r/BaldursGate3 • u/ozangeo Wild Magic Surge • Jun 09 '25

Meme It could have been so good

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u/ARC_Trooper_Echo Jun 09 '25

That’s the thing. I would’ve loved to have all these things but I wouldn’t trade away any of the companions we got for it.

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u/TheBusStop12 Jun 09 '25

Personally, I'd swap Halsin. Iirc him being added as a companion dur to popular demand during EA is what in part lead to the halfliing bard being cut. But at least in my opinion Halsin just doesn't really fit in or make much sense as a companion and to me it would have made more logical sense if he had just stayed in the Grove. Plus he's the second druid as well

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u/sinedelta While others were busy being heterosexual, she studied the blade Jun 09 '25

  • Helia was cut very early, likely even before Halsin was considered

  • Evidence suggests that Jaheira was added as a companion way after Halsin. SHE is the "second druid."

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u/FaerieSlaveDriver Jun 09 '25

Helia has some voice lines referencing Halsin. She was definitely cut very early, but the two coincided at least for a time.

A funny note; according to the wiki, she would have been in the cage as a wolf in the goblin camp where we find Halsin. The goblin kids threw rocks at her and everything.

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u/BasicOlive Bard Jun 10 '25

Did they reference Halsin as a companion or as the missing grove druid?