Key Takeaways
- An Easter egg referencing an old Smokey Stover comic was found in Baldur’s Gate 3 by an observant player.
- Multiple Easter eggs in Baldur’s Gate 3, from Poe’s “The Raven” to Shakespeare quotes, make the game a treasure trove.
- Updates for Baldur’s Gate 3 promise more surprises like photo mode and crossplay, keeping the game fresh.
An observant Baldur’s Gate 3 player has found an old Smokey Stover comic strip series Easter egg hidden within the name of one of the human members of the Cult of Bhaal. In a fantasy game as big as Baldur’s Gate 3, it goes without saying that hidden dialogue and cool references from books, TV shows, and other video games are features that Larian Studios loves to include.
From previous companions in the Baldur’s Gate series and a tribute to the mirror in Undertale, to a reference to the famous Edgar Allan Poe poem “The Raven” and quotes from Shakespeare, many people consider Baldur’s Gate 3 to have the best Easter eggs in gaming. Now, over a year since its launch, players are still finding Easter eggs hidden throughout the game in a variety of creative, and often bizarre, ways.
Reddit user IHad360K_KarmaDammit has stumbled across a very unusual Easter egg during their time in the battle against Minsc and the Bhaalists in Act 3 of Baldur’s Gate 3. In this particular section of the game, the player noticed an Invoker of Bhaal named “Notar Esojac,” which is already strange since the human members of the Cult of Bhaal don’t have last names. Upon further investigation, IHad360K_KarmaDammit thinks that the name is a reference to “Notary Sojac,” a catchphrase from an old American comic strip series called Smokey Stover by Bill Holman, which ran from 1935 to 1972.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Player Finds Strange Comic Strip Easter Egg
The Redditor also points out in the post that “Notary Sojac” is an intentional misspelling of the Gaelic phrase “Nodlaig Sodhach” for “Merry Christmas” in Smokey Stover, and the word “Sodhach” seems to only show up in articles about the Bill Holman comic strip series. The Invoker of Bhaal, found throughout Baldur’s Gate 3’s Temple of Bhaal and other areas of Act 3, was therefore seemingly named by Larian Studios after this festive celebration.
In the comments section, a reader pointed out that another cool and interesting Easter egg in Baldur’s Gate 3 can be found in the Rivington catacombs, where a dead tiefling is named after Melkor from The Lord of the Rings. There’s still plenty of life left in Baldur’s Gate 3, especially with future updates that will introduce photo mode and crossplay.
