Baldur's Gate 3 may allow players to thoroughly explore the titular city, but one player wanted to take things a little further and show off a particularly iconic part of The Forgotten Realms. Avernus is a major part of the game's setting as the narrative picks up shortly after the events of the Descent into Avernus adventure, but Baldur's Gate 3 only allows players to steal a glimpse at the fiery landscape. It seems like a waste given how important it is to the narrative, so it stands to reason that some users would want to see more.
Posted to Reddit by katszenBurger, the talented modder showed off an image of their in-development custom map, created with the Baldur's Gate 3 toolkit, based on Avernus.
The actual location looks fantastic as the river of blood and twisted mushrooms truly evokes the idea of the entrance into Hell itself. KatszenBurger notes that the idea behind the map is based on official images of Avernus, but they also took plenty of inspiration from Caelid, a scorched area that plays a major role in FromSoftware's massive RPG Elden Ring.
Given that Baldur's Gate 3 opens with the Mindflayer Nautiloid crashing out of...