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I thought I was tough stuff for beating Baldur's Gate 3's hardest difficulty, but this new permadeath 'Honour' mode has me quaking in my bardic boots




When I first rolled credits on Baldur's Gate 3, it was at the hardest launch difficulty: Tactician. That achievement was slightly undermined by the knowledge that Tactician wouldn't stay top dog forever⁠—I knew Baldur's Gate 3 would eventually follow Larian's Divinity: Original Sin games in adding a permadeath "Honour" mode. Now that it's here as part of BG3's monster fifth patch, I'm girding my loins for the most brutal version of my new favorite RPG...
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