Baldur's Gate 3 - Part 83 - The Greatest Companion Of All

Storyline (what’s happening)

• The party returns to resolve a major dispute at Dame Aylin’s tower, confronting Lorroakan/Leroin, a wizard exploiting the Night Song. They attempt to stop his schemes to share/steal immortality and power.
• After the tower fight, the story pivots to Gale:
  • Elminster reveals that Mystra wants an audience.
  • This brings Gale closer to facing the larger “destroy magic / Cartus-related” threat.
• The party then investigates a new lead in the city:
  • A mansion linked to a necromancer-like figure resembling Withers.
  • They discover an organization centered around Mystic Carrion and undead labor.
• Inside the mansion:
  • The party learns about Thrombo, a key undead “assistant,” who wants to escape Mystic Carrion’s control.
  • The hidden goal becomes finding Carrion’s deeper crypt/secret chamber, and ultimately breaking the jar/secret of eternal life to kill him permanently.

Gameplay highlights (combat + tactics)

Pre-fight spell/summon management

• Gale cannot recover certain high-level spell slots after they’re spent (notably impacting level 6 usage later).
• To compensate, the player leans on:
  • Summoning (ghouls/units),
  • Spell-slot restoration, and
  • Planning burst damage rotations.

Tower boss strategy (group control + burst DPS)

• Early priority: clear the wizard’s supporting enemies (framed as a “power borrowed from summons” theme).
• Major control/tempo tools used:
  • Black Hole to disrupt/lock enemy positions and interrupt setup.
  • Speed Potion for extra actions.
  • Slow effects and clustering enemies to maximize AoE efficiency.
• High-damage sequences:
  • Lightning, with attention to lightning immunities and large AoE nuke turns.
  • Psychic damage via reaction when applicable.
  • Ice Storm to create an icy surface for positioning and crowd control, spreading allies to avoid “dogpile” risk.
  • Magic Missile as a reliable cleanup tool once available (can’t miss).
• Survival/positioning considerations:
  • Watch squishier allies—Tina is explicitly flagged as low HP risk.
  • Spread out after AoE setups to avoid chain damage from enemy spells.
  • Use Misty Step to reposition stuck allies and maintain advantageous spacing.

Dungeon infiltration + utility

• The party uses a Withers-style hireling (“Sir Fuzzle Lumper”) as a dedicated Arcana/disarm lever machine:
  • The hireling is boosted to very high intelligence/Arcana via level scaling + multiclass expertise.
• Stealth approach for the mansion:
  • Greater Invisibility to sneak into restricted areas.
  • Lockpicking / slight-of-hand attempts to open concealed doors.
  • Returning without triggering guards/awareness (“perfect crime” style infiltration).

Loot + gear optimization

Notable rewards and upgrades include:

• Robe of the Weave
  • Spellcasting focus/defensive bonuses
  • Cantrip power and survivability value
• Hood of the Weave
  • Strong fit for Gale-like spellcasters
  • High spell save DC/attack benefits
• Hat/gear comparisons
  • Emphasis on boosting charisma to improve effectiveness across checks and spellcasting.
• Shifting gear priorities
  • Moving items to the character who will actually benefit from the effects.

Key plot/combat conclusions

• Lorroakan/Leroin is killed, and the party reflects morally on the act (“sometimes murder isn’t justified”), even though the character is ultimately treated as a fraud/parasite exploiting relics and immortality.
• Gale accepts the next step:
  • After rest and preparation, he goes to meet Mystra—with gear swaps and resourcing before a potentially “stabby” confrontation.
• The undead mansion arc reveals:
  • Mystic Carrion uses undead through coercion and hidden organs/conditions that prevent permanent victory until specific components are found.
  • Thrombo isn’t fully evil—he can be recruited/assisted to fight back against Carrion.
  • Immediate next step: return through the sewers to locate Carrion’s ancient crypt/chamber, tied to the objective for the “eternal life jar/heart.”

Gamer/source featured at the end

• Many A True Nerd (John)