Shovel Rebalanced - Almost Vanilla Like (Little Devil Balance)

Shovel Rebalanced – Almost Vanilla Like (Little Devil Balance Patch)

Description

This mod rebalances Shovel (Quasit) from the original mod Little Devil (Shovel-Fork-Basket) to keep it useful throughout the entire game while staying closer to vanilla balance.

The original mod significantly increases Shovel’s power to make it more viable early on, including higher stats, strong poison damage, and high survivability.

This version adjusts those values to create a more consistent experience across the entire playthrough.

What this mod does

Survivability

• []Shovel now scales HP with player level: [/]

• []Keeps it fragile, but prevents it from becoming completely useless later [/]

Damage Rebalance

• []Keeps base attack identity (claws + Dexterity) [/]

  []Replaces strong early poison burst with scaling poison:

  [] +1 / +2 / +3 (based on level) [/]

• []Less overpowered early game [/]

  []Still relevant mid/late game [/]

Defensive Adjustments

The original mod gives Shovel very high survivability (including 35 HP and strong stats).

This version reduces that:

• []Removed excessive resistances (physical, cold, lightning) [/]

  []Keeps only fire resistance [/]

  []Prevents Shovel from acting like a tank [/]

Gameplay Role

Shovel is now:

• []A light offensive familiar [/]

  []More damage-oriented than Scratch [/]

  []Fragile and position-dependent [/]

  []Not a tank or main DPS [/]

Design Philosophy

Part of the "Almost Vanilla Like" series.

• []No power creep [/]

  []No new mechanics [/]

  []Only small adjustments to keep systems relevant [/]

• []Fix early-game imbalance [/]

  []Prevent late-game uselessness [/]

  []Preserve the original intent of the familiar [/]

Installation (BG3 Mod Manager)

• []Open BG3 Mod Manager [/]

  []Drag & drop the

  .pakfile [/]

  []Move the mod from Inactive to Active [/]

  []Click Save Load Order [/]

  []Launch the game [/]

Credits

Original mod: Little Devil (Shovel-Fork-Basket)

Created by oogabooga66

https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/1445

All credit goes to the original author for the base implementation.