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Overview of playable races[edit | edit source]
There are 11 playable races in Baldur's Gate 3. Many playable races are divided into subraces, which further defines a character's strengths, abilities, and appearance.
Refer to individual Race pages for further details.
Unless otherwise noted, spells gained from race may only be cast once per Long Rest.
In D&D 5e, races tend to receive fixed ability score bonuses as racial bonuses. Baldur's Gate 3 instead awards each race the following ability score bonuses for the player to freely allocate:
- +2 to any Ability Score
- +1 to any other Ability Score
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Race and Subraces | Base Speed | Proficiencies | Features | |||
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From Race | From Subrace | From Race | From Subrace | |||
Standard 9 m / 30 ft |
Weapons Armour Skills
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Standard 9 m / 30 ft |
Weapons Skills |
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Fast 10.5 m / 35 ft |
Skills |
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Standard 9 m / 30 ft |
Weapons Skills |
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The only difference between Drow subraces lies in their available dialogue options and deity selection as clerics | |||
Standard 9 m / 30 ft |
Weapons Armour |
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Fast 10.5 m / 35 ft |
Skills |
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Standard 9 m / 30 ft |
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Half-Orc |
Standard 9 m / 30 ft | Skills
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Halfling |
Lightfoot Halfling |
Slow 7.5 m / 25 ft |
- |
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Strongheart Halfling |
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Dwarf |
Gold Dwarf |
Slow 7.5 m / 25 ft |
Weapons
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- |
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Dwarven Toughness
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Shield Dwarf |
Armour |
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Duergar |
- |
Duergar Magic
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Gnome |
Forest Gnome |
Slow 7.5 m / 25 ft |
- |
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Additional Spell
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Deep Gnome |
- |
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Rock Gnome |
Skills
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Tiefling |
Asmodeus Tiefling |
Standard 9 m / 30 ft |
- |
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Tiefling Magic
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Mephistopheles Tiefling |
Tiefling Magic
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Zariel Tiefling |
Tiefling Magic
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Githyanki |
Standard 9 m / 30 ft |
Weapons
Armour |
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Dragonborn |
Black Dragonborn |
Standard 9 m / 30 ft |
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Blue Dragonborn |
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Brass Dragonborn |
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Bronze Dragonborn |
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Copper Dragonborn |
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Gold Dragonborn |
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Green Dragonborn |
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Red Dragonborn |
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Silver Dragonborn |
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White Dragonborn |
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