 Alright guys, we are back with Baldur's Gate 3. A little bit of a recap. It's been a minute since I played last. We gave some time for the YouTube videos and stuff to catch up. So here is where we are so far. We're not in China. We're actually in Baldur's Gate 3. So we just fought our way out of the prison. It took us freaking forever. Like ages. What a fucking liar, dude. No, it did. It took me like five hours. Because apparently I'm like two levels under level for this thing and I'm playing this whole thing ass backwards, unfortunately. But it's okay because it's not backwards because it's just the way we do it, right? Here on this channel. We got that going on. We are leaving the tunnel. We saved the gnomes. And we're going back and we are following the gnomes on the boat to leave the prison. And these are the same gnomes that we talked about saving back in Grimforge. So that's where we are now and we're going to get started. A half hour by the name of Jaheera. Okay. And... All right. There we go. This feels wrong. Something feels wrong here, guys. At ease, Jaheera. I'm no threat. I'm bound by, oh, not Tarmin' Innocent. Baladin, so I'll bind you with vines a moment longer if you do not mind. This is why we're here, you see. It is a curious creature that hides all manner of secrets. But if there's one thing that we know, it's that it knows its own kind. He loves me. You should never have come here, true soul. Strength rage against the machine. I am not a true soul. He's the one who protected the Emerald Grove. Yup. Didn't even go up in standing. Not so bad to hang around with either. Saved us from a mad druid and a snake. A real cloth act. Oh, that was the kid from earlier. Attack. She's one of the miners that has that puzzle. Do I shore the artifact? Here's my thing. Why should I be so trusting this person? I guess... Yeah, but I don't know her from Baldur's Gate 1 and 2. You know what I mean? Tell Jaheera everything you know about the artifact. And to understand what that artifact is. But I'm old and wise enough to radically... I am back low, Steve. ...when it crawls out of the dark. Tell me. Why have you come here? To destroy the Absolute in its lair. I just want to cure for the parasite. My Unmoving Rise Tower is my only lead. Do I really want to destroy the Absolute? I kind of do. I mean, so what I was trying to do, I was trying to befriend the bad guys to usurp them. But really at the end of the day, I really just want to cure for the parasite. I'm here on holiday. I'll just say I'm here on holiday. I'm in holiday from playing Madden. Yeah, I never played the old Baldur's Gate games. I'm loving this. Okay, let's go. First things first. So I need a minute to kind of get my feet under me because I haven't played in a while. Given that you're a contender, yes. I would say this is probably going to be mine so far. I thought it was Final Fantasy XVI, and I do think Final Fantasy XVI is really good. But I think when it's all said and done, I'm going to lean towards this. This game is just so damn good. Should I make the jump chat? Do we swap? Do we swap Lazell for Karloch? And then what I would do is I would respect Karloch into a fight or rogue. Okay, here we go, Karloch. Come on, we're heading up. Yeah, I've never actually used her. I got leveled her up, but I didn't actually use her yet. Dude, I wish they had a talent calculator for this game. Now I wonder if fight or rogue is better or fight or ranger is better. Fighting style, two-weapon fighting, everything out of defense or dexterity. Why no dex? So I have gloves that set her dex to 18. Yeah, they're OP. So that's why Lazell just turned into a freak. Subclass, battle master, maneuver. Okay, so one maneuver to do. I did repost. I did disarming attack, repost. And then I did precision attack, but precision attack kind of was unnecessary. Let's go trip attack. So now we have Karloch in here. We're going to take Karloch. We respect her to being like a dual-wheeled person. And then this looks like we're at the infernal forge area. And it looks like we're going to talk to her right now. Oh my God, soldier. That's Jeheira. The Jeheira. Jeheira's witnesses. Baldurian, she lives in the city, right? Don't you know the whole story? Years ago, over a century, Jeheira was part of a group that saved Baldur's gate from Saravok. A barl sport tried to punch the city into war. My mum used to tell us stories about them. The legends who protected the city from evil. She said Jeheira was a powerful druid, adamant, tough. I've told myself those stories a thousand times since. I never thought I'd meet Jeheira. She's a hero, and I was always some out-of-city kid. I can't believe she wants to talk to us about working together. What a day. What a day, dude, what a day. So let's talk to Daemon with, should I talk to her with Karloch? Insight failed. My senses deceive me. You brought a bit of the hells back with you. Infernal engine? Who needs a heart when you've got one of these to keep you warm? Thank you, Zario. Forget warm. You're burning up. Might be burning out a piston ring or leaking oil. Mind if I take a listen? Please do. I've been dying to find an infernal mechanic. Now that's hot. I think I could sort you out. I can hear the ocean. But I need some infernal iron and a lot of luck. We'll look for some iron. We have some iron, actually. Fuck, yes we will. Okay. Sure. Meantime, if you need to stock up, everything I have is available. Okay, so here's the big question. Do I keep the blood of Lathander, the weapon that murdered myself, entire race? Some of you guys say put it on Shadowheart, but she never attacks, so I feel like it's kind of worthless. Yeah, I say it's not for attacking, but then also like plus three weapon enchantment, like, you know, like, okay. Have a gander at the finest stop. I'm gandering, I'm gandering. Is there another traitor? Oh, here's Barkh's roots. I knew him earlier. This party looks nuts, by the way. Dude, my party is stacked. I'm so, like, happy with my party here. Map of the Shadowlands. Wait, why can't I reach this? How can I not reach this? Have a gander at the finest stop, please. You're welcome. What's up, Rande? Smell the wine first. No, but it spoils my trust. I have nothing to hide. A hint of flavor. Still not quite so sure about you, though. People tend to lose more than just flavor when elithids get their hands on them. I speak from experience. There's an error about you. Something alien. Answer me true and do not lie. The parasite is changing you. Isn't it? Saving Throne, despite knowing that you're under the effects of Throne, try to deny the tadpole as any influence over you. Can't tell if it's a real life or an insolence. I can't tell. It's a girl in a game, though. Deliberating him? Deliberating? Ketheric Thorm? I encountered him in Moonrise Towers. If he's back, Ravus should have hit him harder in the first place. Yeah, I encountered him in the Moonrise Towers. A true gander. I'm destroying Baldur's Gate. I put an arrow through his eye myself. Only to watch him pluck it out like a splinter. He healed right in front of me. And chased us into the shadows. Things looked hopeless. But experience has taught me that no matter how bleak things look, there's always hope. You are that hope. Delight is rather dim. I almost always pick those. Shadowlands? You want to make use of my infection, but I want to be cured of it. Ketheric's days are numbered. I'll make sure of it. I'm just going to be full sane with her, I think. Your days are numbered too. Yet you're selflessly offered to spend them fighting alongside us. I like you. I promise I will do everything I can to make sure you survive this. Any cure starts with understanding the disease. Whatever magic Ketheric's using to control these tadpoles, it must be at Moonrise. Until then, we keep drinking wine when we meet. How do I reach him? The towers are shrouded by shadows. You're not our only secret weapon. Isabel. A faithful cleric of Seluna. And a light in the darkness. Cleric of Seluna's enemy of the Shaw, right? It's the only reason we're still alive. She's upstairs in her chambers. Tell her I sent you. And she'll see you through the shadows safely. Talk to Wolverine. Where's Wolverine? Oh, Wolverine. Oh, I don't need anything else. Thanks. Hello? I saved your life. Your friend Varkas is just around the corner. You said hello? Oh, Varkas. Perhaps later. Was there something else? Hello? They're gonna thank me for saving your life? Surely Varkas will take care of that. How do you and Varkas know each other? Oh, we hail from the same village in the Underdark. We're hung about in the same parcel of children. Varkas tends to make more of it than it is. Uh, what are you gonna do when you get out of here? I have plans in Baldur's Gate. The work of many years labor that will finally bear fruit. You should look for me once we're in the city. The name Wolverine Bungle will be mentioned among many. I've little doubt. Do you care to elaborate on these plans? That's iron hand gnome business. Safe failed history. What part do you plan the iron hand gnomes? I am more than a part. I am its oil and gears. I am its purpose, its leader. We are inventors of the highest order. Matched, perhaps, but never surpassed by the Gondians at the High House of Wonders. But our forebears were foolish, complicit with Saravok's madness over a century past. And so, we were banished. We're still after this day. Siding with the murderous lunatic is more than foolish. Perhaps. But why should I be punished for a mistake I took no part in? The Gondians refuse us. Time and time again, I have fought tooth and nail to restore our reputation. Particularly against the Gondian detractors who live in glass houses. Our return to Baldesgate will usher in a new era for the iron hand gnomes. The realm deserves the benefit of our genius. I'll leave you to your own devices. Appreciate it. And you can leave me to mine! Oh, I missed. Awkward. I saved it already. I didn't realize I had an audience. The true soul who's going to save us all. I'm Isabelle, pleased to meet you. And you, I've heard you're the protector of this inn, the banisher of shadows. Myself and our lady are doing what we can to hold the line. I hear you and your tadpole will be our offense. Free from the absolute's influence. Yet, able to walk among cultists. It's almost too good to be true. But I'd be a poor cleric indeed, not to avail of a blessing when I see one. Let me guess. Jahiris sent you to beg a protection spell off her favorite cleric. Okay. It'll make you immune to the lesser effects of the shadow curse. Which will get you closer to the towers. But there are places it won't help. Places where the curse is darker, stronger. Okay. The cultists are able to traverse even the deepest shadows though. I don't know how. The harpers are trying to figure it out. This is a loonite magic. Dark Nadie, forgive me. Ooh. Good nose. Like a nasty little terrier. Very nice of you, but I've been to moonrise towers already. You. Sup chicken wiener? Thanks ma'am. Forgive me for gilding the lily. I suppose if Jahiris hasn't gone tearing into the night, there's work to be done there yet. I wish you luck. The very best of it. Anything else I should know before heading off? Ketheric is a frightening man. But you have something he doesn't. Allies worth having. While you're busy in the towers, I'll be sure to... Wait. Do you hear that? Something's wrong. Uh oh. What's wrong? Who's this? Flaming Fist Marcus. Isabel, do you know this man? Take the girl to Ketheric alive. Wisdom probes thoughts. What does he want with her? Let's probe him. Let's probe him, let's probe him. There's no way I've missed a six. Ah, killer maddown. Its instructions vivid in your mind. Nothing is more important than bringing the girl alive. What's going on? If you have something to say, say it. I'm actually like, I wonder if I should just let things happen. Because sometimes you let things happen. My thought process is just letting things play out and then stepping in when I need to. But your oath? Yeah, I mean I don't let anything bad happen. But I don't intervene. He's clearly bad. It's because his hair has died a different color than his beard. It's kidnapping evil or not. What if I go with and then I kill them from the inside? You already freed the prisoners, true. I'm going to save just for the sake of seeing what happens. I'm going to choose one. I've decided it's one. But I want to hit the other options just to see what happens. You? You're one of them will never give you whatever it is he's promised you. He already has. Wings? Time to go, Isabelle. I love wings. Oh, I never ate my salad that I ordered. Wait, what the hell? Dude, if you say, dude, they killed everybody. Everybody that I saved gets dead. Ketheric wants to revive. Oh my gosh, dude, the evil route is so bad. All the innocents are killed. Did it oath break? It should have oath break, right? Oath broken. Wow. That's crazy. Marcus is trying to kidnap you, Isabelle. We're going to need to fight our way out of this. Pathetic. The absolute sees all. Your treachery will be punished. I'll let you punish this. The absolute? Of course. You can't believe them, Marcus. Ketheric will never give you whatever it is you've been promised. He already has. Time to go, Isabelle. They do the fight regardless. They failed the constitution. Oh, I thought they were going to kill her anyway. Oh, no, they killed him anyway. What the frick? Oh, look at this. Look at this. Some bitch. You just run away. Hello? How many moves? How much motion does this guy have? Okay, car lock. This is our first chance to use car lock in combat. Let's see how she goes. Flaming fist Marcus. I want to examine. I want to see if he has any weaknesses or resistances. He does not. 23 strength though. That's big damn. I'm going to go ahead and I want to run. I wonder if you can turn invisible. Probably not. Oh, I do have an advantage over him. But he's going to stay alive for a while. So I'm going to see rings my M. If the cleric, Isabelle reaches zero, horse power, you lose five. Miss. Are you kidding me, man? Okay, we got another twin. We're going to get a second one. Oh, big damn. Sneak attack, critical. Wait, did I get two crits? Oh, no. I only hit once with the Syrian smite, but you do 14 bonus damage. Sick. Okay. You know what I think I should do? I think I should action surge and just unload into him right here because he's already right next to us. Maybe I try and disarm and maybe I can miss. That'd be really, really good. So disarm again. Okay. He stayed from the disarm, but that's okay. Maybe we haste S-Fant. What's ensnaring strike? Ensnaring strike. Did it work? Oh, it did. He's ensnared. Cool. What's going on here? Dude, there's so many. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. What was that big attack of opportunity? That was Karloch? Karloch did an attack of opportunity for insane damage. Yeah. So I think one thing's for sure is that I really got to get Karloch another weapon that is a finesse weapon for sneak attack bonus because I made her a rogue. So now I might as well go here and run the big dam. Luck of the far realms. Divine smite. Oh, he's a fiend, right? These are fiends. Oh my gosh. So I pop off in this act. I got to go save these people though. These guys are probably going to go kill these innocent people, aren't they? I got to save them. What rings you got, bitch? Minus one equals zero. Leah? Dude, you guys do no damage. You guys just need to survive. What are you doing? Oh my gosh. Okay. So Karloch has 91% chance to hit here. Oh, because he's ensnared, he has a, oh my gosh, we have a higher chance to hit him as well. I wonder if we do disarming attack when they're ensnared. It's even better. Are we in Hunter's market maybe? Ooh. Okay. Ready? Guys, we're going to blow her up right here. I should go with disarming. Critical hit. He is saved, but oh my gosh, dude, I'm doing tons of damage. 29 piercing, two acid, seven psychic, and I can get another disarming. Well, I guess, dude, honestly, I might just, yeah, let's do this again. Okay, it's fine. Concentrated blast, magic missiles. Yeah, but it uses a spell slot, and that's kind of unnecessary. Let's use concentrated blast because I haven't used it yet. Oh, but it breaks my concentration to use it. Oh my gosh. Dude, I didn't, oh my gosh, dude. I didn't inspect the spell. Dot, dot, dot. There's one line. The spell you were concerting on will end. Really? Uh, okay. I was underleveled in my first playthrough because I didn't do Mountain Pass yet and it took me like two hours to win this. I'm actually upset. Well, dude, it's like whatever, I was trying to get out of the prison. It took me four hours because I was two levels underlevel. And like I didn't have spells. Like that was a nightmare. Man, it's so, it's so hard to like, there's no, there's only thing. I wish there was a button like the Sims, which is like kind of funny in general that I'm like comparing the Sim to the Sims, but like where you can go up and down levels. Have you reclassed anyone? I reclassed Corlok, I reclassed Shadowheart and I reclassed Lazel. I made Lazel and Corlok the exact same. I'm fine. Marcus has been with us since the start. They've been tracking us this whole time and that was no random attack. You were the target, Isabel. They know how important you are, but they don't know about you. Gathering will strike again. We need you to strike first. Discover the source of his invulnerability. Make him mortal so we can make him bleed. Good luck. We're in more danger than I knew. If something happens to me, everyone in this inn is dead. Like that. Marcus don't mean Ketheric wanted to capture, not kill with a Y. Why does a man like him do anything? Power, spite. Some kind of twisted personal morality. I can understand why he'd want me dead. Without me keeping the curse at bay, everyone in this inn, everyone intent on killing him, is dead too. As for why he'd want to take me alive, I don't know. And I don't want to find out. Now that we have you, I hope I won't have to. I never get tired of hearing that ego. No, I'll say one, I'll say one. No mercy. For Ketheric will have none on you. I saw Ketheric at Moonrise Tower. He's been presiding over a trial. Most laughable. He sees himself fit to judge anyone. Did you learn anything about how we might defeat him? Not yet, but I think I'm on the right track. That's fantastic. Well done. I'm glad you've made progress. Protecting this inn. Well, it takes it out of you. I'll hold out as long as I can. By the sound of things, we'll have a more permanent solution soon. So glad you were on our side. Traitors among us. A child taken. And still I can only feel relief if they had taken Isabel too. Oh, lay on hands. You should have seen this coming. I thought I was prepared for treachery. But then all out assault, I blundered into their trap like a fool. You fool. You have the honor of making up for my mistake. I trust that you will. How come everybody just throws all their responsibility on me? Like, everybody keeps screwing up, and it's like, oh, thank goodness we have you. All right, great.