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All time-sensitive quests in Baldur’s Gate 3

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All Time Sensitive Quests In Baldurs Gate 3
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There are dozens upon dozens of quests to complete in Baldur’s Gate 3 that allow you to finish them on your own time. But did you know there are quite a few that are time-sensitive, and require you to finish them before a time limit? In true RPG fashion, the world around you doesn’t stop and wait for your characters. But how do you know which quests to complete in a timely fashion? Luckily, we’re here to help you! Here are all the time-sensitive quests in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Baldur’s Gate 3: All time-sensitive quests

All Time Sensitive Quests In Baldurs Gate 3 Acts

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Act 1 time-sensitive quests

Druid Grove

  • Save Arabella: Kagha will kill Arabella if you don’t save her in time.
  • Druid Grove Ritual: Once you enter the Druid Grove, you have around 3-10 Long Rests before the ritual is complete and the druids drive out the tieflings.
  • Raid the Druid Grove: Talk to Minthara to begin the raid on the Druid Grove. After one Long Rest, the raid begins, and any quests you had in the grove are unable to complete.
  • Save the Goblin Sazza: If you either attack the Druid Grove or break Halsin out, Sazza will die.
  • Bugbear Assassin: Once you get into the proximity of the assassin trying to kill the tiefling girl by the telescope and don’t help, she is killed.
  • Investigate the Beach: After initiating the quest, the child tiefling on the beach will die if you don’t intervene.

Wilderness

  • Owlbear Momma: Once you enter the Owlbear cave, kill the Owlbear mother before a Long Rest, or else the goblins will do it first.
  • True Souls Edowin, Andrick, and Brynna: You won’t be able to meet with these three if you get in proximity to trigger the quest and then Long Rest.

Risen Road

  • Find the Missing Shipment: The knolls will kill the guards if you get into proximity of the quest and take a Long Rest.
  • Rescue the Trapped Man and Rescue the Grand Duke: Once you start the quest, if you don’t rescue everyone in the burning inn, the trapped people will die.

Blighted Village

  • The Gnome on the Windmill: Gnome will disappear after some time if you trigger the quest then don’t save him.

Mountain Pass

  • Lae’Zel Confronts the Githyanki: Lae’zel dies if you don’t follow Lae’zel once she leaves the party to talk to the githyanki.

Underdark

  • Cure the Poisoned Gnome: Thulla dies if you don’t give her an antidote or heal her after an unknown amount of Long Rests.

Grymforge

  • Free True Soul Nere: Nere and the other trapped gnomes will die if you don’t clear the rubble within one Long Rest or a few camp visits.

Companion Quests

  • Karlach: Karlach leaves your party after an unknown amount of Long Rests if you don’t help her kill her pursuers.
  • Gale is a Lil Hungry: If you don’t help feed Gale magic items, he’ll resort to other means of feeding himself after a few Long Rests.

Related: How to turn off turn-based mode in Baldur’s Gate 3

Act 2 time-sensitive quests

Shadow-Cursed Lands

  • The Harpers Ambush Kar’niss: If the Harpers leave for the ambush and you don’t join them after a Long Rest, the quest won’t trigger and you can’t get Kar’niss’ moonlantern.
  • Don’t Let Rolan Die: Rolan will die from the shadows attacking him if you get into proximity of the quest and don’t save him.
  • Lift the Shadow Curse: If Halsin goes to rescue Thaniel from the Shadowfell and you take a Long Rest, Halsin will die.

Moonrise Towers

  • Rescue Wulbren and Rescue the Tieflings: If you enter the Shadowfell to find Nightsong and don’t rescue everyone in the prison, they’ll die.

Act 3 time-sensitive quests

Rivington

  • Help the Devilish Ox: If you don’t deal with the Strange Ox before entering the Lower City or take a few Long Rests, it will disappear.

Wyrm’s Rock

  • Save Counsellor Florrick: After five Long Rests once you learn of Counsellor Florrick’s execution, they will execute her if you don’t free her.

Lower City

  • Investigate the Murders: Once you enter the Lower City and take a few Long Rests, Cora at the wine festival will die if you don’t warn her of the murders.
  • Stop the Presses: Once you initiate the quest and take a Long Rest, your reputation is tarnished and you can’t stop Baldur’s Mouth from publishing their story on you.
  • Save Duke Ravenguard: Upon docking at the Iron Throne prison, you have around five to eight turns in combat before the prison explodes.

Companion Quests

  • Rescue Orin’s Victim: After an unknown amount of Long Rests from figuring out Orin captured one of your companions, they’ll die if you don’t save them in time.
  • The High Harper: Getting in proximity to the Harper Hideout in Wyrm’s Crossing, but not going inside and Long Resting, can result in the location becoming unavailable.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is available on Steam and the PlayStation 5.

Anyka Pettigrew
About The Author
Anyka Pettigrew has been a Contributing Writer for PC Invasion since February 2023. She is a Canadian graduate of a Bachelor of Arts degree who has been writing in games journalism for three years. Anyka writes anything from news pieces, to guides, and even reviews. Having a never-ending passion for video games for as long as you can remember gets you into a plethora of genres like story games, RPGs, horror, puzzles etc. Some of her favorite franchises are God of War, Persona, The Last of Us, Zelda, and Resident Evil. She also enjoys reading fantasy and sci-fi books, as well as drawing digital art. Anyka also regularly listens to podcasts on gaming news from 'Kinda Funny Games', and 'Play, Watch, Listen'.