“Uh, guys… I think I’m dead.” – Words you don’t want to hear during an Honour Run in Baldur’s Gate 3. During the last gaming session with her friends, MeinMMO author Caroline Fuller was suddenly confronted by a seemingly weak opponent, who quickly made her heart sink.
What happened? As a group in online and couch co-op with my friends, we have been doing well in our attempt to conquer the Honour mode in Baldur’s Gate 3. After many exciting and nerve-wracking boss battles, difficult decisions, and accidental confrontations, we made it to the third act of the game.
During the last game night, we decided as a morally “flexible” group to enrich ourselves with the treasures of the Counting House. We did trigger the alarm, but we were able to defeat all the guards that got in our way in a lengthy battle.
Buoyed by our success and with a fresh level up under our belts, we set to work looting the boats in the harbor behind the building.
We split up to crack as many chests as possible as quickly as possible. Suddenly, the party’s paladin calls out from a distant boat – he claims to be afflicted by seasickness?
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Better safe than sorry
What’s up with the boat? Upon entering the boat named “The Lustrous Lass”, we all failed our saving throws one after the other and became infected with the sea plague. A warning? – Maybe, but we continued to explore.
Dead bodies lay on the deck, all with cryptic notes in their inventory. Only notes and no gold? – Uninteresting.
But one chest catches our attention, which we open without hesitation.
A small imp springs from the chest and we get involved in a fight. Nobody was overly concerned, as an imp is usually not a dangerous opponent. The fact that the imp is level 12 and, judging by its color, something special, didn’t impress us much. Until one of us starts to strike.
Immediately after the strike, our paladin collapses. He has lost 93 HP in response and has begun his death saves. From that moment on, we knew it was serious.
What makes the imp so powerful? Finally, we examined the imp more closely. It possesses the ability “Caustic Retort,” which reflects damage dealt to it back to the attacker in triplicate. Furthermore, the seasickness caused our group to have disadvantage on checks, saving throws, and attack rolls. Slowly but surely, we became nervous. We hadn’t healed or replenished our spell slots after the fight against the guards. No one had expected another confrontation.
How do you defeat the imp? After constant attacking, stabilizing, and reviving, accompanied by panicked comments, we finally managed to defeat the little imp by bending and breaking the rules. The seasickness vanished, and we immediately returned to camp. It could have been so much easier.
Players on Reddit report that you can toss the imp overboard due to its small size. Although it has tiny wings, the throw into the water seems to incapacitate the undead creature. That would have been much more relaxing than worrying about our Honour Run. MeinMMO editor Sophia Weiss already reported this solution last year, but unfortunately, none of us thought of it.
What do I take away from this? Especially in Honour mode, pride comes before a fall. Therefore, it is important to prepare, take regular rests, and above all, temper one’s reckless audacity. What good is the gold if the whole party dies as a result?
Will I apply these tips to myself in the future? Probably, but uncertain. Preparing for every possible interaction and consequence in a game like Baldur’s Gate 3 can not only dampen the fun of the experience but is simply easier said than done. Even after hundreds of hours, players encounter “new” content that was never hidden: “Now I feel like an idiot” – 10 tips in Baldur’s Gate 3 that are actually obvious but many players discover only late
