Questions tagged [baldurs-gate-3]
Baldur's Gate III is a role-playing video game developed and published by Larian Studios. It is the third main game in the Baldur's Gate series, which is based on the Dungeons & Dragons tabletop role-playing system.
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What's the point of equipping a ring without an ability?
I've come across multiple rings with seemingly no use. They have no abilities, no stat buffs, and they don't visually appear on my character when equipped. Is there any purpose to these rings outside ...
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Why did I receive myself as a quest reward?
When I completed the quest "Find the missing Shipment" I was greeted by a strange reward screen that said "You Receive Tavros". Confusingly, Tavros is the name of the character I'm ...
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Can you create custom hirelings?
Can you create custom hirelings to recruit as companions? Or customize the pre-made ones (beyond class re-specification)?
I don't think it is possible through the vanilla game. Are there any mods ...
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Which Tieflings need to be saved for the "Leave No One Behind" achievement?
The "Leave No One Behind" achievement states
Save every Tiefling refugee you can throughout the game in a single playthrough
I had several Tieflings die in my playthrough, so I was ...
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Why do I need to create 2 characters when starting a new playthrough?
The character creation process is very confusing to me. It's unclear why I need to create 2 characters.
After completing all the steps for the first time I clicked 'Venture forth'. Then a character ...
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What permanent Ability increases can be obtained in Baldur's Gate 3?
I heard somebody mention that it's possible able to get a permanent ability increase by talking to a hag, but he didn't really provide any details.
What permanent character changes (attribute ...
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If I sleep with Lae'zel, am I locked out of romancing someone else?
During Act 1, when I went to dismiss Lae'zel from the party, the conversation took a sudden turn when she bluntly asked if I wanted to sleep with her. If I say yes, am I locked into a relationship ...
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In Baldur's Gate 3, how can I remove the "Harrowed" condition?
Somehow Astarion has picked up the Harrowed condition, I'll like to remove it but can find nothing online about it. This is after I've completed a fight and all the enemies that might have cast it on ...
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What are all the Infernal Iron locations?
Without spoiling the story, one potential member of your party needs "Infernal Iron" to repair/improve themselves. I've found some, but as I can be a bit of a completionist, I'd like to find ...
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How much Gold would Zevlor have given me for killing the Goblins?
After defeating a camp of goblins and returning to Emerald Cove, I was greeted by the Tiefling Zevlor. He thanked me for killing the Goblins so they could safely travel to Baldur's Gate. He said he'd ...
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Can I do an Origin Character's quest without playing as that character?
I remember seeing something about how the premade "Origin Characters" have their own unique quest lines. Do I have to start a new game as them in order to access these quests? Will I miss ...
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Do the Illithid powers have any negative consequences?
Throughout the game, you can improve your hidden Illithid Powers skilltree by consuming more mindflayer worms. You also get [Illithid] skillchecks from time to time.
However when you do either of ...
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Can a War Caster use Shocking Grasp as a reaction without having it as a Cantrip?
When leveling up my character, I have the option to take the War Caster feat which says I can use a reaction to cast Shocking Grasp at a target moving out of melee range. However, my character does ...
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Where is the Tutorial Chest?
A lot of mods add new items "to the tutorial chest", but none of them explain where that is. There are several chests on the Nautiloid - which one is the "tutorial chest"?
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Can I skip the launcher when launching Baldur's Gate 3 from Steam?
I don't want to have to go through the "Larian Launcher" when I want to play Baldur's Gate 3 in Steam. How can I skip it?
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Are origin characters silent in multiplayer?
One common complaint is that, when playing an origin character as your main character, they are mostly silent, throughout the game, meaning you miss out on a lot of that characters dialog, banter, ...
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What is the meaning of this statement from Withers?
Withers states
but I don't understand the significance of this with regards to.
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Will killing a petrified drow give me XP?
My party encountered some Drows in the Underdark (X: 130 Y: -238). We then fought a Spectator who revived a few of the Drows during combat. We talked to the leader of the Drows who made all the ...
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Can you find Yenna's mother?
Besides Yenna's plot involvement in the camp, is there supposed to be a questline for finding her mother? I never really agreed to help her so maybe that's why I don't have anything related to that (...
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Is it possible to do a 100% playthrough with a single save file?
I was thinking of doing my next playthrough to complete 100% of the game (I sort of rushed my first time), on the highest difficulty. Do I need to have multiple saves for branching scenarios, or is it ...
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Can I preview dyed items?
I have only recently started using dyes in Baldur's Gate 3, but the results were surprising. The effects of a dye with names like 'Harlequin Black and White', or the differences between swamp green ...
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Why did this specific character infect Tav?
Warning: spoilers ahead for anyone not having finished the game!
In the first cutscene of the game, we see a specific illithid infect the protagonist, as well as Lae'zel, with a tadpole. Other ...
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How can I restore my party in the middle of an area I can't leave?
On more than one occasion I have found my party right before a boss fight, at the heart of a fast-travel-denied area, and sometimes I can't even leave the place e.g.
Without knowledge of that, I'm ...
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Is it possible to make a hireling consume tadpoles?
One of my party members is a hireling. Is there a way to make them consume tadpoles, and more importantly, convince them to use
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Why is this loose stone in the Abandoned Refuge glowing?
In the Abandoned Refuge, there is a loose rock next to a set of double iron doors at coordinates X: -596 Y: 423. The rock is glowing blue with a white light coming out. If I try to interact with the ...
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How to test if The Digital Deluxe Edition is active in Baldur's Gate 3?
I bought The Digital Deluxe Edition with the game. Then, I refunded the game, but not The Digital Deluxe Edition - it was my silent protest against it not working properly on SteamDeck despite its &...
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Is there any use for trivial objects gathered in Baldur's Gate 3?
I'm grabbing lots of seemingly trivial objects like cutlery, ropes, tongs and cups. Do they serve any purpose other than dumping them on traders?
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Why did maximum HP drop after leveling up?
Upon leveling from 8 -> 9, the maximum health of everyone in my party dropped, almost by 60 points in some cases:
Note that Karlach has 146 max hit points, although the odd thing is that the ...
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Is there a way to auto-join conversations in multiplayer?
When playing multiplayer in Baldur's Gate 3, is there any way to automatically join conversations initiated by another player? Or alternatively, can I add some sort of audio cue when there's a ...
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Does "Baldur's Gate 3" run on MacBook Air 2020 M1?
I have a
MacBook Air 2020: Chip M1 (the weakest you),8GB RAM
can I play Baldur's Gate 3 on it?
Is someone have done it and tell me its experience with it
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How do I make my male character take off his bra?
My Baldur's Gate 3 character was created as a male Dragonborn with body type 1. After starting the game and switching to camp clothes, I discovered that my character was wearing a bra. I tried ...
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Which summons can exist simultaneously?
If my druid casts "Conjure Woodland Being" and "Summon Raven", both can exist at the same time. But if my Wizard casts "Find Familiar" and "Summon Scratch (the dog)&...
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How do I change which character is leading a conversation?
Is there a way to change which character is leading a conversation? When playing in co-op one of us will sometimes start a conversation before realizing a different character's abilities would work ...
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Why am I unable to ascend as Astarion?
I've just defeated Cazador, but am missing the dialogue option to ascend in his place. All I can do is stab him. What did I miss and is there any way to fix this other than reloading back?
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What do the different colours of items mean?
Is there some logic to the way items are coloured in Baldur's Gate 3?
Sometimes e.g. green items (which seem most common) are more powerful than, say, blue items.
And some items only have a coloured ...
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Can't get the Nightsong to appear in act 3
I met (and saved) Nightsong in Act 2, but apparently, I forgot to talk to her AFTER the fight with the end boss. Now, the next step of her quest says that I should get an audience with the wizard that ...
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Which path to take to Moonrise Towers if I don't want to miss any content?
After finishing the goblin camp story arc, the druid Halsin told me there are two different ways I can go to get to Moonrise Towers. Either the Mountain Road or the path through the Underdark.
Without ...
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How to learn the duration of spells?
One thing that continues to annoy me is that a whole lot of spells (and potions) have no information of how long the spell will last. Neither in the spell description nor once actually cast.
For ...
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How many tadpoles are available to consume?
Early on in Baldur’s Gate 3, you’ll gain the ability to consume Illithid Tadpoles as a means of earning points that can be invested in a special skill tree.
Additionally, it’s possible to have your ...
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Will a Smokepowder Satchel explode if I'm lit on fire while carrying it?
I picked up a Smokepowder Satchel that says it explodes when ignited, damaging everything in the vicinity. Some enemy spells can inflict burning. Will a Smokepowder Satchel explode if a character gets ...
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Which companions are longterm compatible for recruitment?
Having just finished my first play-through of BG3, I'm contemplating a replay. One of the things that would make a replay more interesting would be if I could recruit all the companions I failed to ...
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Which stat does Eldritch Blast use when grabbing it from the Spell Sniper feat?
Eldritch Blast is a Warlock cantrip, and Warlocks use their Charisma for their spells, even when you multiclass.
If I have Gale the Wizard (whose spellcasting stat is Intelligence) learn the Spell ...
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Can you remove a co-op player's character from the party if they stop playing?
Let's say I decide to start Baldur's Gate 3 with a group of 4 people and one of them decides they don't want to play anymore. What happens to that player's character? Is there a way to remove them ...
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How do Armor Class and Attack Rolls work?
How does attack damage and armor work? The game just says that your armor level "determines whether an attack hits", which is not helpful.
Reading this wiki, it sounds like the attacker ...
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Are cantrips in Baldur's Gate 3 unlimited or not?
I thought cantrips could be used an unlimited number of times, but during battle they ran out. My wizard doesn't have any spells to use anymore in long battles and becomes useless.
What's the ...
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What blocks Barbarian spell casting?
I have been experimenting with Karlach and a Heat build, as she has innate fire resistance. However I often encounter this when trying to use the Heat for extra fire damage.
Casting spells is blocked....
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How do I copy a character's appearance to a new save?
I decided to restart my play-through of Baldur's Gate 3 and want to copy my old character's appearance over to my new save. Is there a way for me to copy over my old character's appearance or review ...
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Does the fighter's Action Surge work with ranger's Dread Ambush?
On the tabletop when you have dread ambush (lv3 ranger) you get 1 extra attack when you use your action to attack on your first turn, this means when you use action surge (lv2 fighter) to get another ...
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How to avoid walking on detected traps in Baldurs Gate 3?
Here is a problem I'm facing again and again.
I stroll through a dark corner of the world. Pass a perception skill check and detect a trap.
My party, the bumbling idiots they are, they still have a ...
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Can I access my companion's inventory when they're not in my active party?
I have recently acquired a new party member, but given that the party maximum is 4, she tells me she'll wait for me in my camp. So I go to camp, tell Wyll to take a load off, and recruit my new ...
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