Should You Recruit Minsc Or Kill Him In Baldur’s Gate 3?

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The third act of introduces one new party member that some players may be familiar with: Minsc of Rashemen. While the majority of the game's companions show up in Act One, Minsc is more like a celebrity cameo than a full party character: a legendary hero popping in at the last minute to help save the world. When players find him, however,he is going by a different name: the Stone Lord.

[Warning: The following article contains spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3.]At this point in the story, Minsc is under the control of the Absolute, separated from his pet hamster and forced to enact violence upon the cult's enemies. The player can pursue him into the sewers and free him from the Absolute's enslavement, though another character, the Emperor, strongly advises against it. The Emperor is a morally ambiguous character to begin with, and Minsc has always been a heroic figure when he appeared in previous titles. But is there any truth to what the illithid says, and should players think twice before recruiting this ranger?

To recruit Minsc to the player's party, they must simply take him out non-lethally during his fight and convince the Emperor afterward to extend his protection. The Emperor will fight back on this, saying Minsc is too much of a liability, but he can be swayed, especially if Jaheira is in the party to help convince him. After this, Minsc will express his gratitude, reunite with his miniature giant space hamster, Boo, and join up with the player in order to defeat the Absolute.

Minsc, and his mini giant space hamster, Boo, can be added to the party in BAaldur's Gate 3, but it will require some work, including Jaheira's help.

From this point, Minsc becomes a companion, one who can use illithid tadpoles and who has a special ability to summon his hamster to the battlefield. Minsc's default class is ranger, and though his dialogue often makes him sound aloof and bumbling, he is quite a capable warrior. Having another companion is always a good thing, and Minsc's