Originally Posted by Lyelle
I think it is something plot-related. I can imagine that it could be something like this:

Originally Posted by Leucrotta
3) BG III is kicking off some big status quo changing event for the realms. Could happen. WoTC has done it before. (Time of Troubles, Spellplague, etc)

I must admit that I am very excited about the full release. The plot seems to involve a lot of parties already: we've got the Absolute, the Dead Three, Shar and her followers, Mindflayers, the hells, the Githyanki, and maybe Selune and Mystra ... (and I am sure I still might have forgotten someone). And there is of course our artefact, whatever it is, and the Netherese magic that might have changed our tadpoles.

Quite a few characters seem to be connected to one of these, in one way or another, including our companions (or at least I think so):


Shadowheart: Shar - and maybe Selune as well -, and of course the artefact

Gale: Netherese Magic and Mystra, quite intimately...

Wyll: the hells, via Mizora (I don't think she is just any random cambion, I would not be surprised if her father turns out to be someone a bit more important/powerful)

Astarion: the hells (his scars are infernal glyphs, maybe some sort of contract Cazador concluded with someone in one of the nine hells?)

Lae'zel: Githyanki, and also connected to the artefact

I wonder how our Tav fits into this.
Personally, I'd prefer if we were just accidentally dragged into this mess 😄

For me, it would be more fun if my player character is not the "chosen one", but just a regular person who is trying to make the best of all of this. I think "becoming special" is more interesting for a player character than being "destined to be special". And it allows for more player agency.

I am very curious how everything will fall into place.
But August is not that far away.

I am actually pretty certain that there is going to be at least one edning where we can go through apotheosis and become a god.
Alternatively I'm also 100% sure that we can make certain other characters become deities. For example, I'm quite convinced that as a Githyanki or as Lae'zel we can help Vlaakith to finally ascend to divinity. I am absolutely 100% convinced that this will be a possibility.

Another thing I'm sure of is that as Lolth-Sworn Drow we can make Lolth finally achieve her lifelong dream of usurping Mystra as the goddess of magic, (and honestly that would be such a cool af grimdark ending, I want it).
Maybe if we play the politics of Hell well We can replace Asmodeus with another archdevil as the Lord of Hell, although I think Asmodeus is actually a deity now.