Baldur's Gate III is a computer game released (in early access) by Larian Studios and is the third game in the Baldur's Gate series. It is based on a highly modified version of the 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons rule set and is set after the Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus tabletop adventure. It was released as an early access game, after which other races, classes and other features will be added.
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An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerûn lies in your hands. Alone, you may resist. But together, you can overcome.
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Gameplay[edit | edit source]
The companions and origin characters of Baldur's Gate III.
Baldur's Gate III is a role-playing game with turn-based combat. The non-combat exploration can either be top-down or in third-person view. The player creates their character, which, in early access, can be be one of the following six classes: cleric, fighter, ranger, rogue, warlock, or wizard.[note 2] The ranger class will be largely modified. The character also chooses a background from the standard 5th-edition list, their ability scores, and skills they are proficient in. Alternatively, the player can choose an "Origins" character, which is pre-created. If an "Origins" character is not selected, they may still be available as a party member. The game will have a tutorial system to introduce the players to the basic mechanics.
The game aims to take characters from levels 1 to 10. In combat, the player can interact with the environment with standard actions (as well as bonus actions), such as attack, hide, or shoving a creature. Many other Dungeons & Dragons systems are implemented, such as rolling for initiative and death saving throws, imposing advantage or disadvantage, and being in difficult terrain. When combat has taken its toll, the player can make camp, which expands over time as more companions are recruited.
Plot[edit | edit source]
The player character starts off on a nautiloid. Along with their fellow prisoners, the character has been confined within a holding pod, and a mind flayer tadpole has been inserted into their eye. The spelljammer makes its way across Faerûn, and begins to destroy buildings as it flies across Yartar. A group of red dragon-riding githyanki intercept and attack it, and the dragons start to gain the advantage. The mind flayer then commands the nautiloid to seemingly disappear, and it spawns in a different location, and courses through Hell. The githyanki, however, manage to track down the spelljammer, and attack it once more. Finding an opening in the damaged vessel, a red dragon breathes fire over a vulnerable spot, causing an explosion that throws the illithid off balance. The mind flayer tries to relocate the nautiloid yet another time, but the explosion causes it to become very badly damaged. Teleporting back to Faerûn, the nautiloid crashes to the ground.
The player character awakes, stranded close to the bank of River Chionthar (somewhere seemingly very close to Elturel), where the rubble of the spelljammer covers the ground. They find themselves with new abilities, including telepathy. The player adventures on and may find companions along their way (some of which were also alongside them on the nautiloid). However, their potential companions believe that ceremorphosis will soon take hold, and they seek out a powerful cleric to heal them.
Index[edit | edit source]
Characters[edit | edit source]
Lae'zel, a githyanki fighter.
- Companions
- Astarion • Gale • Lae'zel • Shadowheart • Wyll
- Followers
- Barcus Wroot • Glut • Halsin • Scratch • Volothamp Geddarm
- Other
- Abdirak • Aelar • Aggy • Alfira • Amek • Anders • Andorn • Andrick • Apikusis • Arabella • Aradin • Arka • Arron • Asharak • Azak • Baelen Bonecloak • Bal • Bao'ek'nuk • Barth • Barton • Bellar • Benta • Bex • Bez • Birka • Blurg • Bolt • Bosk • Brakkal • Breck • Breg • Brek • Brem • Brian • Bryanna • Buckle • Cal • Cefrey • Chock • Clack • Crub • Crusher • Cry • Culk • Cyrel • Damays • Dammon • Danis • Demir • Derryth Bonecloak • Dextor • Doni • Dror Ragzlin • Druk • Dullwill • Edowin • Eef • Efrin • Eight • Elegis • Elwyn • Eramas • Erna • Ethel • Fank • Ferr • Fezk • Fezzerk • Filro • Findal • Five • Florrick • Four • Gald • Gan • Gandrel • Garias • Garmor • Gehk Coal • Gimblebock • Gnat • Gomwick • Grat • Greez • Gresh • Greymon • Gribbo • Grikka • Grush • Gruz • Guex • Gurd • Gurgon • Gurk • Gurza • Gut • Hackett • Haseid • Holvik • Huk • Ide • Ikaron • Indra • Inwe • Isbeth • Istor • Jarg • Jeorna • Johl • Kagha • Kagran • Kaldani • Kanon • Karad • Karlach • Karrik • Kavil • Ketheric Thorm • K'ha'ssji'trach'ash • Kirz • Kivak • Klagga • Klaw • Kirz • Korrilla Hearthflame • Kramp • Krolla • Kufi • Lakrissa • Lenore • Lia • Liam • Locke • Loic • Lorin • Lorroakan • Lump • Lurgan • Maggran • Magron • Marcoryl • Marcus • Marricko • Mari • Mattis • Mayrina • Meli • Memnos • Mezzeka • Mezzka • Mingus Etcherly • Mino • Minthara • Mirg • Mirkon • Moke • Mrak • Muzul • Myrnath • Nadira • Narvass • Nass • Neem • Nessie • Nettie • Nik-Nuk • Nine-Fingers • Nozk • Nrog • Nymessa • Okta • Olak • Olly • Olodan • Omeluum • One • Ormn • Oska Fevras • Pandirna • Pinta • Plagg • Polma • Puce • Puli • Quelenna • Raagg • Rancer • Raphael • Rath • Rechel • Remira • Rhy • Rikka • Rindle • Ripper • Roah Moonglow • Rolan • Roo • Rot • Rozzak • Rugan • Salazon • Sazza • Shekt • Silfy • Silver • Skrut • Slice • Sluck • Small Klaw • Smythin • Sneem • Snurd • Spaw • Spike • Stimk • Sul • Tahan • Tak • Takt • Tale • Taman • Teela • Teghun • The Absolute • Three • Thulla • Tilses • Timber • Tiny • Tizg • Topaz • Torgga • Toron • Torrack • Tozad • Trinza • Trynn • Tud • Tuffet • Tusk • Umi • Vatas • Vol • Voss • Vrak • Warryn • Wasp • Worm • Wren • Xeph • Yerle • Yeva • Za'krug • Zae • Zaki • Zami • Zarys • Zevlor • Zhalk • Zorru • Zurga • Zurk
- Referenced only
- Aelis • Alan Alyth • Anna • Asmodeus • Balduran • Baphomet • Baron von Varron • Bodhi • Boo • Branley • Bree • Brekka • Bumpo • Cagon Fegg • Cazador Szarr • Cornelius Worthywart • Damon Briska • Danzo • Daven • Daven Junior • Devryn Stoutt • Dida • Dink • Edmund • Eliette • Elminster • Euphadora Greatquill • Faldorn • Flora • Gith • Gorion • Gorion's Ward • Grib • Grobian Tipple • Highcliff • Ilyn Toth • Imoen • Iosefa Elgin • Irenicus • Ironfoot • Ivain Arkenson • Jarrus • Jaw • Karsus • Lurgan • Maggie Two-Fingers • Meerna • Melinda • Mephistopheles • Minsc • Miriam • Mordai • Mynthe • Norls • Norn Remys • Oliver Synge • Orran • Pereghost • Rian Forbeck • Sampson • Sarevok • Sy • Synge • Szass Tam • Tenebrux Morrow • Thaura Brinn • Thulk • Timmick • Tomelius Worthywart • Trystan Shale • Uluu Thalongh • Valemor • Vlaakith • Yeenoghu • Yul • Zariel
Creatures[edit | edit source]
A member of the Flaming Fist, after being violently turned into an illithid.
- Other
- bat • bear • beholder • boar • bugbear • bulette • cambion • chicken • deep rothé • devil • dog • dragon (red) • dragonborn • ettercap • fiend • fish • flind • frog • giant spider (phase) • gnome (deep) • gnoll • goblin • hag • harpy • hobgoblin • hook horror • human (Gur, Netherese, Rashemi) • hyena • imp • intellect devourer • mephit (mud) • mind flayer • minotaur • myconid • orc • owlbear • ox • rat • redcap • sheep • skeleton • spectator • undead • vampire spawn • worg (Nordiland worgata) • wood woad
- Referenced only
- aarakocra • archdevil • basilisk • brass dragon • cat • deer • drider • eel • drow (matron mother) • dryad • duergar • eladrin • flea • flumph • fox • genasi • ghoul • hag (green, night, sea) • hamster • human (Calishite,Thayan) • kobold • miniature giant space hamster • mouse • neogi • pig • pigeon • pixie • silver dragon • specter • sword spider • tabaxi • tiger • tortle • vampire • werejackal • worm • wyvern
- Patrons
- Fiend • Great Old One
Events[edit | edit source]
- Blood War
- Referenced only
- Karsus' Folly • Iron Crisis • Rite of Thorns • Second Sundering • Spellplague
Items[edit | edit source]
- Accessories
- ring
- Armor
- boots • helmet • plate mail • shield
- Food And Drink
- apple • banana • baguette • cabbage • carnival squash • carrot • cheddar • coffee • dragon's breath (liquor) • Fire Wine • garlic • grape • kiwi • lemon • milk • orange • pear • pig's head • potato • potato porridge • pumpkin • rum • sausage • sunmelon • tart • tea • Waterdhavian (cheese) • wine • zucchini
- Gems
- agate • bloodstone • chasm creeper • emerald • jade • laculite • malachite • viridian crystal • onyx • ruby • sylvan stone
- Substances
- alchemist's fire • bronze • fluorite • gold • granite • iron • Lolth's candle • silver • smokepowder • tin
- Weapons
- arrow • crossbow • dagger • greataxe • handaxe • light hammer • longbow • longsword • mace • maul • morning star • quarterstaff • rapier • scimitar • shortbow • shortsword • spear • warhammer
- Misc
- anvil • drums • fishing rod • lute • mortar and pestle • nautiloid • New Bride • pitch • poison • skiff • soap • soul • soul coin • spelljammer • spices • spiked bulb • thieves' tools • torch • trap disarm kit • venom
- Referenced only
- turnip
Languages[edit | edit source]
Locations[edit | edit source]
- Buildings & Sites
- Beloved Ranger • Blushing Mermaid • Ducal Palace • Emerald Grove • Moonhaven • Ramazith's tower • Risen Road • Seatower of Balduran • Sorcerous Sundries • Temple of Jergal • Waukeen's Rest
- Settlements
- Baldur's Gate • Moonhaven • Yartar
- Wilderness
- River Chionthar
- Regions
- Sword Coast • Underdark
- Planes
- Nine Hells (Avernus)
- Referenced only
- Abeir • Amn • Athkatla • Barovia • Basilisk Gate • Beluir • Beregost • Blade and Stars • Breachstone • Brew • Calimshan • Candlekeep • Chult • City of Judgment • Cloakwood • Cormyr • Darkhold • Darklake • Deep Kingdom • Delimbiyr • Ebonlake Grotto • Elfsong • Elturel • Elturgard • Ethereal plane • Everlight Theatre • Feywild • Far Realm • Fireshear • Fugue Plane • Golden Road • Hall of Wonders • High House of Wonders • Icewind Dale • Innarlith • Kara-Tur • Limbo • Luiren • Menzoberranzan • Moonrise Towers • Moonshae Isles • Myth Drannor • Nashkel • Netheril • Neverwinter • Nine Hells (Nessus, Stygia) • Northern Wastes • Old Kell • Plains of Purple Dust • Plane of Shadow • Risen Road • Saradush • Scornubel • Sea of Night • Sea of Stars • Seatower of Balduran • Selûne • Sigil • Silver Marches • Ssalsen • Stardock • Suzail • Tammar • Tears of Selûne • Tethyr • Thay • Thultanthar • Tu'narath • Waterdeep • Waukeen's Rest • Yawning Portal • Zhentil Keep
Magic[edit | edit source]
- Accessories
- Absolute's warboard • Absolute's talisman • amulet of elemental torment • amulet of joy and sorrow • amulet of lost voices • amulet of misty step • amulet of the unworthy • Beastmaster's Chain • Broodmother's Revenge • cherished locket • ring of colour spray • rusty necklace • The Whispering Promise • warped headband of intellect
- Ammunition
- arrow of acid • arrow of darkness • arrow of fire • arrow of ice • arrow of Ilmater • arrow of lightning • arrow of roaring thunder
- Armor
- Hellrider's Pride • The Oakfather's Embrace
- Books
- The Necromancy of Thay
- Clothing
- arcane circlet • boots of speed • Gloves of Power • herbalist's gloves • Night Walkers • Spiderstep Boots • robe of summer
- Oils
- basilisk oil • oil of sharpness
- Potions
- antitoxin • Elixir of Silvanus • potion of acid resistance • potion of animal speaking • potion of fire resistance • potion of force resistance • potion of lightning resistance • potion of healing (greater) • potion of hill giant strength • potion of invisibility • potion of poison • potion of poison resistance • potion of psychic resistance • potion of sleep • potion of speed • potion of vitality
- Referenced only
- balsam ointment
- Scrolls
- scroll of summon quasit
- Spells
- acid splash • aid • armour of Agathys • arms of Hadar • bane • blade ward • blindness • blur • burning hands • charm person • chill touch • colour spray • command • create water • cure wounds • dancing lights • darkness • darkvision • detect thoughts • disguise self • dissonant whispers • eldritch blast • ethereal jaunt • expeditious retreat • false life • feather fall • find familiar[note 3] • fire bolt • fog cloud • friends • grease • guidance • guiding bolt • healing word • hellish rebuke • hex • hold person • hunter's mark • identify • inflict wounds • invisibility • jump • knock • lesser restoration • light • longstrider • mage armor • mage hand • magic missile • Melf's acid arrow • minor illusion • mirror image • misty step • pass without trace • poison spray • protection from evil and good • ray of frost • ray of enfeeblement • ray of sickness • resistance • revivify • sacred flame • scorching ray • shatter • shield • shield of faith • shocking grasp • silence • sleep • speak with animals • speak with dead • Tasha's hideous laughter • thaumaturgy • thunderwave • true strike • web • witch bolt
- Referenced only
- clone • raise dead • reanimation • resurrection • true resurrection
- Weapons
- Corellon's Grace • Dragon's Grasp • Faithbreaker • Loviatar's Scourge • Nature's Snare • Rain Dancer • Shortsword of First Blood • Sorrow • Staff of the Moonmaiden • The Watcher's Guide • Vision of the Absolute • Xyanyde
- Misc
- Dead Magic • Metatext • psionics • rune • scroll • scrying • sending stones • spellbook • spelljamming helm • turn undead • Weave • wild magic
Organizations[edit | edit source]
- Cult of the Absolute • Emerald Enclave • Flaming Fist • Order of the Gauntlet • Shadow Druids • Society of Brilliance • The Five • Zhentarim
Plants[edit | edit source]
- acorn truffle • autumncrocus • balsam • barded bulrush • barrelstalk • belladonna • bibberbang • blushcap • bonecap • bullywug trumpet • daggerroot • dragon egg mushroom • iron-vine • Kelemvor's Kiss • lavender • mergrass • mugwort • nightlight • noblestalk • oak • rogue's morsel • rosemary • Sussur • swarming toadstool • timmask • tongue of madness • torchstalk • weavemoss • wispweed • yew • zurkhwood
- Referenced only
- chamomile • ripplebark
Religions[edit | edit source]
- Deities
- Amaunator • Auril • Azuth • Bane • Bhaal • Chauntea • Corellon Larethian • Deneir • Eilistraee • Eldath • Garl Glittergold • Gond • Helm • Hoar • Ilmater • Jergal • Kelemvor • Laduguer • Lathander • Lolth • Loviatar • Maglubiyet • Moradin • Myrkul • Mystra • Oghma • Selûne • Shar • Silvanus • Tempus • Tiamat • Torm • Tymora • Tyr • Umberlee • Yondalla
- Domains
- Life • Light • Trickery
Miscellaneous[edit | edit source]
- Literature
- A is for Azuth, and other Gods • A Pleasurable Deal • A Primer on Mythical Beasts • A Traveller's Guide to Baldur's Gate • An Open Heresy • Annals of Baldur's Gate • Book of Dead Gods • Diary of Lump the Enlightened • Fables of Faerûn • Faldorn's Canticle: The Shadow Druid's Doctrine • Findings from the Hinterlands • Fringe Philosophy • Flora of the Dalelands • Front and Centre: A Thespian's Memoir • Grove Annals • Journey Through the Jungle • Love in the Shadowed Lands • Metatext: Rebound • Missives of Candlekeep • Mistress of the Night and Friends • On Death & Resurrection • On Goblins: My Life Among the Conquering Host • On the Origins of the Zhentarim • On the Subject of Gond and Progress • On Receiving Her Grace • One Foot, Two Feet, Well Met, We'll Meet • Oral Histories of Faerûn: Paladin Oathbreakers • Oral Histories of Faerûn, the Spellplague • Order of the Gauntlet: On Matters of Law and Justice • Shadow's Kiss • Shanties for the Bitch Queen • Soul Coins: A Treatise • Study of the Sword Coast • Tarbell's Guide to Distractions • The Approachable East • The Boy and the Beholder • The Collectanea Rubrum • The Cost of Sorrow • The Curse of the Vampyr • The Devil You Know: An Autobiography • The Emerald Enclave: Tenets • The Evil Eye • The Folly and the Fall • The Illustrated Adventures of Balduran • The Leadership of the Zhentarim • The Mortal View: Eyewitness Accounts of the Bhaalspawn Crisis • The Purged Palate: Midwinter Edition • The Realm According to Bumpo • The Screed of the Willing • The Shattered Seldarine • The True and Impossible Adventures of Tenebrux Morrow • The War between Selûne and Shar • The Wonders of Phandalin • Theskan Anthology of Goblin Poetry • Traveller's Guide to the Sword Coast • Volo's Complete Guide to the Behaviour of Nymphs • Yer Axe Got Broke!
- Misc
- Age of Wonder • Bhaalspawn • ceremorphosis • darkvision
- Referenced only
- Waterdhavian Dictionary of the Common Tongue of Faerûn
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- A game under the title, Baldur's Gate III: The Black Hound, was being worked on but was cancelled in 2003. The games are not the same.
- The Larian website pictured only the III part of the logo before the release announcement. Many speculated that the game was the sequel to Baldur's Gate II, and this was hinted in metadata. The actual announcement came on June 6th, 2019.
Appendix[edit | edit source]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The game takes place as of 1492 DR, and is defined as the "current year", as is stated in a tollhouse ledger. The ledger can be found under the Order of the Gauntlet's makeshift base.
- ↑ All other classes in the Player's Handbook 5th edition (barbarian, bard, druid, monk, paladin, and sorcerer), as well as multiclassing, will be playable during the full release after Early Access.
- ↑ This spell is not at all similar to the 5th edition find familiar spell. For example, familiars can attack in this game.
See Also[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Original game logo.
An overview of Baldur's Gate.
Baldur's Gate III promotional header.
Menu screen.
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References[edit | edit source]
External Links[edit | edit source]
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.
- Baldur's Gate III official website
- Baldur's Gate III article at the Baldur's Gate Wiki, a wiki for the Baldur's Gate games.
- GOG page for Baldur's Gate III
- Steam page for Baldur's Gate III
Connections[edit | edit source]
Baldur's Gate • Baldur's Gate: Tales of the Sword Coast • Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition • Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear • Baldur's Gate: The Black Pits • Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn • Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal • Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition • Baldur's Gate II: The Black Pits II – Gladiators of Thay • Baldur's Gate III
Neverwinter • Neverwinter Nights • Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide • Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark • Neverwinter Nights 2 • Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer • Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir • Neverwinter Nights 2: Mysteries of Westgate • Pirates of the Sword Coast • Infinite Dungeons • Wyvern Crown of Cormyr • Neverwinter Nights AOL • Enhanced Edition • Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford • Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea
Others
Blood & Magic • Descent to Undermountain • Dungeon Hack • Dungeons & Dragons: Arena of War • Dungeons & Dragons: Daggerdale • Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of Neverwinter • Dungeons & Dragons Online • Dungeons & Dragons: Warbands • Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone • Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures • Hillsfar • Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms • Lords of Waterdeep • Menzoberranzan • Sword Coast Legends • Tales from Candlekeep: Tomb of Annihilation • Warriors of Waterdeep
Other settings
Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse • Planescape: Torment • Ravenloft: Stone Prophet • Ravenloft: Strahd's Possession • Spelljammer: Pirates of Realmspace| Baldur's Gate series | |
| Games | Baldur's Gate (Tales of the Sword Coast • Siege of Dragonspear) Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (Throne of Bhaal) Baldur's Gate III |
|---|---|
| Enhanced Editions | Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (The Black Pits) Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition (Gladiators of Thay) |
| Novelizations | Baldur's Gate • Shadows of Amn • Throne of Bhaal |
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