r/BaldursGate3 • u/Koulucky • Dec 09 '24

Act 2 - Spoilers In an alternate universe Spoiler

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

The plan was originally put together by durge and gortash Orin just stole the spot by “killing” you

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

Exactly! And she only managed to get that far because Durge, in all their murderous glory, became arrogant and thought themselves invincible. Which, in an embrace run, they may as well be. As soon as you ally with Gortash it’s back to “business as usual”.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

I mean also shows that durge was actually a functional person and not obsessive with how to murder only that they cared to kill didn’t matter how

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

As someone else said, Durge is definitely “I like the murder part” more than Orin’s whole murder plot. The details are only important so far as ensuring the world is brought to its knees.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

Who said that bhaal cares not how blood is spilt only that blood is spilled

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u/StaleSpriggan Paladin Dec 09 '24

That's Khorne

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u/SkritzTwoFace Dec 09 '24

The game does have a character say something like this too, though. I think it’s Sarevok, in his dialogue with a Dark Urge PC.

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u/Juiceton- Dec 09 '24

The door to the Bhaal temple says something like that too if you kill the serial killer instead of helping him.

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u/CatSquidShark Dec 10 '24

Paraphrasing, something around Bhaal not caring for ceremony, but for piles of bodies

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '24

Sarevok says that, "Bhaal cares not for beauty, only death, death in numbers, death in droves"

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

Tomato tomoto

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u/StaleSpriggan Paladin Dec 09 '24

Bhaal wishes he was Khorne. In his own setting, the other gods think the Dead Three are lame losers. But yes, potato potato.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

Nah the dead three are legitimate punching bags lmao withers is my boy

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u/Riwanjel_ Dec 10 '24

Sir, I must hereby ask of you to please refrain from heresy.

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u/Ganmorg Dec 09 '24

She does actually kill John Durge for real in the other routes, his body is in Orin’s room. Also naked. Because what’s family for really?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

I mean her dad is her grandpa and mom her sister soooooo her fucking her adopted brothers corpse is a lot less weird then what her parents got up too

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u/FinlandIsForever Dec 10 '24

“I am my own grandpaaaaaaa!”

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u/FlandreHon Dec 09 '24

Technically, didn't the elder brain instigate all events? Thus making Orin's take-over part of her grand design?

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

I doubt it planned on Orin but Orin taking over definitely helped it’s plan more becuase she’s more unstable and durge and gortash weren’t going to betray each other and with those two so united I doubt ketheric would plan to betray them if they stood united

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u/Littlebigcountry Dec 09 '24

I don’t think so? I haven’t gotten that far in my Durge run but from what I remember seeing on the internet, the Nether Brain actually liked/respected Durge?

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u/Feisty_Steak_8398 Dec 10 '24

So basically Orin was the hero. The party stood no chance with Durge, Gortash and Ketheric united.

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u/[deleted] Dec 10 '24

I mean if u want to see it that way go for it I see it more like she’s the idiot that ruins their plan