A variety of items, equipment, and characters from previous Baldur's Gate games make appearances in Baldur's Gate 3. However, in most cases the abilities of the items are slightly different because of the change of ruleset from 2e to 5e.
Characters
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 original characters appearing in Baldur's Gate 3 as Companions
Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 original characters appearing in Baldur's Gate 3 as NPCs
- Viconia - Companion Baldur's Gate 1 and 2
- Sarevok - Antagonist in Baldur's Gate 1 and Companion in Baldur's Gate 2
- Amelyssan - Antagonist in Baldur's Gate 2 - Throne of Bhaal
- Abazigal - Antagonist in Baldur's Gate 2 - Throne of Bhaal
- Sendai - Antagonist in Baldur's Gate 2 - Throne of Bhaal
- Illasera - Antagonist in Baldur's Gate 2 - Throne of Bhaal
- Naaber related to Noober and Neeber
Characters of Baldur's Gate 1 and 2 which are mentioned in Baldur's Gate 3.
- In Kagha's chest a book can be found written by Faldorn (human druid, companion in Baldur's Gate 1)
- In the room where Minsc can be recruited in the Lower City Sewers there are several items which are related to the following characters:
- A cracked wooden mask for Dynaheir (human wizard, companion in Baldur's Gate 1),
- A halfling-sized warhammer for Mazzy Fentan (halfling fighter, companion in Baldur's Gate 2),
- A pair of carved wooden wings for Aerie (elf cleric/wizard, companion in Baldur's Gate 2),
- A turnip for Jan Jansen (gnome wizard, companion in Baldur's Gate 2) and
- A a mailed fist for Keldorn Firecam (human paladin, companion in Baldur's Gate 2)
- Xan (elf wizard, companion in Baldur's Gate 1) and his magical sword are mentioned in One Night in Nashkel found in Raphael's room in Sharess' Caress. It may be a coincidence, but if the party successfully secured the Gith egg frome the crèche, didn't give it to Esther, and Lae'zel confronted Vlaakith (or stayed neutral) and took the egg, she will appear in the epilogue. The player can ask her of the fate of the egg then. Laezel will say that a male gith youth has hatched from it, and that she called him Xan - 'Freedom', and that she left him with some mages to educate.
- Yoshimo (human rogue, companion in Baldur's Gate 2) is mentioned in Yoshimo is Willing found in Raphael's room in Sharess' Caress.
- A grave X: 31 Y: 13 in the Lower City mentions Branwen (misspelled as Branwem on the grave) who was a cleric companion in Baldur's Gate 1. She was also in the tutorial of Baldur's Gate 2, teaching the player about clerical abilities.
- Jon Irenicus - the main antagonist in Baldur's Gate 2 is mentioned in
Enver... Is your blood sweet?, 
Regarding the Slayer and 
The Mortal View: Eyewitness Accounts of the Bhaalspawn Crisis. - Bodhi - a vampire and antagonist in Baldur's Gate 2 is mentioned in The Mortal View: Eyewitness Accounts of the Bhaalspawn Crisis.
- Gorion - the 'stepfather' of Gorion's Ward is mentioned in
Missives of Candlekeep and The Mortal View: Eyewitness Accounts of the Bhaalspawn Crisis
Items
Returning Items
Items of Baldur's Gate 3 which also existed in Baldur's Gate 1 and 2.
Weapons
Belm[1]
Blightbringer[2]- Darkfire Shortbow[3]
Defender Flail (as Defender of Easthaven)[4]
Dwarven Thrower[5]
Flail of Ages[6]
Handmaiden's Mace[7]
Harmonium Halberd[8]
Harold[9]- Heavy Crossbow +1 5e [10]
Staff of the Ram[11]
Sword of Chaos[12]
Sword of the Emperor (as Sword of Balduran)[13]
The Dead Shot[14]
Armour
Cloaks
Cloak of Protection 5e (as Cloak of Protection +1)[17]
Nymph Cloak[18]
Rings
Ring of Protection 5e (as Ring of Protection +1 or Ring of the Princes)[19]
Ring of Free Action 5e [20]
New Items
Items in Baldur's Gate 3 mentioning or related to characters of Baldur's Gate 1 and 2.
Armour
Abdel's Trusted Shield - Abdel Adrian is the official identity of Gorion's Ward
Sarevok's Horned Helmet - the helmet of Baldur's Gate 1's main antagonist
Books
- Enver... Is your blood sweet? - Araj Oblodra ponders if she could use the blood of Enver Gortash as Irenicus did in Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn.
- The Mortal View: Eyewitness Accounts of the Bhaalspawn Crisis - Eyewintesses mention Bodhi, Gorion's Ward, Sarevok, Imoen, The Five and Gorion
The Bhaalspawn Saga: Part II - the author tells the story of Baldur's Gate 2 and Sarevok.- Missives of Candlekeep - letters to Elminster describing Gorion's last journey and death.
- Regarding the Slayer - Irenicus' notes on the extraction of Imoen's Bhaalspawn powers
Locations
Although the layout of the city of Baldur's Gate is similar to that of previous games, some locations have changed slightly, or are in a different location.
Returning Locations
- The Blushing Mermaid - Although a bar by the same name[21] previously existed in the Upper City, this version is uncannily similar to the Low Lantern[22], which was also a bar within a ship in the Lower City.
- Elfsong Tavern[23]
- The Counting House[24] - Formerly the Merchant's League Counting House, in the Easternmost part of the Lower City.
- The High Hall - Likely corresponds to either the High House of Wonders[25] or the Hall of Wonders[26] from Baldur's Gate 1 (not the High Hall of the Radiant Heart in Athkatla)
- Lower City Sewers
- Iron Throne - the main antagonists' former headquarters, now submerged underwater
- Ramazith's Tower[27]
- Sorcerous Sundries[28]
- Temple of Bhaal[29]
- Guildhall - Formerly the Thieves' Guild[30]
- Water Queen's House[31] - also known as the Temple of Umberlee
Mentioned Locations
- A grave X: 26 Y: 13 in the Lower City mentions Durlag's Tower which was the big dungeon from Tales From the Sword Coast, the expansion to Baldur's Gate 1.
- In The Bhaalspawn Saga: Part II the main city of Baldur's Gate 2 is mentioned Athkatla
New Locations
- Gorion Mausoleum - a new location dedicated to Gorion
Spell Icons
The icons for these spells were directly adapted from the previous games
(for Cure Medium Wounds)
(cut content)
(for Cure Light Wounds)
Dialogue
Act I
Act II
You must gather your party before venturing forth— The Narrator if you try to go to the Shadowfell with your party scrabled
...so sayeth the wise Alaundo— Jaheira reciting yet another of Alaundo's prophecies
- If Minthara does not trust that Dark Urge is in control of their actions there is an option to reply "An omnipresent authority figure controls all of my actions". This is a reference to Jaheira's line when you click on her portrait in the old games ("Yes, oh omnipresent authority figure?")
Act III
- When Sceleritas reveals the Dark Urge's past to them at Wyrm's Crossing, he recites a twisted version of a Friedrich Nietzsche quote, which was used in the opening cinematic of the first Baldur's Gate game.
- The Whispering statues in the Bhaal Temple recite Alaundo's prophecy from the previous games.
- Whispering Statue: The lord of Murder shall perish...
- Whispering Statue: ...but in his doom he shall spawn a score of mortal progeny.
- Whispering Statue: Chaos will be sewn from their passage.
- Whispering Statue: So sayeth the wise Alaundo.
- Viconia's battle cry is a direct quote from her old games' battecry. (L'il Alurl! For Shar!)
- If Lae'zel chooses to go against Vlaakith Gale will comment "Glad to see I'm not the only one on the wrong side of an opnipotent authority figure." Once again this is a reference to Jaheira's voice line in the previous games.
Soundtrack
Some of the music took notes from the old games' suites
References
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Belm
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Blightbringer
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Darkfire_Bow
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Defender_of_Easthaven
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Dwarven_Thrower
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Flail_of_Ages
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Handmaiden%27s_Mace
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Harmonium_Halberd
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Harold
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Heavy_Crossbow_%2B1
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Staff_of_the_Ram
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Sword_of_Chaos
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Sword_of_Balduran_(BG1)
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/The_Dead_Shot
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Elven_Chain_Mail
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Helm_of_Balduran
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Cloak_of_Protection_%2B1
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Nymph_Cloak
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Ring_of_the_Princes
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Edventar%27s_Gift
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Blushing_Mermaid?so=search
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Low_Lantern?so=search
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Elfsong_Tavern?so=search
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Merchants%27_League_Counting_House
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/High_House_of_Wonders
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Hall_of_Wonders?so=search
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Ramazith's_Tower?so=search
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Sorcerous_Sundries?so=search
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Temple_of_Bhaal?so=search
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Thieves%27_Guild
- ↑ https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Temple_of_Umberlee