Bhaal will have a big part to play in BG3.
Awesome. Will be interesting to see where that goes then.
Bhaal was a meme to me through the whole game.
It's mainly because we never get to FACE him head on. Even though we encountered countless other gods and demons already. But the threat the children themselves posses was hardly a meme. The expansion throne of Bhaal made that very clear with the monks (and the dream. And Icarus himself). Bhaal himself is very much feared. And given he is a god then yes, he needs a LOT of power to resurrect. He's not a "small generator" (like a mortal), he needs immense power and fuel. Which is why a demon practically wipes out souls in the plains of hell to take over or make a new hell. Evidence in Neverwinter Nights 1. Except that's a demon/devil, but basically the "other side of the coin". Still needs immense power. Gods (and demons/devils that are equivalents of gods) need IMMENSE power and what better way to get that then from what is potentially an endless supply? Children of Bhaal killing around, more souls, more power. Then consume THEIR power. That's what his children are for. It's specifically stated that Bhaal's goal is to consume his own children to resurrect. We COULD have had that at the end of throne of Bhaal itself, but instead we got memed with Icarus. Good villain but no Bhaal himself. After so much talking about him.
Once facing Bhaal finally does happen I'm hoping for multiple outcomes. I got a few ideas in mind.
1: Fight him. To survive. Probably have to do that anyway but with buffs/debuffs depending on other interactions.
2: Murdered people? Killed key characters? Failed to restrain yourself after being tempted into it at the end before the showdown? Bhaal gets stronger. Resist, don't kill, maybe at the cost of some debuffs, and Bhaal gets weaker.
3: Once the fight is "won" multiple conversation options. Keep fighting and finish off (possibly continuing the cycle). Talk him into dying. Consume him and become the next god of murder.
This is all IF Bhaal is indeed some monster with a thing for murder. But what if he's not? What if he's HAD to kill many people for complicated reasons and instead of a violent god of murder and mayhem we come across someone... like Lyon from Fire Emblem Sacred Stones? Someone that causes all the pain suffering and grief but through good intentions and has a soft heart? Then killing him would be somewhat more tragic and sorrowful (but still enter entertaining). Who knows, it's possible Bhaal is a pawn being used by the people using his power. Some of them. Like the gods in throne of Bhaal sitting around a table with his face on it. Imagine it. Finding out Bhaal is someone to save at the end and having to fight MULTIPLE GODS that used him and abused his power, which forced him to take drastic measures to survive.
Suddenly brainstorming. Wasn't there some implication of the gods themselves being involved with Bhaal due to meeting around a table with his face on it in a cutscene? That's leaving some implications. Either "being under him", "using him" or "A reminder of what has to be stopped". Those are the only reasons I can think of having his face n the table.
