Baldur’s Gate 3’s Patch 7 deputized a well-liked side character, the Tiefling bard Alfira, to full companion status. The only problem is that it’s only temporary, and in the most “cursed monkey’s paw” way imaginable. Cenalexis_01 on the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit figured out how to make it permanent, though, and the exploit requires the sort of obscene, beautiful abuse of Baldur’s Gate 3’s open-ended systems I’ve come to relish seeing. Spoilers ahead for the Dark Urge origin... Read more.
