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Beginner's Guide to Baldur's Gate 3
03.09.2023 - 01:59 / ign.com
Baldur's Gate 3's mechanics are based on Dungeons & Dragons 5e (5th edition), but if you haven't played the tabletop before, getting a good grasp of how things work in the game could be difficult. Not to worry: If you're just getting started, or simply want to better understand how things work, here's a beginner's guide to Baldur's Gate 3 explaining everything from how to make a good character to how combat works.
We gave Baldur's Gate 3 a 10 in our review. Writer Leana Hafer said "With crunchy, tactical RPG combat, a memorable story with complex characters, highly polished cinematic presentation, and a world that always rewards exploration and creativity, Baldur's Gate 3 is the new high-water mark for CRPGs." Considering the high praise, it's worth learning the ropes!
The first order of business is making a character. You can always choose an Origin Character and go with the recommended specs to make this part easy, but you can also make a custom character (which you'll also need to do if you choose The Dark Urge Origin Character). Here are quick summaries of what each choice actually does, but click on each for more complete, thorough explanations. These pages also explain basics like how dice rolls work. You can also check out our comprehensive How to Build a Character in BG3 guide - or watch the video above!
During these selections you'll also make a "Guardian" - see Who is the Guardian? for more information.
If you end up not vibing with your character, don't worry, you can always respec everything except for Race and Background, even very early on. You can miss this though, so see How to Find Withers and Respec to learn how.
To get more acquainted with the most important mechanics, check out these most crucial Baldur's Gate 3 tips. This video gives you a quick rundown of things like how to quickly change your gear, how weapons actually work, and what Karmic dice is and how to change it.
To get you started, you'll want to find all of your potential Companions in BG3 so you can create the best party compositions. Before equipping weapons or armor, make sure that character is proficient in them so you'll actually use them efficiently. Same goes for Spells, like Shadowheart's Intelligence-based Firebolt. She has a bad INT score. This is why she misses with it so much!
Here are some more quick and important guides:
For explanations for some especially under explained mechanics, read (or watch!) 20 Things Baldur's Gate 3 Doesn't Tell You.
For the Baldur’s Gate 3 players who are new to D&D or CRPGs in general, the combat system and action economy can be difficult to adjust to. In the Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition ruleset that Baldur’s Gate 3 emulates, each full round of combat encompasses six
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