6 NPCs you didn't know you could save in Baldur's Gate 3 (Act 1)

6 NPCs you didn't know you could save in Baldur's Gate 3 (Act 1).
BG 3 has a great character customization system which includes: BARBARIAN, BARD, CLERIC, DRUID, FIGHTER, MONK, PALADIN, RANGER, ROGUE, SORCERER, WARLOCK, WIZARD and other subclasses, races & backgrounds. Baldurs Gate 3 has a great alchemy crafting system, spells & actions, illithid powers & cantrips. Weapon Proficiency is related to your class. The companions you'll get in this game are ASTARION, SHADOWHEART, GALE LAE'ZEL, WYLL, KARLACH, HALSIN, MINTHARA, MINSC. There are hirelings too. All the quests & npcs feel lively. This game is full of thrills, romance & adventure. You'll get a lot of magical and secret items throughout the world. The map of the world here is very big. Talking about Baldur's Gate 3 which is a role-playing game set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. It is the third game in the Baldur's Gate series and was developed and published by Larian Studios. The game was released in early access for macOS, Windows, and Stadia in 2020. It was released for Windows in 2023 and for macOS and PlayStation 5 in 2023.
Chapters:
00:0o Intro
00:31 Saving Corliss
01:26 Saving Smythin
02:17 Saving Brakkal
03:29 Saving Meerna
05:03 Saving Mayrina's Brothers
06:15 Saving Masked Victims
07:55 Next
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[@GAMOTALK]

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[@edielungreen]

Please feed Gale an item, I’m begging you 😂🤣

[@catlover2223]

Remember kids: always feed your pet wizard, lest he explode! 😂

[@RedAngelXV]

then they all wanna act surprised when come Act 3 they find he’s left a note explaining how he’s left the party to find artifacts himself, or to explode somewhere in solitude. Got my dad to play BG3 and he told me about Gale’s note, and I asked him how he, a clear psychopath, could’ve raised such a well-adjusted human being as myself and he just laughed at me😭😂

[@josephlong6779]

You cannot save Meerna by attacking Nere at any point before the cut scene, she just disappears.

[@ombretv2323]

I think i remember saving her by triggering the stop! option before nere push her.

[@Roland1405]

@@ombretv2323no you didn’t, she simply is not savable, no matter how many clickbait videos claim you can.

[@elementual]

It actually kind of pisses me off. Like, it's made pretty damned obvious what he's about to do and we have no option to even attempt to stop him? Then we have to watch her poor brother stare down into the lava that burned her to death right in front of him. Because we were forced to stand there and watch. I'd rather try and fail than not be allowed to act, you know?

[@CarterNexus]

Uh. I guess my game glitched? Cause I saved her and spoke to her afterwards. I interrupted the cutscene by sneak attacking Nere with Astarion, there wasn't a lot of time but it is do-able.

[@michelphilippe193]

@@CarterNexusthat’s amazing for three reasons: (1) Meerna doesn’t have a voice actor credit on IMDB (2) There is no record of her dialogue anywhere on Google or KZbin, and (3) according to the Baldur’s Gate 3 wiki, she is deemed impossible to save and there is no mention of hidden or glitched dialogue.

[@MoonsongReverb]

Meerna is a clear case of “When the DM says no” :P

[@minchang9769]

The fact that Larian had a cut scene (saving the hag victims) that less than 1% of players would ever run across is mad.

[@rar23424]

You can just knock them out and come back after killing the hag to get the same cutscene.

[@karlgrimm3027]

You can actually encounter the Mask of Regret later in Act 3 as part of Mayrina's Anti-Hag group.

[@ch.kv.]

I saved Smithy accidentally on my first playthrough! I had a spider pet, and in early patches, goblins would always run away from spiders. So I ran to Smithy, and the goblins who throw him in the pit ran away my spider. Make sure I save Smithy every run now 😁

[@keeperofnecronomicon]

All non-hostile npcs would run from pets. Not just goblins.

[@rebeccawaters2539]

The goblin failed their role to push him and then they all stood there awkwardly till I killed the leaders and all goblins attacked me Dude wouldn't speak to me tho, me thinks it be the trauma

[@elenalizabeth]

I wondered why the Goblins were no longer scared of spiders 😒 didn’t realise it was a patch/error thing, I just assumed they were scared of spiders because of Mintharas spiders

[@GameKeeper28]

"Saved By a Thread" must be the one inspiration that almost no one got.

[@matthewroberts364]

I actually saved Smythin in my first run: I unlocked the gates which led to the spider pit, they rushed up, and I convinced them to attack the goblins with Speak to Animals and a successful Persuade roll. The spiders then tore through the nearby goblins, including the ones about to kick him into the pit. They ignored Smythin, and when I got near he thanked me for saving him.

[@JeremyAndersonBoise]

Same!

[@AlanStrandbygaard]

Killing Auntie Ethel is way easier if you just let Shadowheart use 'Silence on her as soon as you open the door. She will turn her self invisible but unable to do anything else. Use a spell to be able to see her and perhaps let Lae'zel cut her down. I know it's not a lot of fun but it works.

[@isaz2425]

The easiest way to be able to see her is either to use a damaging aoe (like cloud of daggers) or throw a bottle of water

[@danielduncan6806]

She can't get away because she uses a spell to unlock the door behind the fire pit.

[@RedAngelXV]

@@isaz2425or fairie fire, that also gives your attacks advantage on her☺️

[@isaz2425]

@@RedAngelXV faerie fire isn't a bad spell but I wouldn't recomend it there. It has a saving throw and if ethel pass it, then you still can't see her. While a water bottle works 100% of the time (if you know where she is.)

[@RedAngelXV]

@@isaz2425 guess I just have good rng then ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ **ive never had any major problems with it revealing hidden enemies, if anything ive accidentally revealed my own invisible party members lol

[@ryanwelton7020]

You can also help auntie Ethel when she asks for it when first meeting her with the brothers. If you trigger nonlethal and knock them out you can then tell Mayrina that is what you did when meeting her with Ethel. No bodies of brothers appear and Ethel doesn’t make a seemingly deceitful comment about them going home.

[@Swizz12]

All you have to do to save Meena is press the attack button (button on the bottom left on a PC) before Nere yeets her into the lava. It will interrupt the cutscene and say "Are you sure you want to attack". Answer yes and the fight begins before she is killed. If Nere hasn't tossed her in the lava yet I count that as a save, whether or not she disappears then.

[@hyena2956]

This is exactly the way I did it, super easy but you miss out on being able to side with the druegar and have to fight all of them. if I'm not mistaken

[@DrGameboyPHD]

Sadly it doesn't stop the cutscene and further dialogue talking about her death. So it's still definitely her dying, even if you don't see her in the cutscene going into the lava. It's fun to imagine you saved her but that's just not the truth. Sorry 😔

[@can-i-go-now]

saving the hag masked victims, you can knock them out in normal play, but don't loot the masks (that kills them), you can loot everything else if you choose but leave the masks- after a long rests they are free.

[@arcaderat1613]

For Corliss, there's a way to get into the top level of the monastery without triggering the cutscene. Near the waypoint there's some vines you can climb and a wall you can break to get there. You can attack the githyanki from up there too which should let you save her. With the Mask of Regret, you can also still save her even if the hag goes into the hideout. You just need to switch to non-lethal damage and knock them out.

[@JackyCola92]

I stealthed my way through here with the entire party, because I didn't want to trigger a fight. Took me several tries.

[@lorgrenbenirus]

Some of those NPC's are "designed" to die. Meaning that even if you do manage to save them in game, any dialogue options that may mention them still consider them as dead. Guess they're there for dramatic effect. But some can be saved indeed. Smythin can be saved and gives an inspiration point, though never saw him later. Trapped goblin is an easy save after you've cleared the place. Corliss - well, she's a cultist so who cares. Meerna will be considered dead even if you do save her. Abdurak was never in danger there, unless player decided to attack him. Mayrina's brothers can be saved with easy talk, right when you meet them - just say that you've got own business to deal with when they mention that they've got to find her, don't offer help and that's it. They do run off but they will not die and according to story they've returned to their farm after not finding anything. Masked people can be saved - at least some of them - by simply dealing with the hag. In both cases. Some have gone too far of course and are vegetables, but those which count will be fine. If you get into fight with them, simply knock them out and don't kill them. Then deal with the hag and done.

[@danileros3563]

You can simply stun the Hag victims at first encouter as I did. Unmasking them at that point kills them, but if you will stun them, then kill Hag, then go back - you can safely unmask them. After long rest you can talk to them

[@katiatall]

Or didn’t kill them or even didn’t attack them at all while fighting with her.

[@TheMarcHicks]

Sadly only one of the Masks has anything useful to say to you, and also turns up again in Act 3.

[@Alahyana]

I used to be able to save Meerna if I attacked Nere before the cutscene, but now it is not possible, Larian did some changes in their updates making impossible to be able to save her. Every time players find ways to change the rules Larian correct it later, many "cheats" that I used before I cannot use it anymore. My friend who plays evil runs said to me that it was easier kill everyone in the grove and still have Karlach and Wyll in his team than now!

[@DanakarEndeel]

When Ethel said "Sutton farm, check if you like" regarding the brothers I really expect them to be there as a pair of dung beetles or something. Ethel after all does have a very twisted sense of humor. 🤣

[@Ironelia]

I'm the legend that saved this poor man from falling into the spider nest. But he died in the fight I triggered 😂

[@beardiemom]

One of Mayrina's brothers split from the other and went a different direction in my last playthrough xD I also found only one body in the swamp.

[@dexcal8009]

bg3 is about doing the impossible, make me feel very happy accomplishng it

[@Feralhyena]

The Spiders in the Goblin Camp will eat Brakkal if you set them free first. You'll still get his dialog, but it was funny to go to the trouble of releasing him just to look over and hear him start screaming as the big spider takes him down.

[@elikyiael8740]

1:48 i just attacked the goblins from affar first thing as soon as i understood the situation

[@coffeefiend9492]

you can actually save the hag mask victims if she gets into the hidden staircase; once you get passed the door, you just need to knock them out using the non-lethal toggle, but leave the masks in place (i.e. don't loot them). when you come back, they're awake and free of the masks. It's worked on my last three playthroughs

[@kittycecil3253]

Fun fact for dealing with Ethel. If you befriend through giving her stuff with trade you can use feign death on her and take the time to kill her. Using all 4 people in turn based mode is super funny lol

[@levikarkiainen331]

I knocked them out and told her about her brothers, got the option of "I had to fight them, but they're only knocked out." And with Nere, just use the interrupt option. Attack him while the animation is going and you rescue them.

[@emorytucker5467]

You can't save Meerna, by one tapping Nere, before he gets the chance either. She just disappears.

[@zachariahmustchin1966]

i didn't know the goblin in the cage could die, I didn't interact with him until i had already killed all the other goblins.

[@user-ur8hl6nh7l]

You also can save the halfling victim when you talk with her while she has the mask and there is a check in dialog. After that the dialog option "because of your help i managed" will trigger after you rid of the hag.

[@that1ghost423]

I think we need to show my mans the attack option in the dialogue/ cut-scene and the non-lethal damage toggle!

[@brentyboo9140]

6:38 you can also defeat the hags minions with non lethal damage , then they can be saved after you kill the hag. just don't loot their masks or they die instantly.

[@fallen1333]

for me, for meerna, i speedily click through the dialogue and enter the options to fight with or against him and the audio isnt caught up so when you do engage in battle meerna is still there....somehow.

[@rustedemotions]

The one in the goblin camp is saveable. When you want trigger a big fight. You can also talk after that with him.😂

[@CommanderRBD]

The thing about the Hag's victims is. In a sense, only the one wearing the Mask of Regret is truly saved I would say. The way the other victims speak and act, even if they live. I think the other three were broken entirely by the hag, and just aren't really there anymore. If anything they are more like husks of who they used to be, unfortunately. I can't imagine they;d ever fully recover.

[@willknight3449]

I mean ... two of these you could've hit the crossed swords button during the cutscene and fight to prevent them from being killed

[@LucyBean42]

I killed Nere by casting Hold Person and shooting him at range to never trigger the cutscene. But she disappeared anyway and they treated her as if Nere killed her.

[@christinehede7578]

I saved Meerna by putting sanctuary on her before Nere got close to her.

[@Superdonko]

I’ll have to try that.

[@PedroViniciusRC]

Didn't work for me...

[@christinehede7578]

@@PedroViniciusRC what did you actually do? After you blow the blockage Meerna appears outside, if you put sanctuary on her before you talk to Nere she does not get pushed into the lava. She does not respond to you after this though because she is meant to have died.

[@camarts13]

You can save Meena by attacking Nere as soon as the cutscene starts, You just have to click on the crossed swords on the bottom left.

[@JamesSullivan-ru4op]

This the kind of stuff I like to do in a game of this type. It's about problem solving and puzzle figuring. Anyone can zerg through a game, which is unfortunately the predominant playstyle for one too many games. I like to search all chests, move all moveable items and dig in places for possibilities of what might be there. Disappointed when there's nothing? No. It's the fun of exploring.

[@aaronainsworth5476]

Apparently as a Bard if you never interact with Ethel until the brothers are talking to her, you can pass an insight check and then call her out on lying and imply that she is in some form of disguise and she will vanish away leaving the brothers behind

[@MizuMing]

It sucks that Ethel tells you where the brothers are, just to never meet them again. 😕

[@jdtruchan]

jaysus man give poor gale a magic item

[@clone4219]

You can also save Smythin using command: Approach on him.

[@mgeldarion58]

I once accidentally saved Corliss by approaching the place where she and her halflings are with the githyanki from the side of the balcony above them. The place seems far enough to not trigger the cutscene.

[@teepawt735]

I saved Smythin on my second playthrough because I was just running through the goblin camp killing everything. So I just walked up to them and pushed them off and saved him.

[@TheNefari]

It is good to know that after I finished act 1😅

[@fallabeaufaebelle]

I never knew Smythin existed until this video. :o I've been in the spider pits to hang out, but I've never even noticed his corpse. Or I'm so used to looting bodies it didn't register with me he was an NPC beyond a function to just lay there XD I enjoy freeing Brakkal. I do that every time I go through the goblin camp. He's just so sassy haha! I absolutely love that some of the NPCs that seem unsaveable are saveable. They even gave them dialogue, which makes is so fulfilling to find a way

[@markfrellips5633]

you saved Meerna?! I swear i spent so long trying

[@peagames2002]

If immortal Arabella and Arcane lock are out of your reach, you can also throw the Spectator bottle in Auntie Ethel's house (Unless it's patched, which would be ridiculous). It also lets you speak to the dead in a perspective, where Auntie Ethel was not "killed" by you which is slightly more boring.

[@GameKeeper28]

You can kill in one round using Haste and a surprise rouge attack.

[@JoannaSelvan]

You can save Meerna by casting silence on area where Nere stands and killing him while he is silenced. Unfortunately gnomes act like Meerna is dead even though she still stands there.

[@Shadow-qg6wc]

Does smythin not appear if you enter with sazza?

[@sashagryg1958]

Tried saving Smithy by attacking goblins, he just threw himself in the pit so word "impossible" aint just an excuse for me

[@Tyranis]

(spoiler) hey, can you somehow completely break Minthara in the tower when her soul is delivered to us and turn her into a real slave for the player? does anyone know that, that would be really cool

[@Candy_McK]

You can take her body to Glut and he can turn it into a spore servant.

[@anotherboi3476]

I thought smithy wasnt savable because i remember trying and he got pushed anyways even though the goblin didnt push him

[@TheEmber221]

Most of the KZbinrs I watch put their promos at the END of the video. So when you did yours in the middle, I thought the video was over and almost turned it off. You're conning yourself out of watch time with that, my guy.

[@danielduncan6806]

What happens when you use gas cloud on Meerna? Does Nere kick the gas cloud? How about invisibility? How about sleep or hold person on Nere?

[@Argentina1.30]

moose and squirrel

[@montiburg9626]

The easiest way to kill Auntie Ethel is to use the spell “Arcane Lock” on the door she vanishes into in the tea house. She won’t attach your party for ten turns which is more than enough time to whittle her down

[@montiburg9626]

I should also mention this saves everyone in Auntie Ethel’s Teahouse, including the NPCs wearing the whispering masks.

[@adamskeans2515]

@@montiburg9626 do you get her hair this way?

[@nicholasvu7619]

​@@adamskeans2515nope if you kill her before she gets into her lair you won't get her hair. You have to make a deal with her to get the hair

[@angryvaultguy]

​@@adamskeans2515 no you only get it when you get her health very low like 20 HP or even lower when you are below in her lair If you fight her anywhere else it doesn't work, if you wanna save everyone don't interact with the victims and knock out the four with the masks then remove the mask only if you defeat Ethel. Also people don't notice but break the mirror where the dwarf and elf are there's a soul in the mirror. Then you have saved everyone

[@calenhil]

Top!

[@TheMarcHicks]

You do know that clicking the crossed sword icon in the bottom left-hand side of your screen allows you to interrupt cutscenes by initiating combat?

[@GAMOTALK]

If you do this, it instantly kills Meerna.

[@TheMarcHicks]

@@GAMOTALK Really? It worked for me. Though it was bugged at the time of my last playthrough, so you couldn't interact with her and everyone else still treated her as dead, even though she wasn't dead. I sent feedback to Larian asking them to fix that, if possible, in the next patch.

[@chillax319]

Hmm.....assuming that after entering mountain pass they didn't despawn I will check out hag lair again. I did a normal fight with her but I managed to knock out all the masked ones and take the masks off them after killing Ethel. I fully expected for the game to treat them as pretty much dead, which what knocked out at times means.

[@RinCrypt8959]

i saved meera by clearing the slaver guys then clearing the rubble but immediattly attacked nere before he could walk out and killed him meera alive after that

[@phecto]

If impossible is just an excuse, I want a video on how to save Kano. 😮

[@nataliebateman1151]

You can actually save her brothers? I tried but I couldn't save them.

[@_cazz]

Idk how but I saved the brothers after 6 times 😂

[@kimtollefsen4078]

Kill Ethel is easy use the lock spell on the stairs , then she cannot escape to her lair , Meerna cannot be saved . she will just dissapear

[@destinygalearies7382]

I tried to knock out the hag victims and take their masks off but trying it just killed them instantly, how did you get that to work?

[@TheProblem2025]

You gotta leave them there with their masks on

[@elizabethduffy2145]

I saved the caged goblin… but forgot that spiders I’d allied with were still alive… sorry dude.

[@Alacod19]

Unfortunately Meerna is meant to die.

[@emilyrees3258]

Mayrinas brothers are dead they are just closer to the water aka they took the long way round

[@CoolWhip125698]

You can also save the masks by wearing one of the masks, they don't aggro on you. I don't recommend it though.

[@LupineShadowOmega]

Protection from Good and Evil makes the mask safe to wear.

[@kaze_829]

@@LupineShadowOmega and if I recall correctly, there are like 5 scrolls in the crypt where u find whiters

[@Superdonko]

I have a video on how to save Meerna.

[@valkyrie-randgris]

A real and complete one? Unlike this one? (Despite using it as the thumbnail. >_>)

[@Superdonko]

Just a clip of saving her with no commentary.

[@CiCodiCadno]

"Oh, maybe they've patched Meerna to be saved!" ... This video was clickbait 🙄