Editing Classes

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A character's class in [[Baldur's Gate 3]] is one of their primary defining features. Each class represents a different calling, and each offers a number of unique abilities, powers, and skills that influence how that character interacts with the world. Classes determine most of a character's abilities - both in and out of combat. As a character advances in levels in a class they will gain incredible new powers and abilities. 

The maximum character level in Baldur's Gate 3 is level 12.

Each class grants characters special dialogue choices only available to that class. Each class also has unique spellcasting animations (while attack animations are based on race).

''See also: [[Character Creation]]''

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Class Barbarian Badge Icon.png|[[Barbarian]]|link=Barbarian
Class Bard Badge Icon.png|[[Bard]]|link=Bard
Class Cleric Badge Icon.png|[[Cleric]]|link=Cleric
Class Druid Badge Icon.png|[[Druid]]|link=Druid
Class Fighter Badge Icon.png|[[Fighter]]|link=Fighter
Class Monk Badge Icon.png|[[Monk]]|link=Monk
Class Paladin Badge Icon.png|[[Paladin]]|link=Paladin
Class Ranger Badge Icon.png|[[Ranger]]|link=Ranger
Class Rogue Badge Icon.png|[[Rogue]]|link=Rogue
Class Sorcerer Badge Icon.png|[[Sorcerer]]|link=Sorcerer
Class Warlock Badge Icon.png|[[Warlock]]|link=Warlock
Class Wizard Badge Icon.png|[[Wizard]]|link=Wizard
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== Game mechanics ==
==== Experience ====
All characters start at level 1, and level up when they receive enough experience. Leveling up allows a character to take another level in a class. After reaching level 12, no further levels are gained.

Experience is gained through completing quests, succeeding at tasks, discovering new locations, and defeating enemies.

When a character gains [[Inspiration|inspiration]], they earn a small amount of experience. Experience from all other sources is earned by {{em|all}} characters that have joined the player, whether they are in the active party or at camp.

The amount of experience obtained by defeating an enemy is determined by the enemy level and its category. "Pack" enemies are the weakest category and will provide much less experience than "Boss" enemies. For example, [[Nere]] is a level 5 "Elite" enemy, so defeating him rewards 90 experience. His minions are level 5 "Combatant" enemies, so defeating them rewards 75 experience each. Enemies of level 13 and above will provide as much experience as a level 12 enemy.

Defeating an enemy can reward no experience if the player already resolved the encounter without fighting. For example, if the player peacefully talks their way out of an encounter, they will gain the same experience as if they had killed the enemies. Killing them afterwards will not earn the player any more experience. This is to prevent the player to double up on experience.

In many occurrences during the game, the player has the possibility to side with a NPC for the purpose of succeeding a quest, then kill them afterwards. In doing so they effectively gain the experience from succeeding the quest and the experience from defeating the NPC. For example, the player can side with [[Nere]] for the purpose of succeeding [[Free True Soul Nere]], then kill him and his minions afterwards to obtain the maximum of experience as possible (in addition of obtaining both the quest rewards and his items).

The amount of experience rewarded by a quest or a defeated enemy is not visible in the game before completing the quest or defeating the enemy. Examining an enemy doesn't provide its category either, preventing the player to determine the precise amount of experience it will reward. However, the player can approximate it using the enemy level, visible in the Examine window or while hovering the enemy.

If the player's main character has more experience than one or more party members (thanks to an Inspiration), you can remove them from the party and add them back, their experience will now be equal to the main character.

{| class="wikitable" style='margin:auto;"
|+Experience Table
!
! colspan="2" | Player
! colspan="5" | Defeated enemy
|-
!Level
!Cumulative exp.
!Exp. for next level
!Pack
!Combatant
!Elite
!Miniboss
!Boss
|-
|1
|0
|300
|3
|10
|15
|20
|30
|-
|2
|300
|600
|5
|15
|25
|40
|75
|-
|3
|900
|1,800
|10
|20
|40
|50
|100
|-
|4
|2,700
|3,800
|20
|40
|75
|100
|150
|-
|5
|6,500
|6,500
|40
|75
|90
|150
|250
|-
|6
|13,000
|8,000
|50
|90
|150
|230
|320
|-
|7
|21,000
|9,000
|60
|110
|180
|280
|400
|-
|8
|30,000
|12,000
|75
|140
|220
|350
|500
|-
|9
|42,000
|14,000
|110
|200
|315
|500
|700
|-
|10
|56,000
|20,000
|135
|250
|400
|640
|875
|-
|11
|76,000
|24,000
|170
|320
|510
|800
|1120
|-
|12
|100,000
|N/A
|210
|400
|640
|1000
|1400
|-
|13+
|N/A
|N/A
|210
|400
|640
|1000
|1400
|}

==== Subclasses ====
When a character reaches a certain level in a class they must select a subclass. The level that this choice is made at varies from class to class.

Subclasses allow characters to further specialize their character by imparting powerful new abilities focused around enhancing the central theme of the subclass. Choosing a subclass does not cause a character to stop gaining the normal benefits of a class when advancing in level - the benefits of a subclass are on top of the normal class abilities.

See below for a list of classes and their subclasses.

==== Multiclassing ====
[[File:Add Class Button Location.png|thumb|The location of the Add Class button on the Level Up screen]]
A character's choice of class is not permanent. When gaining a new level, a character can choose to continue advancing in level in a class they already have levels in, or they can choose to gain a level in an entirely new class. This is called ''multiclassing''. Doing so will grant most of the benefits of advancing in level in that additional class, with some limitations.

* A multiclassed character's spell slots are dependent on the [[Spells#Spell slots|Effective Spellcaster Level]] of the character.
* A multiclassed character will use the spellcasting modifier from the [[Spells#Spellcasting ability|most recent new class]] taken for item spellcasting.
* A multiclassed character does not receive all of the [[Proficiency|proficiencies]] of their new class. Multiclassing never grants saving throw proficiencies. A multiclassed character's [[Die_Rolls#Proficiency_Bonus|proficiency bonus]] increases as normal, however.
* A multiclassed character adds their total level in all classes together to determine their overall character level.
* Players cannot multiclass when playing on "Explorer" [[difficulty]].
* A multiclassed character receives all proficiencies from a chosen subclass - for instance, while multiclassing into Fighter does not grant Heavy Armour proficiency, multiclassing into War Cleric does, since the proficiency belongs to the subclass rather than the main class.

Note that each new class gained through multiclassing begins at level one, and all chosen classes are levelled separately. For example, If a character has taken three levels in bard, and chooses to multiclass and takes one level of sorcerer, they will have access to traits for levels one through three of bard, and access to the traits for a level one sorcerer. They will {{em|not}} have access to level four traits of bard, despite being level four overall.

===== Multiclass proficiencies =====
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto; font-size:0.85em"
|-
! Class !! Gained Proficiency !! Class !! Gained Proficiency
|-
| Barbarian || Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons || Bard || Light Armour, One skill, One instrument
|-
| Cleric || Light Armour, Medium Armour, Shields, Flails, Morningstars || Druid || Light Armour, Medium Armour, Shields
|-
| Fighter || Light Armour, Medium Armour, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons || Monk || Simple Weapons, Shortswords
|-
| Paladin || Light Armour, Medium Armour, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons || Ranger || Light Armour, Medium Armour, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, One skill
|-
| Rogue || Light Armour, One skill || Sorcerer || Daggers, Light Crossbows, Quarterstaves
|-
| Warlock || Light armour, Simple Weapons || Wizard || Daggers, Light Crossbows, Quarterstaves
|}

== Playable classes ==

=== Barbarian ===
{{main|Barbarian}}
[[File:Class Barbarian Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Barbarian]]
{{Quote|The strong embrace the wild that hides inside - keen instincts, primal physicality, and most of all, an unbridled, unquenchable rage.}}
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File:Class Barbarian Berserker Badge Icon.png|[[Berserker]]|link=Berserker
File:Class Barbarian Wild Magic Badge Icon.png|[[Wild Magic (Barbarian Subclass)|Wild Magic]]|link=Wild Magic (Barbarian Subclass)
File:Class Barbarian Wildheart Badge Icon.png|[[Wildheart]]|link=Wildheart
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=== Bard ===
{{main|Bard}}
[[File:Class Bard Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Bard]]
{{Quote|You know music is more than a fancy - it is power. Through study and adventure, you have mastered song, speech, and the magic within. }}
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Class Bard Lore Badge Icon.png|[[College of Lore]]|link=College of Lore
Class Bard Valour Badge Icon.png|[[College of Valour]]|link=College of Valour
Class Bard Swords Badge Icon.png|[[College of Swords]]|link=College of Swords
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=== Cleric ===
{{main|Cleric}}
[[File:Class Cleric Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Cleric]]
{{Quote|Clerics are representatives of the gods they worship, wielding potent divine magic for good or ill. }}
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Class Cleric Life Badge Icon.png|[[Life Domain]]|link=Life Domain
Class Cleric Light Badge Icon.png|[[Light Domain]]|link=Light Domain
Class Cleric Trickery Badge Icon.png|[[Trickery Domain]]|link=Trickery Domain
Class Cleric Knowledge Badge Icon.png|[[Knowledge Domain]]|link=Knowledge Domain
Class Cleric Nature Badge Icon.png|[[Nature Domain]]|link=Nature Domain
Class Cleric Tempest Badge Icon.png|[[Tempest Domain]]|link=Tempest Domain
Class Cleric War Badge Icon.png|[[War Domain]]|link=War Domain
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=== Druid ===
{{main|Druid}}
[[File:Class Druid Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Druid]]
{{Quote|Druids channel the elemental forces of nature and share a deep kinship with animals. Mastery of Wild Shape allows them to transform into beasts from all over the Realms. }}
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Class Druid Land Badge Icon.png|[[Circle of the Land]]|link=Circle of the Land
Class Druid Moon Badge Icon.png|[[Circle of the Moon]]|link=Circle of the Moon
Class Druid Spores Badge Icon.png|[[Circle of the Spores]]|link=Circle of the Spores
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=== Fighter ===
{{main|Fighter}}
[[File:Class Fighter Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Fighter]]
{{Quote|Fighters have mastered the art of combat, wielding weapons with unmatched skill and wearing armour like a second skin.}} 
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Class Fighter Battle Master Badge Icon.png|[[Battle Master]]|link=Battle Master
Class Fighter Eldritch Knight Badge Icon.png|[[Eldritch Knight]]|link=Eldritch Knight
Class Fighter Champion Badge Icon.png|[[Champion]]|link=Champion
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=== Monk ===
{{main|Monk}}
[[File:Class Monk Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Monk]]
{{Quote|Channel your cosmic enlightenment by deftly dodging and efficiently disassembling your foes through stunning strikes and a whirlwind of martial art attacks. }}
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Class Monk Four Elements Badge Icon.png|[[Way of the Four Elements]]|link=Way of the Four Elements
Class Monk Open Hand Badge Icon.png|[[Way of the Open Hand]]|link=Way of the Open Hand
Class Monk Shadow Badge Icon.png|[[Way of Shadow]]|link=Way of Shadow
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=== Paladin ===
{{main|Paladin}}
[[File:Class Paladin Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Paladin]]
{{Quote|Fuelled by the Oath you swore to uphold justice and righteousness, you are a beacon of hope in dark times. }}
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Class Paladin Ancients Badge Icon.png|[[Oath of the Ancients]]|link=Oath of the Ancients
Class Paladin Devotion Badge Icon.png|[[Oath of Devotion]]|link=Oath of Devotion
Class Paladin Vengeance Badge Icon.png|[[Oath of Vengeance]]|link=Oath of Vengeance
Class Paladin Oathbreaker Badge Icon.png|[[Oathbreaker]]|link=Oathbreaker
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=== Ranger ===
{{main|Ranger}}
[[File:Class Ranger Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Ranger]]
{{Quote|Rangers are unrivalled scouts and trackers, honing a deep connection with nature in order to hunt their favoured prey. }}
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Class Ranger Hunter Badge Icon.png|[[Hunter]]|link=Hunter
Class Ranger Beast Master Badge Icon.png|[[Beast Master]]|link=Beast Master
Class Ranger Gloom Stalker Badge Icon.png|[[Gloom Stalker]]|link=Gloom Stalker
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=== Rogue ===
{{main|Rogue}}
[[File:Class Rogue Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Rogue]]
{{Quote|With stealth, skill, and uncanny reflexes, a rogue's versatility lets them get the upper hand in almost any situation. }}
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Class Rogue Thief Badge Icon.png|[[Thief]]|link=Thief
Class Rogue Arcane Trickster Badge Icon.png|[[Arcane Trickster]]|link=Arcane Trickster
Class Rogue Assassin Badge Icon.png|[[Assassin]]|link=Assassin
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=== Sorcerer ===
{{main|Sorcerer}}
[[File:Class Sorcerer Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Sorcerer]]
{{Quote|Sorcerers are natural spellcasters, drawing on inherent magic from a gift or bloodline. }}
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Class Sorcerer Wild Magic Badge Icon.png|[[Wild Magic (Sorcerer Subclass)|Wild Magic]]|link=Wild Magic (Sorcerer Subclass)
Class Sorcerer Draconic Bloodline Badge Icon.png|[[Draconic Bloodline]]|link=Draconic Bloodline
Class Sorcerer Storm Sorcery Badge Icon.png|[[Storm Sorcery]]|link=Storm Sorcery
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=== Warlock ===
{{main|Warlock}}
[[File:Class Warlock Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Warlock]]
{{Quote|Bound by a pact to an all-powerful patron, Warlocks trade their loyalty for supernatural abilities and unique magic. }}
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Class Warlock Fiend Badge Icon.png|[[The Fiend]]|link=The Fiend
Class Warlock Great Old One Badge Icon.png|[[The Great Old One]]|link=The Great Old One
Class Warlock Archfey Badge Icon.png|[[The Archfey]]|link=The Archfey
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=== Wizard ===
{{main|Wizard}}
[[File:Class Wizard Badge Icon.png|100px|left|link=Wizard]]
{{Quote|Wizards master the arcane by specialising in individual schools of magic, combining ancient spells with modern research. }}
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File:Class Wizard Abjuration Badge Icon.png|[[Abjuration School]]|link=Abjuration School
File:Class Wizard Evocation Badge Icon.png|[[Evocation School]]|link=Evocation School
File:Class Wizard Necromancy Badge Icon.png|[[Necromancy School]]|link=Necromancy School
File:Class Wizard Conjuration Badge Icon.png|[[Conjuration School]]|link=Conjuration School
File:Class Wizard Enchantment Badge Icon.png|[[Enchantment School]]|link=Enchantment School
File:Class Wizard Divination Badge Icon.png|[[Divination School]]|link=Divination School
File:Class Wizard Illusion Badge Icon.png|[[Illusion School]]|link=Illusion School
File:Class Wizard Transmutation Badge Icon.png|[[Transmutation School]]|link=Transmutation School
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==Achievements==
{{Achievement|Jack-of-all-Trades}}

==See also==
* [[D&D 5e Class Changes]] for a summary of all changes to classes in [[Baldur's Gate 3]] from the 5e ruleset.
* [[Guide:Multiclassing Guide by Phantomsplit|Multiclassing Guide by Phantomsplit]] for multiclassing ideas.

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