Baldur's Gate 3 Mod Lets You Play as NPCs and Villains

The modding team at Cosmic Games Productions reached out to me with loads of information about their **ambitious WIP mod for BG3. ** The project is massive in scale, introducing a completely original new origin character and class called the Cosmic Ves


Even after two years of release, _Baldur's Gate 3 _ is still going strong with a consistent player base, thanks to mods that allow for further character and game customization - many people have created their own origin mods, but one of the most recent additions to the manager adds an insane amount of vari


The Cosmic Vessel is a character _"whose life is intertwined with a vestige, a cosmic being of unimaginable power that inhabits our character's form." _ The Narrative Lead at Cosmic Games Productions describes the story as foll


Some characters, such as Sazza, Aradin, Dalyria, Losiir, and Rugan aren't all that important in the original RPG main story guide|https://rpggamepedia.com/, but you can put an entirely new spin on them if you choose to make them your protagon


"In this mod, you awaken with fractured memories of your past. As the story progresses, you discover memory fragments scattered across the world: some in objects, others in the hearts of people who once knew you. As you piece things together, you begin to question whether your soul is even real, or if you’re simply a fragment of something ancient trying to reassemble itself. Your journey becomes a battle between fate and freedom, one that only you can resol


The solution to the Defiled Temple Moon puzzle comes from rearranging the tiles on the floor so that full moons are on top , half moons are on the sides , and no moons are on the bottom . Four circular tiles make up the orientation of the puzzle, each with four holes that may be rotated to show different phases of the moon. Since each individual tile intersects with two others , it may be tricky to know the proper steps for moving t


Though there's only so much modders can do and, for example, Astarion can't react to seeing Dalyria (one of his "sisters") again, it's still great to be able to reimagine these characters in a more prominent r


If you don't want to work through the solution, you can also avoid the Defiled Temple moon puzzle entirely with a bit of luck. Head over to the north end of the chamber, where you'll find the lever shown in the screenshot above. The map in the second gallery image also features a red circle where the lever is located. It should be directly above a bench on the right side of the a


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One trick to gaining an Inspiration point revolves around the potential Companion Gale , whose Background of a Sage takes a special interest in solving the puzzle. By investigating the Journal of the Goblin Priestess from earlier, your character gets a clue to solving the puzzle and gains Approval from Gale. Making sure to involve the ambitious Wizard gives you a free reroll for an Ability Check when you solve the Defiled Temple moon puz


The Defiled Temple may be found past the Goblin Priestess' room in the Goblin Camp seen in Act 1, after your party finds the Druid Halsin. Depending on whether you sided with the Drow Minthara or not, this area could hold enemy goblins that will attack before you even reach the moon puzzle. Thankfully, these enemies have very little health in Baldur's Gate 3 and only pose a threat if you get caught facing a large gr

The new WIP mod ("work-in-progress" mod) seeks to introduce a fully voiced origin character and questline with branching narratives called the Cosmic Vessel , as well as "a singular transformational class with three subclasses." Further, the Cosmic Vessel mod will introduce brand-new mechanics, dozens of new spells, weapons, gear, and m

With some imagination, this mod opens up so many narrative possibilities, but at the end of the day, it's also just a fun add-on to play around with. If you're a big fan of some of **Baldur's Gate 3 ** 's more underrated NPCS, then you should definitely use this mod to spice up your next campa


This should rotate all the tiles to the right pattern, unlocking the Selunite Outpost area beyond the Defiled Temple. You can also solve it with a number of different combinations, so long as the result arranges the moons correc


This is demonstrated in Eviluess' showcase video on YouTube , where they can be seen playing as Sazza outside her usual cage in the Emerald Grove. Eviluess describes the mod as a way for players to test out "What-If" scenarios - what if the Strange Ox was the hero of Baldur's Gate , or what if Losiir never died in the Nautiloid cr


It's still probably better to avoid exploits during a first playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3 , as breaking the immersion of the incredible world and story might lose more than it gains. For those who have spent 2,000 hours in-game, however, new tricks can freshen up the experience in fun w