Baldur’s Gate 3 Weapons Update Could Change How Characters React To Your Worst Crimes

Baldur’s Gate 3 does an admirable job accounting for player creativity and experimentation, but certain possibilities are blocked off by limitations that can be immersion-breaking and lead to some head-scratching moments. The task of emulating the experimentation of tabletop Dungeons & Dragons is a challenging one, as the lack of a dungeon master that can respond naturally to improvisation means that the game has to account for a surplus of scenarios ahead of time. Many of Baldur’s Gate 3‘s biggest failures to manage this are all tied to the same mechanic that feels like it has a uniquely incomplete implementation.