My Total Mess-Up & How I Fixed It
So yeah, kept banging my head against Act 2 in Baldur’s Gate 3. Felt like wandering blindfolded through Shadow-Cursed lands, getting my party wiped constantly. Seriously frustrating stuff.
Decided screw it, went full loot goblin mode. Dug around every rotten crate, turned over every suspicious rock near Last Light Inn. Found this weirdly glowing mushroom tucked behind a broken cart – would’ve totally missed it before. Threw it in the ol’ traveler’s chest thinking “maybe potion stuff later?”
Few hours later, ran headfirst into another shadow ambush. Gale’s singing hymns to the dirt, Lae’zel’s down, Shadowheart’s desperately slinging heals. Panicked, opened my inventory while dodging attacks. Spotted that funky mushroom again. Thought “Worth a shot?” Tossed it into a nearby brazier.
Boom. Whole area lit up bright as daylight! Those shadow creatures started sizzling like bacon. Party actually survived! Turns out some fungi soak up ambient magic. Who knew?
Started testing random junk after that:
- Chucked rotten fruit at those creepy floating eyes – distracted ’em long enough to smash
- Used empty wine bottles to scoop up pools of weird liquid – saved my skin against poison traps later
- Fed suspicious meat scraps to Scratch – doggo found hidden traps like a pro
Total game-changer. Stopped selling every “junk” item. Made some golden rules now:
- Pick up every single container (barrels, pouches, even skulls!)
- Try combining useless junk at camp workbench before selling
- Throw questionable stuff at walls/people when stuck
Died loads figuring this out. Lost Astarion permanently once ’cause I lobbed a cursed boot at him as a “joke.” Yeah. But honestly? Playing like a chaotic raccoon made Act 2 actually fun instead of pain. Your turn – go be a trash gremlin!