Okay, last pass through my notes for some more random but probably non-spoilery content stuff I spotted in the presentation by Swen on the morning before the PFH.
I am going to put this in spoiler tags, though, as though it's things I'd not mind knowing in advance of the game, some folk might prefer to discover it for themselves as they play. And I do have just a bit more stuff noted that I definitely judge to be spoilers so I won't call it out, though I might try to drop tantalising hints if anything to which it's relevant crops up here or in other places
It appears Karlach, who turned out to be much sweeter than I expected, had been in the hells for 10 years.
Some companions are up for poly relationships. The only specific example given was Halsin.
I saw various new and different creatures, including dinosaurs, a displacer beast, a kobold and a djinn.
The (probable) hollyphant we saw in trailers wasn't Lulu.
I saw the meeting with Gale's tressym we can get if he's a companion, but apparently if we play Gale as an origin we'll meet it much earlier.
I saw one of the possible consequences of scrying eyes spotting us doing stuff that the cult wouldn't like.
I saw a couple of things that might happen with Zevlor and Councillor Florrick depending on our actions.
I saw a meeting with the head of the Guild, with some special content that apparently we'll only get if Jaheira is with us.
I didn't see inside it, but we did go past an entrance Swen said led to the Undercity.
Apparently there are a number of background citizens added to Baldur's Gate to make it feel busier, but we can speak with more than 50% of the random folk and though many will only have a sentence, those sentences can change depending on what we've done and what's happening in the world.
Swen showed us the amount of optional detail that we might uncover as we explore and think creatively about how to interact with the world and characters, including a short jaunt to Chult, which was pretty mind-boggling for something that looked pretty easy to miss!
I saw the intro of the third antagonist, Orin, and it was EXTREMELY COOL. And from what Swen said, if we only play the game once, we might never realise quite how cool it really is. I recommend avoiding any further spoilers about this if you possibly can for maximum impact when you play.
Okay, I like all of this. I'm wondering if we can get more detail on these ones...?
I saw one of the possible consequences of scrying eyes spotting us doing stuff that the cult wouldn't like. <--What consequence?!? I wanna know, too!
I saw a couple of things that might happen with Zevlor and Councillor Florrick depending on our actions. <--What might happen???
I saw a meeting with the head of the Guild, with some special content that apparently we'll only get if Jaheira is with us. <-- Was it nine fingers? Was the character/scene interesting? Can you describe it?
Swen showed us the amount of optional detail that we might uncover as we explore and think creatively about how to interact with the world and characters, including a short jaunt to Chult, which was pretty mind-boggling for something that looked pretty easy to miss! <--What's the whole Jungle of Chult thing about? Can you tell us more?
I asked a few questions in the spoiler tag. Sorry if I'm asking too much. I just kinda like hearing about this game.
