Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 plotline hinted in five-year-old D&D prequel adventure Wizards of the CoastBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 players discovered a hidden hint about a character\u2019s origins from the game\u2019s official D&D prequel adventure, released in 2019. Baldur\u2019s Gate: Descent into Avernus is a Dungeons & Dragons campaign that acts as a loose prequel to Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, as it explains the origins of the Tiefling crisis and introduces characters who will be important in the game, like Duke Ulder Ravengard. A user on the Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 Reddit has discovered a familiar face in Descent into Avernus, as Duke Belynne Stelmane is named in the book. Her entry mentions how she suffered a seizure after an encounter with a mind flayer. This small reference would have huge relevance in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3, as it refers to the Emperor and how they influenced Baldurian politics by using their psionic powers to influence Duke Stelmane and the mental struggle between them, which took a toll on the Duke. Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 underwent many changes during development, such as the Nightsong\u2019s design being totally reworked and one of the main villains being a potential companion. It\u2019s unclear exactly how much of the original story remained in the final game, especially regarding the mind flayers and the Emperor\u2019s identity. There\u2019s a chance that the Duke Stelmane reference was originally something small that was expanded when the narrative direction changed, or maybe it was there the whole time as an intentional hint at a story beat that would take years to fruition. Whatever the case, Descent into Avernus has lots of little nods like this that people will notice in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3. It\u2019s just a shame that Larian has confirmed that Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 won\u2019t receive DLC, as that would have been the perfect way to follow up on the campaign\u2019s events, with Tav facing off against Zariel, the Archduchess of Hell, among the fiery pits of Avernus, in a battle that caps off both storylines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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