The Baldur’s Gate 3 Cease the Presses quest is all about sneaking into the town’s newspaper, the Baldur’s Mouth, to tamper with headlines and make your self look good. Lord Gortash’s nefarious affect has even unfold to the press, and he is utilizing it to pump out propaganda supporting his Metal Watchers and slander your good identify.
You do not have to take a seat again and take it, although. If you happen to’ve received a sneaky character in your get together—and even just a few Scrolls of Invisibility—you possibly can break into The Baldur’s Mouth and tamper with the press. Here is methods to full the Cease the Presses quest in Baldur’s Gate 3 and save your rep within the metropolis.
Find out how to begin the Cease the Presses quest
You’ll be able to start the Cease the Presses quest by speaking to Estra Stir close to the Basilisk Gate waypoint the place you enter the Decrease Metropolis from Wyrm’s Rock. She’s simple to recognise since she’s stood subsequent to a paperboy. This journalist mentions that you simply’re slated to characteristic prominently within the newest challenge of Baldur’s Mouth, although the article is not flattering. No matter you resolve to do, the following time you lengthy relaxation, the brand new version of the paper will likely be printed. If the article is not altered earlier than that, it will make you appear to be an actual villain. At the least you possibly can intimidate the paperboy for a free copy.
Find out how to break into the Baldur’s Mouth
The apparent option to alter the Baldur’s Mouth slander is to move to the newspaper itself, west down the road from the place you met Estra, nonetheless pretty near the Basilisk Gate waypoint. The editor, Ettvard Needle, will not admire you asking to vary the headline and can kick you out of the constructing, leaving you with no selection however to interrupt in. For the next part I like to recommend taking your sneakiest character solo.
On the south aspect of the Baldur’s Mouth, you will discover a rooftop you possibly can bounce to, after which some wood platforms that allow you to hop up the aspect of the constructing to the roof. On the south-east nook of the rooftop you will discover a wood barricade you possibly can break, permitting you to drop down into the basement elevator. Merely pull the lever inside to make your approach down.
Now, if you have not blown up the Metal Watch Foundry but, you will should sneak by some Metal Watchers, however it’s comparatively simple if you happen to comply with them alongside the corridors and conceal contained in the rooms at every finish. Observe the primary Metal Watcher north up the hall and enter the room straight forward. Within the again nook you will discover some moveable packing containers and a barricade to interrupt, letting you into the following room. Be certain that to seize the “Make Massive Cash by Buying and selling with Adventurers” story within the Wicker Basket right here. When prepared, comply with the second Metal Watcher south down the hall into the primary printing press room.
Find out how to change the Baldur’s Mouth headline
This part of the search was just a little bugged for me, however principally, if you happen to saved Dolly Dolly Dolly—the pixie trapped in Kar’niss’ Moon Lantern in Act 2—the enchanted printing press will provide that can assist you without cost since she’s a good friend. Nonetheless, if you happen to go away the dialogue and speak to the press once more, it will act as if it does not know you, forcing you to persuade it to assist.
If you happen to did save the pixie, ensure you have a substitute headline in your stock once you communicate to the press for the primary time so you need to use it right away. You’ll find “Adventurers, Our Greatest Hope For the Metropolis” within the Wicker Basket behind the press in order for you one other headline selection.
If you happen to did not rescue Dolly Dolly Dolly, you could have a few choices:
- Persuade the Printing Press: You should utilize both a problem ranking 15 Deception or Intimidation verify to persuade the magical press to assist.
- Print it your self: You’ll be able to inform the magical creature to go away the press and take away the damaging headline utilizing a problem ranking 20 Sleight of Hand or Athletics verify.
Both approach, you will want to fit in a kind of new beneficial headlines you picked up after which sneak again out the identical approach you got here in, leaping up the elevator to the roof, and down the wood platforms to the road.
The following time you lengthy relaxation, the paper will likely be printed, and you may go and seize a duplicate from any of the paperboys within the metropolis. Ensure you additionally return to see Estra Stir and Ettvard Needle to rub it of their faces.