A Year Ago My Husband Told Me That I Definitely Need To Start Playing This Hyped Game That Had Been Finally

A year ago my husband told me that I definitely need to start playing this hyped game that had been finally released. A year ago I bought the second copy of the game, turned it on and closed my eyes when the mindflayer tadpole screamed and rushed from the screen into me. A year ago my husband told me not to miss a funny wizard in the rock.

I didn't expect this game to change my life. I didn't expect it to show me so much of myself. I didn't expect it to be a gateway to a vast community of wonderful people. I didn't expect it to give me friends from different parts of the world.

Baldur's Gate 3 did all that and more. It etched itself inside my heart and became more than just a media to me. I saw myself in it, and I analysed myself through it. Baldur's Gate 3 was the first game I started playing on a difficulty higher than "Normal" (or "Balanced"). The first game I played more than once. More than twice. More than thrice.

I haven't been a part of the fandom for several months, but then I discovered a community of creative and supportive people, BG3 fandom in general and Galemancer fandom in particular. It is a huge chaotic fandom where I was able to find my place. With other fandoms I was just a ghost lurking in the shadows, here I am proud to be a part of it.

Thank you, Larian Studios, for the best game (of the year, decade, century). It saved my soul, it gave me peace, it showed that I am not alone. You gave me a place to be myself, even if I am an insufferable talkative romantic nerd.

Happy Anniversary, Baldur's Gate 3! 🎉

Screenshot from my first playthrough

Imagine Bard!Tav accidentally finding his poems about them. And they see that the poems are gorgeous. And they fall in love with the wizard even more.

Wholesome Gale headcanon:

Okay, hear me out. There's this one line where Gale offhandedly mentions that he writes poetry, and I mean, well, look at him. Of course he does. But what if his poems...are actually really, really good. You'd never suspect it from Mr. "I once read a book about feeling horny," but a lot of socially awkward people are better at writing than talking–ask me how I know. Maybe in private, writing something he knows no one else will read, he's able to say what he really means instead of stumbling around it. And–spoiler alert!–the letter he writes Tav in the ending where he dies mid-ascension is heartbreaking.

Finally finished!! Just wanted to say a big thank you and happy 1 year to a game that honestly has sparked so much joy and creativity for me personally and I’m so glad to have found community here and in all the other places with folks who also love this series. Hope everyone is doing well and has a great day!

Happy 1 Year Anniversary to spending $75 to fuck a vampire twink and then never romancing him because you fell madly in love with an autistic wizard!

Actually, speaking of the anniversary, here's the Stormweave doodle that started the Gale brainrot:

Here's what propelled the tee-dohrnii blog:

And here's my current fave and more recent doodle!

And before BG3, I've been pretty down on my art and not very motivated to draw, but then Gale happened!! It's been very fun since then :)

I don't regret anything.

Mr. Dekarios and my former priestess of Mystra,Riel.after Mystra's abdication .