I can't finish act 1 because my character somehow turned into a criminal despite me never committing a crime. I watched a tiefling boy get slapped by an NPC for stealing a locket, and then I came to his defense and persuaded the guard to let him go with a warning. Thought I did a good thing.

Mol, who is the ring-leader of the tiefling boys decides he hates me because I watched his friend get slapped. So despite the fact that I met him in his hideout, and apologized, and agreed to leave his gang alone, he spread rumors that I am threatening children.

Insane tiefling guard murder-hobos are now out looking for me and when I meet them they trigger this dialog:

1. Pass a DC 20 deception check (ridiculous to begin with, and passing it doesn't change your criminal record)
2. Go to prison (forever because there is no way to clear your criminal record)
3. Kill the guards - and the entire village because all the villagers will aggro you now

Do you see how insane this is? You can pass the DC 20 deception check or sneak out of prison, but the next time these murder-hobo guards see you, the same dialog triggers again. So you either have to keep passing DC 20 deception checks, or you have to keep sneaking out of prison.

The fact that I didn't do anything an Mol is a liar apparently means nothing. I am now on Faerun's most wanted list and failing DC 20 checks and going to prison is now my future. There's no changing it.

This is so incredibly broken I don't know how it left the beta like this. Why is there no way to confront a guard about my crimes? Why is Mol allowed to lie like this? Why can't I pay a fine to restore my good name? Why can't I sleep off my time in prison and walk out with a clear name?

The Elder Scrolls series has had a functional criminal justice system for like 20 years now, but Baldur's Gate 3, which is being acclaimed as the greatest RPG of its time, doesn't?

This is crap. This game is broken crap. No this isn't the greatest RPG of its time. It's not even a great RPG. If they did manage to fix the bugs, it would be mediocre at best.

The critics need to check their hype, and the devs need to fix this hot mess of bugs.

I can't finish act 1 because my character somehow turned into a criminal despite me never committing a crime. I watched a tiefling boy get slapped by an NPC for stealing a locket, and then I came to his defense and persuaded the guard to let him go with a warning. Thought I did a good thing. Mol, who is the ring-leader of the tiefling boys decides he hates me because I watched his friend get slapped. So despite the fact that I met him in his hideout, and apologized, and agreed to leave his gang alone, he spread rumors that I am threatening children. Insane tiefling guard murder-hobos are now out looking for me and when I meet them they trigger this dialog: 1. Pass a DC 20 deception check (ridiculous to begin with, and passing it doesn't change your criminal record) 2. Go to prison (forever because there is no way to clear your criminal record) 3. Kill the guards - and the entire village because all the villagers will aggro you now Do you see how insane this is? You can pass the DC 20 deception check or sneak out of prison, but the next time these murder-hobo guards see you, the same dialog triggers again. So you either have to keep passing DC 20 deception checks, or you have to keep sneaking out of prison. The fact that I didn't do anything an Mol is a liar apparently means nothing. I am now on Faerun's most wanted list and failing DC 20 checks and going to prison is now my future. There's no changing it. This is so incredibly broken I don't know how it left the beta like this. Why is there no way to confront a guard about my crimes? Why is Mol allowed to lie like this? Why can't I pay a fine to restore my good name? Why can't I sleep off my time in prison and walk out with a clear name? The Elder Scrolls series has had a functional criminal justice system for like 20 years now, but Baldur's Gate 3, which is being acclaimed as the greatest RPG of its time, doesn't? This is crap. This game is broken crap. No this isn't the greatest RPG of its time. It's not even a great RPG. If they did manage to fix the bugs, it would be mediocre at best. The critics need to check their hype, and the devs need to fix this hot mess of bugs.