Small Baldur's Gate 3 Hidden Details Are Actually The Biggest Game Spoilers

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Closely examining the tiniest details can reveal the biggest story spoilers in . Though a partially open-world game, with certain sets of quests that can be completed in any order, is surprisingly linear. The main plot points of its three acts are deliberately paced, with certain information designed only to be revealed during pivotal dialogue scenes. While there's plenty of foreshadowing, and minor hints scattered throughout each area, it can sometimes be hard to put the pieces together before the big reveal.

[Warning: this article contains story spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3.]

But there's a hidden way to skip past all that, and it's actually quite easy to achieve. While it's not necessarily recommended for new players, using one hidden mechanic can reveal some significant spoilers far earlier than the story is supposed to allow. Here's how to use it, and why players should consider exploiting it.

Inspecting certain characters and items can reveal plot points before their time in , which can lead to major spoilers. The most prominent example of this comes if the player tries to inspect Ketheric Thorm early. Ketheric could be called the final boss of Act Two. Although the continued availability of side quests means he's not always the last character a player fights, he's the biggest barrier to progress, and the greatest threat.

Players can inspect any character or interactive item in by rolling the cursor over it (press L3/left stick to free the cursor on PS5 and Xbox), then pressing down on the D-Pad or T on a keyboard.

The party spends much of the act hearing about Ketheric's apparent invincibility — no matter how much Jaheira and her Harpers try to take him down, he always seems to shrug off any damage. So, the goal of Act Two becomes to scour the Shadow-Cursed Lands, looking for hints as to the source of his invulnerability. The eventual answer is freeing the Nightsong in . Her imprisonment is the source of his power, and only by freeing her can the party