I’m not that guy (the one you asked to reply…), but I will say this as a lover of the first two games - play them. They are remarkable games and 20ish years after coming out I still play them (and do so regularly). If you’re a younger gamer you may find the interface or the graphics a bit clunky, but really, you ought to give them a go.

From my time on the Baldurs Gate subreddit, it seems like 3 was less story connected (per others’ comments), but that was before some of the added characters were announced (e.g. Minsc). That said, I haven’t played 3 at all, so I can’t comment personally.

tl;dr: I don’t know if you’ll be missing out in the story by starting with 3, but you should definitely play 1 & 2 because they’re incredible games.

When I lived in Vegas my apartment complex would regularly drop blocks of ice in the pool in the summer. Surely we can scale that shit up for the oceans, right? …Right?

I just hope OP doesn't break both arms while they're out doing... whatever it is they're going to be doing.

I go by new. Obviously the content level here is not Reddit-esque yet, so it’s still remarkably manageable to do this way. At some point, I imagine (hope?) needing to shift to “hot” or “active,” but that time hasn’t come for me, yet.

Peanut butter and jelly sandwich with cheetos OR cheddar ruffles.

Stand naked outside the window and knock.

Or, just put a letter in the mailbox or on the front porch.

Well I, for one, am shocked to learn of this.

/s

Also, is "/s" a thing here?

Ooooh coffee. Loved that sub when I was getting into the hobby. Start it up!