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Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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For me I can't stand that they put difficult terrain in the act 2 camp. Makes zero sense. Who the F builds their camp in mud? I would sell my soul to Raphael for a boardwalk.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

It's a very commonly quoted - and heatedly discussed - factoid that water was usually polluted and generally considered undrinkable, mild alcoholic beverages were the norm.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

heatedly discussed - factoid

It's not a factoid but an urban myth, historians are quite clear about this.

Water was – generally – safe to drink, and people drank alcohol for sustenance and because it was less boring than water. They also didn't write that much about drinking water, because it was completely natural to drink it and readily available. Besides, the low-level "small beer" isn't safe because of its alcohol content, it still goes bad rather quickly, but because it was made with clear water and barley cooked.

https://zythophile.co.uk/2014/03/04/was-water-really-regarded-as-dangerous-to-drink-in-the-middle-ages/

https://www.medievalists.net/2023/05/drink-water-middle-ages/

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

factoid /ˈfaktɔɪd/ noun an item of unreliable information that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as fact.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds like heaven, until you develop alcoholism.