Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Technical & Gameplay Problems Goblin War Drums cannot be stopped

Tried both casting Silence over the War Drum and also Destroying the war drum (before the fight started).
Silence Spell: The war drum still sounds
Destroyed Drum: Goblin still able to run up and play the destroyed drum, calling other Goblins

I do not have this problem. I'm on my 4th playthrough and I'm able to destroy drums and they're not interacted with beyond that point.

I have both had and not had this problem. I'm not sure what determines whether the broken drum can be used; I know that if I break the drum with an arrow, Goblins will still run to and use it as if it were just fine. If I break it with something like Alchemist's fire, goblins won't return to and use it even after the hazardous terrain recedes.

What, do you think other people are making this up? It's real and it happens. It's happened to me.

I destroyed it with a sword the first time. Loaded the save and used Silence. no effect.

Wish I could give this a thumbs up

Only way I found to stop them is to body block the AI. If you set up 3 of your party to surround the drum the AI goblin that would go beat it up there will get body blocked by your party and then just start attacking.