Baldur's Gate 3: What Does The Whispering Mask Do?

As players chase down a monster in Baldur's Gate 3, they find a door blocking progress and a Whispering Mask that offers safe passage through.

The Whispering Mask in Baldur's Gate 3 is located in the middle of a boss battle. Usually, these types of decisions are more about roleplaying but there are very real combat consequences for wearing the mask or not in addition to the usual roleplaying outcomes.

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Baldur's Gate 3 is all about player choice and often makes such decisions difficult with both positive and negative outcomes. The Whispering Mask is yet another example of this effect and it's not clear what will happen to the characters that do decide to equip it.

This article divulges consequences within the game and reveals information the player's character may not know. Gamers committed to role-playing may wish to stop reading and find these things out for themselves.

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While trying to save Mayrina, there are other victims available for saving as well. One such victim is the door and the mask-wearing cohorts on the other side of it. Players can not equip the mask and pass through the door but, if they do so, Auntie Ethel will kill the door.

After passing through the door, it's safe to unequip the mask without getting the door killed. On the other side, several powerful enemies under the control of their own Whispering Masks wait to ambush the player's party. If everyone wears a mask, they won't attack.

The danger, though, is that wearing the mask frequently forces the wearer to attack their own party, even using high-level spell slots to do so. It's possible to sneak around the room without the mask if the goal is to save these souls by killing the boss. This stage will be easier or harder depending on if players decided to drink from the well or not. Regardless, after either taking out the minions or sneaking past them, there is no reason to keep the mask on anymore.

Baldur's Gate 3 is available now for PC. The PlayStation 5 version will be available on September 6th, 2023. A version for Xbox Series X/S is still in development.

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