Learning how to sheath weapons in BG3 can be pretty useful at times. Baldur’s Gate 3 is a bit more detailed than your conventional CRPGs. Firstly, all your actions will have direct consequences on the game world. Moreover, NPCs, Town folks, and your companions will react to everything, like your actions, decisions, and even aesthetics. So, you can easily upset a character with your choices and even if you carry a man-sized weapon to his face.
However, the game doesn’t make it clear during the tutorial section. As a result, players are very confused by these simple game mechanics. Therefore, this article explains how to sheath weapons and why it doesn’t work sometimes.
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How to Sheath Weapons?
Baldur’s Gate 3 is an action-adventure, D&D-style CRPG. However, it doesn’t mean that you will be fighting demons and bosses all that time (See How long is BG3?). Furthermore, approaching them with your drawn sword can often upset NPCs. So, it would be best to sheath your humungous weapon when you don’t need it.
The only problem is that you can’t learn this in-game mechanism without pressing every button on your keyboard. So, here’s how to sheath weapon in BG3:
Inventory Method:
You will probably discover this method accidentally when surfing through your inventory. It is useful when you don’t know how to sheath weapons with a single key. All you need to do is to open your inventory, hover over the equipped weapons, and select the current sword. Next, unequip the weapon and quickly re-equip it. This way, when you exit the inventory, your character will sheath the weapon and put it on the back.
Hotkey Method:
Using the hotkey is the second and most convenient way to sheath weapons. This method is quite useful when you need to quickly holster your sword. The default key to sheath and draw your sword is the ‘U’ button. However, you can also revamp it to your desired key by going to the settings. After that, your character will put away the weapon when you press the allocated button and take it out when you press the same button again.
Why Can’t I Sheath Weapons in BG3?
There are times in Baldur’s Gate 3 when you can’t sheathe your weapon, even after pressing the right button. Moreover, the Inventory Method doesn’t work as well in such situations.
Fortunately, it isn’t a glitch in most situations, though it’s not confirmed. Usually, the game locks you out of this mechanism when you are in combat or when there are enemies nearby. You can easily tell that you are locked out if you hear the battle music playing in the background.
In some cases, the game will prevent you from sheathing your weapon even when you don’t see enemies. If that’s the case, then the best way is to get away from the place and wait for the battle music to stop. After this, you can easily sheathe your weapon using any of the above methods.
What is the use of sheathing weapons in BG3?
Sheathing your weapons in Baldur’s Gate 3 doesn’t provide any noticeable boosts. For instance, it doesn’t increase your running speed or change the character animations. However, you can still gain additional favor from some NPCs when approaching them with a sheathed weapon.
For some players, it also provides a psychological benefit, knowing that you are away from combat. Otherwise, it’s only for aesthetic benefits, as some players find it elegant to have a huge sword on their backs.
The only drawback of sheathing your weapons in BG3 is that the character will put the weapon on the back despite its size. So, in some cases, it looks a bit ridiculous to mount a small dagger on the back. Hopefully, Larian Studios will fix this issue in future patches.
Conclusion:
“Put away that axe, please!” You have probably heard this phrase several times in Baldur’s Gate 3. Usually, sheathing your weapons can have aesthetic and psychological benefits. However, the game doesn’t really tell you exactly how to sheath weapons in BG3. Therefore, this article provides the manual method as well as the Hotkey method to sheathe your weapons in the game.
