The Baldur's Gate 3 community has gathered round a cheat sheet prepared by one player advocating for newcomers to "unlearn what video games have taught you" in preparation for Larian's latest, unbelievably reactive RPG. The post is a fun read about the logic of CRPGs, but I'm honestly most interested in a side debate that's broken out over one question: is it cheating to buy something and then pickpocket your money right back?
Post author MaralDesa notes that while many "games have taught you 'this does not work,'" Baldur's Gate 3 comes from a line of RPGs that embrace absurd and unlikely methods and outcomes. In particular, they point out that you can "buy an expensive item, then pickpocket your money back." This isn't an unprecedented move for games like this, but this particular bit of skullduggery is still clearly controversial.
