If you go roaming during Baldur’s Gate 3’s second act, you’ll stumble across the House of Healing, a former hospital whose inhabitants have been transformed into the living dead. Well, not quite all. There’s one living patient left. Unfortunately, they’re strapped to an operating table at the mercy of an undead surgeon. So if you’re wondering just how to save the distressed patient in Baldur’s Gate 3, I’ve got the answer.
First things first, you'll need to ensure that you have the latest version of Baldur’s Gate 3. The game received a critical patch that includes new features and fixes to allow you to save the patient. Without this update, your chances of rescuing them are slim to none.
You can save the distressed patient as long as you’ve got the patched version of Baldur’s Gate 3. Before patch 1, you couldn’t save them, no matter what you did. If you’ve been playing Baldur’s Gate 3 offline without updates, that may still be the case.
First, verify that the platform you're playing on—whether it’s PC or console—has the latest patch. If you’re online, you should be prompted to install the patch, or it may have automatically downloaded in the background. Once that’s done, you can proceed to save the distressed patient.
The simplest way to free the distressed patient is to attack the surgeon, Malus Thorm, before you speak to him. This gives you an advantage in combat, especially if you use ranged attacks to shoot at him from a raised balcony. Being proactive can make all the difference!
If you choose to talk to Thorm, you might encounter some gruesome dialogue options where he threatens the patient. While it’s possible to persuade him into letting his nurses kill him, he will first murder the distressed patient if you talk to him.
Don’t use any area effect weapons near the surgical area. This may seem like common sense, but I once threw a fire bomb and accidentally set fire to the patient! Malus Thorm is a tough opponent, so you might need to save scum a bit during this fight.
Once you’ve defeated Thorm, you can take the key off his body. When you interact with the distressed patient, you can free them. Before the patch, the Knock spell could also unlock the restraints, but since the key is readily available, using magic seems unnecessary.
After freeing the patient, they will flee in a panic. I tried following them, but they vanished in front of my eyes. Given their traumatic experience and the fact that they’ve just run into the Shadow-Cursed Lands, I doubt things will end well for them.
That’s how to save the distressed patient in Baldur’s Gate 3. If you're curious about what else Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 1 does, be sure to check out the patch notes!
As you can see, saving the distressed patient in Baldur’s Gate 3 is no walk in the park. However, with the right approach and a bit of luck, you can ensure that they escape the clutches of Malus Thorm. Good luck on your journey!
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