NSFW Let's Play - Baldur's Gate 3

[Ben]

I have an impulse to play BG3 and try to make it a forum-participation thing, so I think I'm going to start a new play through on my PC and post to this thread as I go. I think I'm mostly going to keep it to screenshots since that seems easier, but I might throw in some video every now and then. Major story videos I'm not including, etc. but I'll recap what happens after each scene to keep a narrative going.

We'll be playing on Balanced mode for this.

FIRST DECISION: What race, class, etc. do we want to play?



Original character or one of the existing ones? I'm going to guess original, though could be wrong.

Man? Woman? Neither?

Race?


Class?


Background? I can give more detail on the specifics if anyone cares.


I will also accept suggestions for name and/or appearance, which I'll try to match as best as I can.

I'm going to smoke and give it maybe 10 minutes. If I don't have any suggestions by then, I'm coming up with something I think might be fun and getting started.

I've primarily played Druid before, so maybe going hard on some type of caster could be fun. Or Paladin, though I'd probably need to try and not kill people then depending on oath...

 

[Ben]

Comedy Moonsprout option.

 

[Benzine]

do you wanna play together

otherwise, i vote on behalf of everyone that you are playing durge. the engagement will be best that way.

 

[Ben]

do you wanna play together

This is appealing and something I hadn't really considered, which is dumb of me. Not sure how regularly I'll be playing, but I'm down to have anyone jump in if possible.

otherwise, i vote on behalf of everyone that you are playing durge. the engagement will be best that way.

I haven't played as Durge before, so that'd definitely be interesting. Are you shoehorned into being evil, or still have choice?

 

[Ben]

GEICO.

 

[Benzine]

tbh the second i suggested it the next thought was stupid thing to say, i am a busy bastard in my own right... but having just done a coop version with my wife, and knowing the timing and seasons, i actually think it'd be quite doable. you don't need me to play every time you play, but if we ever link up timewise i just step in having not missed a beat and just play with you. and surely there are others here who could do the same.

 

[Benzine]

what about a sorc with wild magic for the randomness of viewing?

 

[Ben]

what about a sorc with wild magic for the randomness of viewing?

I think they patched something about Wild Magic so it works better now? I know they fixed a lot of Druid stuff which is what got me back into it.

I guess my main thing is, I'm not inclined to ever be evil in playthroughs, though if that's the will of the forum so be it. I've never seen someone play a Durge nicely in order to know if you can try to be good and fight the... D'urge...

Wild magic sorc currently is winning in fun-potential.

 

[Benzine]

even to get started it won't matter, if everyone else turns up you could respec easily enough and all that

 

[Ben]

This is our wild magic Sorcerer, Keith.

 

[Ben]

Not really used to the PC HUD since I was playing coop with the wife on PS5. Honestly, having a mouse to drag stuff around is going to be 100% better for quality of life inventory management.

 

[Ben]

We are not off to a great start with rolls, it seems.

 

[Ben]

Squish.



Shit, a lot of this is probably going to get spicy for gore or whatever. I guess a NSFW tag might be appropriate.

 

[Benzine]

did you give the pool a reach around?

i can't read so good

 

[Ben]

did you give the pool a reach around?

i can't read so good

Nah, every single time I've touched it, it explodes. I didn't figure it did anything different.

 

[Ben]

I touched it for you.

Made me touch glowing health tentacles and such.

 

[Ben]

Angry mommy.

 

[Benzine]

that's my wife

 

[Ben]

#SurprisinglyAdequate

 

[Ben]

What're your thoughts on Shadowheart?

I'm gonna let her out either way.

 

[Benzine]

i couldn't not help someone but i don't have a dark urge

 

[Ben]

Some of these faces.

I feel like I tried to make myself a true amalgamation of a 'heavy metal singer' and 'compliance auditor'.

Squad.

 

[Nae'blis]

Hehe, High Half elf.

 

[Ben]

Tried to kill the devil commander for his sword but that didn't work, so I ran like a child.













That hair is much greener outside of the Nautiloid.

 

[Ben]

*Violent shaking intensifies.*

 

[Ben]

Not today, Alucard.

Ding.

 

[Ben]

Distant spell and twinned spell seem the most destructive, for sure. Taking those as my metamagic feats.

I also picked up Chromatic Orb since nothing else seemed better.

 

[Benzine]

have you considered pledging yourself to a demon?

 

[Ben]

have you considered pledging yourself to a demon?

 

[Benzine]

pew pew pew pew pew pew pew pewp ew eldritch pew pew

 

[Ben]

You mean multiclass? Possibly. I haven't paid any thought to how many levels I'd really want in sorc to be viable before picking up other stuff.

Eldrich blast is fun though.

 

[Ben]

Wall kid's afraid to leave his wall.

 

[Benzine]

i think you only need 2 warlock and then mostly sorc. it might even just be 1 lock. can't remember. but yeah it's so good.

 

[Benzine]

well fuck off g, you ain't the kingpin magic wielder with keith about

 

[Ben]

well fuck off g, you ain't the kingpin magic wielder with keith about

Small mana energy

 

[Benzine]

if i ran into those 2 in an alley way, i'd be more afraid of gale. what kind of person could be with keith? only a true demon

 

[Ben]

Son, go to bed.

 

[Ben]

Also feeling this bro is going to get benched for the entire thing. Exploding faces is my gimmick.

 

[Ben]

Gonna quit now that we got into the Druid grove. I'll pick it up again tomorrow night.

 

[Rachel]

Just now seeing this thread

What is your starting class I missed it

I have been going for a gold dice run off and on but could jump into a game if we ever do that or want to do that

 

[Ben]

Just now seeing this thread

What is your starting class I missed it

I have been going for a gold dice run off and on but could jump into a game if we ever do that or want to do that

Wild Magic Sorcerer. Benzine thinks I should multiclass into warlock so I might do that, or respec when I get Withers.

 

[Benzine]

Oh I think I should be specifically ignored and we should just do the most outlandish stuff

 

[Ben]

Oh I think I should be specifically ignored and we should just do the most outlandish stuff

I'm going to be a sarcastic bastard every chance I get and probably piss everyone off, but we'll see if that alone gets me in trouble.

I think I probably did do it backwards and should have taken warlock levels first, but oh well. Withers provides.

 

[Ben]

So I was certainly thinking "Firestarter" with Sorcerer and kind of themed him off of Keith Flint of the Prodigy, of course with a purple skinned twist.



Not that I have BG3 open while at work or anything, but what are everyone's thoughts on changing his skin to white and giving him a shave?




My worry is that he just starts to look like a smug twat instead of a father of 3 who listens to Opeth.

 

[Ben]

...I kind off feel like embracing the chaos of wild magic means I should just hit 'randomise appearance'.

 

[Nae'blis]

...I kind off feel like embracing the chaos of wild magic means I should just hit 'randomise appearance'.

 

[Ben]

Keith has experienced a magical accident.

 

[Ben]

Sold some junk from corpses to Arron, made 367 gold.




I stopped Wyll from traumatizing a child and sent him to timeout in camp.





This little shit tried to fleece me, but Keith is a master of all magic, including magic tricks.






Did not browse goods, did not get pickpocketed.

Literal angry mommy.




Looks like Short Order is in the Emerald Grove.

And this fuck, thinking he's some kind of monster guide or something.

 

[Ben]

I haven't long-rested yet since the last time I played through with my wife, we faffed around so much long resting I think a week had passed before I made it to the goblin camp and by that point Halsin was a throw-rug.

So I'm trying to be cautious about how much time I'm letting pass, so I'm going to try to push it until everyone's spent. I'm going to try to head to the Abandoned Ruins to wake up Withers (as I'm fairly sure he's in some sarcophagus there) and maybe rest/respec before running into those Gnolls further on.

 

[Nae'blis]

Keith has experienced a magical accident.

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He kinda looks like Hulk Hogan.

"And I tell you, brotherrrr, that Hulk Hogan is gonna drop some wild magic on your ass! Even the little Hulksters know this!"