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i have been known. to be fond of dynamics

#shadowheart #lae'zel #shadowzel #bg3

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okay FINE I’ll write a post about the emperor, if tumblr’s going to give me thirst posts either way I might as well. huge endgame spoilers for bg3

the emperor is a goddamn masterpiece of game design, because he’s YOUR powerful, abusive manipulator. Wyll has Mizora, Shadowheart has Shar, Lae’zel has Vlaakith, etc— and Tav has the emperor.

They position him as your guardian. They let you design him a face so he’s trustworthy to you. MOST of his advice is… technically true. You CAN get power from the tadpoles, the githyanki ARE dangerous, you CAN beat the elder brain without Orpheus.

But it’s all a misdirect. He doesn’t care about you. If you do his “romance” scene, he’s pulling a nastier version of Astarion’s “I slept with you so you’d protect me” stunt. He needs you to obey him, to trust him, to see him as an equal.

You learn the fates of his last two “equal partners”— Ansur, whose death the emperor tries to keep you from discovering by claiming he never existed at all, and Stelmane, who the emperor claims was his friend and business partner right up until you mouth off too much, when he admits she was his thrall, and you aren’t because you’re more useful with your wits about you.

Can you really trust his “ethical” brain harvesting claims, given the other lies and half truths? Whether you think eating criminals is a lesser evil or not, there are cages in his quarters. He had thralls. His “shared memory” where he shows himself as a mindflayer in a cloak doesn’t account for the record of a glamor in his quarters that kept kitchen staff from noticing human brain meat until leftovers were removed from the room. He was manipulating people’s senses when they were around him.

But he CAN help you. He IS on your side. As long as you’re on his side, of course. His own self preservation comes first, and that’s not inherently terrible, but he will twist whatever he needs to to get you to help him, no matter how much harm it does.

He’s an incredible character. He fascinates and horrifies me. He’s perfect for his role and I love how they used mind flayers, how he’s setting you up before you even start the game.

TL;DR: long live Prince Orpheus, asshole

#SO GOOD #the emperor #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #act 3

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#halsin #bg3

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I think it would be really funny if you could get Wyll out of his pact by having Withers reclass him

Mizora over here pissed off because she didn’t anticipate Wyll being friends with the god of paperwork who would get him out of his devil contract for 100 gold, meanwhile he’s punching trees in half because he’s a monk now and giggling the whole time

#I spit out my drink at 'god of paperwork' #op what a thought xD #wyll ravengard #withers #mizora #bg3

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He can't keep getting away with this.

Text Version:

Minthara: You confound me, Wyll. You have all the illustrious iniquities of a warlock, and you choose to impress your partner with dancing?

Wyll: Well I'm hardly going to say 'oh come here, have a hug in the arms of Hadar'.

#that's hilarious #minthara #wyll ravengard #bg3

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..............I love him so much. 😩

#gale of waterdeep #same same xD #bg3

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Oh jsyk!! You can meet the dragonborn Quil in game!! She's an npc but she only appears in very specific Durge related circumstances 👀

No way! That's awesome! Durge run coming soon 😂

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Quil

#y'all's dragonborn ocs are just STUNNING #i can't even #tav

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I think the thing about Halsin is that his personality has a lot of buoyancy. Like you know whatever happens - no matter how bad it is - he's gonna be okay (whether that's true or not) and it just fuckin... does something to me.

#halsin #bg3 #I really think he projects that purposefully #not because its true #and that just gives me ten other feelings #like I need him to learn he can be more than just a refuge for everyone else #it's a whole complex and #[insert keysmash] #ainulindaelynn

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Halsin is so fucking well-written though? Like, he keeps on surprising me with his balanced responses. You can actually feel every single one of the years he's lived and experienced. He isn't just good-aligned or wise, he is so fucking reflected?! His speech, while ✨elegant✨ is always super precise and deliberate. He does not see need for shame in natural activities or personal failures. He knows that communicating clearly and openly is the easiest way to resolution, be it in his favour or not. I understand why he was archdruid. Very autistic-coded.

Martel, I love him.

#he's written like someone who's kind as fuck BECAUSE he's been through shit and that's EVERYTHING #his variety of simplicity and others-orientation is usually characterized as unintelligent or naive #in most media I mean #and that's just not even remotely true in his case #the opposite really #and that's just 🤌 #it makes the part of me obsessed with Le Guin's Omelas just freak out

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This can be any iteration of Geralt, but I'm picturing TW3

#that's spot on actually #gonna go cry about how much I love geralt now #the Witcher #astarion #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #act 1

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baldur’s gate 3 out here asking bold questions like “what if you could fuck a sexy tentacle monster who is secretly george washington”

#I am laughing SO. HARD. #the emperor #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #act 3

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#is that the bear on the elevator in the grove? #lmao #such a gorgeous shot though #bg3 scenery

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Sketches from llthe beginning of this year. 🌿 I really need to draw more Halsin and sassy Raph

#halsin #raphael #bg3

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A kitten at heart

#this is so beautiful #gale of waterdeep #tara the tressym

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by NyeIgneous [ X ]

#halsin #bg3

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Raphael just singing during his own boss battle song, stopping if you silence him, is both the most awesome and hilarious thing in bg3. Literal disney villain.

#raphael #bg3 #bg3 spoilers #act 3