hi everyone!!!! let's start another big adventure together!! It'll be a marathon not a sprint so I'm trying to feel out the best scheduling for this - bear with me! Also feel free to leave any D&D gameplay tips if I'm doing something dumb, I promise I'll eventually figure it out 🤣

25:10 "that's what you call a 'natural 20', right?" had a real "how do you do, fellow kids" energy

This game takes a bit of getting used to due to the amount of freedom it gives you in solving problems. Unshackle your mind from the "This is a video game" mindset and you'll find that the game is very permissive, and there's a lot of fun to be had. The first time you solve a problem using tools you didn't think could be used because "surely this won't work" will be the greatest lightbulb moment you'll experience. Quick examples - Spells don't only have to be cast in combat, The environment and objects in it can be manipulated quite a bit, if you think it makes sense based on an item, spell, or skill's description it will probably work out that way.

Andraste who, Maker what? We Selûnites now, and we pray to Our Lady of Silver, the Moonmaiden, to light the path for Welonz in her quest through Faerûn 🙏

2024 is a heck of a year to be a welonzian

Helpful tip 😃 The reason you kept missing that imp is because you were aiming your attacks below his feet. BG3 is very specific about where you're aiming: you can aim under, over, or between things to hit your target. But this also means you have to specifically click on your target, physically, not in their little selection circle.

Around 33:00 in you said something along the lines of "I am spending so much time exploring, I should get a move on". Something like that. The only suggestion I will give for this game is don't feel pressure to get a move on, explore/read/discover everything as much as you wish; there is so much depth to discover take your time. Fun Part 1!

Welonz screaming at the tadpole is getting into Lae'zel's eye is sooo funny to me for some reason. So excited to see this marathon-long LP unfold.

Welonz - really glad you finally playing the best game of 2023. The way you burn your character half dead multiple time by walking straight through the burning fire on the ground or miss half of your attacks by clicking to attack the air under the imp instead of the clicking an actual imp is really, really cute. I'm looking forward to your journey through BG3!

One note to add, Welonz: (love your playthroughs, btw) the reason why that imp on the ship took so many attacks to kill is because for a lot of your attacks you weren't actually targeting the imp, but the floor/walls near it. That's why they weren't showing damage or misses. You were essentially attacking the air. :)

Bioware made the first two Baldurs Gates, then made DA:O when they lost the licence, hence the similarities.

Taking bets on how long she's going to have that mind flayer in her inventory 😆

Funny you mention Dragon Age, as Dragon Age Origins was a spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate but Bioware didn't have the license anymore so they created Dragon Age instead.

Some tips for this episode: There's a button near the bottom right corner that opens up a combat log, which can be pretty useful to keep track of what's going on, and what rolls are being made. When you have multiple party members having consecutive turns (adjacent portraits in the turn order tracker at the top of the screen) you can freely switch between them to take their turns, or parts of their turns, in any order you want. You missed some of you attacks because you misclicked and didn't select the enemy properly. Make sure the enemy is highlighted and the hit chance appears to make sure you aren't just wasting attacks. Firebolt has disadvantage because it is a ranged attack, and ranged attacks have disadvantage when you make them while in melee range of an enemy. Usually when an effect is applied to a creature (like when you used Topple) the creature makes a roll to attempt to resist the effect. "Saved" appearing means that the creature successfully rolled to avoid the effect. Something often recommended is to disable Karmic Dice in the settings. Karmic Dice can weight dice roll results (typically to avoid streaks of failures), while disabling it leaves the dice rolls unweighted. Ultimately it's up to you if you want it on or off.

Ranged attacks or ranged spells always have disadvantage when you're in melee range with the enemy. That's why Shadowheart had disadvantage when you tried to do that spell. You need to be further away.

everyone and their mother has been talking about this game nonstop but never once did i consider checking a Let's Play out until I saw this notification! welonz always means quality

Finally someone whom I believe will give these characters, environments, and story the attention and thoughtfulness it deserves is doing an lp on YT! Most people just care about romances and/or flying through the game half-heartedly from what I've seen so this series will be a lovely change of pace!

“Oh my god half her brain is showing. Is that normal?” So real for that 🧠💕🫂

Kind of funny that the story Larian Studios picked for their *medieval fantasy adventure* was "You've been abducted by aliens." 😆

D&D comes down to knowing what is your character's strengths and weaknesses and playing around them. High charisma classes will have bonuses on things associated to charisma such as intimidation, persuasion, etc. All attributes have skill associated with them and you should try to use those skills in most situations. The cool thing about D&D is that your character will never be good at everything like your usual MC in a game. Just try to imagine the character you would like to play in this universe and even though you don't know many things about the universe, you''ll soon understand them through experience and associations, and also intuition of course. From one great game to another, just have fun and don't focus too much on optimizing your character so much, this is the cool thing about D&D and specially baldurs gate rewards you with unusual situations that are intended to exist even if you fail sometimes. They make up for a very different story just for you! Have fun Welonz! This game is absolutely GOATED.

Unless you actively avoid resting, that long rest mod isn't necessary. Food etc are everywhere and you'll probably want to refresh your spells. I slso think it's better not knowing exactly when things will happen.

Larian simplified and somewhat departed from the actual religious lore of the setting when they made it "Lloth" Drow vs. "Seldarine" Drow, but it works as an "Evil Drow" vs. "Non-Evil Drow" distinction for the game. Expect a lot of prejudice because canonically 85-90% of Drow adhere to the dominant evil culture, with the ones who reject that culture generally being outcasts. They used to be almost non-existent, but "Brooding Loner Who Looks Evil And Dark But Is Good Actually But Misunderstood Because Of His Dark Edginess" is extremely popular, so the number of outcast and non-evil Drow exploded in the years after Drizzt Do'Urden (the poster child for "Non-Evil Drow Adventurer") novels popularized the archetype. The dominant Drow culture is matriarchal, pro-slavery, and dominated by noble houses that are perpetually engaged in an ever shifting web (GET IT) of alliances and betrayals and conspiracies and double and triple dealing and backstabbing and assassination and so on.

I LITERALLY HAD A HEART ATTACK IM SO HAPPY UR PLAYING THIS

being a Drow is very fun, in my experience at least you also reminded me that I have to finish my 60 hour playthrough from like 8 months ago 😭

OH MY GOD I have been waiting for this for so long 😭🥺🥳 I love your Dragon Age videos and I am so glad to watch another fantasy genre rpg! Monk is a great choice! Drow will get a lot of reactivity in this game which is amazing. I got only one tip: save as often as you can and you can do it even during dialogue cutscenes!

First time I'm seeing anything from you. I already follow more BG3 streams than I should, but your dedication to learn really sold me in with just one episode. I can see why you carry such a large viewer base. Well earned. Subscribing.

You're pretty much the only youtuber whose gameplay videos I follow, especially for the narrative games I love. So glad you're playing this and look forward to procrasting to the vids.

"Man I do hope someone makes a third gate..." Baldur:

I am so excited! Welonz, I recommend taking “Partial Rest (without consuming food etc.)” regularly. When you take partial rest your skill slots etc. don’t get replenish since you didn’t consume any food, but camp-only scenes happen. This way you can have all those camp interactions without wasting food. If nothing happens anymore when you take partial rest, that means you exhausted all cutscenes/interactions for the time being.

Randomly excellent choice for race for you imo. Drow are probably one of the ones with most unique dialog associated with it.

lesgo BG3 is literally that meme with the ratatouille guy eating and being thrown back all the way to his childhood but the childhood is DAO.

The camera takes getting used to, but I find it best to pull the camera up high and move it with WASD.

OMG! OK! IT'S HAPPENING! o no. Welonz constant flirting is gonna kill me.

Very glad to see a thoughtful playthrough, this game is very lore-rich and benefits from a methodical approach. Also, cool choice of race and class, will have unique-to-those dialogue choices. As a side note, I did a playthrough as Open Hand Monk, is extremely powerful with the Tavern Brawler feat. Went through the game unarmed and no armor, keeping enemies stunned and prone. I had a great time 😄 Some combat tips: When exploring, try approaching from stealth. Seek the high ground. Wet enemies take double damage from cold and electric attacks. A thrown water bottle or a Create Water spell will make an enemy wet for 3 turns, making them vulnerable to arrows and spells of cold & electricity. Quality of life tips: Send all camp supplies to camp Use the “pick up as wares” option for everything you don’t plan on keeping, can sell all wares in one transaction when you get to a vendor. If everyone fails a perception check for buried item, can still use shovel to dig in the area, uncovering buried chest.

I'm SO STOKED to get to watch your play through. You did an amazing job not getting too overwhelmed or bogged down with the amount of info thrown at you. You handled the fights well, solved the ship puzzles, and understood the major parts of the ui and actions. I'm also really pleased with the level of outside help you're getting just for the D&D terminology etc. Usually I'm all about a totally blind play through, but this game really assumes you are familiar with D&D, so I'm glad you're comfortable checking on things like advantage and cantrips, etc. No sense just staying confused. I also like your character choices! She's going to be a really interesting person!

Quick non spoilery thing about monks: while in the pen n paper tabletop monks are currently considered one of the weaker classes, in bg3 its one of the stronger ones. This is due to the game adding a lot of items. In general dnd progression is very item heavy. For the monk you want to seek out and hoard any items that interact with "unarmed attacks"/"unarmed strike". the keyword here is important for items as well as building your character.

Some rolls are Passive, things that happen naturally like, you Percieving things is very common, sometimes the game will automatically roll dices for the Investigation (traps or other mysteries), Survival (for nature related observations) and others still. These are ability checks, because they use your ability scores as modifiers! If you are offered with an ability check in a dialogue option though, be sure to hover over the [BRACKETS] with the name of the ability check being done, this will show what modifiers you have for it, this is where the "ability proficiency" comes in, basically some 4 abilities you have very good knowledge of, so you get a bonus that grows as you level up. Everything a character is good in gets the proficiency bonus, so a melee characters adds it to their attacks and damage, and spellcasters add it to rolls relating to their casting.

Wonderful to see you heading into BG3, I played it without having any knowledge of the previous games at all, so there were some things I didn't connect on why they where relevant. But it does not impede the BG3 storyline. Here's a few things I noticed you were trying to wrap your head around. When you make an attack, you get to make an unarmed attack as a bonus action (other classes does not get this). You also always have the more powerful option to use "Flurry of Blows" (which is also a bonus action), but it will as you saw cost you "Ki Points". Ki Points are regained through rests (both short and long, the "rest stations" on the Nautiloid was a tutorial aid for recovering resources). The unarmed attack that unlocks when you make an attack. It is the icon that appears on the right side in your action bar after making an attack (46:45). Yes, you have an Action (represented by a Green Circle), a Bonus Action (Orange Triangle), Spell Slots for spellcasters only (Blue Squares), and a distans in Meters that you can move each turn. Hovering over the blue circle/bar shows you how many meters of movement you have left. The pathing turns red either when it indicates moving through a hazard (1:01:57) or when you're out of movement (38:18). Classes also have unique resources; Monk has Ki Points. All actions you can take shows which resource it consumes (1:04:05), here it says it costs a Bonus Action and a 1st level spell slot Cantrip. It is a spell that can be used without expending a spell slot. All other spells requires the spending of a corresponding (or higher spell slot). A 2nd Level spell can only be cast using a 2nd level (or higher) spell slot. Shadowheart is a Cleric and that is a spellcaster. On her resource bar you can see Blueish Squares. They are the spell slots (1:04:09) you can see that one of the Blue squares lost its light, this means that spell slot has been used. You must perform a long rest to regain them. Spellcaster are generally more restricted in lower levels due to how few spell slots they have at the start. You can right click on enemies and examine them. This will allow you to see what they are resistant/vulnerable/immune to, as well as read their passive effects that could for example say that they can't be knocked prone. Zhalk (the red demon fighting the mindflayer in the battle in the helm) for example is level 8, and is resistant to slashing/piercing/bludgeoning (which are the damage weapons do), making him really hard to hurt for the player at this stage. I tried to be concise and not complicate it.

just a quick thing, dark urge is a bit of a weird thing, it is a character option yes but... it's not actually forced upon the player to play a selected race, class and with preselected stats, dark urge only demands you pick a specific background "haunted one". I don't wanna spoil too much but playthrough with dark urge is less playing a pre-set character and more of playing with a quite of bit additional content... and additional chances to fuck up royally. Dark urge is also *not* gonna be someone you will meet along the way, they are not a possible companion.

I fell in love with this game so much, its insane. To see you play this game is like a dream come true. Take your time

Just a quick tip. In this game you have to make sure you're highlighting the enemy when you attack, otherwise you hit the environment around them (in this case the ground).

Concerning movement, there is a WASD mod with auto-movement and a camera mod over at Nexus. I would recommend that. The game plays much more like Dragon Age that way.

Yes! Monk is a great class :) Also you really don't need to move the camera to follow your character. Just click and HOLD the left mouse button on the ground and the character will move with camera in the direction. But you must hold the mouse button down. Don't just click. If you want to cancel a command, just right click on the screen or hit Esc

Ooh! Ooh! You can quicksave during conversations! Super important. Lots of conversation options are fun to pick but you wouldn't want to keep them, so save scumming in conversations is encouraged.

i've been waiting my whole life for this Lp 😭🙏

Awesome. One banger LP after the other. It's a crime that Welonz is still under 100k subs.

Just jumping in and I already have to compliment the title, I can still hear this! The helm! Friend!

"Not the brain though we don't care about the brain" 😦

When I tell you I have never clicked so fast- GIRLL I'm HYPE!! LET'S GOOO I'm so happy.

Watching Welonz continuously not clicking the imp but the space around the imp is sure good for my heart hahaha

Awesome that your finally playing this! If you want a more personal camera/movement system similar to Dragon Age i recommend downloading 2 mods. "wasd character movement" and "Native Camera Tweaks" this will give you more of a third person up close camera. Of course you can always zoom out or change it back to normal with a click of a button.

Fun fact: You can critical fail your roll to free Shadowheart. She'll still manage to escape the ship and be recruitable, but you won't be able to get her out of that pod for the beginning area.

I actually love that you're a newby to BG3 and DND at large, so was I when I first played BG3 and I still loved it. You have a great eye for detail and you're gonna have plenty of time on this journey to learn the lore and this world. But I've got to say as others have despite this being the 3rd game and being a part of the larger DND universe it's extremely approachable for new comers I was all in after the first hour because of the characters and larger fantasy elements at play and it only kept getting deeper and deeper. Hope you have a great time Welonz!😆 As a side note I'm also looking even more forward to your Dragon Age Veilguard LP now because barring any delays you'll definitely be playing both at the same time for a good bit. Predictably people have started comparing the two and it's pretty annoying for the most part but I am looking forward to your opinion when ever both LPs are done.👍

I just let out the biggest “yeah boiiii” of my life. I’m so excited for this LP.

Yay! BG3 is a game i'd never, ever play, so I am super excited to follow your play-through and see what the fuss was all about! Great start! Thank you 🙂

0 Hour gang! Love to see you taking it seriously with the commitment I know a lot of channels who play this game but will never finish this, but knowing that you do 100+ hour series all the time, I had no doubt Also, it's fascinating how 100% fresh look this is, its rare nowadays to see someone who actually has no idea about DnD figuring out what the setting is and not having a chat spoiling everything

OHMYGODDDDD SO GLAD i did not watch anyone else play cause im loyal like that 🤞 (i did almost buy the game)

1:07:00: ish. You had a hard time killing the imp since you kept attacking the ground around it, not the imp it self. Need to be highlighted with a "hit chance" to count as an attack

Woohoo! This is going to be great! Time to spam Welonz with that D&D 5th Edition Knowledge (spoiler-free, naturally!) 09:02 - D&D (and other Tabletop RPGs) in a nutshell! 19:10 - No, but there is a mod you can install that enables it. 29:00 - In D&D one turn is 6 seconds of real time 52:15 - Useful Tip: Items with orange border are story-related, always good to keep an eye on them. 1:00:10 - Monk ability gives you a chance to make another Unarmed Strike as a bonus action. Since you are in real time, and not in combat, it will be available only for 6 seconds. 1:05:11 - You walked through fire on your previous turn. The movement line goes red when you have no more movement or you enter hazardous/difficult terrain. 1:08:37 - For several attacks you were not aiming properly :D When you're being displayed percentage of success you know you've correctly targetted. 1:12:06 - Cambions are an offpring of Devils (type of fiends, native to the Nine Hells) and humanoids 1:14:10 - "Saved" means that it succeeded against your attempt to knock it prone. One type of rolls in D&D are "saving throws" to resist some sort of effect/damage such as paralysis, mind control, etc. Overall, a solid first episode! Can't wait to see more :D

an exciting start! that opening cinematic cutscene is just so incredibly well done. monk + plus seldarine drow, - what a unique avatar choice for a first time player! I'm very excited about that. to echo a previous comment that I saw, pacing yourself on this game can be a very good thing. seems like you are already aware of how long and how dense this game is. I might recommend treating this game as a trilogy, each act being its own game. you could play through Act 1, take a break for a few weeks or a month, then start Act 2, etc. I don't know if you will want to, but approaching it like that really helped me. I love this game but too much of a good thing... so on and so forth. I wasn't new to DnD when I started this game, but it still took me a long time to fully understand the gameplay loop. please be patient with yourself as you learn. don't let anyone make you feel dumb for making mistakes. my gentle recommendations are to stay curious, read things carefully, don't be afraid to go slowly, talk to people, and do as you please! this is a game of choices and consequences. there are soooo many branching paths for how this story can unfold. lastly, WOOHOOO! this is going to be so much fun!

I will say, normally I'd reccomend just commiting to your rolls and experiencing the story as it happens but that is assuming multiple play throughs. Assuming you intend to just do 1 playthrough where you see as much as possible then save scumming may be the best bet to see as much as possible in 1 playthrough. Remember in the witcher 2 how if you sided with roche or iorveth you basically had 2 different games in act 2. Well imagine that but there are multiple decisions with that level of impact. My recommendation for a single playthrough, decide early what kind of character you want and if a decision you make takes you way off that path reload. And also there's an element of randomness whether you end up going with Roche or iorveth based on a dice roll lol. Really awesome if you want a new experience everytime you play the game but possibly frustrating if you're trying to go for something specific.

I’ve never played DND or BG1 or 2 but managed to understand everything in the game eventually, just remember you can literally do anything

There’s a WSAD Movement and Native Camera mods, which work best in tandem. I liked them in my playthrough, and would recommend them if you prefer a more familiar control scheme.

I have been patiently awaiting this moment. I found your channel when you started Dragon Age: Origins and have been lurking around ever since catching up on your old playthroughs of amazing games like Red Dead 2 and the God of War games. I have just recently beaten Baldur's Gate 3 on Honor Mode, all while watching the end of your Dragon Age: Inquisition playthrough in the background. I have no doubt you will enjoy this game and am very much looking forward to your version of this story because so far I've had 4 completely different endings to the game and I've barely scratched the surface.

Very excited to follow this playthrough! You liked Dragon Age so you will probably like this.

welonz starting a bg3 playthrough… i’ve prayed for days like this… 🙏🏼

OMG YAY!!! I love your playthroughs. Have fun!! No one spoil anything please let everything be a canon event 👀❤️ looking forward to this!

Some tips that might help: - During battle make sure to check an enemy for their conditions/weaknesses as some resist certain damage types or have special conditions and it's easier to plan what to do that way - Take special note of the environment, wet things are vulnerable to ice and lightning, grease can make you slip or you can set it on fire, mud slows you down etc. You can also take advantage of it by throwing things in your environment or inventory like throwing a bottle of water at someone etc. - There are contingencies upon contingencies so there are multiple ways to complete anything or fail it. This adds to replay value but also makes everything super unique with sometimes special dialogue from characters - You can separate your party or interact with characters as different members of your party. The first is good if you need stealth. The second is good if you think you need better prices at a merchant or want to intimidate someone, or if there's a special check you want someone else to try - If you have musical proficiency you can gather people to you as you play which could be helpful for luring away guards or gathering potential enemies Overall just experiment a lot and have fun, save scum if you need to but enjoy a very fun very long game

To think you actually undertook it ! It is such a precious feeling knowing that thanks to your commitment we will see you take the playthrough to its end. I feel my life got way happier with one video 😅. Also, your character is so preeeeeeettyyy ! Ready for the polyromantic monk !

Can't wait to watch your playing BG3! Must be fun!

I'm glad she went with monk it's one of the least used classes but really fun to play

Oh damn!!! I'm watching your Cyberpunk playthrough (again) while playing it and I just discovered you start playing Baldur's Gate 3. How awesome, what a great journey it will be! Thanks you so much!🥰

As far as mods go: Autosort Containers is nice. Adds five more containers that automatically sort common item types such as scrolls. Reduces the time spent on inventory shuffling.

Hey Welonz! So stoked to see you play this! I don't usually recommend mods right off the bat, but upon hearing you wrangle with the camera and the controls I was taken back to my first experience with the game and how I also had my fights with those. There's 2 mods on the Nexus, WASD Character Movement by Ch4nKyy and Native Camera Tweaks by Ershin, that made my gameplay experience so much more smooth and comfortable, and I don't feel like they take anything away from the intended experience at all. You'll still have to click to interact with things, including ladders, and using WASD on climbable terrain is a little hit or miss, but that's the only real caveat. Something to consider if you keep struggling with it! Very excited to where this journey takes you!

Nice monk i will tell you that one big feature of the monk is they get a unarmed strike as a bonus action on top of using your action for attacking so long as you are unarmed or use a monk weapon. The abilites can be very specific for example your level 2 got you unarmored movement which gives you movement if you don't wear protective gear. If you wear armor or use a shield alot of the monk abilities shut off. Gotta monitor those Ki points because it fuels the monk abilites like flurry of blows, Patient Defence, step of the wind. Be aware that class and subclass you choose has a huge impact on playstyle. Yes theres plenty of missable things. Don't worry about choosing the same class as an ally if you want to do that it's totally valid and subclasses can make a large difference.

A MONK!!! we’re soulmates but also good luck

FOAMING AT THE MOUTH FOR THIS hell yeah!!! I do hope you'll enjoy the game, welonz (and I hope you didn't feel too pressured by fans' excitement for it) 💛💛

I am BEYOND hyped for this!!!

you don't know how long i been waiting for this 🎉

Dnd tip! Specifically for monk, you want to level up your dex first, then depending if you want more health or more reliable abilities, then you should go for constitution or wisdom respectively. The other stats can stay as they are, they arent as important for monk

AAAHHH!!!! I am so excited for you! And for all of us!

I am so glad you start Baldur`sGate.I have been waiting for it so long. Yupppieehh!

That's the great thing, that each Race and class can have special dialogue, but you still have the freedom to choose it or not

I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG LET'S GO

OMG! I can't believe we are doing this. I was expecting a First Look for now but I gladly take a full playthrough. Also your Tav character is almost exactly the same as mine except for the background ( I think I chose Outlander). Regarding the character creation, the Dark Urge is a unique character as in they are a Origin character you can customize but they don't show up in your game unless you play as them.

You completely got that right: The closest thing to BG3 (besides the previous Larian titles) is Dragon Age Origins. I think, they have a lot similarities. Just one difference sticks out: BG3 is turn based in fights (and also as option out of fights).

Oh, nice! I was just watching Welonz's playthrough of Dragon Age and went through her channel to see that she hadn't played Baldur's Gate 3 yet and wondered if she ever would. My questions have been answered.

Looking forward to the journey! It's fun to see you navigate the systems like a newborn deer. Baldurs Gate 3 is definitely a good place to start if you're unfamiliar with DnD, it was designed for people exactly like you with little to no experience with tabletop RPG's. It takes the already beginner friendly, simplified rules from DnD's 5th edition and makes them even more simple.

This is going to be so good. Been playing this game for years and have yet to get to the end. It's just too much fun to make lnew characters. If you right click on your mouse when you have an action selected it will deselect it. The Alt key and quicksave (F5) are your friend. Save often.

GOAT let's player + GOAT game? Awww yiss....

You're noticing things on your first playthrough that I never noticed in like a dozen restarts or more. Always wowed by your attention to detail in these games.

Important part about the dark urge character : they are actually not predetermined. You can customize everything but the background and they are meant to be a player character. The dark urge is a fairly crass character, and a stark contrast to the very vanilla Tav ( thats how the generic player character is called by the community)

Finally, been waiting for this one :). Also you can cancel selected actions by right clicking as long as your mouse isn't hovering over something interactable.

OMG I'm so excited for you to play this. We're all in this for the long haul, it's a game with so much depth and replayability. Let's gooooo

Probably the LP im most excited to see since release. Have fun my maan!

Oh hot tip for BSG 3 there is a plus and minus sign on the bottom right, to make the action bar bigger allowing you to see more. it more useful for magic characters that have lots of spells. also the lock icon makes the icon either stay in place or able to move to desired position.

a monk build? Hell yeah!

Have never clicked a video faster! So excited for this!

So, without spoiling anything, I will say that you don't have a specific timer for getting a cure. Many NPCs will say things like "you only have days" but there are reasons why you are special (spoilers). I only say this because many people hear that they only have a few days and hold off of taking any Long Rests for fear that they will die by prigressing the days. Also, as others have said, try to allow yourself to think outside the box of being a video game, Larian has taken extraordinary care to allow for MANY solutions

absolutely SCREAMING when I saw this notification! I'm so excited!!!