A mother’s wholesome post brought the Baldur’s Gate 3 Reddit community together for a surprising goal: make Baldur’s Gate 3 into a Super Bowl-level event.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has officially pivoted the popular RPG franchise into a cultural phenomenon. The dungeon slaying adventure, which has won multiple Game of the Year awards, is so big that it’s even seeping into pop culture.
A lot of that popularity is thanks to its engrossing story, relatable characters, and the fleshed-out world they live in. As a result, the game has become popular with fans of all ages and backgrounds.
Now, the mother of one fan is looking to do something Baldur’s Gate-themed in lieu of the Super Bowl and has asked Reddit for help making the occasion special.
Mom’s wholesome Baldur’s Gate 3 surprise takes Reddit by storm
In a post on the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit, user queenbee 8418 won over the community with a pretty straightforward request: help her be a cool mom to her Baldur’s Gate-loving daughter.
“We’re not sports people and this Sunday since we won’t be watching the Super Bowl,” she said in her post. “I’m planning to surprise her and her Dad with a “Baldurs Gate Bowl.” I’m coming up with some fun challenges for them to do and earn points and make a sort of “tournament” style challenge out of it.”
The Baldur’s Gate 3 community, who are already a fairly welcoming bunch, quickly found themselves obsessed with such a wholesome idea.
“This is really sweet. I would have been floored if my mom ever took an interest like this.” one user said.
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“Can I be adopted please? I’m a 28-year-old woman with 3 kids of my own lmfao,” one user joked.
Many of the challenges do pose some issues, with tasks like “quickest kill of a boss” and “x among of minutes to loot a dungeon” posing some technical and story limitations. Thankfully, community members were quick to offer fixes.
“These are cute ideas and you’ve clearly put a lot of effort into it! However, is this the sort of thing your daughter would enjoy?” one user pointed out. “Some people do really go for achievements (and the game has achievements of its own, too), but with this type of game, a lot of people prefer taking their time to enjoy the scenery and characters and wouldn’t want to rush around completing challenges.”
“You’d be better off, I think, playing Dungeons and Dragons – the pen-and-paper, dice-rolling tabletop role-playing game that the game’s rules draw from – where you can do most anything you imagine.” one user offered as a workaround.
At the end of the day, it seems everyone enjoyed the ideas. Not least of all queenbee8418, who returned a few hours later to thank the Redditors who offered help.
“I am genuinely overwhelmed by the kindness of this community,” she said. “Thank you ALL for your insight, tips, and cautions — you have been a huge help and I’m much more confident and even more excited to make this a special day.”
