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(→Overview: It's probably easier to say turn based mode is bugged but I'll try to summarize the ways that it's wonky.) |
(→Surprise rounds: the concepts of story event ought to be mentioned at some point, and for completeness sake we should bring up cutscenes, which are either a third gameplay mode or not gameplay at all. Who can say?) |
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'''Turn-based mode''' is one of the two gameplay modes in ''Baldur's Gate 3'', in which time passes in '''turns''' and '''rounds''', as opposed to '''real-time mode''', where time passes in real-time. | '''Turn-based mode''' is one of the two gameplay modes in ''Baldur's Gate 3'', in which time passes in '''turns''' and '''rounds''', as opposed to '''real-time mode''', where time passes in real-time. [[Story event]]s and [[cutscene]]s could be considered a third gameplay mode, in which nether turn-based nor real-time action are possible, or they could be considered not modes at all, but outside of gameplay altogether. | ||
Each round, the game cycles through each participating creature's turn, during which each creature may [[movement speed|move]] or [[actions]]. One round has passed when all creatures have taken their turn. | Each round, the game cycles through each participating creature's turn, during which each creature may [[movement speed|move]] or [[actions]]. One round has passed when all creatures have taken their turn. | ||
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=== Surprise rounds === | === Surprise rounds === | ||
If an attacked creature is unaware of their attacker at the start of combat – such as if the attacker is [[Hide|hidden]] – the first round of combat is declared a ''surprise round'', and the attacked creature is ''surprised''.{{note|Certain combat encounters are rigged to always Surprise either the player's party or the enemy party when the proper conditions are met.{{ref|The first encounter with the imps during the Prologue always grants the player a surprise round.}}{{ref|Mimics always surprise the party when interacted with in their disguised form.}}{{ref|In the Underdark Beach, a duergar might spot the party and summon their own leader. The party is surprised if they choose to wait for the leader, whereas if they attack, the duergars are surprised instead.}}}} | If an attacked creature is unaware of their attacker at the start of combat – such as if the attacker is [[Hide|hidden]] – the first round of combat is declared a ''surprise round'', and the attacked creature is ''surprised''. This rule is broken in a few cases, either always giving enemies surprise, or always giving the player surprise, or when story events{{note|Certain combat encounters are rigged to always Surprise either the player's party or the enemy party when the proper conditions are met.{{ref|The first encounter with the imps during the Prologue always grants the player a surprise round.}}{{ref|Mimics always surprise the party when interacted with in their disguised form.}}{{ref|In the Underdark Beach, a duergar might spot the party and summon their own leader. The party is surprised if they choose to wait for the leader, whereas if they attack, the duergars are surprised instead.}}}} | ||
Surprised creatures have the {{cond|Surprised}} condition for the entirety of the first round, and cannot take actions or [[reactions]] until the start of the second round.{{note|While surprised creatures are unable to take actions, some can warn nearby allies, preventing them from becoming surprised too.}} | Surprised creatures have the {{cond|Surprised}} condition for the entirety of the first round, and cannot take actions or [[reactions]] until the start of the second round.{{note|While surprised creatures are unable to take actions, some can warn nearby allies, preventing them from becoming surprised too.}} | ||