As Dark Urge, you can quickly miss something in Baldur’s Gate 3. One of the most important scenes belongs to that – because it can be easily skipped.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is quite a large game. No matter how thoroughly you explore the world, it is simply impossible to experience everything on your first run. This is not only due to the decisions made but also often because of many hidden “triggers” that can trigger a cutscene or deny it forever.
A particularly important scene, if you’re playing the “Dark Urge,” most of you might have skipped – and did so without noticing.
Spoiler Warning: This article is about the entry of the “Dark Urge” in Baldur’s Gate 3.
What is the “Dark Urge”? The “Dark Urge” is one of the origin stories you can play in Baldur’s Gate 3. It is special because you can customize your character individually, but still experience a very specific story. Your character has amnesia and has forgotten much about their past. However, their thoughts often drift towards dark deeds that end in bloody atrocities and murders.
The exploration of the reasons behind this dark urge and understanding who or what you actually are or were is the essence of this story, which spans all three acts.
What kind of scene is that? During the first rest in the camp, your character takes some time to reflect on their own past. The interesting part: there are individual selection options depending on the chosen race and class. Those who think (rightly) that “Dark Urge” and “lawful paladin” do not match will be taught otherwise here.
The scene is not particularly long, but it puts you in the right mood to understand what your character is actually going through and what they have experienced in the past.
What prevents the scene? Your progress. Once you have done “too much” in Baldur’s Gate 3, the aforementioned scene will no longer take place. Because then it is overwritten by other events during the night.
One of these “triggers” is collecting Lae’zel. Once you have freed her from her predicament and she joins the group, it is already too late. Other companions, like Gale, Shadowheart, and Astarion, do not seem to cause this problem.
The problem here is that right after the crash, there is hardly any reason to take a long rest early on. After all, you are rested and can set off full of energy to experience adventures. Thus, many “Dark Urge” players unintentionally skip this scene.
So those who want to experience this scene should take a long rest as soon as possible after the crash to ponder their past as Dark Urge.
Which content was removed from Baldur’s Gate 3 is explained here.
