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==== Honeyed Paws ==== | ==== Honeyed Paws ==== | ||
Congratulations, you have now reached by far the best option to get an early Silver Sword. Sorry for burying the | Congratulations, you have now reached by far the best option to get an early Silver Sword. Sorry for burying the lede. | ||
A level five [[Beastmaster]] can summon an [[Ursa Major]] companion that knows the ability {{SAI|Honeyed Paws}}. This ability results in an automatic disarm if the Attack Roll hits and, though it requires melee range, summoned creatures can entering kissing distance without initiating the cutscene. Unlike all the other options, this requires no saving throw, making Voss's armour class the only layer of defense. With the bear's raw stats, completely unbuffed, this is already a '''45% success chance.''' | A level five [[Beastmaster]] can summon an [[Ursa Major]] companion that knows the ability {{SAI|Honeyed Paws}}. This ability results in an automatic disarm if the Attack Roll hits and, though it requires melee range, summoned creatures can entering kissing distance without initiating the cutscene. Unlike all the other options, this requires no saving throw, making Voss's armour class the only layer of defense. With the bear's raw stats, completely unbuffed, this is already a '''45% success chance.''' | ||
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* If taking the grind to Level 6, a totally unnecessary but flexworthy +10 bonus from a [[War Domain]] Cleric's {{SAI|War God's Blessing}} | * If taking the grind to Level 6, a totally unnecessary but flexworthy +10 bonus from a [[War Domain]] Cleric's {{SAI|War God's Blessing}} | ||
Even casting aside that last one, the odds to steal the sword with a buffed bear skyrocket to '''98%.''' Even so, critical misses exist and sometimes the sword will despawn when dropped seemingly at random, | Even casting aside that last one, the odds to steal the sword with a buffed bear skyrocket to '''98%.''' Even so, critical misses exist and sometimes the sword will despawn when dropped seemingly at random. | ||
However, not even these corner cases can stop us. The [[Divination School|Divination]] [[Wizard]] passive feature {{SAI|Portent}} allows you to change an attack roll from your party from a fail to a success. This allows you to guarantee a hit with honeyed paws, fully eliminating the risk of a critical miss. A base bear with no buffs require a die of 15 to hit, but buffing it will lower the required number all the way down to 2 if you have 98% hit chance. You can take a full or [[partial rest|partial]] [[long rest]] to replace your portent dice if you do not have one of a high enough number. | |||
== Consequences == | == Consequences == | ||
Once the sword is dropped, the party will still have a fight on its hands with the remainder of the githyanki patrol, so make sure their builds haven't been too narrowly skewed towards boosting the odds. Once they emerge victorious, they can pick the sword up off the ground and throw it on [[Lae'zel]] for outrageous boosts that are typically gated behind many, many more ability checks, boss battles, and many hours of raw gameplay (and also some specific narrative paths). | Once the sword is dropped, the party will still have a fight on its hands with the remainder of the githyanki patrol, so make sure their builds haven't been too narrowly skewed towards boosting the odds. Once they emerge victorious, they can pick the sword up off the ground and throw it on [[Lae'zel]] for outrageous boosts that are typically gated behind many, many more ability checks, boss battles, and many hours of raw gameplay (and also some specific narrative paths). | ||
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