BG3 | What happens when you combine the brains from the mind flayer ship with the Slack-Skinned head

[@noahbrodersen1418]

If you find the correct brain, there is one of them that Can give you a small buff that lasts for the rest of the playthrough.

[@SheWhoWalksSilently]

What kind of buff?

[@Hashashin_Fidayin]

@@SheWhoWalksSilently waking mind, found after the mind puzzle gives you 'githzerai mind barrier' giving you 'Advantage on Intelligence Saving Throws.'

[@lach7324]

Worth noting like most "permanent" buffs and debuffs, it lasts until death not truly permanently.

[@StevXtreme]

@@lach7324 Death not being the end point? Wait, are you joking?

[@derekmandl]

Not when revivify exists lol

[@hardkornikow]

This one is the more fucked up situations in the game. I can't decide which brain had it worse, the one who has half realised what is happening, the one with the little kid trying to fall asleep, or that githyanki's one who has been there for a decade and it's only purpose is to serve as 'a fine vintage of wine'. Sheesh.

[@Warwipf]

I was so happy when I did this. I had Gale carry the brains from the start and like an hour before this I was about to put them into the chest in camp, glad I forgot about it.

[@fenrisares]

Basically Brain of the team, carried team brains :D

[@marzplayz922]

That song was kinda depressing but a nice touch of detail.

[@sarahwright5754]

That last one was a little bit creepy if i'm going to be honest

[@clonger204]

There is one brain that belonged to a child, it was a very upsetting discovery

[@Phloat]

Wonder what happens with Balthazars mother's brain lol

[@gemmafire8628]

The song gives me Curse of Strahd vibes

[@dragonriderabens9761]

That last one had some issues

[@Hadeshy]

I thought of this but never tried it. Glad someone did for me.

[@chance7199]

Thanks I got rid of the minds from the start at some point and wanted to see what i missed out on!

[@lthampton6437]

Okay that was a really creepy song 😱

[@gregorytonelotto9045]

at the begining of the game there is one too

[@nunya_bizniz]

Wdym? There are brains but no brain reader until this point. That is the whole point of the vid.

[@TheodoricFriede]

I still have no idea where this thing is. Two playthroughs and I never found it.

[@travisgatlin536]

SPOILER: under moonrise towers in the mind flayer nest, go to the laboratory towards the middle of the area and it's off the edge of the room, I think to the left if I remember correctly. Gotta jump to it

[@TheodoricFriede]

@@travisgatlin536 Obliged!

[@danielmomber1936]

How do you people manage to create such cool looking characters.

[@restlessteela]

mods my dear

[@CoverWunTB]

Fr. I’m pretty sure I’ve done damn near everything in act 1&2 and don’t have any one looking that cool. 😂

[@trollman88889]

my game just freezes when I do this lol

[@mauser98kar]

So damn creepy.

[@dichroichameleon]

Where is this? I never came across it.

[@restlessteela]

The end of Act 2 after you defeat Kethric Thorm and follow him into the mind flayer colony at moonrise towers. there will be a bunch of rooms inside the colony, one of them has many undeads that will attack you upon entrance. once youve defeated them, explore the room and you will find it

[@dichroichameleon]

@@restlessteela ohhh awesome! Thanks!

[@DuckLordz]

@@dichroichameleon do the puzzle and get the "Waking mind" put that one in and get a permanent buff

[@activatealmonds]

Damn, I kepth the brains during my whole playthrough, cleared this room, did the puzzle and yet never saw this pedestal.

[@candiedcrusader7841]

@@DuckLordz If you are trying to romance Lae'zel, though, I seriously recommend NOT taking the "Zerai" buff [thats the most you're getting specificity wise, no major spoilers!] because she HATES it.

[@vincemcgaj628]

I remembered to do this on my second playthrough too. Was a little disappointed, I was hoping the brains would give you something like a character buff such as the one the githzerai brain gave. But yeah I tried ALL of them, There was around 3 you can collect on the intro mind flayer ship, 3-4 more at the moonrise tower I think, and 1-2 more somewhere else. Can't remember exactly where I got all mine but I was able to collect a total of 8. I wonder, is the poem from the dark mind some sort of easter egg? Are any of these easter eggs? I was hoping the community could look into this and make a video about who the brains belonged to and what they were talking about. Might need some lore experts. Maybe something Wolfheart could look into? Still I think there may be something hidden about these brains and what they have to say.

[@Fibirdnacci-sequence]

I believe the dark mind poem is a Curse of Strahd Easter egg.

[@lupus0belenos]

I never got it into the head, but I always wondered if the Dark Mind was like...all the bits missing from DUrge's skull.

[@Retiacca]

What equipment is your character wearing?

[@gizmo2101]

looks like Orin's outfit but in black. might be modded.

[@thisislame2207]

@@gizmo2101 Can't ya dye it?

[@C1umsyJester]

@@thisislame2207don’t think you can get it

[@restlessteela]

its Orin's outfit, its an imbedded mod from nexus mods of course