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Do Gnome PCs become tiny little mind flayers? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 months ago by LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works to c/baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world
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Like if you go full tadpole as a Gnome, do you end up as a pint sized Illithid?

I just thought about this, and if so I need to start a new playthrough immediately!

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[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 77 points 3 months ago (3 children)

From /all as a Linux user, I was very confused wtf you were asking.

Still confused, but I have context now at least.

[–] Pantrygheist@programming.dev 27 points 3 months ago

Same, I was thinking "gnome isn't THAT hard to use, maybe they're having config issues?" then I read the community it was asked in.

[–] Cheems@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

I'm not a frequent Linux user, and I play bg3 a lot. My first thought was the distro and I had to reread it

[–] tourist@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

the answer appears to be a no in both contexts

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I don't know, but this is a very Lopen thing to ask lol

[–] kionay@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Shame that Baldur's Gate 3 doesn't have any one-armed Herdazian jokes

[–] exu@feditown.com 1 points 3 months ago

Can I even make a one-armed character? That really would be something

[–] AnEilifintChorcra@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, its the same character model as a normal Mind Flayer. At least it was a few months ago when I did it but I doubt they've changed it since then

[–] LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works 13 points 3 months ago

Aww, that's a missed opportunity! Those would've been adorable!

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

In D&D Faerun canon? I’m not sure.

In BG3, I’d wager that they all use the same illithid model.

I seem to recall in Act 3 after a certain point:

Tap for spoilerSeeing random citizens all getting transformed after having all the macguffins when I fast travelled. Gnomes and dwarves both got the tall illithid model.

[–] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yes but also no. Ceremorphosis only truly succeeds on certain kinds of species, generally only those of the human sized variety and a few kinds of monster. Gnomes can be technically transformed but only through heavy magic manipulation and there is still a chance of failure. All others just die along with the tadpole