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The threat of the Absolute cultists and the troubling political climate in Act Three ofBaldur’s Gate 3is only worsened by the controversial articles of Baldur’s Gate’s newspaper, the Baldur’s Mouth Gazette. You’ll find that even you and your companions are not safe from the newspaper’s words as you might catch word that a piece is being written about you – and it’s not going to be pretty.
If you speak to some of the writers at the Baldur’s Mouth, you might trigger the Stop The Presses quest. If this quest has started, you’ll need to stop the news article from being printed before your next long rest.
How To Start The Stop The Presses Quest
You won’t have to worry about fake news about you circulating until you speak to the editor of the Baldur’s Mouth Gazette. One way to start the quest is by talking toEstra Stir near the entrance of Baldur’s Gate.
She’ll tell you that you’re the next hottest topic in the city. You’ll need tohead to the Baldur’s Mouthto find out what she’s really talking about.
Theclosest waypoint to Baldur’s Mouth is Basilisk Gate. If you head toX: 75 Y: -51, you’ll find yourself right by the entrance. Head inside andspeak to Ettvard Needle, the editor of the Baldur’s Mouth Gazette.
After getting him to tell you about the negative article being written about you,he’ll kick you out of the building. By this time,you’ll only have until your next long rest to stop the articleabout you from getting printed.
What Happens If You Don’t Stop The Article About You
The repercussions of having a negative article about you in the Baldur’s Mouth Gazette is thatpeople in the city will not trust you. Speaking to some people may reveal that they have a negative opinion about you because of what they’ve read.
If you talk to the traders in town, you’ll find thattheir attitude leveltowards you isworseandthat the prices of their goodsarehigher. That being said, it’s better not to let the opportunity to clear your name slide.
How To Re-enter The Baldur’s Mouth
To change the article about you,you’ll need to find a way back into the Baldur’s Mouth. The printer they use for their newspapers is in abasement underneath the building, and you’ll need to tamper with it to save your reputation.
Unfortunately, once Ettvard has kicked you out of the building,the front door will be locked. You’ll need to find other ways inside, and there are several options you’re able to choose from.
First,you can lockpick the entrance or the backdoorto gain access to the building. Then, you’ll have toSneak or use Invisibility to get to the basement door entrance. Use a character with Stealth and Sleight of Hand like Astarion for this method.
You’ll find thatthe basement door is locked.you may pick the lock, but an easier way is topick Ettvard Needle’s pocket for the key. You can easily do this by having a companion Sneak and pickpocket Ettvard while you’re having a conversation with him.
Make sure tosnatch the key before the dialogue is over,or you won’t get another chance before getting kicked outside.
The other way to enter the building leads you toan elevator that will take you straight to the basement. You’ll need to scale the building using theplatforms hanging from the south wall.
You can use a character that can jump greater heights, or you can grant a character theability to Fly, or have a character jump higher withEnhanced Leap.
When you get to the top of the building, you’ll finda barricade blocking a hole in the southeast corner. you’re able to break the wooden panels with melee attacks and jump into the hole.
You’ll then find yourself in an elevator that can take you straight to the basement just by pulling thelever on the wall.
How To Change The Article About You
To change the article written about you,you’ll need to get to the printer. This is tucked deep inside the Baldur’s Mouth Gazette’s basement. The basement is guarded bytwo Steel Watchers, andyou can choose to attack them or to sneak past them.
The Steel Watchers walk in a repetitive pattern, andthere are several rooms you can run intoshould you choose the sneaky method.
The room with the printer is at the very end of the second hallway of the basement. Before you get there,you should pick up another article to replace the one being printed about you.
One of these articles is entitled “Cutest Cat You’ve Ever Seen”, and it’s sitting on a shelf in a room found in thenorthwest corner of the basement.
Once you have your replacement article, you may head to the room with the printer. Interact with the printer, and you’ll find that it’s an enchanted printer named Jelliwig.
You can attempt toconvince Jelliwig to help you change the article with a Charisma check.
If that doesn’t work, you’ll need to successfullyforce it open to change the article yourself.
To replace the article,you simply need to insert the new article you’ve picked up into the machine. Once you’ve done that, you will have saved your reputation.
You’ll need to sneak past the Steel Watchers again to make your way out of the basement because there’s no way to teleport from this location.
You’ll complete the quest after your next long rest. Once you wake up, you’ll be notified that the article about you never got into print.
You can buy a copy of the new article, and you’ll find thatwhatever you stuffed into the printer is the new headline.
