Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players love Act 3\u2019s \u201clevel 1\u201d D&D side-quest Larian StudiosOne Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 side-quest has amused players by essentially being a level-one D&D task snuck into the late-game. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 borrows a lot from Dungeons & Dragons, taking plenty of mechanics and lore from 5e. While certainly playable for those who have never played a TTRPG before, D&D players will immediately recognize the game\u2019s classes, iconic monsters and more. Beyond that, much of the game\u2019s overwhelmingly praised freedom and options come from its tabletop inspirations. D&D players are known for creative, often absurd problem-solving, which Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 manages to replicate even without a human Dungeon Master to keep things moving. Now, players are drawing attention to a side-quest that feels like it\u2019s pulled straight from a first D&D session \u2013 except it doesn\u2019t happen until pretty late in the game. Even Baldur\u2019s Gate 3\u2019s Journal thinks Act 3 quest is ridiculous As shared by Reddit user almostb, one Baldur\u2019s Gate side-quest gives players a pretty simple task: kill rats that are in the basement of Elfsong Tavern. This is a pretty typical first quest for a new Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Rats are very basic foes that are perfect for level 1 parties and new DMs learning to run combat. But what makes it so noteworthy in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 is that the tavern in question isn\u2019t accessible until Act 3 when players are likely at or near the game\u2019s level cap. The fact that the quest comes so late means completing it will likely be a walk in the park. While there are dozens of rats in the basement, each only has 1 HP, so you\u2019ll get through them pretty quickly if you have any area-of-effect spells like Fireball or Spirit Guardians at your disposal. As one player put it, \u201cthey gave us a Level 1 ah side quest at like\u2026 Level 11.\u201d The commenter also assumed the task was a \u201cred herring\u201d with a much more difficult foe waiting to catch the party off-guard. But while there are more secrets hidden in Elfsong Tavern\u2019s basement, this particular quest is as straightforward as they come. Making things even more amusing is the Journal entry for the task, which includes the line, \u201cIt\u2019s not clear why he can\u2019t just do this himself\u2026\u201d As the poster jokes, \u201ceven the journal description questions why you\u2019re doing the sidequest.\u201d Given how much is at stake in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, it\u2019s clear killing rats in Elfsong Tavern\u2019s basement is both a poor use of the party\u2019s time and a very easy win.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 players love Act 3\u2019s \u201clevel 1\u201d D&D side-quest Larian StudiosOne Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 side-quest has amused players by essentially being a level-one D&D task snuck into the late-game. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 borrows a lot from Dungeons & Dragons, taking plenty of mechanics and lore from 5e. While certainly playable for those who […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20560\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}