Short King Edition>News:Patch 8: https://baldursgate3.game/news/the-final-patch-new-subclasses-photo-mode-and-cross-play_138Patch 7: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-7-now-live_121Patch 6: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-6-now-live_108Patch 5: https://baldursgate3.game/news/patch-5-now-live_99>Wiki:https://bg3.wiki>Mods:https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/>FAQ:>Q: How often should I long rest?>A: Many companion and romance interactions occur when long resting. Some early lower priority camp scenes can also be missed if higher priority ones are queued. To advance companion quests or romances, make sure to long rest often.>Q: Can I recruit Minthara without going down the evil path?>A: If you knock her out in Act 1, yes. You do miss out on the sex scene, but otherwise the romance remains the same.>Q: Underdark or Mountain Pass?>A: Either, or both. It's recommended to clear both on higher difficulties for the experience and loot. Both connect to the same Act 2 map.>Q: Is The Dark Urge essentially "Tav+"?>A: Yes. You get additional content, BUT there are points where, if you've chosen to resist the Urge and/or don't complete quests the "right" way, you'll have to pass additional checks to avoid losing companions.>Q: Are there any consequences to consuming tadpoles?>A: No, for the most part. However if you've consumed any tadpoles, there will later be a DC 21 Wisdom check to reject the Astral-Touched Tadpole, which affects your appearance if consumed.>Q: Should I enable Karmic Dice?>A: Karmic Dice will avoid streaks of low rolls, both for you and the enemy. It is recommended to disable it if you're specializing.>Polls:>Romance: https://strawpoll.com/NMnQ5kJXYn6>Race: https://strawpoll.com/kjn18WPzeyQ>Class: https://strawpoll.com/eNg69DKKjnA>Companions: https://strawpoll.com/bVg8o8l3VnYOP pasta: https://rentry.org/bggpastaPrevious thread: >>543594286
>>543895971me on the right
>>543895971this OP reminds me of how boring the companion line up is, it's not a real dnd game unless you got a dwarf, an elf and a half orc bullying each other
Mizora feet
You do have a dedicated Sponge for each one of your companions, don't you?
>>543896402Party elves don't care if you're a dwarf or a half orc. Astarion dislikes gnomes and halflings, but dwarves are ok.
>this ugly OP reminds me of how I have to share my shit opinion about the companions againAt least it's not a reddit meme.
Incomplete sets of armor like Ketheric's annoy me it should be illegal to not include the matching gloves and boots.
>>543897546
>>543897147No, it can cause bugs. I use water.
>>543897558>I am autistic And you romanced Shadowheart.
>>543897147No, I find that blood accentuates the female companions' faces nicely.
maybe he dislikes short races in bg3 so much because he's self conscious about his height or something idk
>>543897930Astarion is average. His dick is tiny, however.
>>543898030astarion's dick is long but thin fr
Maybe it desires ugliness in all sizes, whether that of a dwarf or a half-orc, because it is pathologically afraid of beauty.
>>543897830Of course I did she's the only decent option
>Lae'zel is not enough
>>543898181half orcs being ugly is one of my favorite things about them it makes romances sweeter there's a line with shadowheart where you bond over your mixed heritage, male dwarves aren't ugly they just got humongous hands and female dwarves are straight up hot
>>543898570>your mixed heritageIrl?
>X being ugly is one of my favorite things about themThat explains so much, including the obsession with the non-character.
>>543898786yes, shadowheart is a greek/korean mix>>543898806it's free RP flavor live a little
>i like ugly characters Your dream party:Lae'zel, Wyll, Halsin, Minthara
>>543898879>shadowheart is a greek/korean mixnew lore just dropped
>jaheira>astarion>karlis my favorite party
>>543898343Minthara is right there though
>astarion>minthara>no tavs>no durgesis my favorite party
>>543899701minthara is the worst female companion
I'd romance Jaheira. No, bg2 Jaheira is off.
>>543897669What kind of bugs? I haven't encountered any so far.>>543897908This is true. I just dislike when characters look like slaughterhouse workers during more important cutscenes. That's the only occasion where I clean them on the field.>>543897558Dyeing is your friend. Not everybody likes to fiddle with it but dyeing can make quite a few combinations work.
one and only shortie pie
>>543895971Waifus, HusbandosLove & Harmony>Short kings editionfor me, it's Sauceman Chorizo
>>543900668>sauceman>is actually a dwarf
>Slop & Hypocrisy>It's fairly easy, see: when Cazador sent Astarion to the kennel to punish him, do you think Godey boned him?
>>543899701Minthara should have a sex scene in act 3.
>>543901978they should have given her a conversation with orin at the very least
>>543902138Yeah, she talks about her after her defeat but not having a single line between the two of them, considering how Minthara's motivation comes from what Orin did to her, feels kind of lame, especially considering how well a Minthara romance plays for a Durge character.No love for the sister-in-law
>>543901978She says you spend nights together.
https://youtu.be/0MW4qC-bN6wWhat a pathetic scene jesus. I don't care about you bitch
>>543903372filtered
>>543903372>not chopping her head off when you first meet her
>>543895971Sazza would suck the soul right out of tav's dick
Missionary with Astarion
>>543900574imagine the size of his
Why missionary?
High Elf Love
sitting at camp and doing this while everyone else goes off and fights the absolute
>>543908505Its in his sex scenes
>>543908643Name three things you like about her that are non-physical.
>>543909279he can't
What happens if you disarm Ketheric on the rooftop and take his weapon? Will he fight barehanded later on or the game duplicates his warhammer?
>>543909279There are too many things to mention, I wouldn't want to bore you.
>>543908505Low IQ + posting addiction = ritual posting
>>543594286>>543847840>>543908643Why is this general so bad at making female characters? These are so bad I laughed
>>543914357agp and porn addiction
DOS2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BG3
>>543914357my tavs are cute
>>543914357post yours
>>543915892lol
>>543918321>makeup remover on toad’s vanilla face Holy autism
>>543918786what is it that scares you so much about beauty?
>>543918839So you admit that you’re highly autistic?
>>543919078>come to the most autistic website in existence>huh, whaaaat? there's autism here wtf?anon...you wouldn't be on this autistic website if you weren't autistic yourself
>>543918839>beauty
>>543919298“Yes” is only three letters.
>>543919559calling everyone autistic is his autistic ritual post
>>543919997so what>>543919078was doing you mean?
>>543896402Reminder
>>543920121i replied to the wrong person. the one i replied to is the annoying retard
>>543920146Not canon anymore
>>543919997>>543920121>>543920231HOLY autism please remember to take your meds. We all can see what is happening >>543920146Tabletards will look you dead in the eye and tell you this shit matters
t.
Should have a roll chart for this game
>>543920146laezel would be around 6 foot too
Astarion, lying face down ass up on Godey’s sweaty mattress, grunting as he tanks the fabled BONE for hour after hour.
>>543924008funny
Fellas…did Astarion really find a BONE in his salad?
>>543924208mtg turning toad into a squid was pretty based
>>543924008>>543924561Wow rape jokes are okay?
>Halsin can summon a Grasping Vine as a Bonus Action>and a Dryad with free Spike Growth and Nature's Step >who can also summon a Wood Woad w/ auto-healing>and none of this takes the Concentration slot>and the last two lasts until Long RestLow AC and weak HP aside this is pretty impressive. I only brought him in as an arcane caster for my B team (as I literally have nobody else) but the man's CC capability is also better than what I expected.
why is there only 1 beautiful companion
>>543926397because she is all you need
How to play evil character without feeling bad?
Orin or Mizora?>>543927316imagine you're doing it for a woman or power
>>543926397there's no one else like tara
>>543927476But Lae'zel will get mad at me
>>543927476Depends. Orin if you want to fix her, otherwise Mizora. Bhaal will cockblock you with forced slayer form though
>>543929321no she won'tshe's one of the only ones who's fully on board with being merciless
Orin stinks
>>543930107She is? Have only played a few times before, but I thought she was more...fine with whatever you do as long as you keep going down the gith path.Who else? The drow lady I guess.
>>543927709zoomer gale
>>543927316Play as Astarion. You want to stay in character.
>>543930979He's too gay. Was thinking of an original character, or durge
>>543930114give her a bath
>>543929164>TradableAnd no one wants it even for free.
>>543931101>He's too gayYou too
>>543929164nobody cares about wyll
>>543931181his emote costs 6 cents like everyone else's except the toad
cute & canon
>>543931510
>>543931101You can fix him. It's the beauty of origins.
Origin Astarion is an angel of vengeance.
>>543932039Paladin of Vengeance felt satisfying and overpowered.
throughout my entire playthrough i was only ever excited to meet and save Us.
Astarion is taking revenge on heterosexuality by being as big a faggot as possible.
>>543932401all the companions are bi
>>543932482why aren't any of them nonbinary
>>543932401Cazador forced him into homosexual relationships. It was very traumatic. He would take revenge on it and become straight.
>>543932482only when the player sets them to be, their default state without player interference is another matter. Minthara is clearly a lesbian, and Astarion is clearly a faggot.
bros i just went to mountain pass and there was some crazy old woman and she said that orc-like girls are born in EGGS?>you can make an omelette of an orc-like girllike wtf
Astarion giving me dhampir babies
>>543932879they're all bi and initiate the romance and start flirting with you when their approval is high enough, minthara used to have boytoys in her drow shithole and astarion seduced women too when he was a hooker
>>543932918what part of them being space aliens did you not understand?
>>543933192yeah, but she's not like alien in aliens vs predator - she looks like human (almost). wtf why is she hatched from an egg? man i cannot enter the camp anymore, this is disgusting
The "space game" is an astral plane expansion to BG3. Screenshot this post and be prepared to suck my vag at the game awards. It'll be released in June.
>>543931492No...>>543931946Sure, but he still has the mannerisms
>>543933479you better quit this life, you're born from an egg too you know
>>543933479I agree. This is disgusting. Mind flayers are also disgusting.
>>543933509>astral adventures with lae'zel locked behind her romance one could dream...
>>543933509swen already told his chinese investors & WOTC that they're working on two AAA games at the same time move on, you'll get space astarion and you'll be happy
>>543933479Are you going to crush the gith egg later
>>543930679she's fine being a bit more neutral but in the end she's still a githastarion still approves all the bad stuff and dj shart won't leave for any evil acts
>>543934787>kneeling in front of halsinoh no no no no
>>543934928halsin isn't black that's clearly a black tav
Is there any way to switch off the visual effect of Temporary Hit Points? Wyll glows like a freaking Christmas tree!>>543927316Dark Urge who always picks [DURGE] dialogue options and willing to go full degenerate for power. Don't resist shit, gobble up ze bugs like it's no tomorrow, solo > companions and play an OC build that allows you to be a one-man army.
>>543935039worse than fucking scratch
>>543934787
>>543934928that's a sweaty, grimy Jaheira
>>543935312>new band in fayrun>froggo and the sluts
>>543935252there's a mod for that
diesfromcringe.webm
>>543934928manthyfag...
>>543935252>Dark Urge who always picks [DURGE] dialogue options and willing to go full degenerate for power. Don't resist shit, gobble up ze bugs like it's no tomorrow, solo > companions and play an OC build that allows you to be a one-man army.Solo? Interesting. I'm kinda boring in that I prefer fighters. Doable?
>>543932879>only when the player sets them to be, their default state without player interference is another matterthis is what i figured from their dialoguewyll - straightgale - straightjaheira - straightastarion - gaykarlach - bi but clearly likes men moreshart - bilae'zel - biminthara - lesbianhalsin - literally fucks anything even basilisksminsc - asexual
>>543934928how can you not know Jaheira stands there in the tavern camp? Did you not play the game?
>>543936048Should be. For example there's little a properly built, pure Eldritch Knight couldn't handle. Often times solo builds not only are OC but also fine-tuned for the play style though. This usually means embracing stealth to generate momentum and gain more control over situations. This is the tricky part with Fighters. But again, if you're familiar with the game and don't insist on playing on Honour you shouldn't find yourself soft-locked anywhere. Solo also gives you some new content, like seeing how potential companions fare without your involvement. I'll be a tough journey (especially as non-resisting Durge is often labelled as murderhobo) but could be a rewarding one if you can embrace the challenge. This is not for first-time players nor the faint of heart.>>543935524No native solution then? Disappointing. Thanks for the info regardless!
>he's still tryingSAD!
>>543938932and who is left of her in the camp hmmmmmmmmmm?
>>543938707>astarionstraight
astarion is down to fuck laezel and joins a foursome with at least 1 woman how is he gay
Playing a duergar for the first time. It's not that dramatic, but I like their race dialogue so far
>>543939597nobody cares about this weirdo & his dogshit writing his illness can't take him soon enough
>>543925224Shitposting tends to invite shitposting. You can see that manifest throughout this awful thread so far. Beauty is under attack, subhuman jokes are repeated, and irrelevant tweets by the writers are reposted. This is what these "people" have to offer.>>543915892The base face is pretty. Have to deduct a point for the lip gloss, though.
>>543942046
>>543938707>wyll - straightThe way he talks about other men and the dance scene has me favoring gay, but I kind of prefer to think he's straight and just really bad at it.Side note on Halsin. Starting over again, I remember there's that boar just outside the inner sanctum area of the grove that talks about finding a mate. I really hope he wasn't going to fuck it.
>>543939597>Wyll: straightI don't know he seems kinda zesty to me
straight btw
>>543942591Can you try talking about something interesting? Not whether the non-character prefers cock or whether the sex pest would fuck an animal?
Halsin X Wyll toxic yaoi full of daddy issues & redemption
>>543943990yes lets post cute frogs instead
A good replacement for reshade?
>>543945018cute frog
>>543942940Playersexuality is excluded, obviously. The player can walk into the camp as an balding obese halfling and every companion will treat you like a supermodel
>>543942046it's not lip gloss it's prec*m
astarion raped shart
>>543945429precome*
>>543945429Ugly as shit, normal for /bgg/
>>543939816>illnessAIDS?
Realms Restored 3.0 SOON!
>>543945429An image of Jaheira looking extremely tired.
An image of Jaheira looking extremely hot.
>>543896402me on the left, my two wives on the right
it's time for me to play an evil wyll run
>>543947230Based, share it
>>543946946based
>Playing Balls Hurt Gay 3
>>543947458Stop freakspreading in my general.
>>543947458ugly trio
>>543947458>Shadowheart has the lesser concubineso based, actually, incredibly based
Top BG3 linesI'm an angel of vengeance.You can't cast a shadow without some light.Mizora, you arsehole.Perhaps you'd care for a little extra company...One last gust of Weave. One last gale to end them all.
>>543949091I've got a lot on my mind and well... in it!
could a tadpole infect mizora?
>>543945932>Did you you>>543947230More like eWyll run, amirite?>>543949091>Awww.... is that Gale's grandad?
>>543949450Yes, that's why she's afraid.
>One last gale to end them all.Is that the lord of the rings reference... One ring to rule them all
>>543949091the only thing i remember for 600 hours of playing baldurs gate 3 is how that guy pronounces owl bear as oilbear
>>543949491I thought Karlach not knowing about the most famous wizard in history despite obsessing over Baldur's Gate's local heroes was a little funny
Should I play BG2 or 3?
>>543951836Elminster doesn't do much heroics anymore he's 1200 years old
>>543952015I don't know. I think I get more out of replaying BG3 at this point, but I haven't replayed it a million times like BG2
>>543952015Both are great games in their own way, but going from BG3 to BG2 is going to give you whiplash. BG2 was made a quarter of a century ago and much of AD&D 2E is going to feel dated. Plus you'll need to mod out the Beamdog additions first. It's not for everyone.
Did raphale have onitis for hope?
>>543961446I liked the orc companion in BG1. Neera sucks though
>>543966868I never played Enhanced Edition for 1, so I only saw him in 2 where he quickly talked his way into me killing him. The only added companion in 2 I thought was okay was the joke one (the actual bear)
>>543965686Raphael only loves himself that's why he fucks his literal clone
>>543895971>Can't romance Sazza and put an abomination inside of her
Which one is better to have as a custom companion, Durge or Tav? I like Durge, but his lips as a Dragonborn don't move very well. And I like the look of default Tav, while imagining her as my henchwoman and muscle.
>>543939637>Astarion is down to have a foursome with 2 dudes how is he gay?
why the fuck is devotee's mace so bad
>>543947458Is this a cry for help?
>>543972765hey very interesting you never pose this question to the dead body poster, why is that
>>543969486Odd way to talk about pregnancy.
>>543969486Don't use Lae'zel for your shitposting.
>>543972942You seem like you genuinely hate womenHis posts have nothing to do with women
>>543970408Tav can be literally anything, which is easier to implement into your squad. Durge requires more attention to the story and his bhaal gimmicks
>no it is not the dead body poster that hates womenanon do you even think about the shit you post
>>543974120He posts dead Minthara. Minthara isn’t a woman.
>>543974315Seems like Lolth would have abandoned her a lot earlier
>>543947458swap minthara and shart and this'd be fine
>>543975308Thank you for posting beauty, Untitled anon.
I post dead Manthara. I don't hate women i hate the namefag
>>543975613No difference between you and the shitposter that used to post a dead Shadowheart.
>>543975308>>543975601Oh hey, genuine mental illness
>>543975880I hate the namefag. We all know he doesn't actually care about Minthara but its funny to post his "waifu" dead.
>>543976130No difference between you and the schizo spamming the sex pest because it's technically "on topic." You both contribute to a lower level of thread quality because you can get away with it and because it's "funny." >I hate the namefag.If only there were a convenient way to filter names.
>>543977969I think you should go to reddit if posts trigger you
>>543976002Mental illness is squatting the general of a game you hate, and whose waifus you find ugly, all so you can retweet what Swen had for breakfast, or talk about Larian's upcoming space game. You know, like a cockroach.
>>543983629
>>543949091we wuz running for our lives
>>543978226
>>543983202>handsome young man
Got this game a few weeks ago and I just don't know what the fuck kind of build to beOn the one hand I love just being a brainless melee dude and just hitting things with a big sword while tanking damageOn the other I love chilling back, casting from a safe distance and just using magic to fuck shit upMy thing is I'm not crazy into the deep stuff, I like to play a simple game without thinking too hard
Damnable roach....provoke the blade...
>>543993410pick fighter or berserker barbarian if you want braindead melee and warlock if you want a braindea caster, make sure to pick all the invocations buffing your eldritch blast
>>543994135i'm too much of a smoothbrain to figure out how to properly do a magic build
okay bros i'm almost done with act 1, a second time since i got this far earlier but wanted to start over and do things properlybut now i'm wondering if i should just go full evil and kill the druids/tieflings and side with mintharaso far i don't care for wyll, he seems too boring. i love karlach though, she's so fucking hotbut there's just something about minthara that makes me feel like i need to fuck herrealistically what happens if i don't save the druids and tieflings? does my party hate me?
>>543994543that's the cool thing about warlocks you don't have to, all you have to do is max your charisma and spend all your time spamming the exact same spell: eldritch blast, it will scale alongside your regular level ups, you'll shoot 1 blast at level 1, 2 at level 5 and 3 at level 11, it's dummy proof
>>543995285Pretty much. You're only thoughts need to be "should I bother with hex this time?" and "does this magic item improve my eldritch blast in any way?"
>>543994765Karlach and Wyll are good sided companions, they'll hate it if you side with the goblins and I'm pretty sure they just flat out leave if you do. Companions like Laezel and Astarion will like it though
>>543951836>>543952153Plus she's coming from humble beginnings. If you react negatively of her encouraging Mattis to keep pushing and he'll be "scamming with the big boys in no time" Karlach mentions that she was that kind once. Not exact quotes but that's the gist of it. I imagine somebody with more magical talent or interest would know about Elminster even if she's a poor kid from the Outer City.>>543952015Optimally you should start with BG1 and work your way through the trilogy. It's a great low-level adventure that tends to be underrated as it lives in the shadow of a genre classic. If you need a more practical consideration playing the series in release order is recommended as it'll be hard to go back once you experienced the improvements in the sequel. >>543993410>>543994543I was going to recommend Warlock just as >>543994135 said. At it's core it's all about Booming Blade in melee and Eldritch Blast in ranged. Those are all cantrips, so you can spam them all you want. The two Eldritch Invocations that's empowers your Blast is highly recommended, Devil's Sight is also great (especially if you play a race without Darkvision and/or plan to use the Darkness spell) and I also love the one that grants you free Mage Armour. There will be a fantastic robe in Act 2 (only available if you sided with the Grove/Tieflings in Act 1) that alone worth going without armor. Pact Weapon ensures you'll land hits often and your spells are more about crowd control (like the magnificent Hunger of Hadar) and they often occupy the Concentration slot. This, coupled with the fact that you have much less slots than a full caster (even if it recharges on Short Rest) means spellcasting for a Warlock is more about timing and impact. So it's a very flexible yet powerful class whose gameplay loop is simple and fits your needs. The only downside is that the game has a Warlock/Fiend companion already.
i'm gong to kill halsin to avoid getting cucked later on
>>543995637>Optimally you should start with BG1 and work your way through the trilogy.No! I played BG1 7 years ago and it was shit. No dialogues with companions after their recruitment. Just some quips when they move or attack. Fallout was released earlier and it was a real RPG. It would be pure garbage in 2025. Didn't even bother with BG2.
>>543994765>realistically what happens if i don't save the druids and tieflings? does my party hate me?In short, you can kiss goodbye to Karlach, Wyll, Halsin and potentially Gale too. Obviously no Tieflings in the future acts either, so any quest they're involved in is gone and same goes for the unique items they might sell. A common criticism with BG3 is that not being a goody two-shoes locks you out of content and the game doesn't support the evil routes with exclusive (or at least alternative) content/NPCs. I recommend saving Minthara for a dedicated evil run as it doesn't tank her Approval. Same goes for Astarion and if you want to round out your party Lae'zel or Dark Justiciar Shart is an option.
>>543996223based
>>543996109If you still dwell on it, Halsin won.
>>543996406>kiss goodbye to Karlach, Wyll, Halsin and potentially Gale tooNot if YOU are Wyll.
>>543996406is wyll worth having? so far he has absolutely bored me to deathkarlach is hot but she's kinda of a quirk chungus
Karlach has really pretty eyes bros...
>>543997495as soon as i got far enough in to have karlach join i had to stop playing and jerk off to heri played at a few days before jerking off to shadowheart, but i literally had to stop what i was doing and beat off to karlach like 10 minutes after seeing her
>>543996835nah he's terrible
I literally cannot bring myself to play as anyone but a Drow
>>543998326Male?
>>543998498yeah. i'm too horny to play as a female
Can you even romance Minthara as a male drow? I know she has a unique greeting if you're a make drow and she doesn't seem happy
>>543999031Of course. And you can romance Astarion as a gnome.
>>543999031The most offensive romance for Minthara is Gale.
>>543999031She isn't happy but you can romance her, tho it's funnier to be a female drow as you can bully Dhourn, Nere and Kar'niss.
>>544000209Understandable
>>543996636>Not if YOU are Wyll.>>543996835In terms of involvement and unique content? Sure thing, but he indeed lacks the edge. I'm saying this as somebody who regularly features him in his party and treats him as equal in the camp too.
>>543995637>The only downside is that the game has a Warlock/Fiend companion already.That's not a downside at all.
I am going to eat Shadowheart’s gallbladder
Is it blackface to play as Wyll?
Warlocks are just losers that are too lazy to study proper wizardry
