Baldur’s Gate 3 Fans Shouldn’t Miss Out on Two Niche Quests

There are over two dozen quests players can complete in Baldur’s Gate 3. These range from epic battles against powerful foes to deep explorations of characters’ secrets. Two of these quests, both encountered in Act 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3, are particularly easy to miss but absolutely worth taking for one reason: they lovingly parody standard tropes and elements of RPG quests.

Baldur’s Gate 3’s Truest “Fetch Quest” Is For Dead Clown Parts

“Fetch quests” are a tradition in RPGs dating back decades. Players are challenged to hunt down items across the map, like Final Fantasy’s ship fuel. Baldur’s Gate 3 features one extremely traditional fetch quest; players must find seven items hidden around the city.

However, the items they have to find aren’t potion ingredients or weapons. They are the dead, dismembered parts of Dribbles the Clown, the star entertainer at the Circus of the Last Days. Dribbles was murdered by Orin the Red and replaced with a doppelganger, but ringmaster Lucretious – a necromancer – asks players to bring her Dribbles’ body parts, as she can still make use of them. The pieces are found at Orin’s murder sites throughout Baldur’s Gate.

This loving tribute to fetch quests is downright hilarious, from Lucretious’s nonchalant attitude about Dribbles’ death to various characters’ disgusted comments upon discovering each part. Karlach, in particular, is downhearted that the beloved clown was killed in such a terrible way. Plus, the reward for this quest is great – the Spellmight Gloves, which let wearers sacrifice -5 to spell attack rolls in exchange for 1d8 damage.

BG3’s Act 3 Rat-Killing Quest Honors The Series’ Roots

Baldur’s Gate opened with the player character, Gorion’s Ward, asked to eliminate rats infesting a storehouse in Candlekeep. It was players’ first taste of combat, and rewarded them with a paltry 5 gold. Baldur’s Gate 3 includes a humorous reprise of this quest – but not as an early-game combat tutorial.

Instead, “Roveer’s Storehouse” – which bears a similar name to the BG1 quest – is picked up in the Lower City’s Elfsong Tavern. Players are asked by Roveer, a chef whose name is clearly inspired by Candlekeep’s Reevor, to eliminate the rats clogging up his basement. (Players can also instead use Speak with Animals to accept the quest directly from the tavern’s lazy, imperious cats.)

There are 36 rats to kill, each with a single hit point. This would not be a challenge even for Level 1 players in Baldur’s Gate 3, but, by this point in the game, players have gained several levels and might even be maxed out at Level 12. The quest does not pose the slightest challenge, and its 347 gold reward is laughable, but is still worth taking because it is a fun throwback to the series’ history. Plus, this straightforward late-game quest is a great opportunity to unlock multiple Baldur’s Gate 3 achievements in one fell swoop. Many players have used this quest to complete one or more of the following:

• Kill Two Birds With One Gnome – Use one enemy as an improvised weapon against another
• Fists of Fury – Kill an enemy with an Unarmed Strike
• Punch Drunk – Defeat twenty enemies in a single playthrough while a character is drunk

“Find Dribbles the Clown” and “Roveer’s Storehouse” may not be the most epic quests in Baldur’s Gate 3, but they are fun tributes to past games and RPGs in general, so players should definitely try them.

Baldur’s Gate 3

Franchise

Baldur’s Gate

Platform(s)

PC, Stadia, macOS, PS5

Released

August 3, 2023

Developer(s)

Larian Studios

Publisher(s)

Larian Studios

Genre(s)

RPG

ESRB

M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Partial Nudity, Sexual Content, Strong Language, Violence

How Long To Beat

30 Hours

Metascore

96

Split Screen Orientation

Vertical Only

Number of Players

1-4

PS Plus Availability

N/A

Local Co-Op Support

1-2 Players