Baldur's poort 3 – A Grym Fate Achievement Guide

Using the Grymforge’s hammer is quite straightforward; the developers even had to introduce an achievement to encourage players to explore alternative approaches. Here’s the method I employed:

Grym Overview

Eerst, let’s dissect Grym’s vulnerabilities. Check his stats page by right-clicking on him and selecting “Examine.” Grym is only moderately susceptible to bludgeoning and piercing damage, but this weakness is only active when he’s standing in lava. Bovendien, he’s entirely immune to all forms of magic and other types of damage. His attacks pack a punch and he clears the lava away roughly every 3 draait.

Targeting Strategy

Grym tends to focus his attacks on the last character who damaged him before his turn. Depending on the turn order, you’ll need to plan your attacks accordingly to ensure that the character he targets remains a sturdy fighter or tank.

The Battle Plan

Dus, here’s the strategy to tackle Grym:

1. Apparatuur:

• Equip your party with bludgeoning weapons.
• Have tanks (fighters with high health) on your team.
• Ensure your team placement is strategic.

2. Party Composition:

• Your party members should be assigned these roles:
  • Damage dealers.
  • Lava wheel turners (responsible for managing the lava during the fight).
  • Healers.
  • Buffers to enhance the other characters.

3. Example Party:

• My team consisted of two fighters, one healer/buffer, and an additional character whose sole role was to turn the lava back on and launch some arrows during other turns. Specifiek, I had Karlach (Barbaar), Lae’zel (Fighter), Shadowheart (Geestelijke), and my Tav (Druppel).

Fighters:

• Equip your fighters with substantial bludgeoning (or piercing) wapens.
• Ensure they have Speed potions on hand (for an extra action per turn).
• Strength-enhancing potions are also beneficial.
• Indien mogelijk, grant them the Great Weapons Mastery feat.

Cleric/Healer/Buff:

• Make sure the cleric’s healing spells can be cast from a distance.
• Buff the fighters with spells and/or potions that boost their ability rolls and saving throws, such as Bless and Enhance Ability.
• Consider using the Spiritual Weapon spell, which hovers over the lava and deals a significant blow each turn.

Lava Wheel Turner:

• Assign one character to be the designated lava wheel turner. Their job is to stand next to the wheel and focus on turning it. They should not move during the fight.
• When the lava is present, they can shoot arrows at Grym to chip away at his health. Precision and ranged strike-boosting potions can be handy here.

Placement

• Position your fighters together on the same platform. The central platform is a good choice, but any that forces Grym to wade through and stand in lava will work.
• Make sure they stand at the center of the platform, neither too close to the edge nor too far back.

Cleric/Healer Placement:

• Keep the cleric/healer on a separate platform from the fighters, but close enough to provide healing and buffs when needed.

The Fight

Assuming no accidental lava baths or missteps to the Nine Hells, the battle mainly involves attacking, turning the wheel when the lava is off, and healing/buffing. It might be a bit tedious if your fighters are low-level or have low strength, but persistence is the key.

Aanvullende tips:

• Keep the fight on the level where Grym emerged to focus solely on him.
• Manipulate the turn order to your advantage; you’ll have at least two characters who can change it. When Grym turns off the lava, select your wheel turner to go next, ensuring your fighters’ subsequent turns are effective.
• Potions thrown on the two fighters will affect them both.

After the Fight

Once you’ve defeated Grym and earned the achievement, here’s an essential tip: If his body lies across the central platform where the hammer strikes the forge, maak je geen zorgen. You might think his body is blocking access to the adamantine item you created, but that’s not the case. You likely haven’t completed the forging process because Grym rudely interrupted you.

To complete the forging process:

• Turn the lava on.
• Pull the lever for the hammer, so it strikes the central platform.
• Retrieve the completed item. Grym’s body won’t interfere with this process, as far as the game is concerned.

Dus, don’t despair if you initially believe Grym’s heavy corpse is preventing you from accessing valuable loot; complete the forging process, and you’ll get your hands on it.