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

[NJClaw]

too bad larian went the tadpole route instead of choosing flumph

We can't have nice things.

Since D&D 5 Monster Manual reintroduced flumphs, I think we can reasonably expect at least a quick encounter in BG3.

 

[Viata]

What page confirms the turn-based thing?

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

too bad larian went the tadpole route instead of choosing flumph

too bad larian went the tadpole route instead of choosing flumph

We can't have nice things.

Since D&D 5 Monster Manual reintroduced flumphs, I think we can reasonably expect at least a quick encounter in BG3.

In the unlikely event of BG3 including flumphs, we have an avatar prepared:

 

[rusty_shackleford]

So, turns out, all that premise and the fancy intro was to solely justify anime superpowers in a D&D enviroment? What a fucking shame.

you mean like making them children of the god of murder and letting them transform into a killing machine?

 

[Heroic Liberator]

So, turns out, all that premise and the fancy intro was to solely justify anime superpowers in a D&D enviroment? What a fucking shame.

you mean like making them children of the god of murder and letting them transform into a killing machine?

One makes sense in lore, the other does not.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

So, turns out, all that premise and the fancy intro was to solely justify anime superpowers in a D&D enviroment? What a fucking shame.

you mean like making them children of the god of murder and letting them transform into a killing machine?

One makes sense in lore, the other does not.

You're right, Larian actually got approval from WotC while Bioware just said "lol whatever it's god shit who cares"

 

[jackofshadows]

you mean like making them children of the god of murder and letting them transform into a killing machine?

Yeah, yeah, what an irony. Look, I'm not a FR lorefag so doesn't care much about that aspect but it would be really cool if they at least tried to maintain intrigue about it. So potential fans across the world would have continued to lose their shit about it, screech and on and on, instead WotC just basically said "Relax, guys, it's totally ok to have a fucking maggot inside your brain. Furthermore, it can be really cool!". And I don't wanna talk about more dark, exciting and dangerous story implications which were possible before the reveal because again, don't care much about it.

 

[fantadomat]

too bad larian went the tadpole route instead of choosing flumph

We can't have nice things.

Since D&D 5 Monster Manual reintroduced flumphs, I think we can reasonably expect at least a quick encounter in BG3.

What is flumphs ?

 

[Heroic Liberator]

too bad larian went the tadpole route instead of choosing flumph

We can't have nice things.

Since D&D 5 Monster Manual reintroduced flumphs, I think we can reasonably expect at least a quick encounter in BG3.

What is flumphs ?

High IQ jellyfishes.

 

[fantadomat]

too bad larian went the tadpole route instead of choosing flumph

We can't have nice things.

Since D&D 5 Monster Manual reintroduced flumphs, I think we can reasonably expect at least a quick encounter in BG3.

What is flumphs ?

High IQ jellyfishes.

Sooooo,does D&D have toiletpaper wizards yet?

 

[rusty_shackleford]

too bad larian went the tadpole route instead of choosing flumph

We can't have nice things.

Since D&D 5 Monster Manual reintroduced flumphs, I think we can reasonably expect at least a quick encounter in BG3.

What is flumphs ?

High IQ jellyfishes.

Sooooo,does D&D have toiletpaper wizards yet?

https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Copromancer_(5e_Class)

 

[Zed Duke of Banville]

too bad larian went the tadpole route instead of choosing flumph

We can't have nice things.

Since D&D 5 Monster Manual reintroduced flumphs, I think we can reasonably expect at least a quick encounter in BG3.

What is flumphs ?

Flumphs are a bizarre oddity introduced in the 1981 Fiend Folio, the same source that originated githyanki and githzerai. Although flumphs were excluded from the AD&D 2nd edition Monstrous Compendium in 1989 (and its replacement Monstrous Manual in 1993), they made a re-appearance with the 1995 Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Two, complete with new artwork:

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Flumphs

Gesundheit

 

[NJClaw]

too bad larian went the tadpole route instead of choosing flumph

too bad larian went the tadpole route instead of choosing flumph

We can't have nice things.

Since D&D 5 Monster Manual reintroduced flumphs, I think we can reasonably expect at least a quick encounter in BG3.

In the unlikely event of BG3 including flumphs, we have an avatar prepared:

It's LARIAN we are talking about. They put talking wells, lonely trolls in need of affection and exploding skulls deeply in love with an hostage in their "first big game". They won't miss the opportunity of fucking around with flumphs.

The real question is (quoting fantadomat): will we be able to romance them?

 

[CappenVarra]

 

[CappenVarra]

Spoiler

 

[Haba]

We just need an Oglaf version of "Wolf-in-sheep's-clothing" and it will be perfect.

 

[DraQ]

...And that's why I laugh at "MUH DnD LORE!" people.

It's LARIAN we are talking about. They put talking wells, lonely trolls in need of affection and exploding skulls deeply in love with an hostage in their "first big game".

It's quite amusing how the sentence would still make sense if we replaced "LARIAN" with (even though he didn't do any of those specific things).

 

[J_C]

...And that's why I laugh at "MUH DnD LORE!" people.

It's LARIAN we are talking about. They put talking wells, lonely trolls in need of affection and exploding skulls deeply in love with an hostage in their "first big game".

It's quite amusing how the sentence would still make sense if we replaced "LARIAN" with (even though he didn't do any of those specific things).

Pretty much. The only difference is that if MCA wrote these, the Codex would hail it as a new masterpiece.

 

[NJClaw]

...And that's why I laugh at "MUH DnD LORE!" people.

It's LARIAN we are talking about. They put talking wells, lonely trolls in need of affection and exploding skulls deeply in love with an hostage in their "first big game".

It's quite amusing how the sentence would still make sense if we replaced "LARIAN" with (even though he didn't do any of those specific things).

Pretty much. The only difference is that if MCA wrote these, the Codex would hail it as a new masterpiece.

I didn't know we regarded Tides of Numenera as a masterpiece.

On the Codex you learn something new everyday.

 

[*-*/\--/\~]

I dub this Divinity Gate: Original Disappointment.

 

[Zeriel]

So, turns out, all that premise and the fancy intro was to solely justify anime superpowers in a D&D enviroment? What a fucking shame.

you mean like making them children of the god of murder and letting them transform into a killing machine?

You have to admit turning into a XENOMORPH is a hell of a lot cooler than shining with the power of mucus

 

[BarbequeMasta]

I hereby dub this Divinity Gate: Original Disappointment.

But Larian already disspointed us twice at the very least.

 

[*-*/\--/\~]

I hereby dub this Divinity Gate: Original Disappointment.

But Larian already disspointed us twice at the very least.

I knew I should have kept the 'III' too. :D

 

[Gyor]

So, turns out, all that premise and the fancy intro was to solely justify anime superpowers in a D&D enviroment? What a fucking shame.

you mean like making them children of the god of murder and letting them transform into a killing machine?

One makes sense in lore, the other does not.

The Tadpole thing makes sense in Lore.

1. It's a mutant tadpole, the Mindflayers are the psionic mad scientists of the setting, so of course they will experiment with things including their own tadpoles, especially when it dovetails with a massive Mindflayer conspiracy. Mindflayers do shit like this all the time, twisting humans into a race of egg layers, or turning regular Dwarves into depressing part time giants.

2. Plus the Tadpole is still an infection so it might be possible in rare cases to fight it off with a strong or even magically enhanced immune response, especially if the Tadpole itself might be infected by something.