Baldur's Gate III Announced - ...and it's coming to Google Stadia and PC

[SteelPlatedHeart]

In my mind Astarion is gay as gay can be, but straight for pay. I mean, look at the interaction with him and the person from his past you find in Cazador's dungeon. Does that seem straight to anyone?

I think you can see it two ways: him being gay or him showing that he still carries the guilt of what he did under Cazador’s rule that he still remembers the first person he was made to turn/realizing that as bad as he had it, these people had it so much worse. It’s essentially the reasoning he’s given for not going through with the ritual.

But he’s probably mostly gay, yes.

 

[Cheeseknife]

They tend to be fit, well groomed men that are completely non-threatening because they have no interest in raping women. Women can generally trust that whatever they are saying it is not because they want to fuck them.

That's just the Hollywoodified ideal. It's also contradictory considering Astarion is a bloodsucking vampire.

Unoriginal but I made a dark urge half-orc frenzy barbarian called Durge Hellscream.
Minthara is best companion and love interest for my fury incarnate.

My Durge was a Rogue. Figured it was thematic considering Bhaal was originally an assassin who used daggers.

Plus, the Unholy Assassin armor you get is tailored specifically for Rogues.

 

[FatalTater]

The grunting and groaning that my party members do whenever I have them climb even the smallest incline is far too relatable.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

Not the music I expected for Raphael when I heard everyone hyping it up, but I definitely see why people were doing so. Hell of a track.

All that’s left is going to Wyll’s last bit of his personal quest and Gortash and I’ll hit the finale.

 

[Cheeseknife]

Not the music I expected for Raphael when I heard everyone hyping it up, but I definitely see why people were doing so. Hell of a track.

All that’s left is going to Wyll’s last bit of his personal quest and Gortash and I’ll hit the finale.

I recently discovered this thing exists. Not sure if you've disabled the Watchers yet or even been to the foundry, but something to be aware of.

Also this vendor.

Finally, there's a way to obtain the maces that the Devas use.

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

I recently discovered this thing exists. Not sure if you've disabled the Watchers yet or even been to the foundry, but something to be aware of.

Also this vendor.

Finally, there's a way to obtain the maces that the Devas use.

Oh yeah, when the gnome asked if I was ready to blow up the factory, warning bells went off in my head and made me think “oh damn, there’s something hidden here, isn’t there?”

My lockpick ability was so high at that point that any safe key I didn’t have already I just broke into. Gave me a laugh when the bank manager couldn’t even bring up enough effort to care.

And I did find out about the mace thing, yeah. I sent Astarion to loot that area and came across it. I just kept going into that one house with the dead body to fight.

Sidenote, Yurgir turned out to be a pretty damn cool dude. I passed the persuasion check, but even before that he seemed pretty respectful of me even though I’d killed him before. And the talk you have with him after the big fight was pretty nice.

 

[Male Idiot]

Froggie is warrior sexual.

Minty is relatively and hilariously for a drow, isn't open relationship type.

Sharty is well, cute goth chick.

Astarion is the obvious woman bait. Come on guys have you not heard about twilight and fujos?

 

[There Is Light At The End]

Froggy's people do the warrior race thing and choose their mates based on strength as the deciding factor above all else including gender according to her dialogue

Froggy plainly says that she can't think of keeping in mind a possibility of getting pregnant while having sex. So, absolutely straight.

 

[Cheeseknife]

Minty is relatively and hilariously for a drow

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

Got to the start of the big fight at the lowest level of Wyrn’s Rock Fortress before having to go to work.

Cant say I saw either of those twists coming.

 

[Ser Prize]

lmao, if this is the western alternative I think I'll stick with jrpgs that at least manage basic wish fulfillment.

 

[Tor Lugosi]

absolutely bizarre that the dommy drow ended up being the most tradwife option

 

[PuffyGroundCloud]

lmao, if this is the western alternative I think I'll stick with jrpgs that at least manage basic wish fulfillment.
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I meaaannnnn
you can leave Halsin in the camp
or kill him when he was a bear

 

[There Is Light At The End]

or kill him when he was a bear

then, no lifting curse for you

 

[Cheeseknife]

Got to the start of the big fight at the lowest level of Wyrn’s Rock Fortress before having to go to work.

Cant say I saw either of those twists coming.

Ever since I discovered The Emperor's identity, every replay I just make The Dream Visitor some generic human male from now on. I basically make him look how I think Balduran looked like. Seems appropriate and less weird that way.

 

[40 Year Old Boomer]

Ever since I discovered The Emperor's identity, every replay I just make The Dream Visitor some generic human male from now on. I basically make him look how I think Balduran looked like. Seems appropriate and less weird that way.

I've been making mine look as cursed as possible.

 

[The Fair Lady]

Struggled more with the second Auntie Ethel fight than I care to admit, the problem was how much more aggressive and spammy she gets once all the mushrooms are destroyed. I finally did it by taking out two of the mushrooms first, KO'ing her/cutting out Vanra, and then using the rest of the turn to kill the last mushroom before she could revive.

I love Auntie Ethel as a character ("I'LL RIP YOUR SPINE OUT YOUR ARSEHOLE," is such a great line and one of my favorites in the game thus far) but god, that fight was needlessly annoying.

 

[Cheeseknife]

Struggled more with the second Auntie Ethel fight than I care to admit, the problem was how much more aggressive and spammy she gets once all the mushrooms are destroyed. I finally did it by taking out two of the mushrooms first, KO'ing her/cutting out Vanra, and then using the rest of the turn to kill the last mushroom before she could revive.

I love Auntie Ethel as a character ("I'LL RIP YOUR SPINE OUT YOUR ARSEHOLE," is such a great line and one of my favorites in the game thus far) but god, that fight was needlessly annoying.

The one area of the game where the Blight spell truly shines.

"Plants take maximum damage from this spell, and have Disadvantage on the Saving throw against it."

 

[SteelPlatedHeart]

So I started the fight with Gortash, my guy is the only one who moves first. I go attack a lackey, Gortash buffs a guy, have Karlach leap over and hit him a few times Astarion calls Lightning to fuck up the shield thing, Minc throws a grenade and gets the guy my PC was attacking no killed along with a guy behind him, two other bad guys run to the back to attack Astarion, leads to a grenade getting thrown out near them all. I move my PC back closer to the group to try and pick them off without gettting near the grenade so Astarion can throw it safely.

Gortash then proceeds to run past both Karlach and myself, taking major damage along the way, goes to with buff a lackey or attack Astarion and gets himself blown up by the grenade and into his second phase.

It was very funny.

 

[Cheeseknife]

So I started the fight with Gortash, my guy is the only one who moves first. I go attack a lackey, Gortash buffs a guy, have Karlach leap over and hit him a few times Astarion calls Lightning to fuck up the shield thing, Minc throws a grenade and gets the guy my PC was attacking no killed along with a guy behind him, two other bad guys run to the back to attack Astarion, leads to a grenade getting thrown out near them all. I move my PC back closer to the group to try and pick them off without gettting near the grenade so Astarion can throw it safely.

Gortash then proceeds to run past both Karlach and myself, taking major damage along the way, goes to with buff a lackey or attack Astarion and gets himself blown up by the grenade and into his second phase.

It was very funny.

This is a lot of players' experience and I'm surprised Larian haven't really done much to stop it from happening. Gortash seems to lose all sense of self-preservation during the fight. Synthetic Man is convinced this is because this fight went largely untested during QA.

I wonder if the devs even intended for players to just Improvise Weapon Gortash and toss him off a balcony. Seems to me, all the build-up for his character wouldn't be leading to such an ignoble end, but there it is.