadowheart, and an Evocation Wizard. When I first attempted this fight, I found it quite challenging, as these Githyanki soldiers hit hard, tend to win the roll for initiative often, resulting in a defeated Lae'zel within the first round. I had to restart the match and provide her with Shield of Faith and a scroll of Mirror Image to help her survive.
The challenge with this fight is that you are required to have a second party member trigger the conversation, due to Lae'zel running off and temporarily leaving the party. I can't switch to a member who's not in conversation during this encounter, or I'd use an invisibility potion straight away on the member needed to trigger the conversation. Also side note, even when having strategically placed my Wizard and Astarion on top of the wooden construct, they magically appear when the conversation starts and disappear when it's over. This definitely needs some work, because it breaks immersion.
Anyway, I've pondered and tried a few tactics, including having Shadowheart cast Mirror Image before triggering the conversation and using Hold Person cast as a level 3 spell to remove two from the fight. However, these tactics have their limitations and can be challenging to execute due to the concentration required. I've also considered having Astarion cast Tasha's Hideous Laughter as an extra form of CC. However, I'm still looking for other viable strategies that don't involve cheesing the battle with a massive fireball, because my alternative tactics left a lot to be desired for.
If you have any suggestions or strategies that do not involve preemptively fireballing the patrol to death, and have worked for you, I would greatly appreciate your input. Thank you in advance!
TLDR:
Let's put it this way, let's say that Baldur's Gate 3 comes with it's own Tactician Honor mode, similar to Divinity: Original Sin 2, and on top of it all, if your character dies, there's no saving that character AND, this character has to be Lae'zel, because you want to play the game based on that storyline, what would you do? How would you make sure Lae'zel has the highest chance of surviving after failing the initiative roll? Because she's pretty much received a potential death sentence here.
