Clever Baldur’s Gate 3 Exploit Lets Players Live Out Their Evil Desires With No Repercussions

Even after a long succession of patches, Baldur’s Gate 3 still has its fair share of quirks, and one unusual interaction that remains in the game can actually be surprisingly helpful. While most of the biggest problems with performance and game-breaking bugs are long gone, other weird interactions between Baldur’s Gate 3‘s complex systems aren’t always as easy to tackle. In cases where they don’t do any real harm to the game, there often isn’t any point, and some interesting Baldur’s Gate 3 exploits can recapture some of the creative spirit that’s often found in tabletop Dungeons & Dragons play.

As noted by Acid-Robot on Reddit, one surprising interaction occurs when using spirit guardians near friendly NPCs. This spell conjures up spirits to encircle the spellcaster, which can deal damage to enemies in a small vicinity.

When deployed around friendly NPCs, however, the characters will abandon their usual spots to step out of the way of spirit guardians. It’s consequently possible to nudge NPCs out of crowded areas with spirit guardians to then rob them in private, making it significantly easier to acquire gold and loot with minimal repercussions.

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Stealing With BG3’s Spirit Guardians Almost Makes Sense

A Somewhat Logical Interaction Is Easy To Manipulate

This clearly isn’t the intended purpose of the spirit guardians cleric spell in Baldur’s Gate 3, and in tabletop DnD, any NPC designated to be unharmed by the spell shouldn’t have any problem standing in its vicinity. From a logical standpoint, however, it isn’t entirely senseless behavior. Although the official DnD rules don’t specify whether the spectral forms are visible to everyone, if they are, it makes sense that characters would still want to get out of the way of the spell. Whether they would allow themselves to meekly be herded to an isolated spot is more doubtful, of course.

Invoking spirit guardians isn’t the only way to forcibly relocate an NPC, and Reddit user en_travesti points out a strong alternative through the use of the improvised weapon mechanic. Picking up an NPC as an improvised melee weapon allows them to be carried off, an approach that might be even sillier but proves equally effective. Neither method works for every party member — it takes a character with Karlach’s level of strength to actually be able to pick up NPCs — but it’s easy enough to have one option or the other covered.

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After employing either technique, the simplest way to finish the job cleanly is to cast hold person on the target before opening dialogue and robbing them blind. It’s not the most ethical approach to playing the game, but not every party is particularly bound to a moral code, and there’s always an argument to be made that stopping the Absolute could justify some bad behavior along the way. There’s no shortage of illicit ways to acquire stolen goods in Baldur’s Gate 3, but forcible relocation is definitely one of the most entertaining and effective options.

Source: Acid-Robot/Reddit, en_travesti/Reddit

Baldur’s Gate 3

Developed and published by Larian Studios, Baldur’s Gate 3 is an upcoming role-playing game set to release in August of 2023. Players will create a character to embark on a large-scale journey and can do so solo or cooperatively with a friend. Combat is a turn-based style this time around.

Platform(s)

PC , macOS , PS5 , Xbox Series X

Released

August 3, 2023

Developer(s)

Larian Studios