Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - Technical & Gameplay Problems knocked out counting as dead

In numerous quests knocked out seems to count as dead. I wonder if it's a bug, or an oversight (which I assume should affect how easy it is to fix)

in a certain act 3 quest:

I just played thought this not 10 minutes ago, trying to save Captain Grisly and the others too, but couldn't manage to keep them alive. Throughout the fight there's some dialogue about removing the masks when they make their Saving Throws so that lead me to a strategy of doing non-lethal to them to knock them out, then looting the masks off their bodies. However the moment I removed the mask from their inventory, they instantly died.

Missed the Help the Hag Survivors quest though so maybe there is an option for a different outcome.

If you wait till after you kill the hag, you can remove the masks without them dying. But they still count as dead by the quests

I've been researching this for a couple of days now, and seems this isn't an isolated bug, as even major gaming journalism and guide sites have picked up on this. Since there are supposed to be conversations from these NPCs after saving them, it seems like it is something on the back end that Larian really should investigate.

I did manage to save captain Grisly in my latest playthrough. We disposed quickly of the hag and for one reason or the other she did not summon the mask wearers to her lair. After the hag was dead, the mask wearers did not turn hostile. It was possible to pickpocket them, but only in the case of captain Grisly it was possible to steal the mask. She thanked us properly and said something about needing a drink, if I recall correctly. The others I could knock out and then rob them of their masks. Their models still show them wearing the masks though, and I have no idea how to wake them up.