Cutting Words: Difference between revisions

From Baldur's Gate 3 Wiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(New page)
 
(Remove up-to-date template.)
 
(20 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Cutting Words''' is a Subclass Feature of [[College of Lore]] [[Bard|Bards]]. This ability allows these Bards to distract and confuse their foes, potentially causing attacks to miss, ability checks to fail, or hits to land less heavily.
{{ActionPage
 
| image = Cutting Words.webp
[[File:Cutting Worlds Icon.png|upright=0.8|thumb|right|{{AbilityInfobox
| summary = '''Cutting Words''' is a Reaction available to the {{Class|College of Lore}}s. This ability allows these Bards to distract and confuse their foes, potentially causing attacks to miss, or ability checks or saving throws to fail.
| title = <div style="font-size:105%; font-family:Georgia;">''Use your wit to distract a creature and sap its confidence. <br>
| description = Use your wit to distract a creature and sap its confidence. It receives a {{InfoBlob|{{DieIcon|d6|Physical}}-1d6}} penalty to {{Attack Roll}}, {{Ability Check}}, or {{Saving Throw}}.
It receives a {{C|1d6}} penalty to [[Attack Roll]], [[Ability Check]], or damage dealt.''</div>
| cost = reaction, bardin
----
| range m = 18
<div style="text-align:center;">[[File:Reactions Icons.png|frameless|25px]] '''Reaction''' + [[File:Bardic Inspiration Resource Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1]] '''Bardic Inspiration'''</div>
| range ft = 60
----
| higher levels = * At [[Bard]] Level 5, the '''Cutting Words''' penalty increases to {{InfoBlob|{{DieIcon|d8|Physical}}-1d8}}
| Range = 18m / 60ft
* At [[Bard]] Level 10, the '''Cutting Words''' penalty increases to {{InfoBlob|{{DieIcon|d10|Physical}}-1d10}}
}}]]
| additional =
 
| class learns at level 3 = College of Lore
== Description ==
| notes = * Unlike in D&D 5th Edition Rules, Cutting Words cannot be applied to damage rolls. However, it can be applied to Saving Throws (which is normally available only to Eloquence Bards).
Use your wit to distract a creature and sap its confidence. It receives a {{C|1d6}} penalty to [[Attack Roll]], [[Ability Check]], or dealt damage. <!-- This is the actual in-game text -->
* In most cases using this action will cause the caster to make a verbal quip or insult the target, drawing on the same pool of dialogue options as {{SAI|Vicious Mockery}}. These remarks are fully voice acted, including for characters who don't normally have access to the action.
 
}}
== Properties ==
{{BardNavbox}}
{{C|[[File:Reactions Icons.png|frameless|25px]] '''Reaction''' + [[File:Bardic Inspiration Resource Icon.png|frameless|upright=0.1]] '''Bardic Inspiration''' Charge}}
 
* Targeted creature receives a {{C|[[File:D6 Physical.png|frameless|40px]]1d6}} penalty to the triggering [[Attack Roll]], [[Ability Check]], or dealt damage
* Range: {{C|[[File:Range Icons.png|frameless|upright=0.1]] 18m / 60ft}}

Latest revision as of 16:29, 9 March 2024

Cutting Words.webp

Cutting Words is a Reaction available to the College of Lore Bards. This ability allows these Bards to distract and confuse their foes, potentially causing attacks to miss, or ability checks or saving throws to fail.

Description

Use your wit to distract a creature and sap its confidence. It receives a D6 Physical.png-1d6 penalty to Attack roll, Ability check, or Saving throw.

Properties

Cost:
Reaction + Bardic Inspiration Charge
Details:
 Range: 18 m / 60 ft

At Higher Levels

  • At Bard Level 5, the Cutting Words penalty increases to D8 Physical.png-1d8
  • At Bard Level 10, the Cutting Words penalty increases to D10 Physical.png-1d10

How to learn

Classes:

Notes

  • Unlike in D&D 5th Edition Rules, Cutting Words cannot be applied to damage rolls. However, it can be applied to Saving Throws (which is normally available only to Eloquence Bards).
  • In most cases using this action will cause the caster to make a verbal quip or insult the target, drawing on the same pool of dialogue options as Vicious Mockery Vicious Mockery. These remarks are fully voice acted, including for characters who don't normally have access to the action.
Retrieved from "https://bg3.wiki/w/index.php?title=Cutting_Words&oldid=158334"