Baldur's Gate 3: Christmas Gift - An Animated Short

[@DeathsAvarice]

I love Karlach sinking into the snow constantly..lol

[@xenonsan3110]

Also shadowheart and astarion clinging to her to keep warm lol

[@DeathsAvarice]

@@xenonsan3110 I could totally see that happening lol

[@prylosecorsomething3194]

And her jet ski

[@DeathsAvarice]

@@prylosecorsomething3194 That she is struggling to even start LOL

[@LawfulBased]

She runs around naked and doesn't get cold. ^^ Yeah that looks about right.

[@Wraithldr13]

That “Oh for fuck’s sake!” Is such a perfect encapsulation of Astarion’s entire character in a single exclamation.

[@krystopherguadalupe1760]

The amount of pettiness in his voice kills me every time lol

[@Kaspisify]

Had to replay it like ten times haha. It is perfection.

[@pjester08]

I felt that in my soul. Makes me think of being at work and people being needy. 😂

[@spartnmarcen5110]

I get this from him a lot. He hates me ha.

[@grymmoire]

So is “My gods, I’m beautiful” 😂

[@MoonPatch]

Karlach slowly sliding down as she melts the snow, with absolutely no reaction from anyone, is so incredible.

[@EStramel09]

And right before that, everyone is walking on top of the snow and Karlach just wading through it waist deep with no effort. That was great.

[@Tomcat5837]

It's my favourite part of the short

[@knightclub9668]

Seeing someone with the same PFP gave me a stroke.

[@MoonPatch]

@@knightclub9668 Fellow Ferry enjoyer

[@XmatuliXLP]

Lae'zel seems to notice...and thats all she did

[@DarthMeteos]

On the shot of everyone beaming with anticipation over the bag, Astarion and Lae'zel both look unimpressed, then glance at each other. They know it's too good to be true, setting up Lae'zel searching one side of the camp while Astarion checks the other. Details are great.

[@MV96_]

“This shit is stinky and sus”

[@DoubleDealingDisarray]

I noticed that part too, but my brain was more in thinking they were daring the other to get the best weapon that they wanted. But yours makes the most sense, since they are the ones who tend to be the most skeptical, from what I've noticed. 🤔

[@siegwardinspirit]

Astarion fawning over himself despite only being able to see the coat in the mirror was so funny

[@leeeorama]

OMG I missed that the first time! Good eye!

[@jonbaxter2254]

Its a good coat...

[@OonalovesAstarionssimpleplan]

And later he says, 'gods i'am Beautiful' He cant even see himself. and that fits so perfectly.

[@davidjockin6654]

@@OonalovesAstarionssimpleplan "I don't need a reflection to know this looks fabulous". Yes , I'm pretty sure Astarion loves looking into mirrors even if he doesn't have a reflection.

[@barrybend7189]

There should have been a gag quest to find a mirror not made with silver so he can fully see himself.

[@Darkshadow7827]

I love how despites Gale's comment, you can hear Lae'zel licking the Xbox in the background haha. I really want a mini series by Larian now.

[@MrWizardGG]

STOP LICKING THE DAMM THING

[@Canadian_Zac]

She's licking it BECAUSE he told her not to She can't let Gale tell her what to do

[@octopus8659]

I think gale wanted to lick it himself 😂😂

[@andrewwilliams8951]

STOP LICKING THE DAMN THING

[@Lord_Ian]

STOPLICKINGTHEDAMNTHING

[@lemming3001]

I love how Karlach got literally what her "HEART" desired, so she literally gets engine oil, she's always getting screwed on the semantics for this whole heartless kerfuffle

[@SamAnzures]

Omg I just got that thanks to you

[@bthsr7113]

Oh wow, that's pretty sly.

[@joswald9160]

What got me was the "Come to DADDY!"

[@ВладиславБулаев-л3э]

Bruh, no way I got this only now 😭

[@ВладиславБулаев-л3э]

​@@joswald9160this woman makes me question if I want her to be my daddy or mommy... Honestly? I am down for both

[@BooshMasterOriginal]

There's so many little details that just do it for me in this masterpiece. 1: Karlach melting through the snow 2: Lae'zel watching Karlach melt through the snow. 3: Karlach being caked up. 4: Astarion and Lae'zel being the only one's unimpressed by Santa's bag. 5: Gale telling Lae'zel to stop licking the Xbox off screen

[@IneffableChild]

6: Wyll magically getting a foot stool to put his foot up when he opened the tavern door in classic hero pose 7: Astarion getting a 20 on iniative, posing in the mirror with the coat he looted, and then watching as the coat's reflection floated in the mirror 😂 8: Laezel making adorable eyes as she asked Geoff how he knew what to get her 9: Karlach's sharp teef right before she bit into the xbox's power chord 10: Shadowheart healing Karlach after she bit through the cord and Wyll checking up on her. Gale and Laezel hugging each other in fear of the mysterious box while Astarion didn't give a damn 🤣

[@_spt-warwolf_4575]

11. Santa looking nervous when Gale says "all alone". (1:06)

[@nikuci8696]

12. Astarion drinks Swen Vincke's blood

[@christophertidwell2422]

Yes yes we know karlach (wrongfully) is the best girl NO NEED FOR HALF YOUR LIST TO BE ABOUT HER -Shadowheart stan

[@crowthewicked8344]

13. Wyll doing the soyjack pointing meme

[@IanWright_au]

Taunting us with a 6 person party, thats the gift we all really want

[@auzcakez7860]

There’s a mod on Nexus where you can do that

[@IanWright_au]

@@auzcakez7860 sweet, thanks :)

[@thedoomslayer5863]

​@@auzcakez7860yeah but it wildly unbalances the gameplay lol. You just roll through everything because you have everyone along

[@espling]

@@thedoomslayer5863 difficulty mods can allieviate it a bit. maybe lower the amount of xp recieved could help. bg1 and 2 devided the xp evenly between the characters which helped balance the difficulty curve depending if you played tall or wide, at least in bg1

[@XpVersusVista]

​@@thedoomslayer5863there are mods to increase difficulty. I personally hate difficulty increases by +AC/Save/Attack/HP method, and i haven't played in a while. I hope there's a "more monsters or replace monsters with stronger ones" mod (replacing a few goblins with bugbears for example)

[@nikodem123asdf]

I love how Gale eating shoes is now made 100% lore accurate

[@thunderspear2251]

Sole food

[@nikodem123asdf]

@@thunderspear2251 does make you wonder if he prefers his stake overdone to the point it's rubber

[@thedoomslayer5863]

Is this a reference to the cast playing DND and that gag about Gale's stylish shoes Astarion couldn't stop looking at? Or is this a joke about him eating random magical shit

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

​@@thedoomslayer5863 Well, probably both.

[@nikodem123asdf]

@@thedoomslayer5863 him eating enchanted items. Officially he's supposed to absorb the weave in them making them useless but pretty much everyone I talked to about this game says that Gale eats their shoes, gloves, armor etc. So this take being on the official channel makes it extra precious

[@theslyphooka]

I love the implication that Wyll is permanently carrying around a footstool in case he needs to make a dramatic proclamation

[@amelianyquist1215]

I didn't even notice the footstool lol

[@F_Mothering]

​@@amelianyquist1215Wyll is such a bard sometimes.

[@DashingSteel]

Should have been a literal soapbox

[@tinyfistm.2607]

The footstool makes him stronger. :P

[@davidjockin6654]

And that's how Wyll got himself the new nickname, The Footstool of Frontiers.

[@jazzycat8917]

Astarion having the absolute WORST time because he has no body heat while Karlach is an unbothered queen with ALL the body heat is peak comedy and attention to detail

[@Remzelk]

I love how you guys are embracing the boot eating memes

[@G.F.SF55]

ikr and that "don't even *think* about licking it" xD

[@jonbaxter2254]

Gale eats clothes, and that's just facts.

[@bernardoheusi6146]

What are the origins of this meme? Is it because of the need to consume mágical items?

[@sirshrafle1607]

​@@bernardoheusi6146Yup

[@LordGui_]

@@bernardoheusi6146 yeah

[@Martha-Novalin-]

"Don't even think about licking it" I love when they know and embrace what their fandom enjoys.

[@aniforprez]

and she's definitely still licking it from the sounds lmao

[@V3x0r]

That spider corpse was a nice bit of humor in a pretty serious dungeon.

[@citizenchris2455]

STOP LICKING IT

[@iString5]

stop that stop it

[@thunderspear2251]

"STOPLICKINGTHEDAMNTHING!

[@tanthokg]

Seeing Lae'zel being happy when receiving a mindflayer head in a jar somehow made me feel wholesome

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Because she looks like a kitty!

[@falconeshield]

At that moment we were all Geff

[@chaoticpemmins748]

I thought it was the Githyanki equivalent of getting a toy you used to have as a child, considering how every Gith is sent out as a child and can only return with a Mind Flayer's head

[@superspencebros832]

I know right it also so odd hearing that voice and seeing it come from someone who is happy.

[@jonathanlliguichuzhca590]

Geoff's a real one

[@toriasdax2166]

I can’t believe they got the Hardcore Lost Mines of Phandelver Group in this animation.

[@DParkerNunya]

I also saw the Sonic characters

[@charleswinters9567]

Astarion bitterly sitting on Karlach's lap to keep himself warm fucking sent me

[@kc5997]

While Shadowheart is cuddling her and basically having a good Time doing so.. Now if we could have a skit where Karlach picks her up and throws her over her shoulder , that'd be great.

[@OonalovesAstarionssimpleplan]

The fucking face he make❤❤❤

[@drpigglesnuudelworte5209]

@@kc5997I ship shadowheart and karlach sooooooo bad 😭

[@UMCorian]

"And here you can see Astarian, Vampire Spawn, channeling the arrogant house cat to perfection. 'I don't love you, I'm just sitting here because it's WARM, thank you very much!'"

[@elenalizabeth]

@@UMCorian and while he didn’t knock the glass off a shelf, he did still smash it just because he could 😂

[@mashed]

Blown away by how much you all love the work we've done with Larian on these shorts 🥹 Working with Larian is a dream and it's so much fun working on these with them together. Special shout out to Emily, Molly, Tom, the amazing voice actors and the whole Larian family. Always ready for another adventure with the gang! ❤

[@storiesfromtheabyss9808]

You guys never cease to amaze me

[@stephaniecowan7932]

Please never stop doing these 💜

[@thefriendlyknight]

Thank you so much for making it. This is amazing.

[@joeschmoe5608]

Legit amazing, great work as usual

[@CumpyBoi]

Seriously yall have been killing it

[@mary_read]

Shadowheart and Astarion trying to get warm from Karlach is such a mood

[@marcusc9931]

Her melting through the snowbank was my favourite part of that clip.

[@vonhellman]

I'd certainly do the same lol

[@theharvest6892]

i certainly feel jealous of shadowheart

[@sasuke8667]

what confuses me is he's dead, he's a vampire. Shouldn't he be the most resistant to it of any of them? He himself would be deathly cold to the touch!

[@El.i]

@@sasuke8667 I suppose it's the opposite- he's always cold *because* he's dead

[@Kiwicrushes]

I can never thank these voice actors enough for giving life to these characters

[@loggling5135]

I love that Gale tells Lae'zel not to lick the xbox and yet you hear her continue to do so in the background

[@legoolass3]

STOPLICKINGTHEDAMNTHING

[@loggling5135]

@@legoolass3 Exactly! xD

[@cluanneyoula4634]

"Stop" "Don't--" "Stop that!"

[@Zraknul]

Get the spray bottle, bad Lae'zel bad.

[@hannahevertson8306]

Karlack biting the power cable is pretty great to.

[@brandonfranketti1681]

Give me more animated shorts of the party going on more dumb and fun adventures.

[@pillepolle3122]

Yes, WE DEMAND IT !!

[@IneffableChild]

Why stop at animated shorts when it can be a show?? Vox Machina style maybe?? The Narrator can even come back to voice some of the NPC's 😁

[@PaulRGauthier]

@@IneffableChild I will NEVER say no to more Amelia Tyler.

[@ostegonation]

The fact that Karlach isn't bothered by the cold and is just melting the snow everywhere she touches is so awesome to me, well done!

[@jonbaxter2254]

Karlach is just that hot

[@PlayStation_Paradise]

It made me laugh. The gags only last for like 2 seconds.

[@vante2]

The cold never bothered her anyway

[@Karomix3]

Meanwhile poor Astarion is so cold already it doesn't help his constitution at all so you have Karlach heating him up because she runs hot enough for herself, him and Shadowheart. XD

[@jlighter1]

Also ultimate snowstorm snuggle buddy :3

[@theasinclaire52]

Asterion looks like a cranky cat while Shadowheart is cuddling Karlach's arm. I love Karlach and want good things for her. Like a trip to Build-A-Bear.

[@Sootielove]

The idea of Wyll being the only hero in their group, dragging them on quests is perfect

[@ahorseofcourse7283]

He is the Blade of Frontiers! Of course he's the hero!

[@crowsenpai5625]

Every party needs at least 1 good moral compass, or nothing would get done…and this party is running on the bare minimum.

[@frostyblade8842]

​@crowsenpai5625 Exactly, we're the glue that seems the party on track and out of jail.

[@02091992able]

Well his desire tells me he lusts for Mizora.

[@eviltoad746]

​@@02091992able I mean, can you blame him?

[@dylandeickman1265]

honestly at this point if there is a Netflix show, i would MUCH rather it be these animations over a live action. these are so much fun!

[@shigeminotoge4514]

I would watch a netflix series of this on repeat until the universe died out.

[@ypesie]

100%, like it could be short ones like this without any larger storyline and I would still watch them. They are so much fun!

[@JnEricsonx]

Hey, Netflix, you wanna have a contest with Critical Role? Go for it. The trick is doing a big ass poll/contest to see what Tav is made for the show.

[@jonathanheineman1702]

I agree that it would be cool but let's cool our jets on dissing the live action. I think there is plenty of opportunities to be had Karlachinlaezelsunderwear between the characters Laezelsteppingonsomeonewithcamerapov and all the cool stuff Astarionmockingpeople like meeting the actors and stuff...LIVEACTIONMINTHARASIGNINGTHEBOOTSSHEBEATSMEWITH. Lots of opportunities.

[@noitsbecky1278]

I think I’d prefer a more realistic art style (in terms of proportions-think Avatar or the Vox Machina show) but I definitely think BG3 would be better suited to animation

[@floppydisksareop]

I would pay a lot for an actual animated BG3 TV series. Like, goddamn, these send me to tears every time

[@The_Worst_Alien42]

I'd like to see it as an office comedy.

[@cheeseburgerpaladin]

If only a certain Brazilian rain forest company that was already involved with funding D&D shows was around

[@InvestmentBankr]

It's carbot, and it's every sunday.... 🤔

[@memedaddy793]

That "My gods i'm beautiful" at the end is so Astarion lmao

[@hannahdawg6829]

Seeing Lae'zel's eyes sparkle with joy is one of the best moments of this entire short XD

[@tylerboyce4081]

Geoff is the best gift giver.

[@hannahdawg6829]

It especially pairs well with her grumpy voice and line delivery XD

[@damionbrundle1162]

Geoff, how did you know!?

[@ajzekind]

Between Gale eating a magic boot, Karlach metling through the snow (and chewing through the Xbox cord), and Everything Astarion.... this is a Chrismas Treat.

[@melissaamato1139]

Absolutely adorable Astarion enjoying relaxing, then getting pissed off, then trying to get warm on Karlach's lap, is so perfectly Starry. 🎄🏰🏰🎄❤️‍🩹🗡️🗡️ But can he be out in the sun?¿ (I question this decision, but so be it.) Astarion disapproves ✨🏔️🌬️❄️❄️🧝🏻‍♀️FOr F*** sake's F***n Chilly❄️ out here!! Warm me damn you! To the Hell'z again!! I mean jingle bellz, Merry XBoX, whatever the F*** that is?¿ ✨🎄🎄✨🎄✨ ☺️🐶LOL, FALAHH,OH FU** ✨🏹✨🎄❤️‍🩹🗡️🗡️❄️☃️❄️

[@SporeTres]

"Don't even think about licking it" is a nice touch too.

[@Kris-wo4pj]

​@@melissaamato1139he can be outside in sun cuz tadpole and cuz its snowing.

[@melissaamato1139]

@@Kris-wo4pj Wait, no, might be spoilering, did you play the game, yet¿? And notice Larain left out a snow scene If you have played the game.?🤦🏻‍♀️oops, sorry, if you haven't. 🙃Awe, well their goes, Fae runn.

[@gtabro1337]

"Blood of Swen Vincke 1972" must be a super powerful potion at this point, the man's at the top of his _game_

[@nalrashido]

Wait a minute... Swen Vincke was born in 1972. Doesn't that mean?

[@DLuniz]

​@nalrashido you'd be amazed what you could get away with in hospitals before the 80s. Honestly, bribing the doctor to drain some blood from a baby for a couple gold pieces is on the tame end.

[@godsplayingfield]

@@nalrashido look man.... the 70's.... it was a time of much awesomeness..... and when morals and the red tape known as "health and safety" were just loose enough to count as mild suggestions at most....

[@nalrashido]

@@DLuniz Thank the Gods I was born in 1990. I'd rather my kidney's not be taken thank you.

[@ArrowUpEight]

0:28 The fact he drank the swen vincke blood (aka) (the video game designer of balder’s gate 3) on that bottle. Props to him and the team! ❤️

[@Ushionai]

Shadowheart and Astarion cuddling with Karlach is too funny lmao. Shadowheart is loving that too much lol

[@genericcatgirl]

Can you blame her?

[@tommyllama4558]

she literally wants Karlach to pick her up within seconds of meeting her, Shadowheart down bad for Karlach, like everyone lol

[@Ushionai]

​@@tommyllama4558 shadowheart is down bad for Karlach I can't blame her lmao

[@jonbaxter2254]

Reminds me of a fanfic I read...

[@jonbaxter2254]

@@Ushionai good taste

[@pipwolverine]

Gale playing with Tara stole my heart. And Wyll's reaction to the signed picture of Mizora made me howl 🤣 I would watch a full animated series like this

[@nomercyriding]

Definitely check out Legend of Vox Machina if you haven't already.

[@thedoomslayer5863]

​@@nomercyriding new season is taking too damn long

[@AlasdairGR]

@@thedoomslayer5863 It's understandable we didn't get any promos or trailers back in Oct/Nov because of the strikes, but I'm shocked we haven't heard anything in the past two months. Maybe the strikes delayed a lot more than we thought? Or maybe Amazon is making them wait an extra month to give Hazbin Hotel some breathing room?

[@yutubeog]

I love the idea of Wyll being the hopelessly heroic leader who just drags everyone else along.

[@peters8512]

I cracked up at Wyll acting like he didn't want the picture of Mizora and then keeping it anyway.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

It's not his fault they all share one brain cell and go along with it

[@GenshinLover283]

@@peters8512 Tbf, she is fine as HELL

[@remrad4315]

If we the player weren't there that's probably how it'd go. He's the son of an Archduke that's likely been around leadership all his life.

[@TinyT1mm]

dang the animation looks like pureTRASHbro ..

[@relic206]

Sylvester, Tommy, Gabriel, and what remains of Turg spotted. Really funny animation, love it

[@ThePassionateNoob]

I like how Karlach’s first idea after seeing a cored it to eat it, she really let the intrusive thoughts win

[@Quickleaf]

The "*chomp*" sound effect was just so good xD I wasn't watching in that instant the first time, but I still knew she had bit something untoward

[@Griff00]

you mean the, dark urge?

[@AlasdairGR]

Those damned intrusive illithid thoughts

[@Bollthorn]

I'd say it was more just Barbarian thoughts. They're not known for their high int scores

[@Resi1ience]

Every character in Baldur's Gate has a suppressed habit to just put things in their mouths.

[@Jdjdjdujakzgsha]

Petition to make Geoff a official companion.

[@Kevinhonhep]

PLEASE

[@Glenalth]

It warms my heart any time I see a Geoff Peterson reference.

[@falconeshield]

No no, not before Bing Bong

[@chipsalom]

Ah, the BG3 player base. Even if it DOESN'T have a pulse, we'll demand it be a companion.

[@ericdavis2220]

What? ya never played as a necramanca befa?

[@blze0018]

I have a young kitten, so Karlach's first response when greeted with a cord being "chomp" had me dying.

[@romilrh]

1:54 Bless the animators, they knew exactly what they were doing

[@TheRoundOne123]

They knew what they were doing here too 1:41

[@thatgermanicguy]

Too bad the game only had gay and bear sex.

[@nataki8776]

@@TheRoundOne123 ofc Wyll will take that photo. who wouldn't

[@jimmymeridian5174]

They're just telling us what they knew we already know lol

[@sullivanwilson6665]

BOOTY

[@Faefolk]

I love wyll in this. Honestly everyone is perfect. Karlach sinking into the snow is another brilliant detail

[@SessVlogs]

His "oOoooOOoooohhh...." at getting Mizora's portrait is hysterical!

[@tommyllama4558]

@@SessVlogs Confusion boner for sure haha

[@jonbaxter2254]

Wyll is down bad for Mizora, and I can't blame him...

[@MizuMing]

"My gods, I'm beautiful~" Yes, yes you are Astarion. You are a gift. 💝

[@ArinyaXoriGMVs]

Amen to that!!

[@tiph3802]

Astarion *is* the gift.

[@TooMuchDelay]

Okay, Asterion sitting on Karlach's lap to keep warm feels like one of those things he'll deny ever having happened but Shadowheart and Karlach will never let him forget it. Commercials are allowed to exist if they are this fun. 10/10 love this❤

[@coffeeinvasion]

He really is a cat lmao 😂

[@Somerandompokemon]

Shadowheart clinging to karlach too is cute

[@eviltoad746]

​@Somerandompokemon I ship Shadowheart and Karlach cuz of stuff like this lol

[@Bawgle]

​@@eviltoad746Yeah they're kinda like a happier Gideon and Harrow from The Locked Tomb series of novels imo

[@ASquared544]

2:40 Somehow y’all found a way to make La’Zel adorable despite how mean she is. Good job!

[@itzdanni2297]

If you pause it at the right time, she smiles right before it cuts to Astarion. Seeing La’Zel happy is so heartwarming.

[@CibuYT]

it actually happens multiple times in the game if you choose to do romance with her

[@tiph3802]

She's not mean. She's blunt. I like her.

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

Shadow hugging Karlach like a heater, just gold😂

[@PaladinodoCerradooficial]

Dont forget Astarion siting haha

[@ggoddkkiller1342]

@@PaladinodoCerradooficial Even Karlach not enough to warm Asta🤣

[@womble901]

I'm so appreciative of how the VAs are happy to participate in things like this 😊

[@eduj]

I mean it’s their job so…

[@urazz7739]

@@eduj Yes, but you can tell they are having fun with it as well.

[@imsentinelprime9279]

​@@urazz7739its cslled coice acting. They have to sound this way.

[@ryanator7935]

@@edujNo it’s not, they were free lancers.

[@thedoomslayer5863]

​@@edujThey don't HAVE to lend their voices to some random cartoon thing. They did their jobs with the actual game already. This is how you can tell they liked being their characters

[@officialjunot]

Y’all just really need to go ahead and make this an animated series. It would be very successful.

[@m_u_d_d_l_e3509]

Yes please!

[@MTLion3]

I’d watch the fuck out of that 😂

[@0mg814]

*having an arcane flashback* YES PLEASE

[@13thGeek]

If Netflix or Prime decided to produce a full animated series with these characters it would be a near guaranteed hit.

[@skyblazeXIII]

Dude, legit. I'd watch it in a heartbeat.

[@geeguy7429]

Wyll keeping the mizora framed picture, karlach sinking, astarions disappointment, and gale saying “don’t you even think about licking it” fucking kill me. Love this game, animation, its actors and community

[@keekaw4021]

Afterwards you can immediately hear her licking it and him telling her to stop it xD

[@mdavies117]

Love the fact that Gale is enjoying a set of magical boots as his meal

[@snakeeyesvolley8178]

Now I get it

[@babbypengin]

This went over my head, I thought he was just being weird fjskfksdfj

[@Fallout4277]

Can someone explain it to me

[@BonkHazard]

​@@Fallout4277Basically Gale's whole schtick is he has a curse that if he doesn't consume magic found in enchanted items he will explode. So the joke here is that he is literally consuming a magical boot.

[@norishimogawa6125]

Also kinda sad when you see his projection eating food

[@Alex-sk2kh]

"Don't even think about licking it" was such an unmentioned gem

[@norskicola7097]

FINALLY SOMEONE MENTIONING IT😂😂😂

[@jondoe7036]

Followed by immediate offscreen licking sounds

[@excelsword1376]

@@jondoe7036 You can hear Gale continuing: "stop that." *lick*

[@mantankerous5844]

"STOPLICKINGTHEDAMNTHING"

[@TheGuardingDark_]

1:54 LORD HAVE MERCY.

[@Dibidam85]

When a studio can laugh and know the memes about their own games, it' just magnificent

[@brianmcculloch3784]

Jesus, rehire the cast and make this an official TV show. I'll subscribe to whatever platform you put it on. I love you all at Larian Studios! Thank you for making gaming fun again.

[@thomaspurstinger9880]

I second that. ❤

[@soldier660]

They will be forever on the list, do not worry.

[@michaelghurston]

Seriously, would love to watch a show like that between seasons of Critical Role's animated stuff.

[@delilahkreitz822]

Please let this be the Netflix show….

[@Mazzus21]

Was going to comment the same thing. A Larian-backed BG3 animated show with the original cast would be the only thing that could get me to give Netflix money again. (and that's saying something because I've somehow managed to fight off the urge despite the YYH live-action looking pretty solid)

[@RowbotMaster]

I love how at the end Karlach's response to something she doesn't know is to bite it

[@502jackal]

And laezels is to lick it. I guess taste test is what it takes to be adventurous

[@blackjacktrial]

​@@502jackalstoplickingthedamnthing!

[@XpVersusVista]

​@@502jackallaezel doesn't know the thing in my pants, so....

[@falconeshield]

The Goku method of solving problems.

[@falconeshield]

​@@blackjacktrialShe really is a frog girl

[@Mr.Grinns]

Damn the animator REALLY leaned into the "thicc tomboy karlach" here

[@PierceArner]

Astarion's disappointment at 0:35 had my sides hurting from laughter. These are AMAZING.

[@MinnowTF]

oh fer FUX sakes 😭

[@chriswalker3257]

Bit like my disappointment this ended up an Xbox reveal

[@janneswilmink487]

The only thing missing was and "But enough talk, have at you!"

[@JBasilix]

​@@chriswalker3257you still got an awesome animation out of it. What more do you want?

[@melissaz7338]

Upset Astarion is best Astarion lol

[@michaelcox9855]

The voice actors have just way too much fun with these characters, and I am completely here for it.

[@bookermediaentertainment]

Hell yeah, agreed

[@Vokalplus]

This is awesome, thank you Larian team and all cast and Mashed, you're all amazing, we need more puhleeeaaseeee

[@tylerboyce4081]

They seem to do them every time there is a new console version, so here's hoping for Switch! 😁

[@zachplummer625]

​@@tylerboyce4081I don't think that's technically possible.

[@elenalizabeth]

@@zachplummer625 yeah the game is way too big to work on a switch I think

[@zainabalansari3549]

I love you guys so much 💕

[@dishsoap446]

@@tylerboyce4081BG3 on the switch would make the console actually melt

[@dinosaur8682]

I'd pay money to watch an animated series, with the original VAs, of these guys. I love them all SO much! Also, Shadowheart singing "Healsss!" at the end, after Karlach bit the cord, is so funny to me! lol

[@BNRmatt]

The voice cast deserve to be stars; I hope they get a ton of high profile work for the rest of their careers.

[@AlanXEverfrost]

As long as they keep an ear out and a spot open in their callendar for the next Larian project...though obviously after BG3, that will be high profile work too.

[@FlowerSong606]

Yeah Goodluck to them with now everybody and their mom using AI voice acting instead

[@godlygamer911]

@@AlanXEverfrost ... it is after BG3, what do you mean?

[@jackiexo6652]

i love how after gale tells lae’zel not to lick the box, you can vaguely hear licking sounds in the background a couple seconds later😂

[@0anonym01]

And also some complaining from Gale while she's licking it. Love the little details.

[@Not_Ciel]

I love how there’s no “Tav” but they are in a “Tav”ern. Very clever, Larian

[@RafaelBenedicto]

Aside from that, it's a very common trope for RPG characters to hang out in taverns anyway.

[@GaldirEonai]

The earlier shorts kind of imply that Gale is the player character in this particular party.

[@qwart22]

tav owns the tavern obviously

[@invurret9533]

@@GaldirEonai Well, Durge (who is likely the canonical Tav) did show up in another one of these, but Gale does seem to be the de facto leader, yeah.

[@Runicstormsword]

i love how Karlachs first instrict is to try and bite the cable I love her so much!

[@PureYang0]

I love that everyone was comfortable until Wyll forced everyone to go forth and adventure out into a snowstorm lol.

[@jonbaxter2254]

Its so like him though.

[@Lord_Ian]

"Ugh for fucks sake >:c"

[@akaviral5476]

3:15 The cute little "heeal!" was perfect 😂

[@Shadowswolf9666]

True

[@julia4ever1]

I love it 😂❤

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

3:14

[@Tatooine92]

I love these because of the implication that Gale is the de facto party leader when there's no Tav around, which is honestly as it should be, because it means we get Tara too.

[@apache8795]

He's the most level headed to be fair

[@jackhazardous4008]

​@@apache8795IDK, the barbarian makes some great arguments such as [ROAR!]

[@apache8795]

@@jackhazardous4008 Also [Eat Cable]. If Gale can eat shoes why can't she chew on it

[@darth_kulyok]

Tara would make a PERFECT Chrismas dinner!

[@valeriastrugar146]

Well, according to Larian stats, he is the most popular origin character to play as, so it makes sense

[@SneakyMeeky]

Studios embracing their fandoms memes (Gale EATING magical items) forever make those like Larian stand out among the rough

[@Ciprixe]

I would rather love to see more of these animated shorts than a live action done by Netflix

[@AristasTheMonsterHunter]

Yes, but we need a canon urge to join them

[@JonathanLundkvist]

@@AristasTheMonsterHunter Who do you think the Elf was?

[@KaiserNightcoreMusic]

@@JonathanLundkvist I think he refers to the Dragonborn Durge.

[@OonalovesAstarionssimpleplan]

Only, if it's the Original cast

[@RayoSombrio78]

Netflix would ruin it. Better these shorts.

[@aaronl.9241]

Larian consistently seems to understand the assignment

[@GeGe-ni5zs]

Please, we need a animation series like this!!!!

[@ThePariahDark]

Why not go even beyond? Do something like Critical Role did. A TV show in this style, like Vox Machina.

[@The_Babe]

​@@ThePariahDarkI would love to see their backstories, each an episode long. That gives us a full season when you add up all ten companions!

[@KitsuneHB]

I would even pay for it.

[@cameronmcewen7192]

Not in this style, but yeah.

[@The_Babe]

@@cameronmcewen7192 Yeh, I was thinking more serious for sure

[@fabiulaviana56]

"This is a bit much, even for me." Bro if *Astarion* says that, you *better* roll initiative.

[@JnEricsonx]

YUP. I hopefully will try to remember that when I meet Neil next month.

[@BeaglzRok1]

Karlach's unrepentant monch on the cord is peak Barbarian and I love it.

[@bluejjboy]

Gale: "Don't even think about licking this." .... Lae'zel: *slurping background noises*

[@pneumon6990]

"Stop that"

[@zjengle6878]

Shadowheart cuddling Karlach at 1:00 is so cute! And Lae'zel's face at 2:40 is absolutely adorable.

[@KristianKumpula]

I bet she doesn't really even mind the cold

[@peterbarreira4729]

No matter how many times i hear it, Astarion's "Oh for Fuck's sake" still cracks me up 😂

[@Sky_C]

I don't think you guys understand how much I want an animated show for these guys. This shit is too funny

[@Kaspisify]

Oh god can you imaaaaaaagine how good that would be. I may cry

[@E_The_Animator]

The cameos at the very start are godlike. Seeing Brett's Lost Mines of Phandelver party was a treat.

[@Kodiie]

It’s great seeing my favorite some lil guy

[@ValbrandrLeonhardt]

I just caught up with Phandelver recently. Of all the campaigns I've seen, it's definitely my favorite. The dice truly have told a story. I'm glad Larian acknowledges Brett and the gang.

[@joryfarice]

Poor Turg lmfao

[@jesserobertson808]

That sparkling little cinnamon bun of theirs is a greater threat than the absolute ever was.

[@SHOGUNTAHIRI]

Oh my GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE I MISSED THAT! Look at that absolutely adorable (not psychopathic) Baker boy!!!

[@bella_ciao_8]

I hope they never stop making these and it turns into an actual series.

[@ryanw5500]

I like it. A series of shorts starring these guys sounds great.

[@gaugemogle0779]

That's basically vox machina but still a Baldurs gate Series would be awesome

[@Blankskeen]

I hope if they continue the shorts, Minthara and Halsin will get animated as well.

[@kalythai]

If they do, it would be the "you can have both in your party at the same time" update. But considering they patched out some exploits to do so, it probably won't happen.

[@nertyyygante5470]

We need a full series. No questions asked. I would happily watch this group go on all kinds of adventures. This captured all their personalities brilliantly.

[@KopaXTani]

Lol! I know right! Would love to see some thing akin to Legend of Vox Machina, but with Baldur’s Gate 3 characters.

[@luckyanya9354]

I'd honestly watch an ongoing series if everyone was up for it.

[@myersbabe24]

That would be AWESOME xD

[@JnEricsonx]

@@KopaXTani Well, I've met most of the main cast of that, so please, let's have some healthy competition!

[@nertyyygante5470]

@@KopaXTani Vox Machina is what I think of every time they release another short. Same vibes tbh.

[@curiouswind9196]

Larian is one of the few game companies that truly *earn* their player's respect

[@Park501]

so far they have earned it, games they produce have all been bangers

[@thatboyakira4202]

All I want to know is if that glass Astarion was looking had or haven't been made with silver, because it it wasn't... He could have seen his face.

[@geert574]

We said this about cd projekt red lol, soon on to the next

[@PurGePose]

man it's so on point for Lae'zel and astarion just eyeing each other when all the others were excited looking at the bag. And of course they were the two characters to notice something amiss.

[@alexanderfrederick-preece9770]

0:09 there’s World of Io’s hardcore Lost Mines of Phandelver party, they even have Turg’s hideous bald rat face covered by a paper bag!

[@matthewhostetter8974]

Shadowheart snuggling against Karlach to stay warm was so cute. I love it. The BG3 cast and Larian continue to do amazing work. I honestly would want a series of the cast doing stuff like this every week.

[@BillBarbrie]

I love how the voice actors have really embraced all these beloved characters

[@mulqueen2023]

Well yeah, they've been with the characters for 4 plus years. Neil even got Astarions high pitched laugh, it's pretty funny.😂

[@gricereaper]

Just noticed the small detail of Gale when marching in the snow, his shoe has holes in it from him eating it. such brilliant detail

[@crazedthoughts]

Oh god damn it. The party cameo from last time and this one near the beginning with the yellow magic user, blue and pink haired armored people and the tall dark skinned red head are flipping Sonic refrences.

[@foreignroninl1555]

Good to see someone else noticed the cameo from Team Sonic.

[@dariswaters1080]

Gale playing with Tara was way too adorable ❤️

[@congothepiethrower4144]

lae’zel being so happy about her gift sent me into a huge fit of laughter, can’t wait for more animated shorts with these characters, these have been masterpieces

[@DrunkenRhyin]

Wyll's reaction to pulling out the Mizora portrait sent me. I wish I could see more of this.

[@nektoincognito5339]

😂😂😂 Astarion is a dead cold-blooded vampire, so he gets cold faster than others and Karlach can't help melting snow, because she is a burning hottie, I love these details

[@theswordsman7590]

Seeing Tomato’s, Juniper’s, Joefudge’s and CrownDM’s characters at the beginning was nice surprise :)

[@hazzer20able]

Yeah same it made me really happy to see that

[@mystic_spider]

Thank god Turg is wearing a paper bag on his head.

[@thestormwizard6447]

Yeah! I've only watched clips, I should watch the full thing cos Brett is a cool DM, but it was a really cool cameo to notice. Who are the other characters in this scene, they look like cameos too but I don't recognise them?

[@SerLagsalot]

@@thestormwizard6447 I don't know most of them, but the top right table is Sonic's team. They appeared in the Launch Party short too.

[@theposhdinosaur7276]

@@SerLagsalot which Sonic? Not the blue hedgehog right?

[@EastStormDragon]

Karlach taking a bite out of a plugged cable is so random lmao. And I believe Gale has had enough companions licking suspicious items XD. I also wanted to add that Wyll pointing at the glowing light in the distance is referencing that meme isn't it hahaha.

[@elenalizabeth]

Karlach likes to eat weird things, she is the only one who approves of you licking the spider corpse, and then she even comments something about “is that beef” 😂 I assume when you’ve lived in Avernus, food options are limited so you try whatever you can find 🤔

[@gidjit98]

Everything about this was amazing! Astarion sitting on Karlacks lap angrily and shadow heart cuddles up. Then Gale saying ‘don’t even thing about licking that’ Larian is probably one of the company’s with the most relatable, relaxed, and funny content

[@avitraangelica9278]

And then, if you listen closely after it cuts away, you can hear slurping sounds. XD

[@gdog9423]

@@avitraangelica9278 And Gale trying to get her to stop.

[@avitraangelica9278]

@@gdog9423 For a man who eats boots, Gale gets really concerned about people licking weird stuff. XD

[@Shiverwar]

@@avitraangelica9278 "STOPLICKINGTHEDAMNTHING!"

[@luvondarox]

2:23 Astarion's Face! "You drag me all the way out here to freeze _beyond death_ and NOW WE HAVE TO *FIGHT* SOMETHING??!" Honey, I don't think that frown could get any deeper.

[@JnEricsonx]

I dunno, like he said, this was a bit much for even him, I'd say his view was, "well, I get to help fuck up a serious monster.....ok then!"

[@kc5997]

"come to ... DADDY" Larian making Karlach the ultimate Daddy canon. Gotta love it.

[@Nr4747]

The voice acting is superb in this, it's deliberately more hammed-up to fit a cartoon, but not to the point of being distracting or making the characters unreckognizable.

[@ragnaulva_]

the way Karlach started melting the snow at 0:54 made me cackle for like 5 minutes lmao

[@willowmcintire21]

Shadowheart was not shy about snuggling up to Karlach. 🥰

[@unicornburger16]

I mean, she straight up talks about Karlach throwing her over her shoulder and carrying her to safety when you first meet Karlach 🤣

[@jtf5223]

@@unicornburger16 which is why it's incredibly disappointing to me that they can't be romanced together