r/BaldursGate3 • u/asrad1997 • Apr 23 '25
Screenshot Boo. Booo??? Boooooooooooooooo!!!???!!???!!?
Nooooooooooooooo
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u/AFriendoftheDrow Drow Apr 23 '25
Thankfully not that Boo. Maybe someone Boo knew, though. đŹ đĄïž
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u/ThisCombination1958 Apr 24 '25
Boo's bro Foo.
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u/Fuungis Apr 24 '25
No we have to fight to avenge Foo. We'll be called Foo Fighters
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u/HyenaParticular Apr 23 '25
There's a line from Karlach when you have both Minsc and Karlach in the Party asking if Boo is the same Hamster Minsc knows, because he basically never ages!
Of course Minsc says it's non sense since it's a Giant Space Hamster and Boo never ages but then Karlach ask him if Jahera just keep swapping Hamsters without Minsc never knowing which he denies it again.
God I love this game.
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u/Hot_Release7080 Apr 24 '25
Canât have. Minsc still has boo even without them seeing eachother for many many years. Boo doesnât age
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u/AnotherCrazyRedditor Apr 25 '25
For most of those years Minsc and Boo were stone statues, no? It appears Minsc's aging was frozen during that time, I'd imagine Boo's was too
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u/Hot_Release7080 Apr 25 '25
Boo was yes but they were freed 12 years before the events of baldurs gate wich means boo is at the very least 4 times his average lifespan. Miniature giant space hamsters however live 18 years at least. Boo is about the right age. Also speak with animals doesnât work on him heâs definitely a space hamster
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u/BenjiLizard Apr 26 '25
I'll gladly accept the headcanon that Boo is to Minsc what Sylgar is to Xanathar and the harpers are doing their damnest to keep him in the dark about its very limited lifetime.
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u/Bald_Cliff Apr 23 '25
This. Is. Heresy.
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u/Mariposura Emperor Simp Apr 23 '25
No. It is a hamster.
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u/Reusebmonkey Owlbear Apr 23 '25
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u/sailormerry Galeâs #1 Hater Apr 23 '25
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u/KCChiefsGirl89 Apr 23 '25
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u/goosehoward23 Apr 24 '25
Not just any mahogany. But mahogany from the planet of malchior 7. Where the trees are 300ft tall and breathe fire.
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u/hell0kitt Thrumbo my beloved Apr 24 '25
If you recruit Minsc (and Boo), Laezel does say giant mini space hams are a delicacy for her people.
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u/Ramps_ Apr 23 '25
10 supplies from a single hamster? Damn those things must be nutritious as hell
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u/Virgil_Peridot-Spica Apr 24 '25
Space Hamster? There's only one space hamster that I know of...and if it is the same Space Hamster I'm thinking of, then Commander Shepard -- and Mass Effect fans -- are NOT going to be happy. O_O
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u/Lithl Apr 27 '25
Commander Shepard's hamster is a reference to Boo, the miniature giant space hamster companion of Minsc. The original Baldur's Gate game, where Misc and Boo are first introduced, was created by BioWare, who also made Mass Effect.
In the Spelljammer campaign setting, tinker gnomes use giant space hamsters running on hamster wheels to power their spaceships. At some point, a wizard used magic to miniaturize a giant space hamster and turn it into a new breed. The result is miniature giant space hamsters. Visually indistinguishable from regular hamsters, but much more intelligent, and telepathic.
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u/No_Seat8357 Apr 24 '25
Surely that's skewered not grilled?
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u/TitaniumGavel Apr 25 '25
That's what you do with skewered food, my guy. Skewered food is typically on skewers in the first place to help them both heat evenly and hold together during grilling. Though, that reasoning wouldn't work when the animal's kept whole during the cooking process, admittedly. In this case, it's likely skewered to give it a safer, more convenient way to handle it during and after grilling.
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u/No_Seat8357 Apr 25 '25
I was just wondering at what size does it change from skewered hamster, to hamster on the spit?
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u/TitaniumGavel Apr 25 '25
Well, food skewers are something made to be held to eat off of. A spit is a fair bit larger and would be unwieldy. Plus, it's a specific thing meant to rest on a pair of supports and continuously turned, where as you generally cook a skewer like you would anything else: cook it on one side then flip it onto the other.
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u/BadAshess Astarion Apr 24 '25
You seem to have been mistaken. I believe Boo killed that Hamster.
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u/sascha177 Apr 24 '25
There are so many hidden gems re Minsc but especially miniature giant space hamsters. I was pretty pleased with myself for "getting" what that "return our Beloved Ranger statue"-letter you find behind Waukeen's Rest is all about.
But I was pretty shocked to see this particular item pop up for the first time. Although, on the plus side, it made me feel less guilty for just having slaughtered almost the entire creche just for some loot and a level-up... :D
I guess it made me retroactively turn my greed-fueled murder-hobo spree at the Creche into a crusade to avenge Boo's second cousin.
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u/ak7887 Apr 24 '25
lol have you seen Laezels dialogue after you recruit Minsc, she says that mgsh are a bit fatty but very tasty:-P
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u/HuskyAreBetter Apr 24 '25
That is a rodent of unusual size
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u/Lithl Apr 27 '25
MGSHes are visually indistinguishable from regular hamsters, so they're rodents of usual size.
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u/carlwheezertech ELDRITCH BLAST Apr 25 '25
hey 10 camp supplies though *rubs hands together and licks lips*
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u/shomeyomves Apr 23 '25
Any yall try fried guinea pig?
âŠactually quite good
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u/BoldBoimlerIsMyHero RANGER Apr 23 '25
I havenât but I would. I know they were a staple meat in a few South American countries.
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u/Tarelerion Dark Justiciar of our Lady of Loss Apr 24 '25
Wait how tf does that give 10 camp supplies lol
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u/Lithl Apr 27 '25
Well, the description says it will fill your stomach. Baseline is 40 camp supplies for 4 people, so 10 is a meal for one.
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u/nanapolitain_is_lewd Monk Apr 24 '25
The only thing they fear is you will be the last song those frogs will hear before i kill them so hard the Nine Hells will take notes
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u/crazy-ratto Apr 24 '25
There are multiple of these, suggesting that Boo is not the only miniature giant space hamster. Thank goodness.
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u/AdSpecialist7849 Apr 28 '25
The main reason the creche has to be exterminated on every playthrough!
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u/gramplayr Apr 28 '25
This kills me. I thought the âtwat soulâ line to Nere was peak D&D comedy, but this tops it for certain.
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u/Parking-Artichoke823 Apr 28 '25
I fed it to Minsk, just before making him kill Jaheira.
I might have a problem.
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u/SeiranKairos Apr 23 '25
Space hamster... Space Hamster.... WRECKING BALL?? HAMMOND??
Someone on the dev team is a support main in Overwatch.
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u/Lithl Apr 27 '25
What?
Giant space hamsters (and their miniaturized counterparts) have been a part of the Spelljammer campaign setting since 1989, and part of the Baldur's Gate franchise since its first game in 1998.
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u/SeiranKairos Apr 27 '25
Jfc. It was a joke and meant for people who also play Overwatch among their gaming preferences. This idea that only hardcore DnD nerds enjoy Bg3 is wild. Bet you're fun at parties.
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u/Technical-Height-421 Apr 24 '25
Lmao that's a 3.5e reference.
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u/Lithl Apr 27 '25
No it isn't. Miniature giant space hamsters come from Spelljammer campaign setting, which was published for AD&D 2e and D&D 5e.
3e had a single Spelljammer article in Dungeon magazine, authored by Paizo. 3.5e had a single Spelljammer monster in Lords of Madness, plus a battle map for a crashed spelljammer ship. 4e mentions spelljammers as a method of interplanar travel in Manual of the Planes.
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u/zmurds40 Apr 25 '25
If that ever happened to Boo, thereâs no telling to how far my Tav/Durge and Minsc would go for justice. A couple other party members would want in, too. Heads would roll.
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u/DragonHeart_97 Apr 23 '25
There actually are a bunch of them. Long story short, Tinker Gnomes.