Cutting Words

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Effect

Use your wit to distract a creature and sap its confidence.


It receives a 1d6 penalty to Attack Rolls, Ability Checks, and damage dealt until the start of your next turn.

At Bard Level 5, the Cutting Words penalty increases to +1d8. At Bard Level 10, the Cutting Words penalty increases to +1d10.

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Cutting Words is an Action in Baldur's Gate 3. Actions can be used in both exploration and combat to maneuver across the battlefield or to harm or aid Characters. The actions that a Character can perform are based on their Class and Equipment.

 

Cutting Words Information

Use your wit to distract a creature and sap its confidence.

It receives a 1d6 penalty to Attack Rolls, Ability Checks, and damage dealt until the start of your next turn.

At Bard Level 5, the Cutting Words penalty increases to +1d8. At Bard Level 10, the Cutting Words penalty increases to +1d10.

 

How to unlock Cutting Words

Cutting Words can be unlocked by the following classes:

 

Cutting Words Tips & Notes

  • Implementation as of patch 9 differs from 5e in that it can't be used to lower damage taken, but it can be used to lower the Saving Throws of targets. 
 
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