Baldur’s Gate 3 player accidentally became “Dark Urge IRL” while under anesthesia

One Baldur’s Gate 3 player has learned the hard way not to pick up the game right after getting a surgery.

To some players, doing a Dark Urge run can be incredibly hard. Not only because there are so many vile choices throughout the game but you’ll also have to be ready to say your goodbyes to your companions and NPCs you’d normally help.

For one player, however, all these things ended up happening in their run despite wanting to do an “angst-ridden hero type play through.” Sharing their story in a Reddit thread, it all started when they returned home after getting surgery.

But instead of “falling into a fatigue and drug-induced coma, as one should,” they decided to play Baldur’s Gate 3. “This morning, I woke up to my TV on and my controller sitting oh so innocently by my pillow,” they continued.

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The default Dragonborn Dark Urge in Baldur’s Gate 3 staring menacingly.

“‘Huh?’ I think. ‘Okay. So, hmm!’ I click my lovely Roku screen saver away to show my Steam Deck input screen, wake-up my deck and see BG3 as my last played game. Nothing unsurprising.”

And lo and behold, after clicking on Baldur’s Gate 3 and hitting continue on the game, they were greeted with a mass massacre — much to their surprise. This includes the entire grove, goblins, and even companions being “dead or just gone.”

Alas, with everything in shambles, they mentioned: “Well, I guess this gets to be my evil playthrough now.”

Following this, other players in the comments were stunned, though many of them couldn’t help but point out how the user had just accidentally become the literal Dark Urge, given the circumstances.

“You’re just like The Dark Urge; you blacked out and murdered everyone around you and have no idea why or how. +1 for RL Durge RP,” praised one user.

A different user wrote, “This is the ultimate Dark Urge experience, incredible.” Meanwhile, another concerned player said, “Well, first off, I hope the surgery went well and you’re recovering fine. Second, please take it down a notch with the Durge roleplay; I’m scared.”

“You literally got the Dark Urge IRL,” one chimed in.

While playing an evil run may not be everyone’s cup of tea, Baldur’s Gate 3’s Patch 7 is going to be big for Dark Urge playthroughs. For those who are curious, Larian has already teased two new endings so far, one of them being extremely dark.