In Baldur’s Gate 3, you’ll be capable to play as an almost-vampire. His identify is Astarion, and he’s technically a vampire spawn somewhat than a fully-fledged blood sucker, however like vampires throughout all types of fantasy media, he can’t go into locations with out being particularly invited and, extra importantly, he can’t cross operating water. Unfortunately for Astarion, there simply so occurs to be a big river proper subsequent to the place you spawn within the very first part of Baldur’s Gate 3. According to the game’s lead methods designer, Nick Pechenin, it’s potential to kill the poor vamp inside 15 seconds of spawning in.
“If you’re not careful you can die in Baldur’s Gate 3 as Astarion in the first 15 seconds of the game,” he instructed RPS VidBud Matthew. “If you click on the river, that’s the Chionthar river that’s going past you, and if you just don’t pay attention you will dissolve in acid, right there on the spot where you spawn.”
Not ideally suited. Who’s thought was it to make vampires so squishy? Being weak to daylight and impoliteness sounds foolish sufficient, I didn’t even know they couldn’t hack a little bit of water till in the present day.
Pechenin tells Matthew the devs at Larian needed to undergo each single piece of water within the game to determine what was operating and what was nonetheless. Can you think about in the event that they missed any? The crushing defeat of demise because the hundred year-old vamp wanders aimlessly by a puddle.
All jokes apart, the mechanics behind the vampires in BG3 aren’t too harsh. For instance, with the entire “invitation” factor Astarion received’t must ask everybody he meets if he’s allowed into their homes. Instead, he’ll get an invite to enter an entire settlement, so that you’re not banging on each door asking to come back in.
“At the start of the game there is a settlement that you help repel an attack from goblins,” Pechenin says, “and they kind of shout ‘come on in, more goblins coming’ and Astarion goes ‘Ah! I’m invited!’”
There are a lot extra juicy Baldur’s Gate particulars Pechenin tells Matthew in his interview, and you’ll hear all about them within the video beneath:
Baldur’s Gate 3 will (maybe) hit early access next month, and there’s loads of gameplay footage you’ll be able to entertain your self with within the meantime.
