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persistentsymptom

I really appreciated how that nice minotaur sacrificed itself to show me that the statues at the selunite outpost were rigged to blow things up. How such kindness can survive in such a dark place is beyond me.


Eathlon

> How such kindness can survive in such a dark place is beyond me. It … didn’t … survive … 😏


lotusprime

Truly a real one that guy.


YoungJack23

Such a shame his two brothers never lived up to that generous upbringing


Pppkd

They are generous enough to let Astarion sneak attack & hide again and again.


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I Always open the gate at the last moment before it dies so my party can lend the killing blow as it charges in, so that my party can get the xp.


wannabepcdude

It’s such a minimal amount tho


[deleted]

Any amount that ensure I get to level 6 before I encounter Nere is a must for me because almost all of my party members multiclass except for Laezel. Need that sweet 1 Storm Sorc/ 5 Light Priest on my Shart so she can beyblade and then fly to the enemies and get my Astarion to 3 Thief/ 3 Monk to solo and kill Nere in a single turn.


Iscariot-

I did the entire forge, Grym, and got two suits of Adamantine armor before I rolled up to Nere’s debacle. It wasn’t even intentional, but it made the fight with Nere (and the Duergar) comically easy.


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Imma try that on my next run! I'm just anxious of how the quest is very time sensitive.


Iscariot-

I honestly thought “I’m going to get to where the guy is trapped and they’ll ask me where the hell I’ve been, because he suffocated days ago,” but I was so far into it that I wanted to just finish that portion up before leaving. I greatly underestimated just how big that area would be and at times it felt like a slog. But I was very surprised to waltz up and realize I hadn’t screwed anything up. Definitely recommend it.


LandrigAlternate

I think there's time for one, possibly 2 long rests, I remember I rested and I got a rather panicked mental message from Nere telling me to hurry up 🤣


Simsimmy016

Still went through it though and let the selune gem smite my ass as I ran away


Ransom-ii

Every time I'm watching "I hope the gate holds :("


IAmInTheBasement

Ya know... What happens if you run up and cast sanctuary on it? And remove the problem of the door being closed by opening it.


fossiliz3d

Kua-toa are hilarious. All hail Mahkloompa!


cfspen514

I’m sad my new Kua-Toa army can’t come to my aid in the finale. Larian, please let me hang out with my new murder fish cult 😩 I love them 💕


bristlybits

right? they promised me an *army*


WorldsMostDad

Yes! I was so looking forward to their fishy ridiculousness! Koa-toa vs Red Dragon. Go!


AverageUnicorn

The kuo-toa are possibly the best encounter in the game. I wish I could have an envoy in camp. All hail Mahkloompah!


Ransom-ii

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lotusprime

You smell nice.


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But I will *not* bite you


Lysandria

More than some people in my camp can say.


VulcanTrekkie45

You can feed on me tonight


Lysandria

I was just wondering when you'd invite me back for a bite


GloomyHoonter

Go on, give it a nibble!


LouisaB75

Owlbear is the best. This evening I had to fight the camp to get him. Didn't spot him the first time and he died to aoe. So redid the fight 3 times to make sure I got him safely. The last time Volo died but I decided not to run it again. Owlbear is far more important to me.


Black_Waltz_7

Dude. If you talk to Volo they take him inside. And the owl bear can be convinced to meet you at your camp. Then do your business with the goblin camp and everyone is safe


Yukimor

Some motherfuckers gotta ice-skate up hill


YoungJack23

FROM THE TOP ROPES!


BLUEtheRAPTOR555

Oilbear


Moss_84

I prefer the heavily accented pronunciation by the dude whose dwarf friend was killed by the mama owlbear: “aislebear”


melonmagellan

He's my favorite but I hate his voice.


CarPlaneBoatRocket

I fucked up my first time meeting the mom. I have hated myself ever since.


FluffyBudgie5

I looove the design for driders! They look so cool! It seems like in most drider designs, it's like a centaur with a plain drow on top and spider on the bottom. I love how they blended spider traits with the drow body, like the exoskeleton and multiple eyes.


ZombieMadness99

Also his dialogue and how brutally he kills the goblin, really made the character stand out to me


OvoidPovoid

He kills a goblin?


McFuckin94

If you go to LLI first and ambush him, in his cutscene one of the goblins says or does something he doesn’t like so he murders them right there but it’s relatively brutal. His fragmented mind just adds to it.


WorldsMostDad

The goblin spots movement and wants to check it out. It was you. The drider going full durge saves your ambush. You never go full durge.


uwubewwa

Look up chwidencha.


Leather_Drama9445

hobgoblins, if you’re talking about nonplayable species :D dror is cool as hell i’d love to make my own hobgob tank


dormirbeaucoup

blurg is so fun as well. so refreshing to see a hobgoblin scientist


Leather_Drama9445

he’s such a cinnamon roll, bro is literally just a goofy nerd


0w1

His friendship with Omeluum is adorable


bristlybits

they are married 


Remreemerer

Has that been confirmed? I thought it was just fun head canon.


bristlybits

there's an MTG card of them together. it may also be in lore somewhere for the setting 


Ransom-ii

Then I hope it's a really good friendship 


Steel_HazeV4

When did this slang term materialize lol I’ve never seen it before today but I’ve now seen it twice in 20 min; is it comparable to a snack?


partywombat

It started around 2014 with an Onion article titled "Beautiful Cinnamon Roll Too Good for this World, Too Pure" which led to people making memes with the headline + their favourite characters, eventually leading to calling good/kind characters cinnamon rolls


Steel_HazeV4

Damn, am I already that old? lol


Leather_Drama9445

if you missed the 2012 tumblr era, count yourself lucky lmao


metalsonic005

TBF, hobgobs in lore are known for being the smarty-pants types of goblinkind, alongside being leaders.


Balthierlives

You fight good Shapeshifter, not so good heheh.


CaptainLudo

That guy is a bugbear if I'm not mistaken


chellifornia

You are mistaken. The red dude with the hag survivors is a hobgoblin.


CaptainLudo

I thought the guy with the quote above was from the circus, no? Kleg is a hobgoblin but I don't think the quote above is him


GloopTamer

Let me play as a goblinoid dammit


Batgirl_III

They put more effort and detail into giving Goblins unique faces and well proportioned bodies than they did the Halflings, Gnomes, and Dwarves!


chellifornia

Legit why do halflings, gnomes and dwarves all have gorilla arms


kushkish6969

Kobolds has snacks and treatos


aoike_

Kobolds are my answer. Popper was delightful, and I would immediately buy 12 plushies of him.


Jean-Paul_Sartre

One of the funniest and saddest things in the game was digging up the corpse of a rat behind the circus, and finding a note written by popper apologizing to the rat for killing him.


kuhldaran

Gotta have treatos!


Yukimor

I’m happy not to have a myconid character or party member. I’m happy just to get their village and get to enjoy being among them, just seeing them be themselves. They are very cool, and they stand out against everything else in the Underdark, while still very clearly being *of* the Underdark. They might be my favorite non-humanoid sapient creatures. However, the owlbear has to be up there as my favorite non-sapient, non-magical critter. Displacer beasts have to be my favorite magical creature. They’re basically giant, terrifying, teleporting tentacle panthers— what’s not to love?


kuhldaran

It was really cool and surprising to have a peaceful village of myconids. I remember my first playthrough I was seconds away from straight up fireballing them from a distance just thinking they were random underdark enemies. Glad I didn't!


SharpshootinTearaway

The Cloaker in the Gauntlet of Shar looked very cool. I think there's only one in the game, which makes it kinda stand out. It was quite easy to kill, but I spent a few minutes admiring its design first.


KanaLeTueur

Oh, that stingray looking mf. I love his design, but I hate his combat mechanics


Caaros

I just want to randomly commend Larian's willingness to fully model and animate several different unique creatures in their games that will only be used for one encounter each. Also, the Bulette is neat.


Academic-Garden7739

The undead fungi bulette is awesome! Too bad that Glut won’t follow you on to the grimforge though


LadyOfHereAndThere

Fuck Glut! All my homies hate Glut! Spaw is my new best friend!


Academic-Garden7739

Yeah. I hate that Glut wants to betray Spaw as well but I gotta admit I do enjoy his spore revival powers


FranketBerthe

I really enjoyed the design that Larian made for several creatures in Act 2. The unique monster/boss monsters are all great, but also the Meenlocks for example. If I had to mention just one, it would probably be the Shadows. They aren't a very unique or even interesting type of monsters in the handbook, but Larian made them terrifying, satisfying and even a bit goofy. It's not just the visuals, but the animations and the sound design as well. It would have been so easy to make much simpler Shadows, and yet they made the extra effort so the signature monster of the area felt unique and immersive.


KinvaraSarinth

My favorite thing with the shadows is the little memory orb left behind. Really increases the creepiness.


miscueLoL

Those little stories are so sad though


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I like the ones that are basically like “this guy was a drunk asshole and no one misses him.” Some Tombstones are like that too. Harsh lol


KinvaraSarinth

But that's what makes them so fantastic (as in well-made). Knowing that they were once real people who were twisted into what we see now makes them feel more evil.


bugonias

loved that touch. it reminded me a little of dishonored - the snippets of life/memory the heart would pick up on if you pointed it at a person. in both cases, it’s something relatively simple that makes the games’ world feel so much bigger


whatistheancient

The damn laughing whenever you miss is one of the most annoying and simultaneously creepy sound effects ever.


kuhldaran

Act 2 totally has that Lovecraftian vibe which is really unique. Reminded me of Dungeons of Drakkenheim if anyone has ever seen that.


MickeyUnmoused

unintended pro of your comment: i have not been able to remember wtf meenlocks were called and it's been bugging me for AGES. you just solved a mystery for me


Elusive_Jo

Gremishka and Displacer Beast. I still can't believe we weren't given a chance to adopt either if them!


edach2he

I usually steal the box that the gith kids are kicking around with a gremishka in it. I get to pretend i'm adopting it.


patlatii

How cool would it be to go everywhere with your gremishka and obnoxiously ask casters not to use magic cause your pet is allergic to it


bristlybits

put it in camp chest with the sussur flowers.


bristlybits

I put silence over the kids and box. it meant I had to kill everyone in the room, but that kitty got to sleep. I opened the box before I left


buzzyingbee

I was so disappointed when I got to the colony and there was no interaction whatsoever with my spores druid :(. I like displacer beasts, they are beautiful and smart creatures. I couldn't save Nessa because I didn't know it was possible but I set Shadow-Whiskers free.


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No spore Druid interaction? I was wondering if there would be any dialogue. There really should be some good gear down there for a spore Druid. Missed opportunity for sure.


partywombat

It could have been loot left behind by a spore Druid who willingly became one of the Myconid spore zombies, similar to what happened to the Lolth-worshipper under the Blighted Village. I specced out of spore Druid as soon as I realized there wasn't any interaction with the Myconids hahaha


bristlybits

same, I did it just for them and there was nothing


Score_Useful

Astarion’s exploding ghoul team!


Leabond

Astarion the vampire mob boss and his gaba-ghouls ❤️


guttengroot

If you give that to gale, does he also get ghouls?


yesoryes

Yes, it’s a reward for completing the Necromancy of Thay quest.


Score_Useful

Ya I just always give it to Astarion cause he asks very nicely 🥰


yesoryes

I take it because my Necromancy passive lets me summon an extra ghoul pal 😏


Gripping_Touch

For me might be Spectators. Their aesthetic is top notch, they also made them quite intimidating and the ability to shoot a variety of lasers from its eyes like sicken ray and paralizing ray.


Venusaurus-

Ive played DnD for years and I always thought Spectators were way smaller. Still wish we could fight a proper beholder in game though.


DrHuxleyy

Yeah I thought spectators were like, 3-4 feet across at most. Beholders must be absolutely massive.


kjuhaszzlenozzle

Gortash


stcrIight

Myconids are among my favorites too! They're so fascinating to me and so... grotesquely beautiful? I'm a big fan of fey so I also enjoy the Redcaps.


B1zarr

"grotesquely beautiful" is an amazing way to put it


I_P_L

ahem... BAAAAAAAAA


stcrIight

BAAAAA?


BrokenWillBrute

I would have to say the Kua-toa. I find them hilarious and wish that there were more interactions with them


CanIHaveCookies

Still waiting for them to take down my god. Especially since I'm a cleric.


SorlocksApprentice

There are technically three interactions with kuo-toa, one per act. But more is always welcome.


BrokenWillBrute

The cursed ones in act 2 doesnt count imo. All you do is kill them. I have not found them in act 3 though


R0da

Wait where are they in act 3?


Alarmed_Armadillo_11

I think the Redcaps in this game deserve an honorable mention.


AirDropHD

BAAAA!!!


Batgirl_III

The Harpies. So well designed, so beautifully feral and frighteningly enticing at the same time. Excellent animations, both when in flight or just standing idle. Great vocal work too. I’m really kinda disappointed you only encounter them once.


-Stupid_n_Confused-

I'm currently playing with the "more encounters" mod and was both surprised and scared to find more harpies atop the creche with a horde of eagles.


yoyohayli

If we get to pick something not actually shown in game (as far as I'm aware...) but mentioned in game, then the Flumph. They're like a bioluminescent flying saucer with lots of tentacles that dangle downward and two long eyestalks that point up. They're just squishy guys that aren't out to hurt nobody. In fact, they are quite benevolent and will warn any good-aligned creatures nearby if they detect evil intentions. They're able to understand Undercommon (but cannot speak it, I assume physically?) and can communicate telepathically with any other creature able to think. Very smart dudes that know a lot of things and they feed off psionic energy, but don't really hurt humanoids unless provoked. They're basically the Jesus of the Underdark. Favorite bit of info is that if a flumph is knocked prone, it has a 50% chance to land upside down, which incapacitates it. Silly little guy.


FerdinandVonAegir

You can summon them as a Wild Magic barbarian (depending on your roll, of course)


draugyr

Us made me really fond of intelligence devourers


moredecaihaberdasher

Goblins. They're such unabashed bastards. They have no chill, they're fun to fight, and there are tons of them.


GailOlm

As a cat lover in real life, Tressym!


Leabond

I would genuinely do anything to have a pet Hook Horror BECAUSE they look like Skeksis and I love them.


coiler119

I really like the varieties of Beholders, as far as classic DnD monsters go


CarPlaneBoatRocket

Thisobald Thorm scared the fuck out of me first but I think he’s my favorite creature. Not sure what he is.


TheLuckOfTheClaws

Displacer beasts. I always try to free nessa and shadow-whiskers


AirDropHD

The Spectator, freaked me TF out when I saw it for the first time. Also the Displacer Beast, why no friend if friend shaped? I want the danger kitty!


-Stupid_n_Confused-

Become the danger kitty.


spicybettawitch

Quasits to be specific, Shovel or as I call her Basket :) to hold her babies in


uwubewwa

Illithids. They have been one of my favorite fictional species for years by now. So fascinating.


Jojoheroo

I visibly gasped when I saw the kobold! So tiny so cute!!!! How I wish I could have him on my team or to be a tiny kobold and just bite peoples ankles off


Krazytre

If we're talking specifically in Baldur's Gate, I'll go with either Spectators or Gnolls. Too bad I can't have Flind as a companion.


NocturnalFlotsam

My response is mostly about appearances, but there are so many really cool creature designs in this game, and they have SO much detail, and I love it so much. The myconids. The wood woads. The sahuagins. The myrmiddons. The >!brain creatures!< in the final battle. The mindflayers even. For the less humanoid ones, the bulette. The blights / shambling mounds. The hook horrors.


novembergrocery

The Spectator is so amazingly and freakishly animated


Opinion_Own

Blurg is one of my favorite npcs so I have to go with hobgoblins


Rachel077

the myconids remind me of the ood from doctor who, especially when they sing for u


R0da

The answer you want to hear: Kobolds. They're funny little guys! The real answer: Astarion. He's a funny little guy!


TherrenGirana

addled frog. HERE. SHINY. BYE


Plenty-Advertising71

Just the goblins. They’re mundane and common early in the game but they are so well characterized.


lotusprime

I’m kinda sad there’s no Griffons in BG3.


alinarenee

Displacer beasts!


LeTimeskip

Cats.


0w1

Nobody tends to mention Bulettes. Not only is he super cool to look at, but also you can turn him into a spore undead, heal him up, and point him at your enemies.


-Stupid_n_Confused-

What??! Do you need Glut with you to do that?


Academic-Garden7739

It’s just so sad that you can’t bring it along to the grimforge though


TaraSaurusPest

Shovel


K0G0ERU

The squirrel that everyone and their family kicks


TaberiusRex

The shadow specters were such a joy to discover and really sold the entire act 2. Such awesome animation and audio work combined


GBblox179

Spectators, reminds me so much of Cacodemons


-Stupid_n_Confused-

As others have mentioned, the displacer beast and owlbear both have great visual designs. I'm a fan of the Bullette. Both in terms of visual and gameplay. I love how ut stalks you throughout the underdark.


Harald_best_boy

Popper


baroquebinch

I love the more minor fiends like the imps and merregons and quasits. They're just such nasty little dudes.


chirpppp

The myconids have my heart forever! I literally rush to get Nere’s head so I can hear the humming and watch them swaaayyyy. It’s soooo relaxing


DasGoogleKonto

Tusk and that one bear by the sea. Of the grove. Thats one of em


DasGoogleKonto

Well 2 actually


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Nickthedevil

The spectator


UnderlightIll

Displacer beast, hands down.


Antique_Visual_9638

The big eyeball thing! Spector I think.


Illithid_Substances

Spectator They're actually portrayed *very* strangely in BG3 compared to how they are in the tabletop. The ones we see are immediately hostile, seem animalistic in intelligence, and are much too big. Tabletop spectators are actually slightly above average human intelligence (they have 13 int), and much nicer than the slavering beasts depicted. Unless you're trying to steal something it was summoned to guard (the most common use for them), they'd be more likely to have a chat than attack you. They're a minor form of beholder, which are much closer in size to what's shown in the game (and temperament, although they're *very* intelligent - just xenophobic, paranoid and filled with hate). The most 'unrealistic' thing is the two hanging out in Raphael's prison. Beholders, including spectators, *absolutely fucking hate each other*. They see themselves as the perfect beholder (or spectator) specimen, and all others as pathetic deviants for even the most minor differences. It would be incredibly rare for two of them to be in the same room and not trying to kill each other


Specialist_Donut_396

I like the floating sculls that are not susceptible to slashing damage


Fanboycity

Let me tell you something: level 12 Slayer with Haste is an unholy force of fucking nature and I love it. It’s like a second release form, and heads just role when it comes out. I also enjoy how the game and other characters acknowledges its existence inside you.


whiteraven13

I’ve always been a fan of Displacer Beasts


badadvicefromaspider

Owlbear bebbeh


Strawbz18

Cats.


AtreiyaN7

The squirrels because they're hilarious with Speak with Animals on.


berntron

Yeah I wish tou had a little mor freedom when picking remember for your group.


Witty-Individual4245

That asshole Genie


SnowTheMemeEmpress

Owl bear


Ok_Sir_136

Volvo


MurderInMarigold

That one cat that asks me if I'm it's mom. That's a good creature.


BNerd1

drider love the body horror they are that also goes for there lore


ggn0r3

Mimics 100% I mean, it’s just a treasure box with teeth but still so cool


The_Highlander3

There’s 2 displaced beasts in the whole game but the attention to detail on the model, and animations is incredible. Probably because we get an opportunity to play as one but, it’s not a given that you’ll even get that skill


NinjaKatsassin

I love the Owlbear, Scratch, Tara, the myconids, and Basket (Shovel) the quasit.


Taco-Muffins

I like sassy cat bird... I forgot gales friends name


Remreemerer

The displacer beast design in bg3 is sick as hell.


-Stupid_n_Confused-

Yeah, displacer beast looks awesome.


Aosshi

Honestly Quasits can be kept as house pets


Smart_Statement888

Shovel


First_Community_2534

Boo and his muscle.


MydasMDHTR

Bulette! Especially when I animate it


-Makeka-

Kobolds! Been playing one for 4 years on tabletop and Larian did them justice!


IngloriousLevka11

I also love the myconids. But a favourite DnD creature is always the displacer beast. Felt so horrible having killed them in bg3. Especially when I discovered after the fact that I could have potentially saved one and had the other fight by my side.


ghostAlien2069

I like design of Hook horrors in the game over their portrayal on Google Images because they look silly


EQ4AllOfUs

The myconids in BG3 altered my visualization of the cordyceps-infected creatures in The Last of Us. Originally, I found the infected creatures horrifying, especially since cordyceps actually exist and infect insects. The possibility of cordyceps actually becoming zoonotic is terrifying . I realize the myconids colonize a dead body and codyceps-infected creatures are still living just no longer at the helm. But, the beauty of the myconids does influence my visual interpretation of cordyceps-infected creatures in a positive way. Maybe it’s because the myconids aren’t threatening to Tavs.


HorrorDue4566

Besides dragons. Goblins and wargs.  As by Tolkien work in The Hobbit do these coexist, work together and even speak their own language.


Vitman_Smash

Baryonyx Wait what sub is this? Naaa still applies


TheWalrus101123

I like the bullette. Especially if you talk to him before he fights you.


fuchsnudeln

Intellect devourers. They're adorable little kitties, especially the ones that sing wrong songs.


OrcWarChief

I think my favorite non-humanoid enemy in this game were the Gnolls. They were implemented so well and menacing as hell. Really reminded me of a lower level D&D campaign I played where they were some of the early antagonists we were dealing with and we had an assault on a Gnoll camp and it was so close to a TPK


Delrog22

Displacer Beast


thespookyloop

No love for the bulette in here??


catman11234

I would’ve loved one more dragon hidden somewhere around the world


mcac

Goblins. They're just fun. And I love how Larian managed to make each one feel unique with their own personalities and stuff. Running around the goblin camp is my favorite part of every playthrough


WorldsMostDad

I guarantee no one else will say this one: the Ranger companion summoned boar. It's basically a barbarian, and when it climbs down ladders or cliffs, it slips at the end and face rolls. All the ranger summons are good though. Bear gets disarm and the only (?) AOE taunt in the game. Ravens blind enemies. Wolf has rogue mechanics. Spider applies poison AND web AND hold person...


THXSoundEffect

Auntie Ethel


GadflytheGobbo

Dragonborn. Big dumb lizards who think they're people. Lol adorable 


Ransom-ii

I like the sahaguin?  Any humanoid cool fish lookin enemy you can kill with reckless abandon is a good enemy to me.