Baldur's Gate 3 Illithid Powers: How to unlock them & consequences explained

Three things are always in your future: death, taxes, and yet another version of Skyrim. It seems Bethesda boss Todd Howard is in on the joke, even when he's writing internal messages to the rest of the dev team.

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.

Baldur's Gate 3 has a pretty cool selection of companions for you to choose from, each with their own unique charms and quirks that makes travelling around with them and watching them interact with each other an absolute joy. However, a certain blunt Githyanki has caused somewhat of a stir on social media this past week, as some believe Lae'zal's status as the game's least popular companion is because female characters are held to a much higher standard than male ones.

Unlocking the power of your brain-bound buddy is one of the best things you can do in Baldur’s Gate 3. Sure, it’s morally questionable to use your mind powers to crush any and all free will, but sometimes being a ruthless dictator is just what the doctor ordered. Illithid powers are a lot of fun, and we advise you to get to grips with them as early as possible.

After a while, existing purely as a host comprised of distilled cosmic horror and existential dread isn’t good enough in Baldur’s Gate 3. It doesn’t matter that you’ve gained messiah-like dominion over vast swathes of the current population – you need more. More power, more tadpoles, and more funky abilities. 

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.

Fallout's upcoming TV show in production at Amazon Prime is probably one of the leakiest projects known to man. Several images of the set, locations, and other info have leaked on a fairly regular basis over the past year, so it's no real surprise that the show's first official sneak peek/teaser trailer has also made it onto the Internet well before Amazon itself was ready to show the thing off.

Being forcibly impregnated with a brain-eating, body-disfiguring parasite doesn’t seem like the best of times in Baldur’s Gate 3. It’s so bad that every character you meet (and likely their Nan) will tell you just how bad it is, and how close you are to suddenly vomiting tentacles. Stressful doesn’t quite do the situation justice. 

During the Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 stream, two cool dudes—Todd Howard and Geoff Keighley—stood on stage and discussed Starfield.

The majority of classes in Baldur’s Gate 3 can cast a spell, especially spellcasters such as Wizards, Sorcerers, Druids, Warlocks, and Clerics. You can also come across spell scrolls that any class can use, which are always helpful when you’re backed into a corner. These intricate spells are endlessly useful, but it might be difficult to figure out which ones you should be using.

Developer Frost Giant has released a new video for its upcoming real-time strategy game Stormgate. The video, which you can check out below, focuses on one of the game’s factions—the Infernals.

It’s no secret that Baldur’s Gate 3 is overflowing with content. Every corner is filled with a secret side quest that’s pretty easy to miss. After all, platinum-ing the game would take no less than 200 hours. Still, with the excitement of all the new mechanics, characters, and world, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and start skipping content.