r/BaldursGate3

Gortash definitely deserves to die for that.

In act one, if you go to the monestary, there's a blue jay saying some eagles stole his nest. Or at least that's what it seems like at first. Turns out... He's a bloody liar and just wants their nest because it's better than his. How many people got successfully duped by this damned bird into killing the innocent eagles?

Bird in question: https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Blue_Jay

I am curious, do you have a thing that you will do every run? For me, I always:

- Bring Astarion and Shadowheart to observe me stripping armour before getting Loviatar's Love

- Waves politely at Vlaakith

- Rescue the hyena from the goblin in the Underdark

- Never kill owlbear momma, Eagles duo at Gith creche, get a hug from Bernard at arcane tower

- Help Yurgir at Shar's temple, dude is such a bro afterward, showing up at camp telling us how to gain access to House of Hope, side with us fighting Raphael, becomes allies at last battle. "You fought well, little rabbit"

- Take a squad commemorative photo after murdering Raphael at his lair. I love doing this after Raphael promise to "make it quick"

my favorite character. I often draw D&D-related art, but Lae'zel is the one who inspired me to draw specifically for BG3.

Out of all the great lines in this game, this is by far my favorite.

I love Hope so much.

In the Pokemon community, a Nuzlocke is a self-imposed challenge, involving permanent death and being locked into the first pokemon you encounter per area. There are different variations per player, but people tend to forget, the most important rule is to do what is fun for you.

This is my attempt at a Nuzlocke, in Baldur's Gate. So my rules for my Baldurlocke. Honor Mode. Play as Durge. Durge can only be mono-classed. Companions can only use their starting class (you can't change a pokemon's type after catching). Companions can only be mono-classed. If a companion fails all their death saves, they can not be revived. No hirelings. Dead stays dead. Romance whoever is still alive. After each attempt, Durge must change their race and class. Deaths will hurt.

Today was my first death. This one hurt. My previous playthrough I romanced Shadowheart. This playthrough, when Laezel came onto me, I went with it. It was surprising, experiencing this side of Laezel. Laezel the lover. I probably would not have initiated a githyanki romance myself, but I was surprised at how much I was enjoying her romance. Then she died atop the Arcane Tower. My lost lenore.

For roleplay reasons I decided to bring Gale along to the wizard's tower. So in my all martial team, I switched out Shadowheart. It did occur to me that switching out my healer during Honor Mode is a bad idea, but I figured the fights have been going easy enough, that I could afford this one bit of roleplay. I was wrong. Ironically, had Shadowheart been in the party with me, Laezel would not have died.

I decided to take on Bernard, as the fights have been mostly manageable so far. But he had a ton of resistances, being able to tank my all martial team and Gale's spells. I had Laezel with me to 2v1 Bernard. 2 Fighters vs 1 Bernard. Bernard takes Laezel. Durge takes Bernard.

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH

Screw Bernard. I guess Shadowheart's happy. I wished there was some sort of reactivity, returning to camp with the dead body of your companion. I would like to imagine it was a somber night at camp in the Underdark. Laezel was maybe the physically strongest, yet she fell first.

AHHHHHHH.

Screw Bernard.

Durge. Eldritch Knight. Level 5. Underdark.

Attempt: 1 Deaths:1 (Laezel)

Has anyone ever had the impression that certain outcomes in the game only make sense if you know beforehand what is going to happen? Not because you completed a previous run or saw someone else doing it in theirs. No, it's because you saw it in an obscure run meant only for wacky choices that no character, evil or good, would ever make.

I kind of felt this way with the eye arrangements. Having your appearance permanently changed by a quest choice is really cool, but I feel like the outcomes for both the >!Hag's eye and Volo's eye are misplaced. I can't fathom a player character who would choose and proceed with Volo's operation without knowing its outcome beforehand. I know it is meant to be funny, but one of the only two special eyes you can get in the game is tied to it, and I think they should have handled it differently. My reasoning mostly comes down to the following:!<

>!When taking the Hag's deal, you kind of expect a downside. Just outside her hut, the monster hunter mentions that a deal with her can be broken if you pay the "blood price." That, coupled with her claiming she has removed a tadpole before, means that roleplay-wise, it makes sense for some characters to take the risk. You do it, and you get one of the worst permanent debuffs in the game for a meager +1 to Intimidation. !<

>!Now, somehow, Volo's offer, which is quickly made clear to be terrible and something no sane character would ever entertain, gives you a great buff and arguably a better-looking eye.!<

I'm not going to extend this more than I already have, but I have to say, the contrast between the two events highlights a mistake in design, in my opinion. Make a risky, calculated choice? Terrible debuff. Make a blatantly stupid choice? Buff.

What the hell?

Doesn't help that I've found a new way down there on every playthrough.

So this is one of the Gith in the opening encounter at the start of Act 3. She's... the only one among them who doesn't have a top on, for some reason.

Is she intentionally topless? Or did her top just not load in because of some visual glitch? All the others have tops on.

Maybe she's just so proud of her sick tattoos that she can't bear the thought of covering them up, idk.

I certainly don't remember seeing a topless Gith the last time I made it to act 3 (this is my 2nd time getting this far), but I may not have noticed.

And honestly... didn't get the laugh I expected. I think my random button did good. Disappointed I didn't get something crazy, but not hating the result

She is a Storm Sorcerer named Alys who's spent a good decade at sea before being captured. Hope you like it :)