BG3: What is Saving Throw?

In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, a saving throw is a roll made by a character to resist the effects of a spell, ability, or other harmful effect. Saving throws are based on the character's ability scores and are modified by various factors, such as the character's level, class, and equipment.

There are six types of saving throws in BG3:

• Strength saving throws are used to resist effects that require physical strength, such as being knocked prone or grappled.
• Dexterity saving throws are used to resist effects that require agility and reflexes, such as dodging an attack or avoiding a trap.
• Constitution saving throws are used to resist effects that damage the body, such as poison or disease.
• Intelligence saving throws are used to resist effects that target the mind, such as illusions or mind control.
• Wisdom saving throws are used to resist effects that target the emotions or willpower, such as fear or charm.
• Charisma saving throws are used to resist effects that target the personality or appearance, such as seduction or intimidation.

Saving throws are an important part of the BG3 combat system. They allow characters to avoid or reduce the effects of a wide range of abilities and spells, which can be crucial in determining the outcome of a battle.

How to Make a Saving Throw

To make a saving throw, you first need to determine the type of saving throw that is required. The type of saving throw will be specified in the description of the effect that you are trying to resist.

Once you know the type of saving throw that is required, you need to roll a d20 and add your ability modifier for that type of saving throw. The result of the roll is your saving throw total.

If your saving throw total is equal to or higher than the DC of the effect that you are trying to resist, you succeed on the saving throw and avoid or reduce the effects of the effect. If your saving throw total is lower than the DC, you fail the saving throw and the effect takes full effect.

Example

Let's say that a character is trying to resist the effects of a fireball spell. The DC of the fireball spell is 15. The character has a Dexterity score of 14, which gives them a +2 bonus to Dexterity saving throws.

To make the saving throw, the character rolls a d20 and gets a 17. They add their +2 bonus to Dexterity saving throws, which gives them a total of 19.

Because the character's saving throw total (19) is equal to or higher than the DC of the fireball spell (15), they succeed on the saving throw and take only half damage from the spell.

Tips for Making Saving Throws

Here are a few tips for making saving throws:

• Prioritize your saving throws. Not all saving throws are created equal. Some saving throws are more important than others, depending on your character's class and playstyle. For example, a fighter will want to prioritize Strength and Constitution saving throws, while a wizard will want to prioritize Intelligence and Wisdom saving throws.
• Use your abilities and spells to your advantage. Many abilities and spells can give you bonuses to saving throws. For example, the spell Bless can give you a +1 bonus to all saving throws for 1 minute.
• Don't be afraid to fail. Saving throws are not always easy to make. Even the most powerful characters will fail saving throws from time to time. Don't let a failed saving throw discourage you. Just keep fighting and you will eventually succeed.

Table 1: Saving Throw DCs

The following table shows the DCs for saving throws against different types of effects.

Table 2: Saving Throw Bonuses

The following table shows the bonuses that you can get to saving throws from different sources.

Table 3: Saving Throw Penalties

The following table shows the penalties that you can get to saving throws from different sources.

Table 4: Saving Throw Spells

The following table shows some of the spells that can give you bonuses to saving throws.

Conclusion

Saving throws are an important part of the BG3 combat system. They allow characters to avoid or reduce the effects of a wide range of abilities and spells, which can be crucial in determining the outcome of a battle.