Baldur's Gate 3: Difference between revisions

'''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.

==Plot==

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.