In Baldur’s Gate 3, gold management can prove to be a tricky challenge. A Twitch streamer only realizes his fatal mistake after 80 hours of playtime. You can find out more details on MeinMMO.
What did the player notice? itmeJP is busy playing Baldur’s Gate 3 while showing it to its 365,000 viewers on Twitch. He recently uncovered an intriguing game feature. After playing 80 hours with his Monk, he noticed that his Charisma attribute plays an important role when trading with NPCs. He may have lost thousands of gold pieces.
We have included the Twitter post from itmeJP for you here:
Use your charm for better merchant prices
What does charisma do in action? The streamer’s character has most likely lost significant amounts of gold, since charisma plays a crucial role in trading.
This attribute not only affects attempts at persuasion, but also has a direct impact on trade prices. Characters with higher Charisma enjoy the benefit of receiving better offers.
With a high Charisma you can:
So it is best to send a character with high charisma to the traders – for example a bard. It’s worth it and there are a lot more NPCs that can trade than you think.
The Charisma value is taken from the character who starts the interaction. The character’s Charisma modifier determines the prices, regardless of which character is carrying the items. So you could switch between the inventories at will.
What else affects the price? Another way to lower the trading prices for your goods is to build a good relationship with the respective merchants. In this way you can also reduce the trade prices.
How do I do it?
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