Actually, the druids in Baldur’s Gate 3 could easily help the tieflings. But they simply refuse to.
The beginning of Baldur’s Gate 3, that is the entire first act, is among the best that gaming and particularly role-playing games have to offer. Many different approaches and interesting conflicts provide a high replay value. One of the biggest disputes is between the druid circle and the tieflings who have sought refuge in the grove. However, there is a small logical error that renders the entire conflict absurd, as a player has pointed out.
What is the druids’ problem? The druids in the grove are trying to complete a ritual upon arrival, at the end of which the grove will be cut off from the rest of the world. However, the tieflings who have nested there are a problem. They are refugees hiding from goblins and other pursuers.
Kagha, the current leader of the druids, would like to get rid of the tieflings. They draw on the already limited resources and supplies.
However, the player Level_Honeydew_9339 has noticed a small detail. There really shouldn’t be a food shortage in the grove, as he writes in the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit:
All druids in the grove should have the ability to cast “Goodberry.” A first-level spell that allows them to feed up to 10 people for 24 hours. What about clean water? Well, “Create Water” conjures enough water for 10 people to drink for a day. Additionally, the grove is by a river, so that shouldn’t be a problem either.
Technically, it is correct that the druids – strictly according to game mechanics – would have the abilities to adequately supply all refugees with food. However, it becomes clear throughout the quest line that Kagha is not entirely trustworthy anyway.
The community has many explanations as to why the druids are not actually dumb
Even though the post is meant to be understood with a pinch of humor, the community immediately found several possible solutions as to why the druids were unable to support the tieflings despite this seemingly powerful spell:
- “They needed all their spell slots for the thorn ritual. Checkmate, tiefling! /s” – rebootyourbrainstem
- “To be fair to Kagha, Goodberry was drastically nerfed in the game. Instead of providing food for 10 people for 24 hours, it only creates 4 rations, which is only 1/10 of a long rest on normal difficulty and only 1/20 of a long rest on higher difficulty. So in-game, Goodberry can’t even feed a single person for a day.” -cpslcking
- “Kagha has a Goodberry when you open a trade window with her, when you talk to her. So no, she didn’t forget, she’s just ‘a bitch.'” – TheEvilOfTwoLessers
Most people know, of course, that Kagha is simply lying; after all, she has a clear goal that she pursues with the ritual and the circle, as long as Halsin is not present – after all, she wants to convert the circle into shadow druids. However, it is a bit curious that all the other druids also seem to have forgotten that feeding people is not really a big problem for druids.
Another problem many players face is that they never finish Baldur’s Gate 3. Because only about 25% have ever reached the end.
