Their unmentionables are worth mentioning.
The way we’ve been talking about the companions in Baldur’s Gate 3 is „like seven-year-old girls describing their dolls,“ my editor-in-chief says, making sure to add that he means it in a good way and this is „a strong sign that the game is good.“ That’s ridiculous, I reply, while taking off all their clothes to look at their underpants.
One of the things that changed about Baldur’s Gate 3 when it left early access was the number of equippable slots. Now there’s a space for your musical instrument, and ones for campwear including shoes separate from the existing slot for boots, letting you select casual footwear for relaxing in. Belts are out, and yes, underwear is in.
The thing about giving every major character bespoke undergarments is that it also gives writers an opportunity to describe them, and they have gone all out. Each recruitable companion’s undies are accompanied by a few words that somehow reinforce the core of their personality. I mean it. Astarion the dandy wears briefs embroidered with the message, „If you’re reading this, you managed to bed or behead me.
