r/BG3 • u/TheJoshArchives • 2d ago

What is Withers saving up for? Spoiler

I never understood why Withers requires money for his support, is there any Lore to justify this?

I always thought it would be better if his payment method was soul coins, then we would have to prioritise buffing Karlach or restrictions.

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u/Number1Bg3Fan 2d ago

I mean I think the fact you can steal it off him and he won’t get mad shows maybe he’s just trying to make you a better thief. Or maybe he’s saving up for the reunion party 😂

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u/TheJoshArchives 2d ago

Ohhh I thought he was saving up for some ehem enhancement surgery ehem

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u/Number1Bg3Fan 2d ago

Ahahahha true true I forgot about those thangs 😂😂 beauty don’t come cheap 😭.

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u/ColdRainNight 1d ago

Excuse me! They’re called big NATURALS, Withers’ knockers are 100% organic! 😤

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u/TheJoshArchives 1d ago

Sorry sorry, didn't mean to mis-gender Wither-set

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u/_Cultivating_Mass_ 1d ago

I never thought to steal from Withers.

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u/Number1Bg3Fan 1d ago

As long as scratch doesn’t catch you nothing bad happens from it!

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u/TheCrystalRose Sorcerer 1d ago

Or the Owlbear cub or worse, the Oathbreaker Knight...

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u/Number1Bg3Fan 1d ago

thankfully never had him around (or unthankfully coz oathbreaker paladin seems cool but I’ve never played it yet) but I can see that going catastrophically wrong with him there 😭. Thankfully owlbear and scratch are always occupied playing together in my runs so I don’t have to worry too much about them.

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u/TheCrystalRose Sorcerer 1d ago

Yeah... whatever you do, don't pickpocket near the Knight on Honor Mode. He's incredibly hard to kill early game, you can't flee combat (because you're in camp already), and once he's dead you can never regain your Oath or become an Oathbreaker (if you weren't already). Meaning, unless you had already regained your Oath from him, before his death, you cannot respec at Withers for the rest of the run.

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u/Number1Bg3Fan 1d ago

Oooooof that’s bad 😭. Thankfully I’m not one to take risks on honour mode although I’ve got the achievement so next time I might have a little less worry. But yeah he sounds like an absolute pain in the arse if shit goes wrong. I do want to do a paladin playthrough at some point just to meet him but I’ve got three other runs planned first so I’ll have to see 😂.

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u/TheJoshArchives 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm currently doing a Paladin Oath of Vengence run on Honor Mode. My plan is to do a brutal hero playthrough, with no mercy, then break my Oath at the end of act 1 by not killing Minthara. I will then infiltrate moonrise posing as a true sole, rescue her, and depending on Shadowhearts decision re-gain my Oath or become an oathbreaker.

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u/Number1Bg3Fan 1d ago

Oooo that sounds so cool! Definitely making me want to play paladin now, I’ll have to pencil it in 😂. Good luck with your honour mode and hope all your oath shenanigans go to plan!

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u/TheJoshArchives 1d ago

Thank you! It's my third attempt at Honor Mode, problem is I keep trying stupid new things and instant wiping my party 😂

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