Baldur’s Gate 3: what are the worst choices to make during your campaign?

WARNING, you are entering a Mental SPOILER zone!!!

Give your body to the Mind Flayer

We are talking here about what is surely the worst possible choice of Baldur’s Gate 3! Indeed, during the introduction of the game, you will come across a Mind Flayer. You will then have the possibility, if you wish, to give your body to the creaturewhich is a very bad idea!

Indeed, you will then have two saving throws that will serve as a safeguard. Except that if you were to miss them, it would sign your death warrant. After about fifteen minutes of play, your adventure on Baldur’s Gate 3 would come to an end.

Sever Gayle’s hand in “Dark Impulses” mode

Shortly after surviving the crash of the ship, you will encounter a strange hand coming out of a portal in a rock. If you are playing Dark Impulses, you will have an additional interaction that will allow you to dream that you are cutting your hand.

The problem is that it will not be just a dream and you will really do it. You will then lose Gayle, one of your potential companions for the rest of your adventure. In addition to losing a potential fighter, you can say goodbye to the character’s lore.

Launch the Goblin Invasion on the Emerald Grove

The Emerald Grove and the Goblin Camp are going to be one of the main events at the start of your adventure. If the majority of players will be tempted to side with the grove, you might want to ally with the goblins and their leader, Minthara.

This is also the only way to unlock the romance scene with the latter. In return, you will carry out a massacre in the grove and this will cause Wyll to leave your group permanently! Was the romance scene worth it?

Kill Karlach

Speaking of Wyll, when you meet him, he will let you know about his quest against a demon named Karlach. Moreover, while looking for him, you will also come across a group claiming to have been decimated by Karlach and offering you a reward if you bring back his head.

In short, everything pushes you to kill her, except that she is innocent! It’s not a demon and the bad guys in the story it’s the group that was decimated. It is therefore in your interest to save Karlach who will even become one of your companions later on.

Kill Mizora

Last bad choice you can make with Wyll is to kill Mizora when given the opportunity at some point in your adventure. Indeed, it may seem like a good idea to free the latter from the demon’s yoke once and for all.

Unfortunately, making this choice will not go the way you want! Indeed, Wyll will be lured to hell by Mizora and you will lose a companion. If you have Karlach in your team at that time, the latter will experience it extremely badly.

Talking too fast to Isobel

During your adventure, you will come across a face known to fans of the license, Jaheira. The latter will then direct you to another NPC named Isobel. Therefore, you will be tempted to go directly to it, but don’t!

Without spoiling you, this will make it impossible to complete side quests from nearby NPCs. So make sure you have done all these quests before going to Isobel to speak to him as Jaheira advised you.

Let Shadowheart kill Nightsong

In your adventure, you will have to make a difficult choice: whether or not to let Shadowheart kill Nightsong. If you accept, the latter embraces her destiny, but not only will it be impossible to truly pursue her romance, but on top of that, this decision will have serious consequences with several quests that will subsequently become impossible to complete.

The right choice is not to let her do it, which in addition will bring you a big bonus later. The only problem is that if at that time, you have not built a strong enough relationship with her, she will be angry with you for having ruined her destiny and will leave.

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