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When starting a new game, the player is presented with the '''character creation''' screen, where they may either select an [[Origin characters|origin character]], or create a custom character.


{{Quote|"Who are you?"}}
{{Quote|"Who are you?"}}
When you start a New Game, you will create your character in the Character Creation screen. You can choose to play as an Origin Character or create a custom one.  Below is an outline of every aspect of Character Creation.


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== Origins ==
== Origins ==
{{hatnote|See also: [[Origin]]}}


''See also: [[Origin]]''
Who are you?


[[Character Creation|Custom]]: You’ve always felt you had a greater calling, but it has never borne fruit. Everything changes when you awaken imprisoned on an alien ship. Perhaps your time has finally come.
; Origin Characters
 
Origin Characters:
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== Backgrounds ==
== Backgrounds ==
 
{{hatnote|See also: [[Backgrounds]].}}
''See also: [[Backgrounds]]''


Your history and what shapes you as a person.
Your history and what shapes you as a person.
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== Playable Races ==
== Race ==
 
{{hatnote|See also: [[Races]]}}
''See also: [[Races]]''


Your lineage and innate abilities.
Your lineage and innate abilities.
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== Playable Classes ==
== Starting class ==
 
{{hatnote|See also: Classes}}
''See also: [[Classes]]''


What you can do and the potential to grow as an adventurer.
What you can do and the potential to grow as an adventurer.
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== Ability Scores ==
== Ability scores ==
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{{hatnote|See also: [[Ability scores]].}}
Your physical and mental attributes. They affect most of your rolls.
Abilities represent aspects of creature's physical and mental attributes, represented in numerical ''ability scores'', from which ''ability scorer modifiers'' are derived from – these affect most [[dice rolls]].


Baldur's Gate 3 uses a point buy system, with 27 points available to spend on your ability scores. The following rules apply during character creation:
Baldur's Gate 3 uses a point buy system, with 27 points available to spend on your ability scores. The following rules apply during character creation:
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* Choose 2 to 4 skills to be [[Proficiency|proficient]] in, based on your starting class and background.
* Choose 2 to 4 skills to be [[Proficiency|proficient]] in, based on your starting class and background.


The skills are listed below their corresponding ability.
; Skills and their corresponding abilities
 
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