Complete Guide To Character Creation In Baldur's Gate 3

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168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Baldur's Gate 3 gives players a stunning array of options when it comes to creating the main character. With limitless possible combinations from which to choose, it can be overwhelming for first-time players. If you find yourself staring at the character creation screen without any idea what you'd like to do, we can help.

This guide breaks down every section of character creation, including what every ch🗹oice means for your character and gameplay. Use it to plan out your build and make the perfect character for your style of play!

Origin

Your first choice at character creation is your Origin. This lets you choose from a handful of pre-generated characters, or choose the "Customize" option at the top to build a hero of your own from the ground up. All the pre-generated characters, except for The Dark Urge, can join your party as companions if you aren't playing as them, so you don't have to worry about missing out on their abilities in combat.

Check out our 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Origin Characters Guide for a rundown of each pre-built character, or get started on a custom hero of your 🐷own!

Race

Your character's race is their species - there are dozens of sentient peoples throughout Faerun, and you can choose from eleven of these. Each race has a set of unique perks that can be taken on their own or, with some crafty building, combo with other character traits.

Most races also have Subraces, different lineages🌄 or cultures within their species that allow you t♊o customize your character further.

See our Baldur's Gate 3 Race Breakdown for a summary of each ꦬspecies and their advantages.

All Playable Races In Baldur's Gate 3

Race	Movement Speed	Darkvision	Proficiencies	Perks	Subraces
Dragonborn	9m per turn	0m	None	Breath Weapon: Can deal 2d6 damage in an area during combat. Elemental Resistance: Gains Resistance to a damage type based on Subrace.	Affects scale color and horn shape, as well as damage type associated with Breath Weapon and Elemenܫtal Resistance: Black / Copper: Acid Blue / Bronze: Lightning Green: Poison Red / Brass / Gold: Fire White / Silver: Frost
Drow	9m per turn	24m	Rapier Shortsword Hand crossbow	Fey Ancestry: Gains Advantage on Saving Throws against Charm, immune to Sleep from magical effects.	A🔯ffects certain character interactions, particularly with other drow: Lolth-Sworn: Dedicated to the Spider Queen, the drow goddess. Seldarine: Renegade drow seeking to overthrow Lolth and her minions.
Dwarf	7.5m per turn	12m	Battleaxe Light Axe Light Hammer War Hammer	Dwarven Resilience: Gains Advantage on Saving Throws against Poison, gains Resistance to Poison damage.	Grants additional perks: Gold Dwarf: Gain one additional hit point per Level, including Level One. Shield Dwarf: Gain proficiency with Light and Medium Armour regardless of Class. Duergar: Doubles range of Darkvision, gains Advantage on Saving Throws against Charm or Paralysis.
Elf	9m per turn	12m	Shortsword Longsword Shortbow Longbow	Fey Ancestry: Gains Advantage on Saving Throws against Charm, immune to Sleep from magical effects.	Grants additional perks: High Elf: Learn one Wizard Cantrip regardless of Class, or learn an additional Cantrip if you're a Wizard. Wood Elf: Base movement speed increases to 10.5m per turn.
Githyanki	9m per turn	0m	Shortsword Longsword Greatsword Light Armour Medium Armour	Astral Knowledge: Can use an action to become proficient with all Skills of a chosen Ability Score until the next Long Rest. Githyanki Psionics: Can cast Mage Hand regardless of Class.	None.
Gnome	7.5m per turn	12m	None	Gnome Cunning: Gains Advantage on Saving Throws made with Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma.	Grants additional perks: Rock Gnome: Doubles Proficiency Bonus on History Skill Checks. Forest Gnome: Can cast Speak With Animals regardless of Class. Deep Gnome: Doubles range of Darkvision, gains Advantage on Stealth Skill Checks.
Half-Elf	9m per turn	12m	Spear Pike Halberd Glaive Light Armour Shield	Fey Ancestry: Gains Advantage on Saving Throws against Charm, immune to Sleep from magical effects.	Grants additional perks: High Half-Elf: Learn one Wizard Cantrip regardless of Class, or learn an additional Cantrip if you're a Wizard. Wood Half-Elf: Base movement speed increases to 10.5m per turn. Drow Half-Elf: Can cast Dancing Lights regardless of Class.
Halfling	7.5m per turn	0m	None	Lucky: Can re-roll Ability Checks, Saving Throws, or Attack Rolls that result in a one. Brave: Gains Advantage of Saving Throws against being Frightened.	Grants additional perks: Lightfoot: Gains Advantage on Stealth Skill Checks. Strongheart: Gains Advantage on Saving Throws against Poison, gains Resistance to Poison damage.
Half-Orc	9m per turn	12m	None	Relentless Endurance: Regains one hit point when reduced to zero hit points or below. Savage Attacks: Critical hits with melee weapons triple the damage dice rather than doubling them.	None.
Human	9m per turn	0m	Spear Pike Halberd Glaive Light Armour Shield	Human Versatility: Gains an additional Skill Proficiency of the player's choice, increases carrying capacity by one-fourth.	None.
Tiefling	9m per turn	12m	None	Hellish Resistance: Gains Resistance to Fire damage.	Affects skin color and horn shape. Learn 🅷an additional cantrip, regardless🧸 of Class: Asmodeus: Produce Flame Mephistopheles: Mage Hand Zarial: Thaumaturgy

Class

A character's Class is the most important part of their build, as it affects everything from their stats and powers to which types of equipment they can use. As with Races, certain Classes have Subclasses that let you further specialize your build.

Check out our Baldur's Gate 3 Class Breakdown to easily pick the Class that's right for you!

All Classes In Baldur's Gate 3

Class	Equipment	Features	Subclasses
Barbarian	Simple Weapons Martial Weapons Light Armour Medium Armour Shield	Rage: Deal additional melee and thrown damage and become Resistant to Physical damage for ten turns. Ends if you stop attacking. Unarmoured Defense: Adds Constitution Modifier to Armour Class while not wearing Armour.	None.
Bard	Simple Weapons Hand Crossbow Longsword Rapier Shortsword Light Armour	Bardic Inspiration: Grants an ally +1d6 to their next Ability Check, Saving Throw, or Attack Roll. Spellcasting: Knows two cantrips and four spells at the start of the game.	Sound🥀 effects during songs changes based on instrument being played (no in-game effect).
Cleric	Simple Weapons Morningstar Light Armour Medium Armour Heavy Armour Shield	Spellcasting: Knows three cantrips and five spells at the start of the game. Available spells are based on Subclass.	Life Domain: Specializes in healing. Light Domain: Specializes in illumination and battling undead. Trickery Domain: Specializes in stealth and deception. Knowledge Domain: Specializes in manipulation. Nature Domain: Specializes in wilderness survival and animal control. Tempest Domain: Specializes in damage-dealing. War Domain: Specializes in melee combat.
Druid	Club Dagger Javelin Mace Quarterstaff Scimitar Sickle Spear Light Armour Medium Armour Shield	Spellcasting: Knows two cantrips and five spells at the start of the game.	None.
Fighter	Simple Weapons Martial Weapons Light Armour Medium Armour Heavy Armour Shield	Second Wind: Can self-heal for 1d10+1 hit points as a bonus action.	Can select a Fightin𓃲g Style for additional benefits: Archery: Gains +2 to ranged weapon attacks. Defense: Gains +1 Armour Class while wearing any sort of Armour. Dueling: Deals two additional damage with one-handed weapons as long as the other hand is empty. Great Weapons: Can re-roll a damage roll of 1 or 2 when wielding two-handed weapons. Protection: Enemies that you can see gain Disadvantage when attacking an ally within 1.5m of you if you have a shield equipped. Two-Weapon Fighting: Negates the damage penalty for fighting with a weapon in your off-hand.
Monk	Simple Weapons Shortsword	Flurry Of Blows: Can make two unarmed strikes as a bonus action. Ki: Gains access to a unique resource that powers Monk features. Unarmoured Defence: Adds Wisdom modifier to Armour Class while not wearing Armour. Dextrous Attacks: Can use Dexterity instead of Strength to calculate accuracy and damage with Monk weapons. Deft Strikes: Unarmed attacks and Monk weapons always deal a minimum of 1d4 damage. Bonus Unarmed Strike: After attacking with a Monk weapon or unarmed strike, can make an unarmed strike as a bonus action.	None.
Paladin	Simple Weapons Martial Weapons Light Armour Medium Armour Heavy Armour Shield	Lay On Hands: Can heal others and cure them of poisons or diseases. Divine Sense: Use a bonus action to gain Advantage on attack rolls against celestial, fiend, and undead creatures for two turns. Oaths: Gain a power based on your Subclass.	Paladins gain an action bas🃏ed on their Oath, but must observe specific rules of behavior: Oath Of The Ancients: Heals the Paladin and all nearby allies, then does so again next turn. The Paladin must act with kindness and love. Oath Of Devotion: Can bless an ally, making enemies that hit that ally take 1d4 Radiant damage. The Paladin must act with courage and protect the weak. Oath Of Vengeance: Bless an ally's weapon or your own to deal two Radiant damage and inflict Daze, in addition to its other effects. The Paladin must fight against evil and show no mercy to the wicked.
Ranger	Simple Weapons Martial Weapons Light Armour Medium Armour Shield	Natural Explorer: Gains one of the following powers, chosen at character creation: Beast Tamer: Can cast Find Familiar for free. Urban Tracker: Gain proficiency with Sleight Of Hand. Wasteland Wanderer: Gain Resistance to Cold, Fire, or Poison damage.	The Ranger's Favoured Enemy grants additional perks: Bounty Hunter: Gain proficiency with Investigation; enemies hit with Ensnaring Strike have Disadvantage on their Saving Throw. Keeper Of The Veil: Gain proficiency with Arcana; learn the spell Protection From Good And Evil. Mage Breaker: Gain proficiency with Arcana; learn the spell True Strike. Ranger Knight: Gain proficiency with History and Heavy Armour. Sanctified Stalker: Gain proficiency with Religion; learn the spell Sacred Flame.
Rogue	Simple Weapons Hand crossbow Longsword Rapier Shortsword Light Armour	Sneak Attack: Deals additional damage to enemies when you have Advantage to your attack roll against them.	None.
Sorcerer	Dagger Quarterstaff Light Crossbow	Spellcasting: Knows four cantrips and two spells at the start of the game.	Sorcerer subclasses grant additional powers, sometimes with u𒀰npredictable effects: Wild Magic: Casting spells has a chance of causing an additional effect at random. The Sorcerer can increase the chance of unintended effects to gain Advantage on their next Ability Check, Attack Roll, or Saving Throw. Draconic Bloodline: Grants an additional hit point per Sorcerer level; Armour Class defaults to 13 when the Sorcerer isn't wearing armour. Storm Sorcery: After casting a spell (but not a cantrip), the Sorcerer can use a bonus action to fly until the end of their turn without triggering Opportunity Attacks.
Warlock	Simple Weapons Light Armour	Spellcasting: Knows two cantrips and two spells at the start of the game.	Warlocks gain their power by forging a pact with an otherwor༺ldly entity: The Fiend: Gain four temporary hit points upon reducing an enemy to zero hit points. The Great Old One: When the Warlock lands a critical hit, the target and nearby enemies must make a Wisdom Saving Throw or become frightened. The Archfey: The Warlock can use an action for force nearby enemies to make a Wisdom Saving Throw or become Charmed or Frightened.
Wizard	Dagger Quarterstaff Light Crossbow	Spellcasting: Knows three cantrips and six spells at the start of the game. Arcane Recovery: Can recover spent Spell Slots of 5th Level or below without resting while out of combat.	None.

Classes that don't start with any Subclasses can unlock advanced Subclasses during the game. Every class gains new features as they level up.

Background

Your character's Background details the life they lived before the game began. It provides additional Skills beyond those you've learned from your Class. Additionally, you'll be able to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:gain Inspiration, a useful bonus, d✨uring gameplay after taking ac🎐tions that align with your Background.

All Backgrounds In Baldur's Gate 3

Background	Skills	Recommended Classes
Acolyte	Insight Religion	Cleric Druid Monk Paladin
Charlatan	Deception Sleight Of Hand	Bard Warlock Rogue Sorcerer
Criminal	Deception Stealth	Bard Monk Rogue Ranger
Entertainer	Acrobatics Performance	Bard Rogue Sorcerer Monk
Folk Hero	Animal Handling Survival	Druid Monk Paladin Ranger
Guild Artisan	Insight Persuasion	Bard Cleric Druid Sorcerer Warlock
Noble	History Persuasion	Bard Sorcerer Warlock Wizard
Outlander	Athletics Survival	Barbarian Fighter Monk Paladin Ranger
Sage	Arcana History	Bard Cleric Druid Wizard
Soldier	Athletics Intimidation	Barbarian Fighter Monk Paladin Ranger
Urchin	Sleight Of Hand Stealth	Bard Monk Ranger Rogue

Abilities And Skills

setting a character's ability scores at the beginning of baldur's gate 3

Every character has six Ability Scores that represent their base attributes. Whenever you try to do something in the game, you'll have a better chance of success with a higher Ability Score. Ability Scores lower than ten are badꩲ, while sixteen or higher is very good.

Each Class uses different Ability Scores more frequently, so it's best to make sure that your Class's primary Ability is the highest. On the Ability screen during character creation, you can choose one Ability Score to get a +2 bonus, and another to get a +1.

Your character's Skill proficiencies will grant you a bonus to Ability Checks that are related to that Skill.

Ability	Primary Uses	Primary Classes
Strength (STR)	Physical feats requiring muscle. Calculating melee and thrown weapon attacks.	Barbarian Fighter (melee) Ranger (melee) Paladin
Dexterity (DEX)	Physical feats requiring speed and coordination. Calculating base Armour Class. Calculating ranged weapon attacks. Determining who goes first in combat.	Fighter (ranged) Ranger (ranged) Rogue Monk
Constitution (CON)	Resisting the effects of poison, disease, exhaustion, etc. Determines base hit point total.	None, but important for tank builds and survivability in general.
Intelligence (INT)	Learning and memorizing information. Scholarly endeavors such as history or mathematics.	Wizard
Wisdom (WIS)	Noticing details. Common sense. Level-headedness.	Cleric Druid Monk
Charisma (CHA)	Social interactions. Self-confidence.	Bard Sorcerer Warlock

Once you've chosen all of these details, all that's left is to choose which spells you know (if your character can cast spells), then customize your appearance to your liking. At last, you'll be ready to set forth on your quest!

The Guardian

After finishing your character, you'll be asked to create your Guardian. This is an NPC who will appear later in the game; you can fully customize their appearance, but this is a cosmetic decision only and has no effect on gameplay.

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