So there I was playing Baldur’s Gate 3 again, right? Kept running into those annoying Steeped in Bliss effects messing with my party. Tried blasting through it headfirst like usual, got my butt handed to me. Healing spells didn’t budge it. Potions? Waste of good ingredients. Felt totally stuck.
Lemme tell ya, it pissed me off enough to dig deeper. Screw walking away. Pulled up a stool at camp, dumped everything from my packs onto the floor – potions, scrolls, weird mushrooms, that shiny necklace nobody uses. Started testing stuff blind. First I spammed every healing item I owned. Nothing. Total bust.
Then it hit me while messing with Gale’s spellbook. Why not smack the blissed character? Sounds dumb, but hear me out. Shoved Lae’zel towards Shadowheart – boom, Guardian Spirits popped up immediately. Didn’t fix the bliss thing but damn, those spirits soaked hits like champs. Saved Gale’s bony hide when a goblin ambush dropped minutes later. Felt like an idiot not trying this before.
My pack still overflowed with junk. Sniffed that peculiar green herb I’d ignored since Act 1. Instantly felt queasy – weirdly perfect. Tossed it at Asterion while he wobbled from bliss. Dude puked instantly, bliss effect gone in seconds! Can’t make this stuff up. Keep those nausea herbs, people.
Three Stupid-Simple Tricks That Worked:
- Slap Your Own Guys: Triggering Guardian Spirits by smacking party members sounds crazy. Do it. Instant damage sponge during bliss chaos.
- Herb Vomit Fest: Nausea-inducing plants? Worth their weight in gold. Throw at affected teammates. Puke = bliss gone. Disgustingly effective.
- Forget Healing Potions: Scrolled past ten Protection scrolls before noticing. Cast any damn Protection spell BEFORE they hit you. Laugh as bliss rolls off.
Ran into bliss traps again later near Moonrise Towers. Pre-cast Protection on the group, threw an herb when Karlach caught it anyway, then had Wyll smack her back to life. Cleaned up that mess in twenty seconds flat. Stunned my own damn self. Now go try this garbage. Really works.