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Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/baldurs_gate_3
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I always wanted to play D&D and/or a crpg and now I see the hype about BG3, but when I watch streams and let's plays I don't understand most of the jargon.

  1. So how beginner friendly is it?
  2. Are there good tutorials?
  3. Are there difficulty levels, like less mechanics for beginners? I found the UI a bit overwhelming.
  4. How frustrating is it if you don't understand the mechanics at first?
  5. How long does it take to learn the rules? How complex are they? Do I need to remember stuff like: oh I can only cast this if the day of the month is a prime and the mother of the target was born under the sign of zock or can I just happily nuke everything with fireballs?
  6. I have only time to play on weekends. Is it easy to get back into the game or do I need to remember most of the past story to enjoy it? So is it casual player friendly?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

As a non-D&D player I’m still struggling trying to remember what things like Advantage, Proficiency, Expertise, and stuff like that mean exactly from memory. When you’re in the game if you see any highlighted word in a tooltip you can press T and it will keep the tooltip open and you can hover over a lot of the words/elements to get a definition of what it means. Very helpful for those of us that don’t play D&D.

Also, check out this interface/mechanics video if you do pick up the game. It explains A LOT of things that will help you have a more enjoyable experience. I thought I had a solid understanding of the mechanics and interface and this video alone probably double my knowledge.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN0ZDPoS5y4