Baldur's Gate Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access Thread [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Child of Malkav]

MerchantKing Furfag? I said they look cool, dragon head, armor and all that. Stop projecting.

 

[La vie sexuelle]

Chicks are weird. They fantasies are especially twisted.

Dragonborn looks so cool.

Sup, just dreamin' bout murder and stuff.

Furfaggots should be purged.

Scalies*

BTW. What with females? They have tits?

 

[Ibn Sina]

The amount of reactivity based on class, race is unprecedented in any RPG the only RPG that comes close that comes to mind is Arcanum.

 

[Infinitron]

https://blog.playstation.com/2023/0...in-character-the-dark-urge-in-baldurs-gate-3/

Introducing fully customizable Origin character The Dark Urge in Baldur’s Gate 3​

Bringing forth a trove of malevolent reactivity to Baldur’s Gate when it hits PS5 September 6.

Everything you do in your playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3 affects the course of your journey. And it starts at the character creation screen.

Each class, race, background, and Origin character has rippling effects on the world around you, triggering subtle permutations that change the Forgotten Realms in big, small, good, bad, exciting, and sometimes very bad ways.

What is an Origin character? They’re essentially playable heroes, each with their own stories, desires, and attitudes toward the world around you. If you don’t play as them, they each become companions, who you may (or may not) recruit throughout your journey.

You may have already met Shadowheart, Wyll, Gale, Astarion, Lae’zel, and Karlach – heroes with their own tales to tell, driven by your choices as the player. Of course, you can also customize your character and create an entirely new avatar, weaving their story through your actions with the same amount of depth & reactivity.

Today, however, we’re looking at an entirely new way to play Baldur’s Gate 3. The Dark Urge. A completely new customizable Origin, The Dark Urge can be created as any of the 11 races you’d like, but with their own Origin-like Dark Urge story as the backbone of your adventure.

Bringing forth a trove of malevolent reactivity to Baldur’s Gate, let’s talk about The Dark Urge.

Become The Dark Urge​

The Dark Urge embodies the darkest recesses of the moral spectrum. With alabaster skin and a hulking dragonborn frame, The Dark Urge’s preset design is an imposing one, glaring back with the piercing gaze of a predator. However, this is also a fully customizable character. Its class, appearance, species, and gender are completely up to you. After all, evil can reside within anyone, irrespective of how they appear.

If you’ve been following our community-driven murder mystery Blood in Baldur’s Gate, you’ll be familiar with the Dark Urge’s simple but effective modus operandi: to murder brutally and indiscriminately. The Dark Urge is driven to commit some of the most lurid acts of violence that you’ll encounter in the game, and playing as this character, you’ll either indulge your most depraved impulses or resist them. We hope this character will whet the appetite of horror fans and those who seek a more sinister character to inhabit during their playthrough.


Stepping into the role of the Dark Urge, you begin Baldur’s Gate 3 with your memory lost after an unfortunate encounter between a parasitic tadpole and your brain. Now all that’s left is an insatiable urge. An urge that makes itself known in your subconscious, through your deepest thoughts, and in your dialogue options. Dark Urge gives players the opportunity to explore their dark side and let their subconscious urges bubble to the surface in the form of sinister responses and permutations.

The Dark Urge customizable Origin holds many secrets, but it’s for you to discover what they are and where this brutal new darkness hails from.

Just as an innocent squirrel, propelled with full force off a cliff, meets a tragic end, so too do the fragile hopes of those unfortunate enough to encounter you on the road. The Dark Urge is guided by Sceleritas Fel, your vile and loyal servant who lives only to see you return to your rightful bloodstained path. His words of encouragement are like poison in your mind, fueling your impulses. But it’s a poison that tastes like honey if you’re so inclined.

Despite your impulses as The Dark Urge, you are still a member of the party facing an arduous journey to Baldur’s Gate. Your party – in spite of your urges – will do its best to be there for you, and for those you grow closest to, you can still form relationships & romances. How they manifest compared to the others, however, is a tale only you can tell when Baldur’s Gate 3 releases on September 6 on PlayStation 5.

 

[The_Mask]

And the spider guy...disgusting as all hell. Wtf, the designs in this game are out of this world.....

except this one

Yeah, that was one of my instant reactions as I was watching. They made a great job at making Jaheira look old.

If I were to make an educated guess, I would say that this might be her last appearance.

 

[Infinitron]

I don't think anybody mentioned this. The game's third and final villain is voiced not by a Hollywood celebrity, but by the Lady Dimitrescu voice actress.

 

[Child of Malkav]

https://blog.playstation.com/2023/0...in-character-the-dark-urge-in-baldurs-gate-3/

Introducing fully customizable Origin character The Dark Urge in Baldur’s Gate 3​

Bringing forth a trove of malevolent reactivity to Baldur’s Gate when it hits PS5 September 6.

Everything you do in your playthrough of Baldur’s Gate 3 affects the course of your journey. And it starts at the character creation screen.

Each class, race, background, and Origin character has rippling effects on the world around you, triggering subtle permutations that change the Forgotten Realms in big, small, good, bad, exciting, and sometimes very bad ways.

What is an Origin character? They’re essentially playable heroes, each with their own stories, desires, and attitudes toward the world around you. If you don’t play as them, they each become companions, who you may (or may not) recruit throughout your journey.

You may have already met Shadowheart, Wyll, Gale, Astarion, Lae’zel, and Karlach – heroes with their own tales to tell, driven by your choices as the player. Of course, you can also customize your character and create an entirely new avatar, weaving their story through your actions with the same amount of depth & reactivity.

Today, however, we’re looking at an entirely new way to play Baldur’s Gate 3. The Dark Urge. A completely new customizable Origin, The Dark Urge can be created as any of the 11 races you’d like, but with their own Origin-like Dark Urge story as the backbone of your adventure.

Bringing forth a trove of malevolent reactivity to Baldur’s Gate, let’s talk about The Dark Urge.

Become The Dark Urge​

The Dark Urge embodies the darkest recesses of the moral spectrum. With alabaster skin and a hulking dragonborn frame, The Dark Urge’s preset design is an imposing one, glaring back with the piercing gaze of a predator. However, this is also a fully customizable character. Its class, appearance, species, and gender are completely up to you. After all, evil can reside within anyone, irrespective of how they appear.

If you’ve been following our community-driven murder mystery Blood in Baldur’s Gate, you’ll be familiar with the Dark Urge’s simple but effective modus operandi: to murder brutally and indiscriminately. The Dark Urge is driven to commit some of the most lurid acts of violence that you’ll encounter in the game, and playing as this character, you’ll either indulge your most depraved impulses or resist them. We hope this character will whet the appetite of horror fans and those who seek a more sinister character to inhabit during their playthrough.


Stepping into the role of the Dark Urge, you begin Baldur’s Gate 3 with your memory lost after an unfortunate encounter between a parasitic tadpole and your brain. Now all that’s left is an insatiable urge. An urge that makes itself known in your subconscious, through your deepest thoughts, and in your dialogue options. Dark Urge gives players the opportunity to explore their dark side and let their subconscious urges bubble to the surface in the form of sinister responses and permutations.

The Dark Urge customizable Origin holds many secrets, but it’s for you to discover what they are and where this brutal new darkness hails from.

Just as an innocent squirrel, propelled with full force off a cliff, meets a tragic end, so too do the fragile hopes of those unfortunate enough to encounter you on the road. The Dark Urge is guided by Sceleritas Fel, your vile and loyal servant who lives only to see you return to your rightful bloodstained path. His words of encouragement are like poison in your mind, fueling your impulses. But it’s a poison that tastes like honey if you’re so inclined.

Despite your impulses as The Dark Urge, you are still a member of the party facing an arduous journey to Baldur’s Gate. Your party – in spite of your urges – will do its best to be there for you, and for those you grow closest to, you can still form relationships & romances. How they manifest compared to the others, however, is a tale only you can tell when Baldur’s Gate 3 releases on September 6 on PlayStation 5.

Behold, the one who is prophesized to end degeneracy in the lands. With claws, brutality and determination.

 

[ChildInTime]

I'm still not entirely sure what class I want to roll with as my PC

I was hoping today's stream would help me make a choice once I saw what the new and secret companion was, so I could pick something based on the companions I'd be interested in. But seeing as The Dark Urge appears to be a stand-in for a murder hobo PC that cannot be recruited I still haven't been able to decide.
Only thing I know for sure is I'll be recruiting Shadowheart since the device she's carrying around seems fairly important. Since the game somewhat railroads you into running into her immediately after the tutorial section on the ship I imagine Larian also really wants you to recruit her, so I want to see what her deal is.

Go Dark Urge and play a Paladin.

 

[Child of Malkav]

I don't think anybody mentioned this. The game's third and final villain is voiced not by a Hollywood celebrity, but by the Lady Dimitrescu voice actress.

If we're getting another Lady Dimitrescu character in the game....hope they get the proportions correct in all the right places...hehehe.

 

[MerchantKing]

Just as an innocent squirrel, propelled with full force off a cliff, meets a tragic end, so too do the fragile hopes of those unfortunate enough to encounter you on the road.

I'd suggest he eats the squirrel but it's not kosher.

 

[Infinitron]

I don't think anybody mentioned this. The game's third and final villain is voiced not by a Hollywood celebrity, but by the Lady Dimitrescu voice actress.

If we're getting another Lady Dimitrescu character in the game....hope they get the proportions correct in all the right places...hehehe.

I think she's the redheaded Bhaal cultist lady that showed up in one of the dev diary segments during the stream.

 

[gongal]

Clown game for pedophiles and degenerates

 

[Orud]

One area where Larian at least differentiates from Bioware is that Sven openly, without regrets, said that you can't see all cinematics in one playthrough.
I vividly remember Bioware devs (I think it was even David Gaider) talk on forums how wasteful it is to design areas or cinematics that would not be experienced by everyone playing the game. Complete bonehead way to look at RPG's.

 

[La vie sexuelle]

I'm still not entirely sure what class I want to roll with as my PC

I was hoping today's stream would help me make a choice once I saw what the new and secret companion was, so I could pick something based on the companions I'd be interested in. But seeing as The Dark Urge appears to be a stand-in for a murder hobo PC that cannot be recruited I still haven't been able to decide.
Only thing I know for sure is I'll be recruiting Shadowheart since the device she's carrying around seems fairly important. Since the game somewhat railroads you into running into her immediately after the tutorial section on the ship I imagine Larian also really wants you to recruit her, so I want to see what her deal is.

Go Dark Urge and play a Paladin.

Still Origin character, classes and some choices will be limited or changed (blackguar inster paladin?).

 

[Barbarian]

The idea is to play said "dark urge" origin and just kill all faggots(specially faggot companions).

 

[Peachcurl]

A lizard kicking a squirrel to death. Is this for or against the furry agenda?

 

[The_Mask]

If we're getting another Lady Dimitrescu character in the game....hope they get the proportions correct in all the right places...hehehe.

And maybe correct the name to "Lady Dumitrescu", to actually sound Romanian.

 

[ChildInTime]

I'm still not entirely sure what class I want to roll with as my PC

I was hoping today's stream would help me make a choice once I saw what the new and secret companion was, so I could pick something based on the companions I'd be interested in. But seeing as The Dark Urge appears to be a stand-in for a murder hobo PC that cannot be recruited I still haven't been able to decide.
Only thing I know for sure is I'll be recruiting Shadowheart since the device she's carrying around seems fairly important. Since the game somewhat railroads you into running into her immediately after the tutorial section on the ship I imagine Larian also really wants you to recruit her, so I want to see what her deal is.

Go Dark Urge and play a Paladin.

Still Origin character, classes and some choices will be limited or changed (blackguar inster paladin?).

Dark Urge is not limited by anything, you can be that white dragonborn, or a drow lady, or a midget halfling of any class.

 

[Child of Malkav]

The idea is to play said "dark urge" origin and just kill all faggots(specially faggot companions).

Yeah they showed the Dark Urge char in the same stream as the bear....incident. Subconsciously they knew. Or their already suppressed conscience tried to tell something to the world. Faggots....Dark Urge...you know what to do....

 

[The_Mask]

One area where Larian at least differentiates from Bioware is that Sven openly, without regrets said that you can't see all cinematics in one playthrough.
I vividly remember Bioware devs (I think it was even David Gaider) talk on forums how wasteful it is to design areas or cinematics that would not be experienced by everyone playing the game. Complete bonehead way to look at RPG's.

Only to have MCA passively clown all over the idea a few days later on Twitter, looking at a completely different thing. MCA doesn't give a shit if you don't see everything.

 

[Shrimp]

A lizard kicking a squirrel to death. Is this for or against the furry agenda?

 

[Drakortha]

If you bought this in early access FUCK YOU

 

[gongal]

If you bought this in early access FUCK YOU

I did and now I want to kill myself

 

[Clockwork Knight]

The Dark Urge customizable Origin holds many secrets, but it’s for you to discover what they are and where this brutal new darkness hails from.

 

[Reinhardt]

i will be kicking gnomes left and right