Baldur's Gate 3 News

Baldur's Gate 3 speedrunner reverse-pickpockets a boss to teleport to the dev room, defeats another boss with 'Shadowbear'

You may be familiar with Baldur's Gate 3 speedrun tricks like shadowboxing, which is where you kill Shadowheart and stuff her in a box as a way of skipping through a substantial part of the game. Which is honestly a bit of a rough way to treat God's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world. Shadowheart gets some comeuppance in a technique used by Mae, the speedrunner who holds the current world records for any%, all acts%, and sex%. Let me introduce you to the Shadowbear...
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Even after 300 hours, I've never met one of Baldur's Gate 3's most elusive NPCs: a half-orc named Honk who only shows up if you kill his brother then go on a date at their restaurant

One of the best parts of Baldur's Gate 3 is all the stuff you don't even realize you missed. The half-orc waiter, Honk, isn't exactly the juiciest morsel of BG3 esoterica, but as YouTuber Proxy Gate Tactician points out, he might be the NPC you're least likely to have met even after hundreds of hours of play...
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Baldur's Gate 3 mod gives its Illithid powers a comprehensive upgrade

Baldur's Gate 3 is a game that puts a whole wealth of power in your hands, but some of its most tantalizing fruits are those that feel just a little bit forbidden. Making use of the various Baldur's Gate 3 Illithid powers can be a great way to enhance your capabilities, but oftentimes the temptation to wield them can feel a little insufficient to justify the costs of using them. Fortunately, a new BG3 mod is a great way to make the tradeoffs feel worth it - though do note that some Baldur's Gate 3 mechanical spoilers follow.

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Baldur's Gate 3 mod lets you play a custom DnD race with new cantrips

Baldur's Gate 3 is home to many fantastical races, but the wider DnD multiverse and planes of existence are home to even more. So what if yet another was added as a playable race in BG3, and what if it just so happened to be a fairy? Well, lucky for us, that's exactly what this new mod does.

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Baldur's Gate 3 player gives every NPC a +99 to their attacks, devises a harebrained build around being an unkillable wizard that obliterates anyone dumb enough to hit their shield

I just wrapped up my first honour mode playthrough in Baldur's Gate 3—and whenever I roll those golden dice, I feel a sense of pride. So of course the universe sends someone along to take a greatsword to my sense of self-worth by pulling off an even tougher challenge. Typical...
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