A ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Author Explains Wyll’s Disappointing Arc

Those that’ve performed Baldur’s Gate 3 love the characters, and if there’s one widespread commentary made about them, it’s that Wyll Ravengard feels underdeveloped. In comparison with others like Astarion and Karlach, his private story has come throughout as missing after his debut within the Early Entry construct, and that sentiment additional grew when Larian made several post-launch updates to the sport’s ending and epilogue, the place he appeared to get the quick finish of the stick.

On Friday, a number of Larian builders performed a Reddit AMA, the place senior author Kevin VanOrd acknowledged Wyll having “sparser” content material than he’d have most popular, saying he was “break up into two tales” between his infernal patron Mizora and the Ravengards. The crew wasn’t actually feeling his quest and recruiting within the preliminary Early Entry model and opted to start out over. Sadly, a number of the place Wyll results in the ultimate model of Baldur’s Gate 3 got here to “lower than preferrred” circumstances owing to coming late in growth.

When Larian restarted him, the private tales for a lot of the core forged have been “pretty stable,” and far of the place he results in the ultimate model of Baldur’s Gate 3 got here late in growth. One instance VanOrd cited was a “key state of affairs” at Baldur’s Gate meant to function Wyll prominently within the Purple Battle Faculty, which then received reduce. That ultimately led to him being the son of Duke Ravengard, which the author then developed shortly earlier than getting sick, after which once more after the epilogue got here out.

As for the Wyrmway, a sub-quest for Wyll gained after saving Ulder Ravengard (or if Wyll breaks his pact with Mizora), VanOrd mentioned the crew had sources for a standalone dungeon and opted to tie it to him. The author mentioned he “couldn’t get greater than a dungeon boss” out of the placement and that he needed to begin writing as soon as the encounters have been in place.

VanOrd went on to name it a “mistake in hindsight” to divide Wyll’s arc like that, however he’s nonetheless immensely pleased with what was achieved with the character—specifically his “sincerity, good nature, and keen heroism.” And he needs the Blade of the Frontiers might’ve had a extra satisfying ending, one thing the character’s followers have already achieved on their very own time.

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