Baldur’s Gate 3: How To Recruit Halsin The Druid

Baldur's Gate 3 is a hit with fans and critics alike, boasting an incredibly high Metacritic score of 96, making it one of 2023's highest-rated games, and one of the highest-scoring PC games of all time. But as great as it is, people still have hot takes, and thousands of fans have flocked to Reddit to share their own.

Every act in Baldur’s Gate 3 has a different pace. Act 3 is no different, and one of the most interesting aspects of the early portions of this act is the side quests. Most side quests have you going somewhere and killing/fetching something. Act 3 has you investigating a string of gruesome murders in a temple. 

Those who have been inspired to start a Dungeons & Dragons campaign after playing Baldur’s Gate 3 can now use the city as the location for their story for no extra cost, as the Baldur’s Gate Gazetteer is now available for free on D&D Beyond. This supplement fleshes out the city, giving you a helpful framework for planning out an adventure there.

As game announcements go, The Elder Scrolls 6 was always going to be a big deal. However, five years after Bethesda director Todd Howard confirmed it was happening, there’s still neither hide nor hair of this fantasy game. Now, Howard confirms that maybe he should have brought up the topic of The Elder Scrolls 6 a little differently.

Throughout Baldur's Gate 3, you will spend time with a strange skeleton at camp. He's called Withers, and not much is known about him other than the fact he can respec your class and summon the dead to fight for you. But given his scene at the end of the game and the tomb you find him in, there's clearly more to Withers than meets the eye.

There’s a trick to getting one of the best weapons for Lae’zel in Baldur’s Gate 3 — and you don’t even need to follow her story. The Githyanki Warrior that joins you early in Act 1 is a powerful ally, and she only gets better when a familiar face gives your party the Silver Sword of the Astral Plane. This Legendary Greatsword is extremely powerful when wielded by a Githyanki, but you’ll have to wait until Act 3 if you want to get it the normal way. If you don’t want to wait, there’s a method for grabbing it much, much earlier. We’ll explain how to do that below. Prepare to save-scum.

Starfield has yet to be released worldwide on PC and Xbox Series X and S, but some lucky fans already had the chance to try out the game, and one of them shared the first footage from the retail version yesterday.

There’s an official ending to Baldur’s Gate 3 in Act 2, putting an end to the threat of the Absolute. Getting this hidden ending requires using a specific character and preparing him for one big confrontation. It’s a hilarious little ending — and even if it isn’t the best ending, the credits do roll. If you want to finish the game in 50~ hours instead of 75~ hours, you can do that and earn the ‘Hero of the Forgotten Realms‘ achievement. Learn how to get this completely ridiculous ending below.

A Baldur's Gate 3developer has revealed that one of the game's prominent NPCs is actually based on her own grandmother. This article contains some spoilers for Act one of Baldur's Gate 3.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has released to rather universal praise, but that doesn’t mean the game is devoid of issues. In fact, there have been a number of small bugs a glitches that have caused players some strife over the last few weeks. Unfortunately, in an attempt to fix them, Larian Studios have caused the much maligned ‘Incompatible Version’ error. 

The most famous character of the Baldur’s Gate series has to be Minsc — a possibly insane human Ranger with a miniature giant space hamster named Boo. Minsc and his space hamster called Boo are the final recruitable party members in Baldur’s Gate 3. Minsc can be very easy to miss. If you don’t have Jaheira in your party, another unlockable recruit in Act 2, then recruiting Minsc seems to be impossible. This character is only for heroes… even if the weird voice in your head wants him dead immediately. Don’t listen to the voices and learn to love the Sword Coast’s weirdest crime lord. Here’s how to get Minsc to join your party.

Jaheira is one of the two returning characters in Baldur’s Gate 3, a heroic Druid that’s still fighting the forces of evil. Jaheira can be an enemy or a friend depending on your choices, and if you’re fighting the evil Cult of the Absolute, she may be willing to join your side as a permanent party member. Having Jaheira in your party is also absolutely required to unlock the second returning character, so make sure you acquire in during the climactic events of Act 2. As long as you don’t turn against the Harpers and fight the evil Ketheric Thorm, she’ll join your party.