Originally Posted by dwig
Originally Posted by Alexlotr
Originally Posted by Crimsomrider
I guess people will lose their minds once Tarquin appears in BG3, either by being an actual NPC or as a cameo.

For those who are unaware, Tarquin is a highly skilled Necromancer and a Scholar in DOS2 who at the end of the game drops a massive exposition about Baldur's Gate, by first referencing a mysterious language known as "Gustavschen", which at the time was a code name for Baldur's Gate 3. And then also mentioning beings that ride dragons and beings that consume minds. And apparently Rivellon no longer holds anything challenging for him, so he vanishes from the world in the epilogue, thus confirming that he actually did manage to enter Faerun grin

I totally expect to see him in Baldur's Gate.
That would be a new low.

Baldur's Gate had a character literally named "Lord Foreshadow" that hinted at future properties planned by Black Isle. This sort of thing is very much in line with the history of this franchise. As long as Tarquin plays no more than a bit roll it will be fine.
How is it the same? Lord Foreshadow was not part of any other ip. They just introduced a character who vaguely talked about future (of the same world). Including Tarquin in BG3 is the same as putting Liara from Mass Effect or Kane from C&C or G-man from Half-Life into BG3.