Summary
Baldur’s Gate 3is a phenomenal RPG that was released in 2023 that impressed players so much that it evenwon Game of the Year. Players have high praise for the role-playing game due to the wide variety of choices a player makes throughout their adventure that can have both big and small consequences for the future.
In the second act ofBaldur’s Gate 3,players face the infamous shadow curse and must navigate through it to find the current base of the cult known as the Absolute. While exploring this area, players will be left with various decisions that are crucial to the future of their playthrough. With this in mind, these are the most important choices a player can make in Act 2.
Spoiler alert for some choices in Baldur’s Gate 3
5Helping Halsin Find Thaniel
Starting At Last Light Inn
Players who have saved Halsin in the first act of the game will finally be able to interact with him more and complete his main quest line during the second act of the RPG. It turns out that Halsin feels that, as a Druid who was alive during the events that caused the shadow curse, he wishes to help rid the land of it. Players can choose to ignore Halsin’s wishes to find out more about the Shadow curse, but doing so will cause him to permanently leave the player’s party when they attempt to head for the third and final act.
This will also mean that the shadow curse is never lifted, leaving behind quite a gloomy sight for players. As well is arguably one of thesadder conclusions to the actsavailable, especially as this means players are likely to never meet the forest spirit known as Thaniel, or one of the oldest living Flaming Fists.
4Recruiting Jaheira
Storming Moonrise Towers
At first glance, recruiting Jaheira may not seem as important as it actually is. However, if players don’t ask Jaheira to stay by their side during the attack on Moonrise Towers, she is likely to die and then players can’t keep her as apermanent member of the camp. This can then cause issues for the future of the player’s adventure, as without Jaheira, players cannot recruit the other well-knownBaldur’s Gatecompanion, Minsc, and his miniature space hamster, Boo.
Jaheira is already an incredibly powerful ally and therefore, even without the possibility of another future companion and taking Jaheira to see her family, she is a great unit for a player to use, even if the party already has a Druid like Halsin available, as they can be focused on two different subclasses instead.
3Killing Or Helping The Orthon
Stuck Within The Gauntlet Of Shar
Before players can take on the main boss of Act 2, Ketheric Thorm, the party will first need to adventure intoThe Gauntlet of Sharto remove his immortality. Before entering this zone, players are likely to encounter the devil Raphael, who has another task for the player while they are within the Gauntlet. He will ask them to hunt down and kill an Orthon that is apparently a danger.
Completing this task will not only help Raphael but alsoaid Astarionin learning about the scars on his back. While this may at first seem quite straightforward, it is actually possible to choose to help the Orthon instead. While helping the Orthon will make him an ally players can use later on, this will both upset Astarion and Raphael.
2Allowing Isobel To Be Kidnapped Or Not
Dooming All Or Being The Hero At Last Light Inn
When players firstvisit the Shadow-cursed Lands, the first location they are likely to visit is the last surviving refuge known as Last Light Inn. When they arrive, the player will meet the franchise fan-favorite Jaheira. She will first test the player and then allow them to talk to the Selune Cleric, Isobel, who is protecting the inn from the curse.
This is the first and biggest important choice players are likely to make during this act, after encountering Isobel. The once Flaming Fist, now Absolute Cultist, Marcus will call for the aid of the player who he assumes to be a True Soul in kidnapping the cleric. Allowing or helping Marcus to kidnap Isobel will cause the inn to fall into the shadows, killing everyone but the player’s party, and Jaheira, while saving Isobel, will verify this doesn’t happen.
1If Shadowheart Kills The Nightsong
The Ending Of The Gauntlet Of Shar
Out of all the available choices that players can make during the second act ofBaldur’s Gate 3, by far the most important involves the conclusion of the players exploring the Gauntlet of Shar. Once players have successfully completed each and every trial, they will finally be able to meet the Nightsong. Here, players are given one of three choices, especially if they have chosen to bring Shadowheart along with them.
Players willdiscover that the Nightsongis in fact an Aasimar that Ketheric is using to become immortal. Players are then forced to make the choice of allowing the Necromancer Balthazar to take the Nightsong back to Ketheric, kill Balthazar, and then let Shadowheart kill the Nightsong, or save the Nightsong. Naturally, saving the celestial being is the right option, but it is up to the player to decide what they want to do.
