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|con save=yes|cha save=yes}}'''The Dark Urge''' is a special [[Origin]] in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. The Dark Urge gives a custom character a special origin background and adds many new interactions, obstacles, and story elements for that character. | |con save=yes|cha save=yes}}'''The Dark Urge''' is a special [[Origin]] in [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. The Dark Urge gives a custom character a special origin background and adds many new interactions, obstacles, and story elements for that character. | ||
Unlike the other [[Origin]] Characters, '''The Dark Urge''' can be played using any [[race]], [[class]], and gender, and will not be part of the player's party if they are playing any other [[Origin]] Character | Unlike the other [[Origin]] Characters, '''The Dark Urge''' can be played using any [[race]], [[class]], and gender, and will not be part of the player's party if they are playing any other [[Origin]] Character. | ||
{{Q|My rancid blood whispers to me: kill, kill, and kill again. My ruined body yearns to reap death in this world, and when this foul Urge calls, it possesses my whole being. Injured beyond repair, I know nothing besides this; I must resist this Dark Urge, lest it consume my mind. I must discover what happened to me, and who I was. Before my twitching knife-hand writes a tragedy in blood.|The Dark Urge, fearing their dark desires in their Introduction cinematic.}} | {{Q|My rancid blood whispers to me: kill, kill, and kill again. My ruined body yearns to reap death in this world, and when this foul Urge calls, it possesses my whole being. Injured beyond repair, I know nothing besides this; I must resist this Dark Urge, lest it consume my mind. I must discover what happened to me, and who I was. Before my twitching knife-hand writes a tragedy in blood.|The Dark Urge, fearing their dark desires in their Introduction cinematic.}} | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
A character with '''The Dark Urge''' [[Origin]] remembers nothing of their past and are plagued with | A character with '''The Dark Urge''' [[Origin]] remembers nothing of their past and are plagued with dark urges of violence and cruelty. Like the other Origin Characters, The Dark Urge adds a unique storyline that surfaces over time as the true nature of The Dark Urge is revealed. | ||
Guiding the Dark Urge in their time of need is [[Sceleritas Fel]]. A vile and loyal servant, Fel lives only to see the Dark Urge return to their rightful, bloodstained path and urges them to commit some of the most lurid acts of violence. | Guiding the Dark Urge in their time of need is [[Sceleritas Fel]]. A vile and loyal servant, Fel lives only to see the Dark Urge return to their rightful, bloodstained path and urges them to commit some of the most lurid acts of violence. | ||
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==The Urge== | ==The Urge== | ||
The Dark Urge's primary personal quest is called [[The Urge]], and guides the player as they interact with their | The Dark Urge's primary personal quest is called [[The Urge]], and guides the player as they interact with their butler and uncover more of their past. | ||
====Act One==== | ====Act One==== | ||
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If the player kills either Isobel or their companion, they are they are granted the [[Slayer]] form, a gift from their father. | If the player kills either Isobel or their companion, they are they are granted the [[Slayer]] form, a gift from their father. | ||
The Dark Urge has unique content and dialogue in the [[Moonrise Towers]], including a reunion with several of their former allies. | |||
====Act Three==== | ====Act Three==== | ||
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* Killing [[Isobel]]. The player can choose whether or not to do this, but will lead to a different event. Killing Isobel rewards the Dark Urge with the [[Slayer]] form. | * Killing [[Isobel]]. The player can choose whether or not to do this, but will lead to a different event. Killing Isobel rewards the Dark Urge with the [[Slayer]] form. | ||
* Killing your lover or closest companion. The player can choose to warn their companion of this, or choose to simply kill them. Doing this rewards the Dark Urge with the [[Slayer]] form. | * Killing your lover or closest companion. The player can choose to warn their companion of this, or choose to simply kill them. Doing this rewards the Dark Urge with the [[Slayer]] form. | ||
* Aft freeing the trapped fairy from the [[Moonlight Lantern]], the player can choose to crush it. | |||
* The player can torture a group of goblins in a variety of ways at the [[Monrise Tower]]. | |||
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