Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Creature Codex (potential minor, semi-spoiler?)

So ... Larian just posted something i find interesting.
As im sure you all are aware, but why not talk about it?


Source: https://twitter.com/baldursgate3/status/1637861823935307785/photo/1

And besides questioning why Twitter uses some incredibly weird format that cant be used for img tags around here, nor the picture can be saved and uploaded without changing it ...

I wonder!

Should we hope for Creature Codex?
Would it look like this?
Would such format be acceptable for you?
And if not ... what other information would you add, or remove, or what would you change in general?

Speaking for myself, it looks great!
But i gues i wouldnt mind if it would contain some game information, like resistances, attacks, and stuff.

Btw small joke for you:
I swear to God, if anyone starts asking about loot again, before I finish describing the scene, I will create a monster masquerading as a chest of gold!
*Gary Gygax ... probably.

I like creature codexes. I don't think BG3 needs one specifically, due to the robust "examine" option. It might more sense to expand on that screen, than add seperate codex, somewhere else in the UI. Of course, once you have nice character sheet for each monster, there is no reason NOT to compile them somewhere for future reference.

Or ... we can have nice looking codex ... and when we examine monster, it would just open the corresponding page?

But in that case, maybe renaming "Examine" would be in order as well.
"What is this?" Seems like good substitute.

Why stop at a creature codex? I want a weapons, armors, people, places and events codex too!
Although this one looks more like a meme for social networks like so many content posted by Larian.

Okay, I adore this! It's so fun and funny! I wish they had been putting stuff like this out from the beginning and I'll be so disappointed if this is the only one they release. I wouldn't want a creature codex in this style necessarily, but I think having one could be fun just as a way to learn more lore. Plus this passage almost manages to charm me out of my ever-burning hatred for mimics. I was a theatre kid in high school and I respect his craft. I shall be sure to let him know before I electrocute him with a lightningbolt.

If Marlon Mimic isn't an Origin character, we riot

All for a Creature Codex (and other stuff Codices too) that builds up as we encounter stuff in the world.

And Marlon Mimic made me giggle.

But I would want in-game content to be more serious. Probably. Actually, I could probably come round to a more light-hearted approach, at least for some entries.

+1