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| description = Baldur's Gate 3 is a fantasy roleplaying videogame made by Larian Studios in which the main campaign takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting. It is based on a modified version of the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons as a sequel to Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and their respective expansions. The game was announced on June 6th, 2019 and released on August 3, 2023 for PC users, September 6, 2023 for PS5 users, September 22 for MacOS and December 7 for Xbox Series X/S.
| description = Baldur's Gate 3 is a fantasy roleplaying videogame made by Larian Studios in which the main campaign takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting. It's based on a modified version of the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons as a sequel to Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Am] and their respective expansions. The game was announced on June 6th, 2019 and released as an Early Access game on October 6th, 2020. The game officially launched on August 3, 2023 for PC users and September 6, 2023 for PS5 users.
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* October 6, 2020 ''(Early Access)''
* August 3, 2023 ''(PC)''
* August 3, 2023 ''(Full release, PC)''
* September 6, 2023 ''(PS5)''
* September 6, 2023 ''(Full release, PS5)''
* September 22, 2023 ''(macOS)''
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'''''Baldur's Gate 3''''' is a fantasy roleplaying videogame developed and published by [[Larian Studios]]. It is the third mainline installment of the ''Baldur's Gate'' series, which takes place in the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Forgotten_Realms Forgotten Realms] setting. Like its predecessors, the gameplay is based on the rules of the tabletop role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons''.
 
The game was announced on June 6th, 2019, where it was revealed that it would be based on the {{em|5th edition}} of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' ruleset {{-}} a first for the series {{-}} and it was released as an [[Early Access]] game on October 6th, 2020. The game officially launched on August 3, 2023 for PC users, September 6, 2023 for PS5 users, September 22 for MacOS and December 7 for Xbox Series X/S.


== Overview ==
{{Q|Gather your party and return to the Forgotten Realms in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power.
{{Q|Gather your party and return to the Forgotten Realms in a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power.


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''From the creators of Divinity: Original Sin 2 comes a next-generation RPG, set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons.''|Official Steam description}}
''From the creators of Divinity: Original Sin 2 comes a next-generation RPG, set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons.''|Official Steam description}}
''Baldur's Gate 3'' is a sequel to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_(video_game) ''Baldur's Gate''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_II:_Shadows_of_Amn ''Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn''] and their respective expansions. It can be played solo with the possibility to include up to 3 additional playable characters into the party, or online with up to 3 other players.
'''Baldur's Gate 3''' is a fantasy roleplaying videogame made by [[Larian Studios]] in which the main campaign takes place in the [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Forgotten_Realms Forgotten Realms] setting. It's based on a [[D&D 5e Rule Changes|modified version of the 5th Edition of Dungeons & Dragons]] as a sequel to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_(video_game) Baldur's Gate] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_II:_Shadows_of_Amn Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn] and their respective expansions. The game was announced on June 6th, 2019 and released as an [[Early Access]] game on October 6th, 2020.  The game officially launched on August 3, 2023 for PC users and September 6, 2023 for PS5 users.
 
The game received critical acclaim and won many Game of the Year awards including the Golden Joystick Awards<ref>[https://www.gamesradar.com/golden-joystick-awards-2023-winners/ Here are all the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 winners]</ref>, The Game Awards 2023<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/game-awards-tga/23959124/game-awards-tga-2023-goty-game-of-the-year-nominees-list-totk-bg3-mario-spider-man Baldur’s Gate 3 wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards]</ref>, D.I.C.E. Awards<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/d6gkbreYnoc?si=B7eRKP3-68tX_stR&t=10697 D.I.C.E. Awards 2024 Livestream]</ref>, Game Developers Choice Awards<ref>[https://youtu.be/6GiLZ2YoHSc?si=x5wSI24ZAZUM7W_7&t=4884 2024 Game Developers Choice Awards Ceremony]</ref> and BAFTA Games Awards<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ogPnmZ9z6Q BAFTA Games Awards 2024 Full LIVE Ceremony]</ref>. It is the first game that won all 5 major award shows<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/1c1xq9o/bg3_is_the_first_game_to_win_goty_at_all_major/ BG3 is the First Game to win GOTY at all major award shows on Reddit]</ref>.
 
==Plot==
==Plot==
{{hatnote|For a thorough walkthrough, see [[Prologue]].}}
''For a thorough walkthrough see [[Prologue]]''


The game starts in the year of 1492 DR, over 120 years after the events of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and months after the events of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate:_Descent_into_Avernus ''Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus'']. The player character can be one of the pre-made [[Origins|characters]] or a custom origin (the default name is Tav, however the player can name their character whatever they like). The protagonist has been taken captive by the [[Mind flayer|mind flayers]], who have launched an invasion on [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Faerun Faerûn]. They have implanted the protagonist, as well as a host of other creatures, with illithid tadpoles, parasites capable of enthralling and transforming their hosts into other mind flayers; however, before the mind flayers could transform their victims, the [[nautiloid]] flying ship upon which they are all aboard comes under attack from [[githyanki]] warriors and their red dragons, and flees through multiple realms, including Avernus, the first of the Nine Hells.
The game starts in the year of 1492 DR, over 120 years after the events of Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn and months after the events of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate:_Descent_into_Avernus Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus]. The player character can be one of the pre-made [[Origins|characters]] or a custom origin (the default name is Tav, however the player can name their character whatever they like). The protagonist has been taken captive by [[Mind flayer|the mind flayers]], who have launched an invasion of [https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Faerun Faerûn]. They have implanted the protagonist, as well as a host of other creatures, with illithid tadpoles, parasites capable of enthralling and transforming them into other mind flayers; however, before the mind flayers can transform their victims, the [[nautiloid]] flying ship upon which they are all aboard comes under attack from [[githyanki]] warriors and their red dragons, and flees through multiple realms, including Avernus, the first of the Nine Hells.  


The protagonist is freed during the fighting and steers the damaged ship back to Faerûn, where it crashes. As the protagonist searches for a way to remove their parasite, they encounter other survivors of the wreck: the [[half-elf]] [[cleric]] [[Shadowheart]], the [[human]] [[wizard]] [[Gale]], the [[high elf]] [[rogue]] [[Astarion]], the githyanki [[fighter]] [[Lae'zel]], the human [[warlock]] [[Wyll]], and the [[tiefling]] [[barbarian]] [[Karlach]].
The protagonist is freed during the fighting and steers the damaged ship back to Faerûn, where it crashes. As the protagonist searches for a way to remove their parasites, they encounter other survivors of the wreck: the human [[wizard]] [[Gale]], the [[half-elf]] [[cleric]] [[Shadowheart]], the [[high elf]] vampire [[rogue]] [[Astarion]], the [[human]] [[warlock]] [[Wyll]], the [[barbarian]] [[tiefling]] [[Karlach]] and the githyanki [[fighter]] [[Lae'zel]].


{{Q|Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. That power may help you to survive, but there will be a price to pay, and more than any ability, the bonds of trust that you build within your party could be your greatest strength. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms together.}}
{{Q|Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. That power may help you to survive, but there will be a price to pay, and more than any ability, the bonds of trust that you build within your party could be your greatest strength. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms together.}}


==Character creation==
==Character creation==
{{hatnote|See [[Character Creation]] for more.}}
{{hatnote|See Character Creation]] for more}}
Choose from 12 [[classes]] and 11 [[races]] from the D&D Player's Handbook and create your own identity, or play as an [[origins|Origin]] hero with a hand-crafted [[Character Creation#Backgrounds|background]]. Or tangle with your inner corruption as [[the Dark Urge]], a fully customisable Origin hero with its own unique mechanics and story. Whoever you choose to be, adventure, loot, battle, and romance your way across the Forgotten Realms and beyond.
Choose from 12 [[classes]] and 11 [[races]] from the D&D Player's Handbook and create your own identity, or play as an [[origins|Origin]] hero with a hand-crafted [[Character Creation#Backgrounds|background]]. Or tangle with your inner corruption as [[the Dark Urge]], a fully customisable Origin hero with its own unique mechanics and story. Whoever you choose to be, adventure, loot, battle and romance your way across the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Gather your party. Take the adventure online as a party of up to four.
===Origins===
{{main|Origins}}
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* {{CharLink|Custom}}
* {{CharLink|Dark Urge}}
* {{CharLink|Astarion}}
* {{CharLink|Gale}}
* {{CharLink|Karlach}}
* {{CharLink|Lae'zel}}
* {{CharLink|Shadowheart}}
* {{CharLink|Wyll}}
{{div col end}}
 
===Classes===
===Classes===
{{main|Classes}}
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Barbarian]]
* {{Class|Barbarian}}
* [[Bard]]
* {{Class|Bard}}
* [[Cleric]]
* {{Class|Cleric}}
* [[Druid]]
* {{Class|Druid}}
* [[Fighter]]
* {{Class|Fighter}}
* [[Monk]]
* {{Class|Monk}}
* [[Paladin]]
* {{Class|Paladin}}
* [[Ranger]]
* {{Class|Ranger}}
* [[Rogue]]
* {{Class|Rogue}}
* [[Sorcerer]]
* {{Class|Sorcerer}}
* [[Warlock]]
* {{Class|Warlock}}
* [[Wizard]]
* {{Class|Wizard}}
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}
===Races===
===Races===
{{main|Races}}
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* [[Dragonborn]]
* {{Race|Dragonborn}}
* [[Drow]]
* {{Race|Drow}}
* [[Dwarf]]
* {{Race|Dwarf}}
* [[Elf]]
* {{Race|Elf}}
* [[Githyanki]]
* {{Race|Githyanki}}
* [[Gnome]]
* {{Race|Gnome}}
* [[Half-elf]]
* {{Race|Half-Elf}}
* [[Half-orc]]
* {{Race|Half-Orc}}
* [[Halfling]]
* {{Race|Halfling}}
* [[Human]]
* {{Race|Human}}
* [[Tiefling]]
* {{Race|Tiefling}}
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}
===Backgrounds===
===Backgrounds===
{{main|Backgrounds}}
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{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* {{IconLink|Background_Acolyte_Icon.png|size = 25 |Acolyte}}
* {{IconLink|Background_Acolyte_Icon.png|size = 25 |Acolyte}}
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* {{IconLink|Background_Soldier_Icon.png|size = 25 |Soldier}}
* {{IconLink|Background_Soldier_Icon.png|size = 25 |Soldier}}
* {{IconLink|Background_Urchin_Icon.png|size = 25 |Urchin}}
* {{IconLink|Background_Urchin_Icon.png|size = 25 |Urchin}}
{{div col end}}
==Spells==
{{hatnote|Learn how to use [[Spells]] or see [[All spells|the complete list of all spells]].}}
==Update log==
* The latest update was {{LatestUpdate}}. See [[Patch Notes]] for more.
==Cast==
{{hatnote|The game features over 240 voice actors. Visit list of [[Voice Actors]] for more.}}
====Main====
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* {{VA/Insert|Amelia Tyler|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1624306/}}: Narrator (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Neil Newbon|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627667/}}: [[Astarion]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Jennifer English|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10804818/}}: [[Shadowheart]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Devora Wilde|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4959536/}}: [[Lae'zel]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Theo Solomon|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5156273/}}: [[Wyll]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Tim Downie|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0236071/}}: [[Gale]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Samantha Béart|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1404374/}}: [[Karlach]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Matthew Mercer|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2233310/}}: [[Minsc]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Tracy Wiles|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1518695/}}: [[Jaheira]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Dave Jones|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10439801/}}: [[Halsin]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Emma Gregory|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0339802/}}: [[Minthara|Nightwarden Minthara]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|J.K. Simmons|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0799777/}}: [[Ketheric Thorm|General Ketheric Thorm]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Jason Isaacs|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005042/}}: [[Enver Gortash|Lord Enver Gortash]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Maggie Robertson|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7047380/}}: [[Orin the Red]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Scott Joseph|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1517710/}}: [[The Emperor]]  (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Cissy Jones|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4047315/}}: [[The Absolute]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Díana Bermudez|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6946524/}}: [[Dream Visitor]] (voice)
* {{VA/Insert|Ethan Reid|https://www.imdb.com/name/nm15121053/}}: [[Dream Visitor]] (voice)
* ''[[Voice Actors|And more...]]''
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}


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* Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8GB
* Graphics: AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8GB
* Storage: 150 GB available space
* Storage: 150 GB available space
* Additional Notes: Recommended specs can run the game on high or ultra settings. You'll meet recommended specs if you have a MacBook Pro 15 inch or 16 inch from 2019 and upwith the above mentioned GPU. An iMac from 2017 or newer will also pull it off. M1 Chip requirements: MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini with Apple M1 chip and 16GB of RAM. SSD recommended.
* Additional Notes: Recommended specs can run the game on high or ultra settings. You'll meet recommended specs if you have a MacBook Pro 15 inch or 16 inch from 2019 and upwith the above mentioned GPU. An iMac from 2017 or newer will also pull it off. M1 Chip requirements: MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or Mac mini with Apple M1 chip and 16GB of RAM.SSD recommended.
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==Gallery==
<gallery heights="200">
Baldur's Gate 3 Cover Art Early Access.webp|Early Access cover art
Bg3_Old_Logo_Circle.webp|Old Logo featuring a different design for the "u" letter
BG3Logo.webp|Current Logo with "u" and "G" connected
Bg3_old_logo.webp|Old 2020 Steam Banner featuring a variation of the in-line old Logo
Collector's_Edition.webp|Collector's Edition promo
Karlach Promo Wallpaper.webp|Digital Deluxe Wallpaper
Deluxe_Edition_Promo.webp|Deluxe Edition promo
</gallery>
==Video==
==Video==
<center>
<center>
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<embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TmGocqpY0Y</embedvideo>
<embedvideo service="youtube" dimensions="480">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TmGocqpY0Y</embedvideo>
</center>
</center>
==Gallery==
<gallery heights="200">
Bg3_old_logo.webp|Old 2020 Steam Banner featuring a variation of the in-line old Logo
Bg3_Old_Logo_Circle.webp|Old Logo featuring a different design for the "u" letter.
BG3Logo.webp|Current Logo with "u" and "G" connected.
</gallery>
==See also==
==See also==
* [https://baldursgate3.game/ Official Website]
* [[D&D 5e Rule Changes|The list of changes to D&D 5e mechanics in BG3]]
* [[D&D 5e Rule Changes|The list of changes to D&D 5e mechanics in BG3]]
* [[Modding the Game|Modding Resources]]
* [[Modding the Game|Modding Resources]]
* [[Cut and Unimplemented Content]]
* [https://www.dndbeyond.com/claim/dice/baldurs-gate-3?icid_medium=ddb&icid_source=article&icid_campaign=claim-bg3&icid_content=bg-dice-sheets Free Promotional BG3 Dice and Character Sheets on D&D Beyond]
* {{Wikipedia|Baldur's Gate 3|long}}
* {{Wikipedia|Baldur's Gate 3|long}}
* {{FRWiki|Baldur's Gate III|long}}
* [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/ Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam]
* [https://store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/Baldurs_Gate_3/ Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam]
* [https://www.gog.com/en/game/baldurs_gate_iii Baldur's Gate on GOG]
* [https://www.gog.com/en/game/baldurs_gate_iii Baldur's Gate on GOG]
* [https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/baldurs-gate-3/9nd58lqtg09t Baldur's Gate 3 on Xbox]
==References==
<references/>
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