Baldur's Gate 3 devs commit to the sick note bit by getting it localized into 12 more languages

Baldur's Gate 3
(Image credit: Larian)

Larian Studios has provided Baldur's Gate 3 players with a sick note to take the day off from work, in no less than 13 languages.

Last week, Larian first popped up with a very amusing "Request for Special Leave" note that all players should give their bosses if they wanted to take the day off to play Baldur's Gate 3. Or make that "day(s)" rather, because the note hands the player the power to ask their bosses for how many days away they'll need.

That "sick note" for Baldur's Gate 3 players was only in English - so what about everyone else? If you happen to speak French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish from either Spain or Latin America, Russian, Turkish, Ukrainian, or Brazilian Portuguese, simply follow the link below to choose your sick letter of choice.

Yes, that means Larian has localized its original Baldur's Gate 3 sick note into no less than 12 different languages in total (we're not including English here). Listen, this might seem like a comical bit from Larian Studios, but you've really got to hand the studio credit for localizing the note 12 times over when facing down the launch of a game with 17,000 different endings.

And hey, considering Baldur's Gate 3 is going to be between 75 and 100 hours long for just a single playthrough, you'll need all the fake sick days off you can get. 

Head over to our Baldur's Gate 3 difficulty options guide for a look over all the various options at the beginning of the game, and how they'll affect you for the journey to come. 

Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.

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