The opening of Baldur's Gate 3 bears a certain resemblance to that of the beloved 2001 CRPG Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, a fact that's not lost on the writers and designers of the D&D game.
Earlier this week, Baldur's Gate 3 composer Borislav Slavov posted an image of the Arcanum cover art on Twitter, asking "Does anyone remember and want to see a sequel to this marvel?" Among those who responded was BG3 writer Kevin VanOrd. "Fun story: very early in BG3 development when we talked about starting the game at basically the crash of a ship, my first response was: Arcanum did that. Which is to say, Arcanum is good."
