BG3 Fan Fiction SPOILERS and POTENTIAL SPOILERS

[brokoreus]

Hi Everyone. Here is a fan fiction in case you're interested. I've written this story for several reasons:

1. It was really fun.
2. I wanted to show how this game could play out if it was a D&D 5e game session using true D&D 5e rules (to the best of my knowledge) and stats, etc. Except for maybe the dialogue, the mechanics could easily be implemented into the game, and this story shows that it could work (most anyway).
3. I am hoping someone from Larian will read it and get some ideas on how to improve the game as well as story ideas, etc. Man I'd love to see some of these things incorporated into the game. smile
4. I'm hoping those who don't think this is a Baldur's Gate Game will see how it is, in fact, a Baldur's Gate Game. Have you played it and thought it wasn't worthy of BG1 and 2? Read this story, and you'll see how it COULD all fit together. There are SO many elements of the game that I put into this story to write it all together as one cohesive tale. Once you read it, play the game again and look for a lot of the items I reference in the story. I hardly had to create anything myself. I just took what they have in the game, and I started piecing it all together myself with my own fan theories (and a few others).
5. And most of all, I hope others will enjoy reading it.

For Moderators, please note, I've created this in blog format to make it easier to see pics of BG3, to find the links to my story, The Afflicted. I'm removing the pics from the actual document since they are on the blog.

Also, I have finished the story. The Afflicted Book 1 ends before journeying on to the next areas of the game. So although EA goes beyond the story I've written, it felt more appropriate to end it where I did.

Finally, I am now moving on to work on a version of the story that takes out all the Tabletop dice rolls, etc. So I will have two versions. Version 1 is the original Tabletop Game Sessions written out in narrative form with dice rolls and DM decisions and level ups and so forth. Version 2 will be full narrative without all that extra stuff, and maybe more descriptive combat as opposed to, "Vexir took a swing and rolled a 19. Hit. She did 8 damage." It'll be something more like, "Vexir took a swing, but it was a glancing blow off the goblin's armor. She swung a second time, and the goblin's head flew through the air to smack into the wall with a sick cracking sound."

Also note: there are no advertisements or anything on this site. It is strictly for BG3 fanfiction and game pics. Nothing more. Thank you.

Here's the link: https://baldursgate3theafflicted.blogspot.com/

Please feel free to post your thoughts here or on the blog. I'm so interested in everyone's opinions and thoughts.

Thanks.

[brokoreus]

Updated blog. Added Chapter 1 to Part 4.

https://dndemonhunters.blogspot.com/2022/09/demon-hunters-d-5e-fan-fiction.html

[brokoreus]

Updated blog. Added Chapter 2 to Part 4. I'll also add a few pics for reference.

https://dndemonhunters.blogspot.com/2022/09/demon-hunters-d-5e-fan-fiction.html

[brokoreus]

Updated blog. Added Chapter 3 to Part 4.

https://dndemonhunters.blogspot.com/2022/09/demon-hunters-d-5e-fan-fiction.html

[brokoreus]

Updated blog. Added Chapter 4 to Part 4.

https://dndemonhunters.blogspot.com/2022/09/demon-hunters-d-5e-fan-fiction.html

[brokoreus]

Updated blog. Added Chapter 5 to Part 4. Now this part was fun!

https://dndemonhunters.blogspot.com/2022/09/demon-hunters-d-5e-fan-fiction.html

[brokoreus]

Updated blog. Added Chapter 6 to Part 4. This concludes Part 4.

https://dndemonhunters.blogspot.com/2022/09/demon-hunters-d-5e-fan-fiction.html

[brokoreus]

Updated blog. Added Chapter 1 to Part 5.

https://dndemonhunters.blogspot.com/2022/09/demon-hunters-d-5e-fan-fiction.html

[brokoreus]

Updated blog. Added Chapter 2 to Part 5. Also added more pics to the blog.

https://dndemonhunters.blogspot.com/2022/09/demon-hunters-d-5e-fan-fiction.html

[Trap Queen 85]

Where's the WM fan fiction?

[brokoreus]

Trap Queen 85 původně napsal:

Where's the WM fan fiction?

WM? What do you mean?

[brokoreus]

Updated blog. Added Chapter 3 to Part 5. Also added more pics to the blog.

https://dndemonhunters.blogspot.com/2022/09/demon-hunters-d-5e-fan-fiction.html

[brokoreus]

Updated blog. Added Chapter 4 to Part 5. Also added more pics to the blog.

https://dndemonhunters.blogspot.com/2022/09/demon-hunters-d-5e-fan-fiction.html

[brokoreus]

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[Wes]

Here's my long list of favorite scenes after Laezel's big group hug. 🤗 (Chapter 90 & Beyond) I'll be posting my questions & concerns later,, but just wanted to express my love finally.

1.) The Goblin Queen's Roast,, where the ogres almost had a taste of royal food lol.

2.) Kaedyn getting jealous of Astarion, & thinking he was going to successfully steal his girl.

3.) I liked that Karlach is a paladin,, which is what I thought she was too before it was officially a barbarian.

4.) The little references to Jon Irenicus,, Bodhi, & Sarevok.

5.) Goblin Queen becoming quite a mastermind, & obtaining another title as a future "Goblin Priestess?"

6.) Astarion learns to care,, & sorta becomes a hero.

7.) Wynari freezing the tadpole,, & later "spooning" it out was genius. 🤯

8.) Ryth-Shan & Laezel sleep together,, while Astarian is friend-zoned by Vexir lol.

9.) Wyll was such a wingman,, & helped the Drows have alone time together. (I even liked how Afira started singing coincidently when they was down by the river too.)

10.) Ryth-Shan & Vexir saying the "L" word to their significant other.

11.) The Minthara scenes where she was dead, & had to pick a new body? It was one of the most surprising moments,, & made me more interested in her character.

12.) Everybody hating Volo, yet he gives knowledgeable advice,, & does all the cooking, cleaning, & taking care of the pets too! He's so unappreciated by people,, but I noticed his value at camp. 🥰

13.) Zrathentil being such an amazing heel,, like when he resurrected Kethryn to use against Wynari. Or when teaming up with Minthara,, & later turning heel against her too lol. He was really clever,, & liked how he faked his own deaths.

14.) Shadowheart becoming a good person again, & is making amends.

15.) Last but not least,, when Wyll was joining the darkside...yet eventually turned against them! You had me going there for a second,, & thought the worst for him after all that.

[brokoreus]

MAJOR SPOILERS!!!

I have to say, it wrote itself. When I started writing book 2, I never in a million years expected it to turn out the way it did. Zrathentil was my evil playthrough character, and I liked the concept so much that I decided I wanted to use him in book 2. Dritar was also a bit of a surprise to me. He just came out of nowhere, but I loved him instantly as the world's nastiest druid ever. His concept was all about me wanting to use the intellect devourer druid tadpole powers, but I wanted to kinda show how intellect devourers are supposed to work. The ones in BG3 are not exactly true to lore nor stats, and if a druid can turn into one, shouldn't they be able to then do as Dritar did? Besides, the whole concept seemed freaking awesome to me.

Anyway, I fully intended that the Afflicted were going to have a much bigger role, but as I started writing it, I realized that Tav was going to have to become sort of the main in book 2. There just wasn't enough material in the Underdark and Grymforge to make an entire book out of it unless I fleshed out all new characters. Besides, I thought it was appropriate that Tav be more of the MC since Tav is, of course, the default character in the game.

As for those who betrayed the Afflicted, Astarion was a no-brainer, as was Shadowheart. As for Wyll and Lae'zel and Gale, I really had to think which characters, based on their characters in the game, would actually be tempted, and most likely to fall into that temptation. Wyll seemed very desperate to get to Mizora, so I figured he'd succumb to the temptation, but he is a truly conflicted person who wants so much to be a hero. So I figured he'd go back and forth on it, feeling guilty about the betrayal. Same with Gale. (Besides, I'm not 100% sure that Gale actually IS a good guy or if he's just pretending to be one to accomplish his overall goals. So, by having him kinda sorta turn bad, but not remaining so, it leaves it open for later when we learn more about whether he truly is good or not.)

Gale dying was actually a wonderful coincidence. He literally died while I was rolling the dice and such. Then I thought, "Holy crap! That's perfect. Now I can include his whole death and resurrection dialogues from the game. Awesome!"

As for Shadowheart turning good - well, has she? Are we sure? Some datamining in the game indicates that she is actually a Selunite that Sharrans turned bad and erased her memories so she wouldn't remember. However, I'm not 100% sure about that. Still, I thought that either way, like Gale, it leaves it open for the future. Is she really good or is she still just pretending?

Going back to Wyll and Lae'zel, I will now confess that I had an alternate ending in mind partially because I knew you'd like it if the two got together, but Wyll wouldn't let me do it. The alternate was that Wyll remained with Zrathentil's group, and that would leave room for he and Lae'zel to potentially have a future romance as they traveled together. But then, as I said, Wyll wouldn't allow it. He wanted to be a hero too much. He felt too guilty, and in the end he stabbed Zrathentil in the back leaving Lae'zel all alone.

But, you never know what the future may bring. Will Lae'zel remain with Zrathentil's group? Will she rejoin the others? I mean, after all, I fully expect that once they reach Moonrise Towers, EVERYTHING may change. Who knows who will be with who once both parties meet the Absolute.