Juicy Shadowheart content restored in Baldur’s Gate 3 DLC
Fans have restored juicy extra Shadowheart content that was originally cut from the full Baldur’s Gate 3 release, with the “DLC” add-ons (which primarily revolve around her deity Shar) offering more dialogue possibilities for the fan-favorite companion.
Baldur’s Gate 3 modder OddCoward was the one that restored the previously excised Shadowheart bonuses and Shar’s stuff. The mod pack, Shar Deity (with restored cut dialogue), gives you the choice to pick Shar as a deity and learn more about the religion—which, in turn, gives you more dialogue pathways.
Shar-related content appears throughout all three acts, but the majority is found in Acts One and Two. In the first two acts, you get more discussion options with Shadowheart when she confesses she serves Shar, as well as extra information and content in Grymforge, the Shadow-Cursed areas, and the House of Healing. Then there is the Gauntlet of Shar, which provides additional insight into the deity. This all comes to an end in the last act, with the only new material being whether or not to save Shadowheart’s parents. This is likely because by the time they were making Act Three, they’d already cut the option.
Shadowheart, her multitude of choices, and her shadowy past have always been a point of interest in BG3 because you as the player must decide whether to accept Shadowheart and her desires based on her religion. Although Larian contemplated enabling players to select a deity, the functionality was removed from the final release.
The return of the trimmed content has been welcomed by many players with open arms This inside look into deity content has even seen many players lamenting it’s initial exclusive, with some declaring it’s “such a shame…[it] didn’t make it past EA” because these scenes and unique dialogue options are “awesome.”
Thankfully, if you enjoy this deity content, OddCoward has other deity mods you can download for Bhaal, Bane, Myrkul, Jergal, and Silvanus as well. These fantastic BG3 mods, which include cut dialogue stuff similar to Shar’s, are worth downloading and playing if you enjoy additional lore-related content in your RPGs.
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