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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 is able to interact 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.
+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.
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 Class Wizard Badge Icon.png|[[Wizard]]|link=Wizard
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+== Game mechanics ==
+==== Experience and levels ====
+{{hatnote|Main article: [[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, eventually to choose a subclass, and optionally to multiclass. After reaching level 12, no further levels are gained, so no other class-related choices are possible.
+Using [[Withers]]' services, the player can change the class of a character, setting them back to level 1 and allowing them to change their class(es) and subclass(es).
-== Game Mechanics ==
 ==== 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.
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 ==== 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 [[Spell_mechanics#Spell_slots_per_level|Effective Spellcaster Level]] of the character.
+* 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 will use the spellcasting modifier from the [[Spells#Multiclassing|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.
-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.
+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.
-A multiclassed character adds their total level in all classes together to determine their overall character level.
+===== Multiclass proficiencies =====
-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 Armor proficiency, multiclassing into War Cleric does, since the proficiency belongs to the subclass rather than the main class.
-==== Multiclass Proficiencies ====
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 ! Class !! Gained Proficiency !! Class !! Gained Proficiency
 |-
-| Barbarian || Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons || Bard || Light Armor, One skill, One instrument
+| Barbarian || Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons || Bard || Light Armour, One skill, One instrument
 |-
-| Cleric || Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields, Morningstars || Druid || Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields
+| Cleric || Light Armour, Medium Armour, Shields, Flails, Morningstars || Druid || Light Armour, Medium Armour, Shields
 |-
-| Fighter || Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons || Monk || Simple Weapons, Shortswords
+| Fighter || Light Armour, Medium Armour, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons || Monk || Simple Weapons, Shortswords
 |-
-| Paladin || Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons || Ranger || Light Armor, Medium Armor, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, One skill
+| Paladin || Light Armour, Medium Armour, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons || Ranger || Light Armour, Medium Armour, Shields, Simple Weapons, Martial Weapons, One skill
 |-
-| Rogue || Light Armor, One skill || Sorcerer || Daggers, Light Crossbows, Quarterstaves
+| Rogue || Light Armour, One skill || Sorcerer || Daggers, Light Crossbows, Quarterstaves
 |-
-| Warlock || Light armor, Simple Weapons || Wizard || Daggers, Light Crossbows, Quarterstaves
+| Warlock || Light armour, Simple Weapons || Wizard || Daggers, Light Crossbows, Quarterstaves
 |}
-== Playable Classes ==
+== Playable classes ==
-=== [[Barbarian]] ===
+=== 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.}}
+{{clear}}
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 File:Class Barbarian Berserker Badge Icon.png|[[Berserker]]|link=Berserker
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-=== [[Bard]] ===
+=== 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. }}
+{{clear}}
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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
-Class Bard Valour Badge Icon.png|[[College of Valour]]|link=College of Valour
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-=== [[Cleric]] ===
+=== 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. }}
+{{clear}}
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-Class Cleric Knowledge Badge Icon.png|[[Knowledge Domain]]|link=Knowledge Domain
 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 Trickery Badge Icon.png|[[Trickery Domain]]|link=Trickery Domain
 Class Cleric War Badge Icon.png|[[War Domain]]|link=War Domain
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-=== [[Druid]] ===
+=== 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. }}
+{{clear}}
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 Class Druid Land Badge Icon.png|[[Circle of the Land]]|link=Circle of the Land
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-=== [[Fighter]] ===
+=== 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.}}
+{{clear}}
 <gallery heights="100px" mode="packed">
 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
-Class Fighter Eldritch Knight Badge Icon.png|[[Eldritch Knight]]|link=Eldritch Knight
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-=== [[Monk]] ===
+=== 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. }}
+{{clear}}
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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
-Class Monk Four Elements Badge Icon.png|[[Way of the Four Elements]]|link=Way of the Four Elements
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-=== [[Paladin]] ===
+=== 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. }}
+{{clear}}
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 Class Paladin Ancients Badge Icon.png|[[Oath of the Ancients]]|link=Oath of the Ancients
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-=== [[Ranger]] ===
+=== 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. }}
+{{clear}}
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 Class Ranger Hunter Badge Icon.png|[[Hunter]]|link=Hunter
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-=== [[Rogue]] ===
+=== 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. }}
+{{clear}}
 <gallery heights="100px" mode="packed">
+Class Rogue Thief Badge Icon.png|[[Thief]]|link=Thief
 Class Rogue Arcane Trickster Badge Icon.png|[[Arcane Trickster]]|link=Arcane Trickster
-Class Rogue Thief Badge Icon.png|[[Thief]]|link=Thief
 Class Rogue Assassin Badge Icon.png|[[Assassin]]|link=Assassin
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-=== [[Sorcerer]] ===
+=== 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. }}
+{{clear}}
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-Class Sorcerer Dragonic Bloodline Badge Icon.png|[[Draconic Bloodline]]|link=Draconic Bloodline
 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]] ===
+=== 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. }}
+{{clear}}
 <gallery heights="100px" mode="packed">
-Class Warlock Archfey Badge Icon.png|[[The Archfey]]|link=The Archfey
 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]] ===
+=== 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. }}
+{{clear}}
 <center><gallery heights="100" mode="nolines" widths="100">
 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 Enchantment Badge Icon.png|[[Enchantment School]]|link=Enchantment School
-File:Class Wizard Evocation Badge Icon.png|[[Evocation School]]|link=Evocation School
 File:Class Wizard Illusion Badge Icon.png|[[Illusion School]]|link=Illusion School
-File:Class Wizard Necromancy Badge Icon.png|[[Necromancy School]]|link=Necromancy School
 File:Class Wizard Transmutation Badge Icon.png|[[Transmutation School]]|link=Transmutation School
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 ==Achievements==
 {{Achievement|Jack-of-all-Trades}}
-==Trivia==
+==See also==
-* See [[D&D 5e Class Changes]] for a summary of all changes to classes in [[Baldur's Gate 3]] from the 5e ruleset.
+* [[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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-[[Category:Character Creation]]
+[[Category:Character creation]]
+[[Category:Class-related articles]]

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