Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
World Reveal of Baldur’s Gate 3 Gameplay at PAX!
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7930038" data-attributes="member: 20323"><p>Gotcha. Do you recall which forum? I'd like to track to the source.</p><p></p><p>So far I've compiled the following juicy lore tidbits relating to BG 3. I've tried to be transparent when I speculate, calling out my speculation in <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">blue</span>. Please correct me if I'm mistaken in any of my lore gathering!</p><p></p><p><strong>Baldur’s Gate 3 Lore Tidbits & Speculation</strong></p><p></p><p>Playable races include Githyanki and Tieflings-with-subraces (from <em>Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes</em>) such as the Asmodeus Tiefling.</p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">speculation: </span></strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">The presence of tiefling sub-races based on archdevils suggests devil/Nine Hells-based intrigues feature in BG3.</span></p><p></p><p>Swen mentioned that the protagonist gets the nautiloid to crash land about 200 miles east of Baldur's Gate. Which just happens to be where Elturel was before being dragged to hell in <em>Descent into Avernus.</em></p><p><strong>source: </strong>[MEDIA=youtube]gwYrmp3_6Nc:1335[/MEDIA] </p><p></p><p>Also, Swen said that the city being destroyed by the mind flayers was <a href="https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Yartar" target="_blank">Yartar</a> which lies east of Neverwinter and Triboar. This is way to the north of Baldur's Gate.</p><p><strong>source: </strong>[MEDIA=youtube]gwYrmp3_6Nc:1335[/MEDIA] </p><p></p><p>The NPC Shadowheart mentions "the chase through hell.” </p><p><strong>source:</strong> [MEDIA=youtube]gwYrmp3_6Nc:1525[/MEDIA]</p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">speculation: </span></strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">This may imply the nautiloid ship was planeshifting into and out of the Nine Hells. The snowy twilight canyon the red dragons chase the nautiloid through does have strange crystal formations that glow with their own light ([MEDIA=youtube]gwYrmp3_6Nc:1272[/MEDIA])...</span></p><p></p><p>The NPC Gale has a "devastation orb" like a ticking bomb in his chest. Interestingly, a "devastation orb" was mentioned in connection with Yartar in <em>Princes of the Apocalypse </em>(p175): Members of the Hand of Yartar thieves' guild acquired a "devastation orb" from the Lord Protector of Triboar's vault and attempted to auction it off to the highest bidder.</p><p><strong>source:</strong> [MEDIA=youtube]gwYrmp3_6Nc:1070[/MEDIA] </p><p></p><p><em>“As we desperately seek a cure, we discover the tadpole gives us godlike powers and we find outselves on the centre stage of a complot hatched by none other than the Dead Three: the gods of Murder, Tyranny, and Death.”</em></p><p><strong>source: </strong><a href="https://i.imgur.com/wDhL6kh.png" target="_blank">https://i.imgur.com/wDhL6kh.png</a> (I still need to confirm source as official)</p><p></p><p>The Dead Three – Bhaal, Myrkul, and Bane – are no longer dead, but rather existing as demigods. Rather than retreat from the world along with most gods (at Ao’s command), they chose to remain among mortals in a weakened state as demigods to enact their schemes.</p><p><strong>source: </strong>DNDBeyond <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIdSoaR7SH4" target="_blank">'Baldur's Gate 3' and The Dead Three in D&D</a> & Dragon Talk <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAveVhvydhM" target="_blank">Dragon Talk: LYSK The Dead Three, 3/15/18</a></p><p></p><p>In <em>Baldur’s Gate 2</em>, Gorion’s Ward either destroys or absorbs whatever is left of Bhaal’s essence and even has the option to take his place as the new Lord of Murder. </p><p><strong>source: </strong><em>Baldur’s Gate 2</em></p><p></p><p>The last known Bhaalspawns (Abdel Adrian & Viekang) fought, and one was killed, while the other turned into a blood-soaked horror that was defeated by adventurers. With all of his spawn dead, Bhaal’s essence was unbound, allowing for his resurrection.</p><p><strong>source: </strong><em>Murder in Baldur’s Gate</em>, page unknown.</p><p></p><p>Myrkul retrieved the <em>Silver Sword of Gith </em>from the Abyss and gave it to one of his followers. Also, Myrkul was depicted as a nearly dead god-corpse floating in the Astral.</p><p><strong>source: </strong><em>Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer</em></p><p><strong><em><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">speculation: </span></em></strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Githyanki are known for inhabiting god-corpses, and some could have a fortress on Myrkul’s semi-alive body.</span></p><p></p><p>Bane appears to have been reborn by consuming his half-demon (cambion?) son Iyachtu Xvim in a pillar of green flame and using his body.</p><p><strong>source:</strong> <em>The Grand History of the Realms, </em>page 152.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quickleaf, post: 7930038, member: 20323"] Gotcha. Do you recall which forum? I'd like to track to the source. So far I've compiled the following juicy lore tidbits relating to BG 3. I've tried to be transparent when I speculate, calling out my speculation in [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]blue[/COLOR]. Please correct me if I'm mistaken in any of my lore gathering! [B]Baldur’s Gate 3 Lore Tidbits & Speculation[/B] Playable races include Githyanki and Tieflings-with-subraces (from [I]Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes[/I])[I] [/I]such as the Asmodeus Tiefling. [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]speculation: [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]The presence of tiefling sub-races based on archdevils suggests devil/Nine Hells-based intrigues feature in BG3.[/COLOR] Swen mentioned that the protagonist gets the nautiloid to crash land about 200 miles east of Baldur's Gate. Which just happens to be where Elturel was before being dragged to hell in [I]Descent into Avernus.[/I] [B]source: [/B][MEDIA=youtube]gwYrmp3_6Nc:1335[/MEDIA] Also, Swen said that the city being destroyed by the mind flayers was [URL='https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Yartar']Yartar[/URL] which lies east of Neverwinter and Triboar. This is way to the north of Baldur's Gate. [B]source: [/B][MEDIA=youtube]gwYrmp3_6Nc:1335[/MEDIA] The NPC Shadowheart mentions "the chase through hell.” [B]source:[/B] [MEDIA=youtube]gwYrmp3_6Nc:1525[/MEDIA] [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]speculation: [/COLOR][/B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]This may imply the nautiloid ship was planeshifting into and out of the Nine Hells. The snowy twilight canyon the red dragons chase the nautiloid through does have strange crystal formations that glow with their own light ([MEDIA=youtube]gwYrmp3_6Nc:1272[/MEDIA])...[/COLOR] The NPC Gale has a "devastation orb" like a ticking bomb in his chest. Interestingly, a "devastation orb" was mentioned in connection with Yartar in [I]Princes of the Apocalypse [/I](p175): Members of the Hand of Yartar thieves' guild acquired a "devastation orb" from the Lord Protector of Triboar's vault and attempted to auction it off to the highest bidder. [B]source:[/B] [MEDIA=youtube]gwYrmp3_6Nc:1070[/MEDIA] [I]“As we desperately seek a cure, we discover the tadpole gives us godlike powers and we find outselves on the centre stage of a complot hatched by none other than the Dead Three: the gods of Murder, Tyranny, and Death.”[/I] [B]source: [/B][URL]https://i.imgur.com/wDhL6kh.png[/URL] (I still need to confirm source as official) The Dead Three – Bhaal, Myrkul, and Bane – are no longer dead, but rather existing as demigods. Rather than retreat from the world along with most gods (at Ao’s command), they chose to remain among mortals in a weakened state as demigods to enact their schemes. [B]source: [/B]DNDBeyond [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIdSoaR7SH4"]'Baldur's Gate 3' and The Dead Three in D&D[/URL] & Dragon Talk [URL="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAveVhvydhM"]Dragon Talk: LYSK The Dead Three, 3/15/18[/URL] In [I]Baldur’s Gate 2[/I], Gorion’s Ward either destroys or absorbs whatever is left of Bhaal’s essence and even has the option to take his place as the new Lord of Murder. [B]source: [/B][I]Baldur’s Gate 2[/I] The last known Bhaalspawns (Abdel Adrian & Viekang) fought, and one was killed, while the other turned into a blood-soaked horror that was defeated by adventurers. With all of his spawn dead, Bhaal’s essence was unbound, allowing for his resurrection. [B]source: [/B][I]Murder in Baldur’s Gate[/I], page unknown. Myrkul retrieved the [I]Silver Sword of Gith [/I]from the Abyss and gave it to one of his followers. Also, Myrkul was depicted as a nearly dead god-corpse floating in the Astral. [B]source: [/B][I]Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer[/I] [B][I][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]speculation: [/COLOR][/I][/B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Githyanki are known for inhabiting god-corpses, and some could have a fortress on Myrkul’s semi-alive body.[/COLOR] Bane appears to have been reborn by consuming his half-demon (cambion?) son Iyachtu Xvim in a pillar of green flame and using his body. [B]source:[/B] [I]The Grand History of the Realms, [/I]page 152. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
World Reveal of Baldur’s Gate 3 Gameplay at PAX!
Top