Baldur’s Gate 3
Summary
Baldur ’s Gate 3is a massive plot that wander together infinite side stories along with its independent plot of ground , making the world of Faerûn feel alive and flesh out . But with such a orotund cathode-ray oscilloscope and an foe that imperil the intact carpenter’s plane , it ’s natural that there will be a few plot holes diffuse throughout the three acts . These plot of ground hole might not affect the story as a whole , but they might result Tav scratching their head and wondering why nobody seems to care about those miss details .
[ Warning : The following article containsspoilers for Baldur ’s Gate 3 . ]
Baldur ’s Gate 3is an award - winning plot , and its mold helped respire life sentence into the graphic symbol through their grand performances . But even the good game are n’t immune to plot holes or details that simply do n’t make much sense . These game holes might not make a big difference in the grand scheme of the story , but they might be deserving pondering .
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10Everyone Ignores The Absolute Brand
A Powerful Boon No One Talks About
A member of the party canreceive the marque of the Absolute from Priestess Gutin Act 1 . While this can be utile to get the effect of the wizardly item that Priestess Gut drop to cast Aid , that seems to be the only use that the brand has . After pick up the brand , no party phallus ever institute up the topic again , and the topic never comes up with random Nonproliferation Center either . In the terminal , it seems forgotten .
9Eating Tadpoles Only Has Benefits
They Give The Party Illithid Powers With No Downside
The Emperor in the Astral Prism allegedly keep the political party from undergoing ceremorphosis , and he further them to take the tadpole that make mind flayers from the idle and go through them . Having a brain full of worm seems like a bad theme , but it or else gives persona extra abilities . Only theAstral - Touched Tadpole inBaldur ’s Gate 3has a bigger effect , and that ’s mostly in the form of black veins on the faces of any character that uses it .
8Jaheira & Minsc Should Be More Powerful
Returning Characters From Baldur’s Gate 2
As part of the party inBaldur ’s Gate 2,Jaheira and Minsc inBaldur ’s Gate 3should have god - similar great power that have been keep from their former escapade . However , this patch hole can be explain as a product of gameplay necessity . If Jaheira and Minsc keep their abilities and levels fromBG2 , then the equaliser need for fight would be disrupted .
7Shadowheart’s Powers
Clerics Require A Patron Deity
As a churchman , Shadowheart gets her powers from her goddess , who , at least in the source , is Shar . However , Act Two gives Shadowheart the options to plough her back on Shar , and as a Cleric , this should imply that her force are countermand as well , since Shar would be the source of her strength . It could be explained away as Selûne accepting her takings , but that seems odd for the period where Shadowheart is unsure where she stands between the twin goddess .
6Mephistopheles Should Care About Cazador’s Ascension Being Stopped
Mephistopheles Was Promised 7,000 Souls
Mephistopheles is the archdevil who made a deal with Cazador , give him the chance to become a Vampire Ascendant in exchange for seven thousand souls . Considering the bit of mortal he stands to lose , it’d make signified for Mephistopheles to be pretty disturbed if the company stops the ritualand frees the spawn . However , he ’s never mentioned beyond being the partner for Cazador ’s ritual and the one who would stand to gain from their deal .
5Astarion’s Vampirism
The Tadpole’s Effects Are Selective
Astarion receives more benefits than any other character when it descend to the tadpoles . Itremoves most of the drawbacks of his vampirism , let him take the air in the sunlight and enter star sign without an invitation . However , the only aspect of being a vampire it does n’t remove is his hungriness for blood . It can seem unknown that the tadpole is up to of basically curing him of every relate effect except his need for blood .
4Karlach’s Infernal Machine
There Should Be Enough Resources To Fix It
If Dammon is experienced enough to pick up what ’s wrong with Karlach ’s political machine from listening to it , he should have the power to find a way to fix it in a way that ca-ca it ladder cooler , letting her stay out of Avernus . At the same time , the political party has multiple healers , so that would be her best prospect to have any extensive routine done to fix her locomotive engine or interchange it with one that can pass on the material planes . However , she stays lovelorn of options for forefend Avernus .
3The Emperor’s Allegiance
He’s Quick To Join The Elder Brain
The Emperor is strongly againstfreeing Orpheus , and he let the party know this more than once through the last act . At the same prison term , he spends the entire game help oneself the party remain in their normal forms and manoeuvre them , so they can defeat the Elder Brain . However , if the company frees Orpheus and decides to work with him in the end , then theEmperor joins the Elder Brainagainst the political party . After his natural process throughout the plot , it seems like a quick transposition of allegiances because he disagrees about Orpheus being freed .
2Orpheus Changes After Freeing Him
Githyanki Despies Illithids
If the company does n’t have members unforced to undergo ceremorphosis after they free Orpheus , he ’s willing to become a creative thinker flayerhimself . regard they ’re narrate that being an illithid is the unfit thing that can happen to a githyanki , and Orpheus is particularly hateful towards them , it seems unknown that he becomes one so easily . Also , he was pin because of his power to contain ceremorphosis , so his death would presumptively move out the only individual who seems to have that index .
1Ceremorphosis
Not Every Tadpole Leads To An Illithid
There are multiple character who are infect with the tadpoles outside the company who do n’t undergo ceremorphosis . It seems like being a servant of the Absolute keeps the cognitive process at Laurus nobilis , but then , at the end , if the political party chooses to side with the brain , the masses of Baldur ’s Gate undergo rapid ceremorphosis . If the Absolute want to take over more metropolis beyond Baldur ’s Gate , it seems like it would be a better idea to keep a bit of the universe in their deathly frame , so they can take the other city by surprise instead of launch a full illithid attack on them .
Given the size ofBaldur ’s Gate 3and the complexity that go bad into designing a game with so many branch paths , a number of game holes ending up in the game is understandable . Since there ’s improbable to be DLC or expansions , these mysteries are currently fated to go unanswered , unless a while takes up the task of addressing them . Either way , the plot cakehole are n’t game breaking , and the game as a whole more than makes up for the few musical composition that do n’t make common sense inBaldur ’s Gate 3 .
