r/TavsAndDurges

i've been, once again, in a mod making/testing induced screenshot spree 🤡

My first ever playthrough of Baldur's Gate 3. Playing as a high elf draconic sorcerer / wizard.

Seru, a Hexblade charlatan warlock, was my first ever Tav when I played the game for the first time on PS5, unaware of what to expect or how much BG3 would come to mean to me.

Since then, I’ve moved to PC and invested so many hours into so many Tavs and Durges, but he was the first and has always held a special place. Figured he deserved a gritty Netflix reboot.

He’s a half-elf this time; that’s because I defaulted to human initially back in the day because I was new and that felt safe enough. But he’s meant, story-wise, to have some innate magic beyond his patron. He’s still going to seduce Gale, though.

Mods in use:

Armor is “PK Clothes and Armours” by PseudoKociara on Nexus

Head is “Jason Momoa Head Preset” by VespertilioArt on Nexus

Body is “Tav’s Dadbod” by NachoPango on Nexus

Face tats are “Techno-necromancers - Face Tattoos” by jerinski on Nexus

Body tats are “Baldurs Ink Body Tattoos - Part 1” by jerinski on Nexus

Piercings are “Myky's Tintable Piercings” by myky24 on Nexus

Hair is “some FF Hairs” by Klitschkat on Nexus

Scar is “Famous scars” by BG3.Portraits on Patreon

Rings are from “She Who Guides - Armor for Clerics of Selune” by spek7re on Nexus

[Some spoilers for Act 1 below]

[If you wish to learn about Violet's backstory, see my previous post featuring her]

The journey through the wilderness after the Nautiloid crash was unlike anything Violet has ever experienced before. Dark crypts and ancient ruins hiding lost treasure, goblins and gnolls haunting the roads, a caravan of tiefling refugees locked in conflict with the local druids, and a group of ragtag travelers all with their own trials and tribulations, united under a common goal.

It's like something out of a book. Fantastical, yet also simultaneously the most terrifying experience Violet has ever had to go through, and is still going through.

If it wasn't for the help of her companions and the sorcerous magic that the tadpole imbues her with, Violet probably never would've survived. And even still, she had to employ some...less than "honorable" strategies to get by. Hard to stop and think of others with a threat like turning into a mind flayer looming on the horizon.

She also decided it would be best to try and get one of her companions "under her spell" so to speak. At first, she thought herself lucky when Lae'zel propsitioned her, but that woman proved far too intense for Violet to handle.

How fortunate then that Astarion did the very same at the party with the tieflings. Violet is a bit unsure if he's fully sincere in his flirtatious approach to her, but if it keeps him by her side as protection, then it hardly matters what he thinks of her (after all, it's not like she would ever develop feelings for him in the future, right?)

At the end of the day, their efforts proved to only lead to more questions. The archdruid Halsin was unable to remove the tadpoles, and instead the journey continues towards Moonrise Towers. But before taking the pathway there through the Underdark, there is the remaining lead on a possible githyanki créche nearby which might offer a cure for the tadpoles.

And so, with some proper adventuring gear and a clear goal in mind, the party now make their way to the Mountain Pass.

However, Violet is unsure whether she even wants the tadpole removed. She does, but that also comes at the cost of her powers. Can she really go back to her old life and...her old work...after everything she’s experienced since the abduction? The answer remains to be seen for now.

“There will be blood and I will have glory, this; Gruumesh has promised!”

Really inspired by other people I saw changing their tavs' looks each act to show growth. I liked the idea of my tav letting her hair down as she embraces the chaos further.

My second full playthrough, first time trying to make evil choices!

Playing as a bunch of characters from an old irl dnd campaign. Main character, first one, is "Penelopy Scarlet Starfall". Has been a major npc for a few campaigns I've run.

I'm an IRL photographer, and have been using BG3 lately to cope with my camera breaking and not being able to do photoshoots. lol I've spent so much time in photo mode lately that I'm only about 50 hours into the game on the 150 hour save.

It looks like the modded texture is layered over the Ersatz eye because you can see the iris poking through. Makes it mystical/spooky looking!

Monk/draconic sorceress

Stuck between Tavs/Durges, don't know which one to play as. Thinking of making another Durge...

I replayed the Witcher III. for the 100th time, and i kinda got a little inspired. Yes his name is from THAT Cahir from the books. I had loads of fun creating him, my first tiefling here in bg3. He's pretty evil, but who knows, maybe this run will be a (not red and dead) redemtion durge. He usually looks disgusted 99% of the time bc hes surrounded by peasants.

Some pics I took of my boy yesterday, I really like how he turned out

His looks come from various AkElkA’s mods, the cloak is from Lyn’s Cloak Pack 2 (same with Karlach’s wolf cloak), the dye is from FaerunColors (specifically Hoar’s dye, with Ao’s dye for the cloak, Karlach’s is her own custom dye from the same mod), and the handwraps came from Armor of the Githyanki

I also have another mod that beefs up the Type 3 body, and another that gives Karlach a long braid

Chaz and Shadowheart quickly found solace in each other with their constant pain beset on them by cruel gods. Karlach and Wyll became quick enemies to lovers. The four of them now wander the wilds, fighting and fucking their way to a cure