Baldur's Gate 3 Character Creation Guide

We talk about all aspects of character creation in Baldur's Gate 3: the choice of skills, backstory, and so on

After watching Baldur's Gate 3's juicy intro video, the game will ask you to create your main character. The process is similar to any other D&D games.

Character creation in Baldur's Gate 3 covers a lot of options. Ultimately, the choice you make will determine the parameters of the hero, ranging from the obvious ones like dexterity or strength, to the rarer but no less important survival and cunning (deceit). Let's explore all this diversity!

Character origin

On the "Origin" tab, you will find two subcategories at once - the origin itself and the background. In the early access version of the game, there is only one origin option, which does not have much impact on the gameplay so far. The name of the character should also be entered here.

The backstory affects the gameplay. It is now a simple form, granting the character a bonus to two skills. For example, an artist will receive a bonus to acrobatics and performance (Performance).

All Baldur's Gate 3 backstories and the skills they give:

On the right side of the screen, under the background, bonus skills will be indicated. Choose the backstory, depending on what skills you would like to strengthen. There is no right or wrong decision here, but the choice will determine how successfully you will interact with the world, at least at the beginning of the game.

Judging by the early access version, the Sailor backstory would be a good choice. Athleticism will be useful in making jumps or throwing objects, and Perception will allow you to better notice objects in the environment.

Race selections in Baldur's Gate 3

Race and subrace are complex systems in any D&D game. The choice of race will affect a lot - from the base characteristics to the weapons that you can use, from the speed of movement to the sensitivity to everything that happens.

BALDUR'S GATE 3 RACES

The choice of race affects how your character interacts with the outside world. The non-playable characters (NPCs) you encounter in the game may react differently to dwarves and elves. Again, there is no right or wrong decision here??Niya.

Since I'm going to ask the starting character to choose a fighter class, it would be a good decision to focus on creating a dwarf with a shield. You will receive a bonus to Constitution (health) and strength (weapon damage).

Classes in Baldur's Gate 3

Class mainly affects how you fight. We list the main classes:

• Priest (divine magic)
• Warrior (uses weapons)
• Pathfinder (shoots from bows)
• Rogue (uses stealth and agility)
• Sorcerer (street magician)
• Wizard (book magician)

BALDUR'S GATE 3 CLASSES

Classes contain lists of skills, weapon and armor proficiency, which basically determine what items and weapons you can use in combat. If you select a magician, then you will be prompted to decide onstarting set of spells.

Warrior is a great choice for a starting character. Its mechanics are easier to understand, there is no complicated magic here. You will also gain proficiency in armor, shields, and weapons.

Skills in Baldur's Gate 3

Each character has the same list of skills to choose from. These include athleticism, acrobatics, perception, history, and so on. Skills are a more specialized way of interacting with the game world. Hover over any skill to see what it's used for.

Your skills determine the modifier for the character. But if an origin, race, or class grants proficiency in a specific skill, choosing that skill will give you an additional +2 bonus.

Then you can choose two more skills. If you decide to select a Sailor, Warrior Shield Dwarf, you will see that the Athleticism and Perception stats are highlighted in orange. This means that the character is familiar with them. You can invest in insight to see the objects around you, and with intimidation you can convince people to do what you need.

Abilities in Baldur's Gate 3

You can customize different abilities, but remember that increasing one parameterra above 15 units will lead to the fact that you have to sacrifice some other. For the character we described above, you can use the recommended spread of abilities.