A player was sure that he could trick all opponents in Baldur’s Gate 3 with one idea. But he was unaware that his first victim would become a beloved camp member.
What was the player’s plan? The player and Reddit user LittleFox-In-TheBox writes that he encountered a situation in Act Three of Baldur’s Gate 3 that immediately inspired a seemingly brilliant idea.
In the Szarr estate, Cazador’s palace, he comes across a room where the cursed corpse of the girl Victoria lies. The necrotic aura emanating from her deals 4d6 + 4 necrotic damage to all targets within range (or half if the target succeeds on a Wisdom saving throw).
The player had the clever idea that he could use the corpse and its aura in future battles for his own purposes and sent the dead girl for safekeeping to his chest in camp. However, when he returned to camp next, he had to witness a plan backfiring. The chest could not stop the curse of the corpse – leading to Scratch, the camp dog, being killed.
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Player refuses to accept the dog’s death
How did the player react? The player reports that he almost cried when he found the dead dog next to the chest. He could not see himself continuing under these circumstances and decided to reload the last save – which cost him a hefty 3 hours of gameplay. But he gladly accepted that.
“It’s absolutely okay to save scum [relying on old saves and reloading as needed] if it’s for Scratch,” writes nycbroncos on Reddit, who can very much relate to the player’s actions.
Another player is less concerned about the dog, but about the habit of many players to stuff all corpses into chests: “This thread makes me aware that so many people stash the corpses of their enemies in chests in their camp…” (PK_Gaming1 on Reddit)
Another player wonders about a completely different thing that the author of the Reddit post should reconsider in the future: “Three hours of gameplay is the craziest part about it. Do you not save out of paranoia every two minutes?” (viewbtwnvillages on Reddit)
What is behind Victoria, the cursed child? The girl’s corpse with the necrotic aura was once the daughter of one of Cazador’s vampires, Leon Onufrio, who lived in the basement of the house with his daughter. He was afraid that the other vampires would take too much interest in Victoria and cursed her, so that if anyone attacked his daughter, the curse would transfer to the attacker.
The vampire Dalyra, who also lived in the estate, sought a cure for her vampirism and hoped to have found the solution through Victoria’s young blood. However, when she bit and killed her, Victoria’s curse began to spread. Since then, she has been in the room where players can find her.
Baldur’s Gate 3 spares no characters, not even beloved companions like Scratch, no matter how cute he is. Not only many players, but also the other companions and camp members have grown very fond of him, as can be recognized from the sad voice lines when Scratch does not survive the journey: Baldur’s Gate 3: All companions have a sad line in case your beloved dog dies
