Baldur's Gate 3: 10 Secret Instant Deaths You Must AVOID

7. Monastery Solar Beam

baldurs gate 3
Larian Studios

Baldur's Gate 3 is filled with puzzles that, in most cases, reward the player with a new weapon or treasure for solving them.

Well, unless it's the Lance puzzle in Rosymorn Monastery, in which case your reward is a swift but not necessarily painless death.

The monastery incorporates a series of puzzles, each connected to the mysterious security system protecting a powerful artifact. Following the trail of puzzles will reward you with some pretty sweet loot at first, but then you get to the giant Solar Lance mounted on top of the monastery.

The giant cannon looks incredibly powerful, so you might feel tempted to activate it to see what it can do. Maybe shoot down a flying dragon or destroy the githyanki chasing after you?

Well, not quite. While the weapon might certainly help you do the latter, it will also turn you and your companions into fine dust. Once you activate it, the weapon charges up, and if at least one of your party members isn't close to the exit out of the monstery, a special cutscene will play showing the entire building blowing up, along with everyone inside of it.

Whoever fights with the Solar Lance dies by the Solar Lance.

Contributor

Video games enthusiast with a love for bizarre facts about his favorite titles. Really into old-school strategies and RPGs of all shapes and sizes.