14 Insanely Cool Interactions You Might've Missed in Baldur's Gate 3

[@bakedpotatoesinc.705]

"Take a drunken shart in the basement" is definitely one of the instructions of all time. I'll remember to heed your word every day of my life.

[@TheWither129]

Instructions unclear, shat on the floor and threw up on the rats

[@mightbehusbandmightbewife]

I’m so glad I’m not the only one that immediately laughed when he said this.

[@devinpm]

0:30 that's a very...generous use of "entire game", unless there's a way to get the ox before the final sequence of fights

[@PawnInTheHypeMachine]

Right lol. Straight up lied.

[@AGryphonTamer]

He can follow you for the entire game. He's not saying he can be summoned for the entire game. And you do meet him at pretty much the very beginning of act 1, so I think it's fair.

[@devinpm]

@@AGryphonTamer That is an extremely loose use of the word 'follow'. He follows you in the same way that Dammon or Mol follow you. You can come across all of them in each act, but in act 3 the Strange Ox is hidden behind a closed barn door in a tucked away corner of Rivington that most people will only find if they're actively exploring and poking at almost everything. But then again if you're willing to use 'follow' that generously then I can see why you'd call that fair. But for most implications, I find this misleading.

[@rekrn12345]

@@devinpm Yea its the literal definition of the word. He follows your party through all the acts and areas in the game. Your inability to understand the meaning of words is nobody's fault but your own. Nobody else had an issue with how the English language works.

[@BigSammyMan]

To add onto "infinite spell slots and sorcery points" You can get the shield of devotion from quartmaster Talli, this gives you 1 level 1 spell slot However if you use all your level 1 spell slots, unequip and then re-equip it, it gives you 1 spell slot back So, use all your level 1 spell slots to make sorcery points, unequip, re-equip, make a sorcery point, unequip, requip, make a sorcery point Rinse and repeat infinitely, and its a one time purchase that doesnt rely on potions

[@BigSammyMan]

Quartermaster Talli can be found at the last light inn, in the shadow-cursed lands, just in case anybodies curious

[@DanRom394]

In order to aquire Strange Ox's help, you don't have to save tieflings or side with the Dame, you can do your absolutely worst, and still get the Ox to act 3.

[@RAWBOT301]

Killing Aylin at last light inn kills the ox.

[@DanRom394]

@@RAWBOT301I abducted a certain person from the Inn, then killed a certain paladin, had the ox in the act 3. It was patch 4-5, I believe.

[@kodyshaw6991]

​@RAWBOT301 Incorrect. In my playthrough, I slaughtered all of last light and the Nightsong and the Strange Ox appeared perfectly healthy in Act 3. Remember. He's a strange one. A little Shadow curse means nothing to him.

[@DigidesteinedSayian]

Since Vampire Bite also doesn't damage sleeping targets, I figured it's to explain why you don't wake up with missing hp if you let Astarion feed on you at night.

[@petitesayo4542]

Which makes no sense lol 😂

[@honey-hunterslimefanno.3257]

@@petitesayo4542It does make sense. Think about it. A awake target is going to struggle to not be bitten, making the bite more damaging as a vampire would have to basically rip their teeth out of the enemy. On the other hand, an asleep person wouldnt react much, allowing the vampire to not cause any serious damage.

[@satinizer8021]

Adding to the "an awake person would struggle and thus get more damaged", I assume he comes to you when you're still awake or generally fairly early, so you have the entire night to sleep off whatever damage he caused. Plus, if you consider Astarion your friend, you can RP that he's actually making effort to be gentle.

[@SecureBirch410]

want to add about the shar buff at 7:03- IF YOU ARE SELUNE CLERIC DONT TRY IT, shar will instantly deny you with no roll and you will get the debuff.

[@majorwoody666]

I was an idiot and tried doing this as Shadowheart after releasing the Nightsong lol. I wondered if this ends up happening to all Selune clerics, and once again Larian exceeds all my expectations.

[@IneffableChild]

​@@majorwoody666yeah the roll was at disadvantage for Shadowheart at that point. It's a good thing I didn't do it on honor mode cause I tried it right before taking on Ketheric 😂 I save scummed and got the buff though, and the interaction was kind of funny when it succeeds 😅

[@ginadau4371]

regarding the radiant damage buff from the monestary, you can put any weapon on the pedestals, as long as they are the required categories: i.e. longsword, mace etc. You don't really need the ceremonial weapons, and also that's how you can get blood of lathander without triggering the solar lance. just complete this puzzle and take the key before entering the gith creche

[@arandomcheese]

If you pass the perception check you can also lockpick open the tabernacle. Or cast knock if you have it.

[@RAWBOT301]

You can use knock on the door and bypass putting any weapons on the glyph.

[@kingofgrim4761]

@@RAWBOT301will that still provide the favor?

[@RAWBOT301]

@@kingofgrim4761 Nope, but it's faster and the buff isnt that important for the creche fights.

[@DarksideGmss0513]

Flail of the ages is a returning item as it was also in Baldurs Gate 2.

[@katelundberg2029]

I use the strange book to store my books so I can have a designated area in my camp chest where I have one copy of hopefully every piece of literature I find in my adventures. Plus imagine picking up a book that weighs almost 100 pounds and opening it just to find hundreds of books stored inside it

[@Gabranicus]

I believe this was a thing back in 3rd edition, it was called the Tome of Tomes and you could magically store an entire book on each page.

[@charlesboots6508]

I thought I was the only one doing that! I missed the storage book, so I just make Gale be the walking library. Did the same thing in the original Baldur's Gate!

[@aeonredgrave3752]

​@@charlesboots6508there's one more book in act 3 lower city at fists hq courtyard. Maybe in act 2 somewhere too, but I've played it too long time ago to remember

[@raulrozza]

Bro invented Kindle

[@kloklon]

i wish i had a book of holding

[@mdrlolcat]

Don't put your scrolls in containers if you're a sorcerer. Sure, they can be cast from inside the container but if you're a sorcerer, you can't metamagic them. Took me a while to understand why it wasn't working

[@SilencerGDA]

You then use the Items hotbar and now you can

[@J2982able]

I keep all my scrolls in that false book you can find outside the Blighted Village in Act 1. Just make sure to put the scrolls into your normal inventory first, then transfer them all to the book. Boom! Not only can you metamagic them, but your inventory is clean.

[@iamerror1699]

@@J2982able I use it to put book in there.

[@ShayDSoles]

“You probably never used your scrolls” My brother in Lathander, I am a dual short sword wielding Warock Tav, and my chosen companions are the ladies 3: Karlach, Shadowheart, and La’zel. Those scrolls are NECESSARY for my campaign. 😂

[@drunemeton]

I just did the 4 turn portal fight for Halsin with no knowledge of what I was stepping into. Decide to help him _before_ a much needed long rest… Holy CARP! If it wasn’t for spell scrolls, specifically _Fireball_ I’d have had my butt handed to me.

[@Li_Tobler]

"My brother in Lathander" LMAOOOOOOOOOO this made my day!

[@drunemeton]

@@Li_Tobler I was in such a panic that I couldn’t figure out why they were shooting the portal. _Then_ I noticed the portal HP bar rotate into view, at half red, and went full out Rage Panic.

[@kahwigulum]

scrolls are all i do buy all of them up at every vendor they come in handy constantly get spells that are more advanced than my current level allows me to cast. what's not to love

[@mitiamed]

I love how at 8:10 the game has the proper English form of 'nauseated' for the debuff, yet our man @toyhouze goes the extra mile to read it as the improper form 'nauseous' :D

[@notveryartificial4486]

Bro escaped his jail cell like Megamind xD

[@kahwigulum]

i just used gaseous form and passed through the bars unhindered as a random vapour passing through no one tried to stop me

[@philwendisch4894]

I like all the references to bg2. Flail of ages? A random skull talking to you and he once was a powerful mage? How nice.

[@riderNo5]

The Talking skull is an Easteregg referring to Murray the talking skull from Monkey Island 3.

[@wbeytel]

I thought it was a Morte from Planescape Torment easter egg.

[@KasumiRINA]

​@@wbeytel has to be. BG3 has so much Planescape influence, what other D&D game has a Gith as first real companion?

[@sparkypandamonkey]

I use the book as well for my spells. First time I found it I thought right off the bat it made sense to throw my spells in it.

[@snykyninja5632]

You also get Shar-Stricken from the Gauntlet of Shar Altar even if you pass the check if you're a Selunite. Learned that the hard way.

[@deadeyexl8392]

Something to mention about the Nauseated debuff, if you go back to the well with that debuff, you’ll get an even worse buff that makes you vulnerable to most damage types in the game

[@Treeplot]

I got the ooze on my homicidal dark urge run, murdered the tieflings it showed up at last light, killed isobel and the ox was missing but not dead and then got to act 3 and it was at the barn, never spoke to the ox throughout the game either

[@darkwolf9637]

The sorcerer spell slot thing reminds me of coffelock in table top dnd where a multiclass sorcerer and warlock can have infinite spell slots as long as they never long rest. You turn your warlock slots into sorcery points then turn those into spell slots and since the warlock gets its spell slots back on short rest you can keep doing this as their's no limit on how many times you can short rest before a long rest in tabletop. So as long as you never long rest as that resets any extra spell slots you got from meta magic you have infinite spell slots but need to find different ways to remove exhaustion since you can't long rest which is where the name coffelock comes from

[@PhantomJavelin]

1:32 This can also be done with one of a few items that grant spell slots, like Shield of Devotion or Shield of the Undevout. Slower, even swapping between two items with the hotbar, but infinite and free. Equip, convert the new slot to points, unequip, repeat.

[@benmacauly]

I got Zlorb in my evil run after killing the tieflings and letting last light fall. He was still in the barn in act 3

[@adweinstein10]

Flail of ages is from BG2. That’s awesome.

[@deville295]

Lmao Wulbren as a container is next level

[@ARIGATOUIKKEIKE]

You’re the comment I was looking for lol

[@AnigmaFaye]

The speaking skull reminds me of the skeleton from the movie "last unicorn". Super funny enounter.

[@Mr_Smith618]

Glad I'm not the only one

[@MathewWalls]

Paid the Price is great. Free intimidation bonus on your main character (ie. the one doing all the talking). Perception penalty? Just have another character with good perception. And obviously get Volo to put his magic eye in another character so you can have that benefit as well.

[@NjNJA_QK]

I never knew about most of these. The unique bags are especially helpful as sorting through all of the items I tend to hoard are a pain.

[@CapybaraConnoisseur89]

WHAAAA this game is just incredible, makes you wanna restart every time I always killed that Shapeshifting Blob.... this time I'm going to pick him up as summon.

[@marcusc9931]

Another deady summon you can get is spectator in a bottle, but you have to jump through a lot of hoops to get one (get the bottle from Zhentarim, then summon the spectator in a place where it will die from the shadow curse and return as undead, so it becomes a legal target for oathbreaker paladin's undead control)

[@BogiEllis]

The Strange Ox is actually a Cyric follower, which is neat, if you know the whole history behind Cyric he killed Bhaal when he was on the mortal plane during the Time of Troubles & took control of the dead three's power at one time, before the dead 3 took it back. He's just as sadistic as Bhaal if not more.

[@zcjonesy]

FYI Nightsong’s favor will also replace your current elixir…dropping my 21 str for necrotic resistance, I think not!

[@The3dsstuff]

the scorc one can be done as well with the elxiirs of spell slots. its how i found it myself originally. you just need to only create sorc points from the elixir slot then swap to another variant of the same type of elixir. you cannot override the original elixir with itself eg using two level 2 ones vs a level 2 into 3 then 2. can actually be faster then the sleep potion but the sleep potion gives a bulk of slots.

[@SubmitToTheBiomass]

5:42 I love the idea that putting them in a book on the hotbar will somehow make you remember to use them when they are all already on the same hotbar immediately to the right

[@neojb1989]

You can also take a drunken Shart on the cursed crow in act 2. That summons a bunch of crows that can also be 1-shot by spirit guardians for the achievement. I think that's the easiest and earliest point in the game when you can do it. Another good one is the swarm of rats in Shar's Gauntlet. The one that ends up revealing the final dark Justiciar. You can also do it in act 1, but requires some prep. Grab the Crooked Wand of Fireball from the Underdark (X:55, Y:-184) off the Deep Gnome corpse next to the 2 dead Dreugar. This wand casts fireball in an AoE around you (so you'll also take a hit). But it should be enough to one shot most, if not all, goblins near you. So go to the goblin camp and have someone cast Minor Illusion out in front where they're all partying. That'll get a large group of them together. Take a swig of alcohol and use the wand in the middle. That should make huge progress for the achievement, if not flat outright get it for you.. Important to note the drunk character doesn't need to get all 20 twenty kills, you just need to get 20 kills while a party character is drunk. So if that doesn't do it for ya, move on to the swarm of Grishkas or Kobolds in the Mountain Pass.

[@makol-wl2nf]

I think Marvin is more of a Morte reference from Planescape: Torment but Gollum riddle is also a good take 😆

[@issacshek9304]

9:50 I think I did that once even before the game came out

[@Immunity6988]

You can also find the ribcage in the Mystic Carrion’s Lair

[@andycampbell8622]

When you get to Baldur gate he hops out of your pocket, you can just pick him up again. I summoned him, then when he died, threw the apple 😂

[@phlyphlo]

Huh, that buff at rosy morn would be great for fighting kethric. So long that you dont long rest when going into the shar pool and to the boss fight. You can assinate all the absolute besides the merchants before hand to make it eaiser. Use sword shreik to herd the gaurds to place where they can be assinated with out them the whole tower hostile. Thus, avoiding a huge encounter with everone, exept for Larnny. So just hop on out to the monstary grab the buff then warp back to the pool, nuke act 1 then ride that damage through the final dungeon of act 2.

[@shoopydoopy6062]

9:47 “please do NOT do that” - elfsong tavern’s janitor

[@procrastinatinggamer]

The Potions of Angelic Reprieve bit is just how to do the tabletop game’s “Coffeelock” build (where a warlock/sorcerer multiclass just gets infinite sorcery points and spell slots by only short resting and never long resting) in BG3 and getting around the game’s short rest limits.

[@flannastri]

5:26 sadly, not all of them. Some spells that require additional actions or confirmations do not work from the container, only from the skill bar. Sleep, for example. Unless they fixed that issue, and I believe they did not.

[@congruentcrib]

To make life easier, any bag or box can be used to help organize your inventory. Biggest issue is figuring out which bag has what items without opening them.

[@davidperte62]

Just use a different type of container for each type

[@congruentcrib]

@@davidperte62 yea, except how am I supposed to remember that “backpack” has potions and the “adventure’s backpack” has scrolls and the “rotten backpack” has arrows? It would be much easier if I could just rename the bag “potions”. Even better, have it auto sort items like it does with ingredients and camp supplies

[@davidperte62]

@@congruentcrib use a book for scrolls, a ribcage for arrows, and so on. Use unique containers

[@congruentcrib]

@@davidperte62 but how am I supposed to know that the ribcage is arrows! Why can’t I just name a bag something. It’d be way easier for the play to just have a bag labeled arrows, instead of having a secret language on organization

[@davidperte62]

@@congruentcrib ...cause you chose to put the arrows on the ribcage?

[@majorwoody666]

Fun fact about Shar Stricken: If you try to pray at the altar after releasing the Nightsong as Shadowheart, you automatically get this condition no matter what and the text plays out differently.

[@destroyercreater98]

2:20 Finally. You got to the most op exploit for a caster…. But damn, I have to say. Why did you use Gale for this? Gale by himself has an easier method. Just take him out of the party after making spell slots, smack him, let him heal himself (for some reason he has the npc heal thing action) And boom. All of his spell slots up to 5th level is restored. It’s something he can do even as early as act 1. Which is why he is so incredibly powerful as hell. He is singlehandedly carrying the hype of wizards. And he isn’t even a full wizard.

[@blackhat4206]

He has the heal action to prevent him from dying and triggering a 2 day game over timer through no fault of the player. Walking nukes need some safeguards.

[@Demigodishe]

Just for your next great video - roasted meat in goblin camp (where you first find Volo) can heal if you eat it.

[@grymmoire]

9:06 you can also just ask him to bite you

[@DubGamin420]

I killed the ox by accident 😂 He was standing in the background of a fight in Baulders Gate and he got caught in a massive lightning bolt😭😭

[@jonaswestman1245]

actually, the strange ox can still be gotten if you destroy last light inn, i talked to it before killing isobel, and he showed up in his normal spot act 3

[@SirCrediblee]

I foolishly take their ring every time….

[@kinggamereon653]

5:46 mostly yeah, a globe of invulnerability and 2 call lightnings were used in the final fight but most scrolls ended up being kind of wasted.

[@ssaberwolf]

I have Astarion hang onto the hollow book and carry the party's gems inside. Lighter than gold, and it seems like something he'd do.

[@Slackmana]

Best container in the game is Shadow Plush (the shadow Owl Bear in Act 2) It's weightless has an unlimited inventory space, and counts as a dead corpse.

[@kokomoman]

There’s also several dead animals that you can use as containers as well

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

Use the Shapeshifter helm often. If you choose Drow elf, the goblins treat you with awed respect.I freed Wubren the deep gnome from a dozen gobbies and 2 worgs with one intimidation check.😮.lol..

[@jenniferlunney1479]

If you are a selunite cleric, you cannot get the shar buff at all, and will only be cursed.

[@SouredSpud]

less than 40 seconds into the video, I've identified a regrettable choice on my end (having killed ol oozy boy in my current playthrough)

[@mikewaterfield3599]

That skull is from “Escape from under mountain” it was a forgotten realms novel.

[@samuelgoodliffe4757]

Trick 3 is way better if you make lower level spell slots. Because then the potions refresh the additional slots you're making as well as your original.

[@iamerror1699]

7:20, Not any party member. If you are cleric of selune then you cannot get it, it'll always hex you.

[@Sinnixk]

Hold up, im about to escape prison by playing this little diddle on my fiddle.

[@twelveninetyfour1477]

You don't actually need anyone to have dual wielding to use the flail of ages buff on another weapon, you can just drop any weapon you want to buff on the ground and target it with the skill that way.

[@javi8133]

The punch drunk achievement is even easier if you just drunken fireball the rats because of all the wine on the ground. Instant kaboom

[@tainadeoliveira]

You don't need to save last light inn to get the ooze ally. Maybe talk to him but not save tieflings. If the inn falls to the shadow curse he will still manage to escape, then you just need to smuggle him into the city.

[@whatever-jj4vs]

New fashion trend of 2024: Wulbren backpack

[@garmfilf2789]

I'm pretty sure the ox stayed alive even though I killed the tieflings and the druids in my current playthrough. As long as he doesn't die when everyone is fighting, I think he will appear in act 2 and 3 without any issues.

[@crazedmike9907]

Minor correction on Zlorb: You do NOT need to save the Tieflings in act 1 to meet him in act 2. Just like he says if you talk to him: He's gonna make it to Baldur's Gate with or without those poor slobs. =P EDIT: You ALSO can kill Aylin and he makes it. I did a full evil Durge playthrough recently and he was one of the few allies that made it to the end throughout my carnage. xD EDIT 2: I just get a hireling to give an eye away to Ethel. =P Free charm that works great right before the final Netherbrain check. EDIT 3: If you inflict Bloodless from stealth, it doesn't actually do any damage and therefore will not trigger combat against an unsuspecting target. I use this to apply Bloodless to traders (which permanently sticks around) giving them a debuff to their perception checks allowing for easier pickpocketing.

[@RS-ry4lp]

Whoops! I killed the strange ox for his ring lmao

[@Chibimano]

Instead of that potion, it’s better to use the Shield of Devotion with your Sorcerer. You get a free spell slot with each equip of it; turn it into sorcery points, and you can refill your spell slots as needed.

[@cbmcnee]

Pretty sure the skull would be a nod to the Dresden Files (Bob)...

[@SunLeaf-tp7hv]

Not that many people will pick it but for the apple you only need to save Isobel at last light inn. I let shart kill night song and last light inn fell at that point. Apple was there next to tiefling refuge camp in act 3.

[@caldrawz]

I killed isobel in my durge run and still got the ox in act 3

[@GameZero2]

What if I killed the ox in act 2?

[@SunLeaf-tp7hv]

@@GameZero2 the ox shape shifts into an apple so no ox no apple

[@DanakarEndeel]

Aww... I encountered him in Act 3 but my dialogue options made him turn into its original form and go hostile. Guess I shouldn't have let my Paladin do the talking... Next time I'll just smuggle him into the city then.

[@alanconway94]

When you meet Blurg at The Lodge, he doesn't say "Very well, I have mushrooms to catalogue." any more. That stopped me trading with him any further. 😕

[@Pacifist11921]

Omg the goblins were annoying with my drow. I needed that XP

[@pavelmotal3593]

7:28 also if you play as cleric of selune you auto fail automaticly and get a debuff if you atemt to pray there

[@readytoenditall]

For Shar’s blessing, I passed the roll but still got hexed. Watch out if you’re playing a cleric of Selune lmao

[@oneinfinity]

The Paid the Price condition isn't actually all that bad. Sure, it gives you -1 in Perception, but that can easily be countered by your other party members and the +1 in Intimidation more than makes up for that, as it's pretty handy on your main character. And the disadvantage against hags is only really relevant in the fight against Auntie Ethel.

[@Bluesabara]

I prefer casting my scrolls and drinking my potions from a dead chicken.

[@Peleski]

I thought that kissing the goblin's foot in Act 1 was cool. Of course Laezel tells you no way, but you should.

[@Chimly_Stonefoot]

I did the thing with the Ox but he didn’t appear in act 3 for some reason. Even when I went to the barn my party was like “it’s that Ox again, is he following us?” But the barn was empty 😞

[@oh.veronva]

using wulbren as a backpack made me cackle

[@CondemnedGuy]

It's always funny to see the assumption in these videos that the origin characters are being played with their starting class. Did it my first time, but they get really stale if you keep playing them the same way.

[@MrSneaksful]

"choose to save Dame Alin"? who what huh? @0:35

[@markvt22]

Should be isabel

[@wagnarokkr]

@@markvt22 That's probably what he meant, but you lose everyone at the Last Light Inn if Aylin dies too

[@angelelk]

regarding the first one, i killed isobel and nightsong in my evil run and the ox still appears in act 3 !

[@WinterDominus]

They did Flail of Ages dirty.

[@crystallinecrow3365]

You didn't have to come for my scroll hoarding so hard you know, I came here for tips not psychic damage 😂🤣

[@ViniciusFigueiredo19]

Unfortunately the ox is bugged in act 3 if u go to the lower city before talking to him, he just disappears and u can't interact w him again even if u go to his spot in rivingtown. Real shame

[@eaggon_158]

The strange ox will still show up in act 3 if you destroy last light inn

[@XANDERcanDRAW]

Now there's a purpose for killing Wulbren!

[@Cappinator]

The skull reminds me of Morte from Planescape Torment

[@CreativeUsernameEh]

7:01 doesn’t Selune grant Necrotic Resistance no strings attached by speaking to Isobel?

[@chriscrai]

At that level, Shadowheart has Remove Curse

[@moarmendariz]

Wulbren XD

[@nicbahtin4774]

If only there were more fights in game. In act 2 there are so few fights i can count them

[@mintkit1064]

Well, he doesnt just thank you he praises a certain someone 😫😱

[@spellandshield]

Future DLC...let's hope. The Dark Sun...

[@DarksideGmss0513]

​@@spellandshieldfancy seeing you here.

[@spellandshield]

@@DarksideGmss0513 Same to you!

[@TheGrizzlyKnight]

Never heard on Ethel's Charm!! Would be worth it on a no long rest run. Especially a solo. Not sure if there are any transitions that force remove buffs like that though

[@austinjohnson6642]

When you go to act 3 it forces a rest

[@TheGrizzlyKnight]

Thank you for letting me know! That is so annoying. @@austinjohnson6642

[@SuperHansburger93]

"Which is pretty c..." 🤣

[@Ashayia1986]

In the hole where you find strange book there is also a lamp that you could use and interact with , is it djinn in there?

[@SidneyPearls]

I tried using goblin child as a container but you have to click loot and then drop items in rather than just open 😢

[@chriscrai]

In act three, all the named chests

[@aaarooon9]

Reprieve*

[@kamikadzex123_cz4]

dont forget the ooze kills dammon.