Unshackling Strike

Unshackling Strike is a weapon action granted by  Orphic Hammer.

Description

Smite the magical bonds keeping a creature  Restrained,  Paralyzed, and  Stunned, freeing it.

Properties

Cost

 Action

Details

 Melee Weapon Attack Roll

 Range: Normal weapon range

Technical details

UID

Target_MAG_OrphicHammer_ChainBreaker

Spell flags

HasSomaticComponent, HasVerbalComponent

How to learn

Granted by items:

• Orphic Hammer

Notes

• This is the only action in the game able to destroy the Infernal Crystals keeping  Hope imprisoned.
• Unshackling Strike does not free  Orpheus, instead, the Infernal Crystals (not the Minor Orb of Domination) need to be struck with a regular attack while wielding the Orphic Hammer.
• Unshackling Strike uses a melee weapon attack roll, meaning that using it against a friendly character with high Armor Class is likely to result in a miss.
• The icon for this action is reminiscent of the Dispel Magic icons in Baldur's Gate 1 and 2, and it is in fact labelled Spell_Abjuration_DispelMagic within the game files. However, according to Swen Vincke, Dispel Magic was cut content for Baldur's Gate 3. He relates how Baldur's Gate 3 devs tried to make D&D's Dispel Magic work for a long time, but ultimately abandoned it: "it would've doubled the size of the game."