![]() The protection of the tavern is afforded by a Selunite cleric named Isobel, who also happens to be the resurrected daughter of the reigning lord of Moonrise, General Ketheric Thorm. The only sanctuary is a small tavern called the Last Light, held by a group of tiefling refugees, Flaming Fist conscripts and Harpers, led by Jaheira - one of the companions of the original Baldur's Gate titles. Once a peaceful land under the stewardship of the Thorm family, the fields are now covered by an unnatural and sentient darkness that can only be penetrated through magical means. The second act mainly centres around the Moonrise Towers and its surrounding lands. ![]() Once the protagonists carry out either the sacking or the saving of the grove, they are presented an itinerary to reach Moonrise Towers, where a cure may be found - for this, they are to travel overland, either through the mountains or through the Underdark, the subterranean networks beneath the Temple of Selune. The party almost becomes overwhelmed by a psychic force as they close in on the temple, but are relieved by the mysterious prism in Shadowheart's possession, a device that is sought after by the githyanki army. The main plot element is the fate of the Emerald Grove, where local druids and the refugees of the town of Elturel face off against the goblin horde from the desecrated Selunite temples nearby. The plot of the first act revolves around numerous avenues of potential cures, such as Ethel, a malevolent hag Halsin, archdruid of the local druid grove a goblin priestess serving the nascent "deity" called the Absolute or the renowned bard Volo, who all attempt unsuccessfully to provide a cure. As the protagonist searches for a way to remove their parasite, they can encounter other survivors of the wreck, all likewise implanted with tadpoles: the githyanki fighter Lae'zel, the Sharran cleric Shadowheart, the high elf vampire rogue Astarion, the human wizard Gale, the human warlock Wyll, and the tiefling barbarian Karlach. The protagonist is freed during the fighting and steers the damaged ship back to Faerûn, where it crashes. The ship flees through multiple realms, including Avernus, the first of the Nine Hells. They are implanted with an illithid tadpole, a parasite that enthralls and transforms people into other mind flayers however, before the transformation is complete, the ship comes under attack from githyanki warriors and their red dragons. The story begins with the protagonist waking up inside a giant nautiloid, a dimension-crossing illithid (mind flayer) flying ship. At the beginning of the game, players either create an original character who is essentially a "blank slate" in terms of back story, choose one of six pre-made "origin characters", or a customizable seventh "origin character.” Each of the possible player characters have unique questlines to each other and certain paths, but largely play the same depending on play style. It features a branching plot where the main story elements stay mostly the same, regardless of the players' choices, but with considerable variation in the details, especially concerning the numerous side quests. The game is set in 1492 DR, over 120 years after the events of the previous game, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and months after the events of the playable Dungeons & Dragons 5e module, Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus. Unlike previous games in the Baldur's Gate series, Baldur's Gate 3 has turn-based combat, similar to Larian's earlier games Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Original Sin II all combat is based on the Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition rules. Optionally, players are able to take one of their characters and team up online with other players to form a party. Players can create one or more characters and form a party along with a number of pre-generated characters to explore the game's story. The game received critical acclaim for its narrative, gameplay, and player choice.īaldur's Gate 3 is a role-playing video game with a single-player and cooperative multiplayer element. The Xbox Series X/S version is planned for release in late 2023. The PlayStation 5 version was released on 6 September 2023, with the macOS version released shortly thereafter on 22 September 2023. The game remained in early access until its full release on Windows on 3 August 2023. ![]() A partial version of the game was released in early access format for macOS, Windows, and Stadia on 6 October 2020. It is the third main installment in the Baldur's Gate series, based on the tabletop role-playing system of Dungeons & Dragons. Baldur's Gate 3 is a role-playing video game developed and published by Larian Studios.
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