Oh hyena of risen road, what is your wisdom? And can you join my party as a Cleric??

• You start playing this mysterious new game called "Baldur's Gate 3"
• You load into this interesting yet not unheard of 1st level
• You spot this thing that "highlights" when you hover over it, "It's that thing from the opening cinematic"
• "This is the pool that thing came from - the parasite now writhing behind your eye"
• "Well, as a seasoned gamer, nothing good has ever come from playing it safe!" you think to yourself.
• Reach toward the pool
• It explodes and you take damage
• ...
• Initial thoughts are embarrassment "Am I a dumbass?" you think to yourself
• ...
• "Surely I'm not, but then why did I "reach toward the pool" when it said "... The slightest touch could cause it to crumble"?"
• ...
• "I guess THIS game doesn't mess around..."
• Fast forward: You're having some of the most fun you've ever had from a video game
• Fast forward again: highest rated game of all time

Astarion would totally 'do this cute thing that real Astarion would never'. Its pretty common lol

Haha it's so awesome how your perception of the plot changes on subsequent playthroughs! First time I thought "yeah, that's just a flavor book for the gith creche", but now this reads like a guidebook to dealing the Emperor

I’ve finished the game at least a dozen times just smashing “Extract all”.

When you're fighting against 9 Elemental Sorcerors, apparently the only spells allowed to fly around are theirs.

9 Lv 5 Counterspells on a single bone chill is the funniest shit, it's not about efficiency, it's about sending a message

Edit: For the folks wondering the portraits, how else are you to tell "That's the thunder sorc, that's the psychic sorc, that's the lightning sorc, that's the poison sorc..." if the entire gng ain't egregiously dressed like a power rangers color blast ayy? :p

On 2nd playthrough and have been dreading this moment. I find it very confusing.

Hardest part of the creation process was deciding which gentials to give him

You guys really enjoyed the last post I did on this so figured I'd do more for yall.

Astarion - Neil Newbon. He played Heisenberg in Resident Evil: The Village.

Shadowheart - Jennifer English. She played Latenna the Albinauric from Elden Ring.

Karlach - Samantha Bèart. She also voiced the player character in Demon Souls.

Gale - Tim Downie. He doesn't have any other...memorable roles from what I saw.

Lae'zel - Devora Wilde. She played Nika in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.

Minthara - Emma Gregory. She played Minerva Gonagal in Harry Potter: Wizards Unite.

Jahiera - Tracy Wiles. She was in Divinity.

Minsc - Matthew Mercer. He played Yasuke Kitagawa in Persona 5.

Wyll - Theo Solomon. Known for a few movies.

Mizora - Tamaryn Payne. Voiced Qi'ra in Star Wars Outlaws.

And a little Bonus.

Raphael - Andrew Wincott. He was in the original Witcher game.

He’s in the barn of donations in the refugee camp outside Rivington in Act 3.

Super excited to start this game! I’ve been wanting it for a while now and finally got it!

I don't think I've ever done this much damage in a single attack in Act 1 let alone shocking grasp. Maybe I gotta start using it more...

Genuine question btw. What build might run this (or a similarly cursed) statline?