Baldur’s Gate 3 players share which NPCs they value and why they don’t turn to evil. MeinMMO tells you what’s behind it.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a game that fills with emotions the relationships between players and their companions and other NPCs. In this game you have the opportunity to make moral decisions and interact with a variety of characters on your adventure. These interactions can influence your path, be it in a good or evil direction.
Beware of spoilers: The article contains spoilers about the story of Shadowheart and other story characters.
If you want to fully immerse yourself in the role of a villain in Baldur’s Gate 3, a playthrough as the Dark Urge can be a worthwhile experience.
However, this means you’re putting some of the game’s most popular NPCs in danger, and that can be pretty hard to take if you’re attached to them. A good example of this is Minthara’s recruitment process, which requires you to slaughter the Druid Grove and all the Tieflings.
However, there are some NPCs that are loved so much that they stop players from making the evil decisions.
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What do the players say? For a player named Peg-Lemac, the Tieflings Dammon and Doni have a special meaning, as he shares on Reddit. Despite efforts to start a nasty playthrough, Peg-Lemac always finds himself restarting the game because he can’t bear to lose these characters.
Other players also share which NPCs are particularly important to them and stop them from making bad decisions (via Reddit):
grisseusossa depends on Astarion and Karlach, here is the explanation:
Karlach and Astarion. Both deserve a good Tav or Durge [Dunklen Drang] – Karlach, because she’s just such a good person and that kind of goodness deserves to be rewarded with even more goodness, and Astarion because he hasn’t had good people in his life, at least since his time as Cazador’s slave. He deserves to experience something good in his life too.
grisseusossa via Reddit
While there are players who may be tempted to choose the dark path, it’s the connections to characters like Dammon, Doni, Zevlor, and Shadowheart that stop them.
These companions and NPCs are the heart of the gaming experience, and their stories touch us in a way that makes it difficult for many to give in to evil.
Which NPCs or companions in Baldur’s Gate 3 have stopped you from choosing the evil path and why?
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