Bardic inspiration help

[ruppe27]

I can't seem to figure out how this works in combat.
The buffed partymembers have the bardic roll toggled on but it doesn't work.

[Nyancat]

What do you mean it doesn't work?
At the game's early stages, without specialization - you help party members with the Bardic Inspiration on rolls.

1d6 bonus to their (ONE) next
Attack Roll (success or not - not dmg),
Ability Check (like above)
or Saving Throw (same but to prevent f.e attack aim at the person with the buff)

[Nyancat]

"Attack Roll is a mechanic in Baldur's Gate 3. Attack Rolls occur when a character is attacking another character. The attacking character rolls the D20 and if the roll is equal or higher than the target's Armour Class (AC), then that attack hits the target with the equipped weapon."

[Nexus]

Congratulations on copying and pasting the game text, Kraz, but that's not what's going on here... I had my Bard give Bardic Inspiration to another character, and made sure the Bardic Roll is toggled on (circle spinning around the icon). However, when attacking the game never rolls (or asks, if your reaction is set as "Ask") the BI dice for the attack roll.

Also, it eventually worked after I switched the "Ask" toggle a bunch of times

[g/186567]

First game rolls d20. If it fails it checks how much you need to succsess. Bardic inspiration will trigger only if you need 6 or less to get succsessfull skillcheck or attack.

So it won't trigger if your roll is so low you can't succeed even with the bardic inspiration. It also won't trigger if your roll already successful even without bardic insipation. In both scenarios it will be just wasting of buff so the game prevents you from this.

[Ivas]

Originally posted by Nexus:

Congratulations on copying and pasting the game text, Kraz, but that's not what's going on here... I had my Bard give Bardic Inspiration to another character, and made sure the Bardic Roll is toggled on (circle spinning around the icon). However, when attacking the game never rolls (or asks, if your reaction is set as "Ask") the BI dice for the attack roll.

Also, it eventually worked after I switched the "Ask" toggle a bunch of times

It doesn't asks you if, even with the best roll of the bardic inspiration, you'd still fail