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EPISODE · Jan 26, 2026 · 27 MIN

Baldur's Gate 3! (D&D, 5E: Video Game)

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Tanner loves Baldur's Gate 3! But Dusty hates it... Listen to Tanner take Dusty to task! Note, there will be spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3 in this episode. They talk about translating tabletop combat to video games, the likeability of evil characters, the importance of being hooked early, adult content and expectations, player expression, dating sims, roleplaying moments, and when to give things a try vs give up and move on. Larian Studios, the developers of BG3: https://larian.com/  Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100! Chapters (00:00:00) - RPG Lessons Learned(00:01:41) - D&D: The Dark Ages(00:03:44) - Baldur's Gate 3 Review(00:05:04) - D&D 2(00:08:11) - Baldur's Gate 3 SPOILER(00:08:30) - Polarizing Through Books and Video Games(00:14:12) - Baldur's Gate 3: Sex in the Game(00:18:30) - D&D in The Dark Ages(00:23:16) - Pillars of Eternity(00:24:07) - Oh, It's Okay(00:24:32) - Baldur's Gate: Lessons Learned(00:27:25) - Postmortems: The Year of Learning

Tanner loves Baldur's Gate 3! But Dusty hates it... Listen to Tanner take Dusty to task! Note, there will be spoilers for Baldur's Gate 3 in this episode. They talk about translating tabletop combat to video games, the likeability of evil characters, the importance of being hooked early, adult content and expectations, player expression, dating sims, roleplaying moments, and when to give things a try vs give up and move on. Larian Studios, the developers of BG3: https://larian.com/  Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!

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