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Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.

THE ULTIMATE D&D EXPERIENCE
Choose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle, and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone or as a party of up to four in multiplayer – and select your companions carefully.

A CINEMATIC STORYTELLING EPIC
Forged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet. Romance, deceive, aid, obstruct, and grow alongside your friends thanks to Larian's next-generation RPG engine.

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What Build Did You Use For Your First Baldur's Gate 3 Playthrough?

I tried messing around with a few classes before ultimately settling on an Oath of Vengeance Paladin. Naturally, I did everything I could to make Divine Smite hit as hard as possible. Most of my first playthrough was spent bonking everything with the biggest weapon I could find while praying for crits to land.

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What's Your Favorite Melee Class In Baldur's Gate 3?

I finished my first playthrough with an Oath of Vengeance Paladin, and while I enjoyed it a lot, I had a ton more fun using a Barbarian. Throwing corpses at enemies to deal damage and setup Necromancy spells is one of my favorite combos in the game.

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What's Your Favorite Spellcaster Class In Baldur's Gate 3?

I love Warlocks, both in theme and the fact that they get access to Eldritch Blast right from the start. The idea of drawing power from an eldritch sugar parent is both funny and awesome to me, and yes, Eldritch Blast is my favorite cantrip.

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Who's Your Favorite Origin Character To Play In Baldur's Gate 3?

For me, it's Shadowheart. Playing through her story in the first person is really rewarding, and as the bearer of the artifact, she feels the most like a protagonist out of the origin characters. Plus, her unique Cleric of Shar dialogue options are pretty entertaining.

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Baldur’s Gate 3 Newbies: What Was the First Big Mistake You Made?

Recently, I joined up with two of my friends to see them through their first-ever Baldur's Gate 3 playthrough in a multiplayer campaign. Upon finishing the first battle against the Goblins outside of the Grove, I told them both "Don't forget to check the dead bodies for loot, we can sell these items to a merchant if we don't need them". After stepping a few feet inside the Grove, we hear an "uh-oh" from one of the friends, who has proceeded to climb the ladder up to the top of the gate and loot Kanon's dead body (freshly killed in the Goblin fight cutscene), while his poor sister was actively grieving over him. She learned very quickly that "we should loot the dead bodies" does not mean we should loot every dead body, as this initiated combat on top of the bridge and forced us to rush up and help her, killing the other individuals placed there, too.?

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Which Race Was Your First Baldur's Gate 3 Character?

I ended up going with a Tiefling for my first Baldur's Gate 3 character. I picked this knowing there was a chance I'd encounter some conflict and judgment along the way with the odd individual, knowing the stigma regarding Tieflings in the world of Faerun. However, I hadn't expected to be faced with it as soon as I arrived at Emerald Grove. As my character was very much evil-aligned, she ended up taking Minthara's side, betraying and slaughtering everyone in the Grove - including her own people/Race. As you can imagine, this certainly made a memorable first Act of the game!

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Did You Kill Any Companions During Your First Baldur's Gate 3 Run?

Sadly, I most definitely did. I decided to run an evil-aligned character for my first playthrough, so she ended up teaming up with Minthara to slaughter the Grove. Of course, Wyll wound up in this fight, so he was killed in the process. Because of this choice, I ended up killing not only Wyll, but also leaving Halsin to presumably die in the Goblin camp, and being locked out of recruiting Karlach, who I assume was killed by the fake Paladins of Tyr.

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Show Us Your Best In-Game Screenshot!

When it comes to the best game screenshots there are few games with better visual design and environmental aesthetics than?Elden Ring. I got this screenshot while preparing for?Shadow of the Erdtree?and thought to get a screenshot of The Blasphemous Serpent before picking up the Serpent Killer. Rykard's boss arena is easily one of the most beautiful (and just plain terrifying)?Elden Ring?locations,?and there's a really eerie feeling that you get upon first stepping in and seeing this great serpent sleeping amongst the countless bodies of other Tarnished. But using?Elden Ring?screenshots should almost be cheating – there are countless moments and environmental landscapes in?Elden Ring?that?could be a contender for the best game screenshot of all time. To share your best gaming screenshot, click the small Photo icon on the right side of the toolbar in the Comment area below.

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Show Us Your Favorite Screenshot From BG3!

Baldur's Gate 3?is one of the most beautiful games of all time, and thanks to its camera options it's pretty easy to get great shots of your characters or the game's varied environments. I got this screenshot when I entered Act 3 during the night sequence – as you climb up the ladder in camp, if you pan over with your camera and turn off your UI you can see this beautiful landscape shot of Baldur's Gate and the surrounding coastline under moonlight. To share your best BG3 screenshot, click the small Photo icon on the right side of the toolbar in the Comment area below.

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What Is a Game All Baldur’s Gate 3 Fans Must Play?

While I'm yet to find the opportunity to play through one of these games to completion myself, after watching a lot of gameplay streams and discussing the franchise with friends who are very much invested, I'll confidently recommend the Dragon Age series (specifically, Dragon Age: Origins) as a brilliant choice for Baldur's Gate 3 fans to pick up. While combat is not turn-based such as Baldur's Gate, these titles are also set in a fantasy world and have some great storytelling/lore and interesting companion characters that BG3 fans will surely enjoy.

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How Many Baldur's Gate 3 Companions Did You Successfully Recruit During Your First Run?

I opted for a more chaotic and murderous / evil route during my first playthrough, so I locked myself out of quite a few companions. I only managed to recruit Astarion, Lae'zel, Gale, Shadowheart and Minthara.

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Baldur’s Gate 3: Which NPC Was Most Unlikable?

I'd have to say Wulbren. I found it so infuriating that Barcus risked his life to save him on multiple occasions, yet Wulbren continued to treat him awfully. Not to mention the way he acts after you take the time to track him down, free him, and save his people. Never mind kicking the squirrel at Emerald Grove, I want to kick Wulbren and send him flying the same way!

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Who’s Your Least Favorite Baldur’s Gate 3 Companion?

Definitely Gale. Everything about his character annoyed me so much and the nagging was so frustrating when I already found his character to be infuriating. Blah blah blah, Magic Item this, Mystra that.....To shut that Wizard up I ended up just throwing him the worst items I could find, on occasion.

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Which BG3 NPC Would You Like To Romance?

There are so many brilliant and interesting NPCs in Baldur's Gate 3, so it's impossible to narrow it down to just a few. For me, I think Abdirak, Rath, Dammon, He Who Was, Zevlor, Alfira, Lakrissa, Gortash, Kagha, and Araj Oblodra would all be particularly interesting as romanceable NPCs. More importantly, many of these characters would also suit romantic interactions with characters taking a more chaotic or evil playthrough path, especially as there is much less content for this route.

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What's The Most Powerful Being in BG3?

Vlaakith! (just kidding)... Honestly, if we're considering the Gods/Goddesses, then I would probably think Mystra is the most powerful being, though her power is distributed through her chosen. Otherwise, there's also Shar and Selune, Bane, Bhaal and Myrkul, and last but not least, Withers. If we're excluding gods altogether, then I think both Elminster and Orin are honorable mentions, as well as Durge, and Dame Aylin (in terms of lore, as her gameplay seems to be a bit hit or miss between the various playthroughs of fans)