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PaperclipPerfector  1mo ago (text post)   2612 thread views

Friday Fun Thread for November 28, 2025

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What video game(s) are you playing? :D

I've only played for a couple of hours during the last two weeks, tbh. I was really impressed with Roseymorn Monastery in Baldur's Gate 3. The Shadow-Cursed Lands are a bit of a letdown afterwards. I screwed up a quest which, someone later told me, was a more important one than it seemed. So I have to backtrack a little bit. Which is a meh thing to do when you're not really enjoying the environment. Bring on Moonrise Towers.

I was considering replaying BG3 and was wondering about which mods might be good. My first thought was some kind of narrator replacement since I really dislike the default one.

I found AI versions of both Lenval Brown and William Morgan Sheppard, both of which seem pretty good.

Does anyone have any other versions they like or some other kind of mod they find to be essential?

Ancient Megapack has been an absolute gamechanger. It randomizes all (non-quest-essential) loot and adds like 2000 new items. Surprisingly, it doesnt screw up the balance too bad. You'll have better gear, but the mod also tweaks the enemy AI and a few encounters to increase the difficulty accordingly. It's been great forcing me into using different builds since I can't predict what items I'll get.

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