Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 Pre-Release Thread [EARLY ACCESS RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[d1r]

Looks like the Dead Three will be very important on BG3 lore

Why, because some random guy on YouTube made an FR lore video and added "Baldur's Gate 3" to the title for clicks?

At 7:50 he quoted Larian

And honestly i can't think in other way to make BG3 a sequel to BG2...

Imagine tadpoles actually being a real thing. Those buggers could give Larian the powers needed to create a proper Baldurs Gate sequel.

 

[fantadomat]

So guys if some small bug dives in to your ears,don't go to the doc to pull it out,it gives you god powers yo!

 

[Infinitron]

It's a bit odd how Larian revealed plot details in that one press release (Cult of the Absolute! The Dead Three!) and then decided not to talk about them again. There's no mention of that stuff on the game's Steam page or in any interview that I can recall.

The goblins in last month's stream mentioned the Absolute but only very vaguely.

 

[fantadomat]

Looks like the Dead Three will be very important on BG3 lore

Why, because some random guy on YouTube made an FR lore video and added "Baldur's Gate 3" to the title for clicks?

At 7:50 he quoted Larian

And honestly i can't think in other way to make BG3 a sequel to BG2...

Imagine tadpoles actually being a real thing. Those buggers could give Larian the powers needed to create a proper Baldurs Gate sequel.

I doubt that there will be any difference mate,tadpoles do tend to eat your brain. The poor things will die from hunger if put in the head of a larian's dev.

 

[fantadomat]

It's a bit odd how Larian revealed plot details in that one press release (Cult of the Absolute! The Dead Three!) and then decided not to talk about them again. There's no mention of any of that stuff on the game's Steam page or in any interview that I can recall.

Well because it sounds retarded and they won't want to loose even more potential buyers lol.

 

[Grunker]

Looks like the Dead Three will be very important on BG3 lore

Why, because some random guy on YouTube made an FR lore video and added "Baldur's Gate 3" to the title for clicks?

I presume you also don't read all the news pieces you post?

 

[Infinitron]

Looks like the Dead Three will be very important on BG3 lore

Why, because some random guy on YouTube made an FR lore video and added "Baldur's Gate 3" to the title for clicks?

I presume you also don't read all the news pieces you post?

I forgot/didn't notice that they mentioned that stuff earlier this year so I assumed he was pulling it out of his ass. Like I said they seem to have intentionally downplayed it afterwards. My bad.

 

[Incendax]

I still stand by the tadpoles eating your brain in a matter of hours, or a few days at most.

 

[fantadomat]

I still stand by the tadpoles eating your brain in a matter of hours, or a few days at most.

Well that was the old lore,the one that was interesting and actually made sense. Now bugs in your head make you god or something. It kind of feels like larian just larped what owlcat was doing,the part that you could become super powerful god like.

 

[Shrimp]

My guess is it's going to be resolved around the end of the first chapter of the story. I doubt they'll have us chasing for a cure for the entire duration of the game.

 

[Cryomancer]

I still stand by the tadpoles eating your brain in a matter of hours, or a few days at most.

Well that was the old lore,the one that was interesting and actually made sense. Now bugs in your head make you god or something. It kind of feels like larian just larped what owlcat was doing,the part that you could become super powerful god like.

There is a HUGE difference. Pathfinder Kingmaker has you defeating a DEMIgod after spending a lot of time and effort weakening him in a optional chapter in a high level campaign and next game will have mythic levels and probably at best you will fight demigods. Your lv 20 PC on PFKM still weaker than a "quasi deity", he only wins due lucky, save scum, greater number, strategy and plot reasons. Larian is making the player God in a lv 10 campaign. We already have a amazing story involving a Bhaalspawn. being a victim of a weird mindflayer experiment seems way more interesting, original and fits more a low to mid level campaign.

 

[zapotec]

1)Buy resurrection scroll for 2000gp
2)Cut character head
3)????
4)Roll credits

 

[Ulfhednar]

Baldur's Gate was there to tell us that we are all Jack Burton...

Spoiler

 

[Gyor]

I still stand by the tadpoles eating your brain in a matter of hours, or a few days at most.

Well that was the old lore,the one that was interesting and actually made sense. Now bugs in your head make you god or something. It kind of feels like larian just larped what owlcat was doing,the part that you could become super powerful god like.

You do realize that Larian started working on BG3 years before Wrath of the Righteous. Its a mutant tadpole with magitech enhancements, like a living Ioun Stone. What is so hard to understand?

 

[Gyor]

I still stand by the tadpoles eating your brain in a matter of hours, or a few days at most.

Well that was the old lore,the one that was interesting and actually made sense. Now bugs in your head make you god or something. It kind of feels like larian just larped what owlcat was doing,the part that you could become super powerful god like.

There is a HUGE difference. Pathfinder Kingmaker has you defeating a DEMIgod after spending a lot of time and effort weakening him in a optional chapter in a high level campaign and next game will have mythic levels and probably at best you will fight demigods. Your lv 20 PC on PFKM still weaker than a "quasi deity". Larian is making the player God in a lv 10 campaign. We already have a amazing story involving a Bhaalspawn. being a victim of a weird mindflayer experiment seems way more interesting, original and fits more a low to mid level campaign.

They are turning the character into a psionic supersoldier, not a demi/qausigod. Its like DOS1 and how in addition to your regular class/es your also a Sourcerer, but in this case your a regular class (or multiple regular classes) and True Mind, kind of like 2e AD&D multiclassing.

 

[pomenitul]

 

[Lacrymas]

Can't decide whether retarded or anime. Also can't decide if there's a difference.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

wow can't believe they've done this, before you know it there will be a BG game where the main character is the son of a god

 

[Maculo]

Can't decide whether retarded or anime. Also can't decide if there's a difference.

It can be more retarded, but anime or more anime, but retarded.

 

[Jezal_k23]

So basically the tadpole eating one's brain is... good? Oh...

 

[Thac0]

I am gonna go ahead and try to fix Larians shit here. My fabously optimistic interpretation:

The tadpole is not the source of your power. The tadpole is meant to power up and transform humans into stronger mages. You however were born divine. I assume every origin will have some supernatural powersource in their body - probably blood from Bhaal, maybe something unique for each origin. As the tadpole threatens your life that power comes online like an autonomous defense system and you have a very rude awakening to your divine heritage.

 

[Peachcurl]

1)Buy resurrection scroll for 2000gp
2)Cut character head
3)????
4)Roll credits

Hm. How would that work?

Wouldn't the resurrection re-attach the head, with the living tadpole still inside?

Or does resurrection grow a new, healthy head? Does that mean you can get a nice set of 4 identical cups made of your own skull for a mere 8000gp? That would be neat!

 

[rusty_shackleford]

1)Buy resurrection scroll for 2000gp
2)Cut character head
3)????
4)Roll credits

Hm. How would that work?

Wouldn't the resurrection re-attach the head, with the living tadpole still inside?

Or does resurrection grow a new, healthy head? Does that mean you can get a nice set of 4 identical cups made of your own skull for a mere 8000gp? That would be neat!

No, that's actually one of the most effective ways to stop it.

 

[Elex]

At 7:50 he quoted Larian

And honestly i can't think in other way to make BG3 a sequel to BG2...

we also know:

- the tadpole are

Spoiler

a mind flayer experiment for creating supersoldier: for fight what?

source: the last issue of dragon +

- One of the Duke of baldur’s gate is

Spoiler

under mind flayer control
Once a vigorous and formidable politician, Duke Belynne Stelmane recently suffered a seizure that left her with a partially paralyzed face and slowed speech. In truth, a mind flayer provoked the duke's "seizure" when it took mental possession of her. Now Stelmane wages a silent war against the mind flayer's influence, biding her time until she can find a way to signal for aid or regain her will. Not even Stelmane's aides are aware of her secret struggle, though they cover for her as best they can.

Given her current situation, Duke Stelmane is in no position to oppose attempts by her fellow dukes to seize the reins of power in Baldur's Gate.

source: BG descent

-another duke is the head

Spoiler

of a devil cult, you stop this cult in BG descent campaign. The plan of this duke is sending the entire BG city into avernus. This duke use the treasure of Tiamat for pay money to the dead three cultist

source: BG descent

The last Duke

Spoiler

is a weak politician easily manipulable

source BG descent

- the grand duke Ravenguard is currently

Spoiler

in Elturel, the city now in Avernus so BG have no leadership

source: BG descent

the cult of the dead three

Spoiler

after the first half of descent basically have no enemyes at all in the city because the adventurers kill all the things opposing the dead three: only the mind flayer have the political power (via the duke mind control) of keep the city in order

source: BG descent

 

[rusty_shackleford]

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