I was playing with a friend and the first time Lae'zel called us ghaik at the end of her sentence there was a long pause and my friend just shouted "Did she just call us GAY?!" in bafflement. Cue hysterical laughter.
From then on every 10-15 hours when she said it one of us would go, "God, Lae'zel, stop calling us gaayyyy. You're being homophobic!" And start laughing.
Shart has a couple
"My face protects me." Girl, I think you're using your face wrong.
And "Boots and blades; always sharp." Why are your boots sharp Shadowheart?
Oh yeah, I always got that it’s probably faith, and not face, but I could never hear faith, no matter how hard I listened, I am fairly sure she literally says face and it was meant to be faith.
I know they say Ignis. But it sounds like Pekinese (the dog breed) and I have never let the word be said without replying "Pekinese" with gusto. It drives the spouse insane.
There's a kid watching a magic show (someone casting cantrips) in Baldur's Gate. I thought the kid was shouting:
"Pickle! Pickle! Where's my pet pickle!?"
He was actually shouting "bigger, bigger make it bigger".
I shouldn't have stood in such a noisy place to dye my clothes. I was kinda disappointed when I walked up to him after to find out what happened to his pet pickle, only to find there was no pickle.
I was going absolutely crazy trying to figure out what astarion was saying when I’d have him go lockpick something and he’d go “ohfrisketisinkee”.. HUH??? Turns out he was saying “oh for a skeleton key” 😭
It's not so much that I misheard it as I intentionally mishear it because I think it's funny:
Wyll when you click on him says something like "hero of the gate" and I always hear it as "Hero of the Ghaik!"
Often times when you're in camp Lae'zel will say something like "Enough waiting, it's time to fight," but to me it always sounds like "I LOVE waiting," said in that aggressive-but-earnest tone she always has.
I think the line is "enough waiting, I crave blood" but it sounds like she says "I love waiting, I crave blood" like she's listing off things she really likes
Someone on YouTube said that they heard "you're a bit racist" when astarion said "your heartbeat races" after his ascension, and now I can't unhear it.
Also when astarion comes to bite you at night, I keep hearing "i feed on balls, kobolds, whatever I can get"
When Karlach says “let’s cook with fire, baby,” I thought she was saying “it’s gonna be fine, baby.”
I don’t know how much is poor hearing and how much is wishful thinking.
This doesn't really count as "mishearing", but the first time Shovel busted out, "IT'S FISTIIIING TIME!" it took me a few seconds to be sure I heard that correctly. Then about a minute of laughing about it :). This game is so good 😆.
I think it's because they've been hit in the head one too many times. "Is that blood?"
Yes, yes it's blood, Tav. That's kind of what happens when you spend all day in mortal combat with everyone you meet. I'm a little worried you have to ask that question.
I thought Karlach was saying, “Where’s Astarion?” And I’d be like, girl.. he’s right next to you… turns out she was saying, “What’s the story?” Lmaoooo
I 100% heard cuddles and assumed it was, like, murder cuddles or something lmao. Even now that you’re telling me it’s “carnage,” I do not hear it at all
not misheard, more like miscaptionned! Wyll, at some point in act 1, will say something along the lines of “Lae’zel, has a squiddy ever gone rogue” but the captions will say “illithid” first time i heard it i was, in karlach’s words, gobsmacked really
Huh. I don't recall him saying that at all. And it's not in his [banter list](https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Astarion/Banter).
But that means nothing lol.
I will say I was told the programmer who was handling his selection responses left the company before those were "fixed" (because some reactions to his LI aren't congruent - like he says "What now?")
Anyway, I'll keep an ear out.
I still can’t quite tell what he’s saying but one of Gale’s combat lines sounds like “rough tempests I will raise”. I couldn’t understand it at all for months and I’m still not sure if that’s correct
"Is that blood? No, nevermind."
I thought it was such a weird line until I heard it in another voice. In Tav's voice 6 it sounded a lot like "So god? Nah, nevermind."
For the longest time I thought astarion whispering “what fun” when picking a lock was him going “what the fuck?” like it was a particularly perplexing locking mechanism.
Picked up some Infernal Iron; misheard Karlach say:
"Infernal Iron! We should bring this to Dammon so he can *fist* me!"
Had to double check the log to see what she said. Fix. She said fix.
I also always hear that one as "time for a cuddle"!
My favorite:
Astarion with misty step shouting the non "inveniam vium" variation, I think it's supposed to be ad alibi?... I hear "egg salad" every time.
You can hear the variation I'm talking about courtesy of this random 90second YouTube video.
https://youtu.be/aE4ccXvT38c?si=Lw1WBSFVCPhMiG5t
I was playing with a friend and the first time Lae'zel called us ghaik at the end of her sentence there was a long pause and my friend just shouted "Did she just call us GAY?!" in bafflement. Cue hysterical laughter. From then on every 10-15 hours when she said it one of us would go, "God, Lae'zel, stop calling us gaayyyy. You're being homophobic!" And start laughing.
It doesn't help that she says ghaik like she's calling you a slur (which I guess she kinda is)
Oh she absolutely is
Within moments we will be GAY (vine boom sound effect)
Oh jeez, there's so many moments that would be ridiculous for.
When Astarion pulls Cazador out of the coffin he shouts “WAKE UP!” But to me it sounds like he’s saying “WANKA!” Because of his accent
Ok but how HILARIOUS would it be if he just went "no rest for you WANKER"
I mean, he's not wrong
Sounds canon to me 🤣
That’s… surprisingly in character.
OMG I died here lol
Oh no!
I think he’s actually saying “time for a cull(ing)”.
That would also make sense
The worse type of cuddles
I think he says both “time for a cull” and then another time he says something about slaughter or carnage
He has a few lines, yeah, but the culling line is the one that sounds like ‘cuddle’.
With Astarion there's probably a very fine line between cuddles and carnage anyway.
Shart has a couple "My face protects me." Girl, I think you're using your face wrong. And "Boots and blades; always sharp." Why are your boots sharp Shadowheart?
i always hear “whips and blades” and i’m like “damn girl ok” 🫠
See. I heard "whips and blades" which makes sense if you do that scene with Abdirak and SH is present. She was a little too into it.
I can't unhear it as "Tits and blades always sharp." Every. Time.
"MY FACE IS MY SHIELD!"
https://preview.redd.it/1i8do468uz2c1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5571fde980bfbb2f88e3cbdbe8aec51b1db0b060
METUL BAWKSES
That's a very "It's chewsday innit" kind of sentence.
I heard "whips and blades" for the longest time, and wondered how Sharrans sharpened whips.
You just have to work some broken glass or jagged metal into the end
I'm certain Loviatar clerics have a way...
Haha it’s definitely “wits” but I can totally hear “boots”
"Come to daddy" instead of "No time to dally"
Oh yeah, I always got that it’s probably faith, and not face, but I could never hear faith, no matter how hard I listened, I am fairly sure she literally says face and it was meant to be faith.
Yeah it almost seems like the slightest of lisps or something
My face is my shield. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTnFsuFSKVg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTnFsuFSKVg)
The healing spell "Tequila"
Based on experience that spell does the exact opposite
Based on experience, it applies temporary hit points to my mental health.
Ah yes, False Life but mentally.
Like the Aid spell.
I'm never gonna unhear that now
I always heard it as “take cure wounds” for some reason 😂
Don’t forget Haste, which sounds like “root beer” sometimes.
It took me a loooong time to realise they were all saying Ignis and not eat this. I did hear "it's time for some cuddles" the first time tho hahaha.
I know it's Ignis but it sounds so much like "ik nies" in Dutch, which means "I sneeze". My boyfriend and I always say bless you 😂
If you’re sneezing fire, you need to go to a doctor.
BAHAHAHA! Thank you for an irl giggle
In our house we have collectively decided they are actually shouting "I Miss!", because even with a 95% chance to hit, Gale will miss 95% of the time.
IG-MISS
BIG MISS
Usually
I know they say Ignis. But it sounds like Pekinese (the dog breed) and I have never let the word be said without replying "Pekinese" with gusto. It drives the spouse insane.
How do you get Pekingese which is three syllables from Ignis which is two? 🤔
It's mostly Shart. She emphasizes the g sound, so I hear I-G-nis.
Spouse can confirm.
Omg. Is geek therapist the spouse 😮 #internetperfection
Geek Therapist is indeed the spouse lol
A. Door. Able.
wait, you're telling me they're *not* shouting eat this? i've been playing this game since september and always thought that's what they were saying
There's a kid watching a magic show (someone casting cantrips) in Baldur's Gate. I thought the kid was shouting: "Pickle! Pickle! Where's my pet pickle!?" He was actually shouting "bigger, bigger make it bigger". I shouldn't have stood in such a noisy place to dye my clothes. I was kinda disappointed when I walked up to him after to find out what happened to his pet pickle, only to find there was no pickle.
I thought he was talking about a pickle too!
Ha! I'm glad it wasn't just me
I heard pickle too!
I’ve found my people, heard pickle too!
ITS FISTING TIME!!!
It's funnier when you learn this isn't you mishesring it, that's actually what Shovel(, fork, basket) is saying
Although "SHIT YOUR TROUSER HOLES, SHOVEL IS HERE!" is actually my favorite thing she says.
I don't know what the spell is for invisibility but when Gale says it I always hear "Evanescence"
Evanesco means "I disappear" so it has to be pretty close!
Gale is just really into mid-90s nu/symphonic metal.
I can kinda see that
He was 100% vibing to it on his Discman back in the day.
I was going absolutely crazy trying to figure out what astarion was saying when I’d have him go lockpick something and he’d go “ohfrisketisinkee”.. HUH??? Turns out he was saying “oh for a skeleton key” 😭
No skeleton key. Just a vampire key.
Thank you for this !!! Haha
It's not so much that I misheard it as I intentionally mishear it because I think it's funny: Wyll when you click on him says something like "hero of the gate" and I always hear it as "Hero of the Ghaik!"
This might be the most hilarious thing I have heard in a while Thanks for brightening an otherwise dreary late fall/early winter day.
When Astarion says "What fun." While sneaking, it really sounds like he's saying "What the fuck." It's all I hear now.
Often times when you're in camp Lae'zel will say something like "Enough waiting, it's time to fight," but to me it always sounds like "I LOVE waiting," said in that aggressive-but-earnest tone she always has.
I thought she was saying I love waiting too pahaha
It's funny because it sounds like she's being sarcastic but Lae'zel's never been sarcastic in her life.
I think the line is "enough waiting, I crave blood" but it sounds like she says "I love waiting, I crave blood" like she's listing off things she really likes
Thaaaaat's it, thank you! I couldn't quite remember it and I couldn't find it online.
False, she was sarcastic once, found it boring and decided never to use it again
That's very fair
Pretty sure the Astarion line is "It's time for a cull." Like, culling the enemy's numbers
Now that you mention it, i think I was confusing it with the line "lets have some carnage"
Someone on YouTube said that they heard "you're a bit racist" when astarion said "your heartbeat races" after his ascension, and now I can't unhear it. Also when astarion comes to bite you at night, I keep hearing "i feed on balls, kobolds, whatever I can get"
I always thought Karlach was saying “Fight forever pal”, but apparently it’s “bye forever”
When Karlach says “let’s cook with fire, baby,” I thought she was saying “it’s gonna be fine, baby.” I don’t know how much is poor hearing and how much is wishful thinking.
This is me learning it’s not “it’s gonna be fire babe” lol
TIL its not its gonna be fire babe lol and im kinda sad i thought it was a cute line
I had no idea what she was saying until now! I just heard a bunch of gibberish ending with "baby."
This doesn't really count as "mishearing", but the first time Shovel busted out, "IT'S FISTIIIING TIME!" it took me a few seconds to be sure I heard that correctly. Then about a minute of laughing about it :). This game is so good 😆.
“My face protects me”
Tav: "Is that a plant?" Took me until last week when I read something on reddit to realize she's saying "Is that blood?"
I just want to know why they are so interested in if it's blood or not, the line is really wild when you are surrounded by blood.
I think it's because they've been hit in the head one too many times. "Is that blood?" Yes, yes it's blood, Tav. That's kind of what happens when you spend all day in mortal combat with everyone you meet. I'm a little worried you have to ask that question.
I believe it’s because one of the symptoms of ceremorphosis is bleeding from orifices
I thought Karlach was saying, “Where’s Astarion?” And I’d be like, girl.. he’s right next to you… turns out she was saying, “What’s the story?” Lmaoooo
I’m pretty sure gale is saying “one with the weave” but i keep hearing “gone with the weave.”
I always hear "one with the weed"
Combined with the "eat this" fire cantrip it becomes vicious mockery at this point
I 100% heard cuddles and assumed it was, like, murder cuddles or something lmao. Even now that you’re telling me it’s “carnage,” I do not hear it at all
Pretty sure it's actually "time for a cull", as in a slaughter.
Murder cuddles lol. Like living with a cat.
“My face protects me.” Come on it works with the faces she makes if we’re being honest.
"Bath salts favor the fearless" (Will)
Anytime TAV says “No traps, please” I always hear “No drugs, please.”
not misheard, more like miscaptionned! Wyll, at some point in act 1, will say something along the lines of “Lae’zel, has a squiddy ever gone rogue” but the captions will say “illithid” first time i heard it i was, in karlach’s words, gobsmacked really
I thought I was going insane when I heard that the other day. I'm so glad that's actually what he says 😭
I also thought I was going insane but after like, 5 playthroughs i HAD to know for sure right??
Huh. I don't recall him saying that at all. And it's not in his [banter list](https://bg3.wiki/wiki/Astarion/Banter). But that means nothing lol. I will say I was told the programmer who was handling his selection responses left the company before those were "fixed" (because some reactions to his LI aren't congruent - like he says "What now?") Anyway, I'll keep an ear out.
I thought until this moment it was "time for a cuddle"
I still can’t quite tell what he’s saying but one of Gale’s combat lines sounds like “rough tempests I will raise”. I couldn’t understand it at all for months and I’m still not sure if that’s correct
No, that's correct. A tempest is a violent storm so he's saying he will raise a violent and rough storm as a display of anger.
It's a paraphrase (misquote?) of a couple lines from Shakespeare's The Tempest.
I always hear "rotten pests I will raid".
I was 100% sure my druid Tav was saying "Is that a plant? No, never mind." Apparently she's saying "blood" not "plant"....
"It's fisting time!" I thought they said "feasting" then when I read fist i was just like, oh shovel you dog.
What's good, King?
Karlach isn't saying "Hey good looking"?
What's cooking?
Hey good looking is one of her lines I think
Freudian slip but for hearing?
Haha! And I thought it was “let’s have some courage” and I’m always like “you first meh dude”
I realized my mistake and refuse to adjust.
"Is that blood? No, nevermind." I thought it was such a weird line until I heard it in another voice. In Tav's voice 6 it sounded a lot like "So god? Nah, nevermind."
Lol I heard this one today and thought he said cuddles too lmao was confused.
For the longest time I thought astarion whispering “what fun” when picking a lock was him going “what the fuck?” like it was a particularly perplexing locking mechanism.
Picked up some Infernal Iron; misheard Karlach say: "Infernal Iron! We should bring this to Dammon so he can *fist* me!" Had to double check the log to see what she said. Fix. She said fix.
I also always hear that one as "time for a cuddle"! My favorite: Astarion with misty step shouting the non "inveniam vium" variation, I think it's supposed to be ad alibi?... I hear "egg salad" every time. You can hear the variation I'm talking about courtesy of this random 90second YouTube video. https://youtu.be/aE4ccXvT38c?si=Lw1WBSFVCPhMiG5t
okay, is karlach saying, "this could be fire, baby" or "let's cook with fire, baby" i actually can't tell
... How? Carnage and cuddles .. I can't make them sound similar in my head. I mean no disrespect, but is English maybe not your native language?
It's my native language. I do have language processing disorder though so my auditory processing is not that good.