Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 writer finally reveals true nature of Shadowheart\u2019s curse Larian StudiosA Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 writer has elaborated on Shadowheart\u2019s curse, and it may not be as extreme as some players had initially thought. There are a lot of hard choices to make in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 as you sink more time into your playthrough. Deciding whether or not Shadowheart should kill her parents is certainly one of them. On one hand, doing so lifts Shar\u2019s curse, which causes her to get the wound flares on her hand. But at the same time, freeing her parents finally lets her reunite with her family \u2013 with the tradeoff that the curse remains with her as a way to remind her that she\u2019s bound to Shar. With that in mind, it\u2019s not surprising that a portion of the community hesitates to have Shadowheart save her parents due to the consequences. However, Baldur\u2019s Gate 3 writer John Corcoran has revealed some new insights that might have players changing their ways. When asked if the Shar curse is more of a \u201cchronic pain\u201d instead of a \u201csoul curse\u201d for the rest of her life, John mentioned that the curse is \u201csynonymous to a chronic pain\u201d, like a \u201cshock collar\u201d that would cause pain when Shadowheart does something that\u2019s \u201cout of line in Shar\u2019s eyes.\u201d And now that the true nature of Shadowheart\u2019s curse is confirmed, players in a Reddit thread discussing about the curse agreed this helps make the decision easier. Topic begins at the 1:17:20 timestamp below: \u201cIn this case, it\u2019s actually not that bad keeping it even as Selunite. If it resonates, you have immediate feedback that you did something that Selune will very likely approve of. Plus, parents,\u201d commented one player. \u201cYeah, now I feel like an idiot for killing off her parents; I thought she was cursed, or it was open to interpretation. Not to mention, apparently, the epilogue mentions Shar stops messing with her eventually if you save her parents. I feel like an idiot now, lmao,\u201d mentioned another. All in all, while players are free to choose to play however they want, many couldn\u2019t help but point out that setting her parents free is ultimately the \u201cgood\u201d choice for her in Baldur\u2019s Gate 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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