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{{Q|...so sayeth the wise Alaundo|Jaheira reciting yet another of Alaundo's prophecies}} | [[File:Bhaal Symbol Cinematic.webp|Bhaal's Symbol was the logo of the franchise|thumb]]{{SpoilerWarning|act=3}}{{Q|...so sayeth the wise Alaundo|Jaheira reciting yet another of Alaundo's prophecies}} | ||
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. | 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. | ||
===Items | == Items == | ||
=== Returning Items === | |||
{{hatnote|Some of these items originally came from D&D and Baldur's Gate 3 implemented their 5th Edition versions. They are marked 5e.}} | {{hatnote|Some of these items originally came from D&D and Baldur's Gate 3 implemented their 5th Edition versions. They are marked 5e.}} | ||
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====Weapons==== | ====Weapons==== | ||
*{{RarityItem|Belm}}<ref> | *{{RarityItem|Belm}}<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Belm</ref> | ||
*{{RarityItem|Blightbringer}}<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Blightbringer</ref> | *{{RarityItem|Blightbringer}}<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Blightbringer</ref> | ||
*{{RarityItem|Darkfire Shortbow}}<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Darkfire_Bow</ref> | *{{RarityItem|Darkfire Shortbow}}<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Darkfire_Bow</ref> | ||
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====Cloaks==== | ====Cloaks==== | ||
*{{RarityItem|Cloak of Protection}} {{5e}} (as <i>Cloak of Protection +1</i>)<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Cloak_of_Protection_%2B1</ref> | *{{RarityItem|Cloak of Protection}} {{5e}} (as <i>Cloak of Protection +1</i>)<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Cloak_of_Protection_%2B1</ref> | ||
*{{RarityItem|Nymph Cloak}}<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Nymph_Cloak</ref> | |||
====Rings==== | ====Rings==== | ||
*{{RarityItem|Ring of Protection}} {{5e}} (as <i>Ring of Protection +1</i> or <i>Ring of the Princes</i>)<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Ring_of_the_Princes</ref> | *{{RarityItem|Ring of Protection}} {{5e}} (as <i>Ring of Protection +1</i> or <i>Ring of the Princes</i>)<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Ring_of_the_Princes</ref> | ||
*{{RarityItem|Ring of Free Action}} {{5e}} <ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Edventar%27s_Gift</ref> | *{{RarityItem|Ring of Free Action}} {{5e}} <ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Edventar%27s_Gift</ref> | ||
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===New Items=== | |||
{{hatnote|Some books mention events of the past games}} | |||
====Armour==== | |||
* {{RarityItem|Abdel's Trusted Shield}} - Abdel Adrian is the official identity of Gorion's Ward | |||
* {{RarityItem|Sarevok's Horned Helmet}} - the helmet of Baldur's Gate 1's main antagonist | |||
====Books==== | |||
* {{RarityItem|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. | |||
* {{RarityItem|The Mortal View: Eyewitness Accounts of the Bhaalspawn Crisis}} - Eyewintesses mention Bohdi, Gorion's Ward, Sarevok, Imoen, The Five and Gorion | |||
* {{RarityItem|The Bhaalspawn Saga: Part II}} | |||
* {{RarityItem|Missives of Candlekeep}} - letters to Elminster describing Gorion's last journey and death. | |||
* {{RarityItem|Regarding the Slayer}} - Irenicus' notes on the extraction of Imoen's [[Bhaalspawn]] powers | |||
* [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Xan Xan] (elf wizard, companion in Baldur's Gate 1) and his magical sword are mentioned in a book found in Raphael's room in [[Sharess'_Caress|Sharess' Caress]]. | |||
* [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Yoshimo Yoshimo] (human rogue, companion in Baldur's Gate 2) is mentioned in a book found in Raphael's room in [[Sharess'_Caress|Sharess' Caress]]. | |||
====Miscellaneous Items==== | |||
* In Kagha's chest a book can be found written by [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Faldorn 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 where the following companions are mentioned: | |||
** [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Dynaheir Dynaheir] (human wizard, companion in Baldur's Gate 1), | |||
** [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Mazzy_Fentan Mazzy Fentan] (halfling fighter, companion in Baldur's Gate 2), | |||
** [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Aerie Aerie] (elf cleric/wizard, companion in Baldur's Gate 2), | |||
** [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Jan_Jansen Jan Jansen] (gnome wizard, companion in Baldur's Gate 2) and | |||
** [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Keldorn_Firecam Keldorn Firecam] (human paladin, companion in Baldur's Gate 2) | |||
==Locations== | |||
Although the layout of the city of Baldur's Gate is similar to that of [https://www.forgottenwars.com/bg1/city_plan.htm 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<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Blushing_Mermaid?so=search</ref> previously existed in the [[Upper City]], this version is uncannily similar to the Low Lantern<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Low_Lantern?so=search</ref>, which was also a bar within a ship in the Lower City. | |||
*[[Elfsong Tavern]]<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Elfsong_Tavern?so=search</ref> | |||
*[[The Counting House]]<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Merchants%27_League_Counting_House</ref> - 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<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/High_House_of_Wonders</ref> or the Hall of Wonders<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Hall_of_Wonders?so=search</ref> 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]]<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Ramazith's_Tower?so=search</ref> | |||
* [[Sorcerous Sundries]]<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Sorcerous_Sundries?so=search</ref> | |||
* [[Temple of Bhaal]]<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Temple_of_Bhaal?so=search</ref> | |||
* [[Guildhall]] - Formerly the Thieves' Guild<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Thieves%27_Guild</ref> | |||
* [[Water Queen's House]]<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Temple_of_Umberlee</ref> - also known as the Temple of Umberlee | |||
=== New Locations === | |||
* [[Gorion Mausoleum]] - a new location dedicated to Gorion | |||
==Spell Icons== | ==Spell Icons== | ||
{{hatnote|The icons for these spells were directly adapted from the previous games}} | {{hatnote|The icons for these spells were directly adapted from the previous games}} | ||
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* {{SAI|Aid|w=40}} | * {{SAI|Aid|w=40}} | ||
* {{SAI|Barkskin|w=40}} | * {{SAI|Barkskin|w=40}} | ||
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== Dialogue == | |||
==== Act I ==== | ==== Act I ==== | ||
==== Act II ==== | ==== Act II ==== | ||
{{Q|You must gather your party before venturing forth|The Narrator if you try to go to the Shadowfell with your party scrabled}} | |||
* 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 ([https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/baldursgategame/images/f/fb/JAHER18.ogg "Yes, oh omnipresent authority figure?"]) | |||
==== Act III ==== | ==== Act III ==== | ||
* When [[Sceleritas Fel|Sceleritas]] reveals the [[The Dark Urge|Dark Urge]]'s past to them at [[Wyrm's Crossing]], he recites a twisted version of a [https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/527253-he-who-fights-with-monsters-should-look-to-it-that Friedrich Nietzsche quote], which was used in the opening cinematic of the first Baldur's Gate game. | |||
{{SpoilerWarning}} | |||
* 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 [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/baldursgategame/images/f/fb/JAHER18.ogg Jaheira's voice line] in the previous games. | |||
* A grave {{coords|26|13}} in the [[Lower City]] mentions [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Durlag's_Tower Durlag's Tower] which was the big dungeon from Tales From the Sword Coast, the expansion to Baldur's Gate 1. | |||
* A grave {{coords|31|13}} in the [[Lower City]] mentions [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Branwen 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. | |||
== Characters == | |||
{{SpoilerWarning|act=3|nograd=1}} | |||
====Baldur's Gate original characters==== | |||
*[[Minsc]] | *[[Minsc]] | ||
*[[Naaber]] (after [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Noober Noober] and [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Neeber Neeber]) | *[[Naaber]] (after [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Noober Noober] and [https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Neeber Neeber]) | ||
*[[Jaheira]] | *[[Jaheira]] | ||
* | *[[Viconia]] | ||
* | *[[Sarevok]] | ||
*[[Echo of Amelyssan|Amelyssan]] | |||
*[[Echo of Abazigal|Abazigal]] | |||
*[[Echo of Sendai|Sendai]] | |||
*[[Echo of Illasera|Illasera]] | |||
*[[Slayer]] | |||
*The [[Sceleritas Fel|Butler of Bhaal]] (although a much less sinister character by the name of Cespenar)<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Cespenar</ref> | *The [[Sceleritas Fel|Butler of Bhaal]] (although a much less sinister character by the name of Cespenar)<ref>https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Cespenar</ref> | ||
===Dungeons & Dragons characters=== | |||
*[[Bhaal]] | |||
*[[Elminster]] | |||
*[[Volo]] | |||
==Soundtrack== | |||
{{hatnote|Some of the music took notes from the old games' suites}} | |||
<center> | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GR0XFRvpCKs</embedvideo> | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="480">https://youtu.be/Yr06dRFfMr4?si=DyIoSflO2iaVULuj&t=196</embedvideo> | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvrhhK-ZoyA</embedvideo> | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fE6V4dhGrM</embedvideo> | |||
<embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajl7q4WkYAw</embedvideo> | |||
</center> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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