Baldur’s Gate 3: Beginner Tips
After many, many years of wondering whether the Baldur's Gate series would ever be revived in CRPG form, Baldur's Gate 3 stepped onto the scene in Early Access in 2020. While not completely out yet, BG3 has tons of content to explore.
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Whether you're a CRPG veteran or not, there will be things that Baldur's Gate 3 does that you'll likely be unfamiliar with - we've compiled some great tips to make your first few hours with the game go a little bit more smoothly.
One of the most important aspects of a character, apart from race and class, is their spread of Ability Scores. Every character and creature in the game has them - here's what they mean:
A good way to gauge a character's ability scores is to remember that the average score of a humanoid in any of these scores is 10, while a score of 20 represents someone truly superhuman.
Your Ability Scores provide you bonuses whenever they are used, whether in or out of combat. These are your Ability Score Bonuses, and are tied to even-numbered break points. For example, with a Strength of 20, you'll get a +5 bonus when using Strength-related actions, but a score of 19 or 18 will only get you a +4 bonus.
For this reason, it's usually only worth boosting your Ability Scores (for example, during certain level-ups) when you'd be able to reach a higher even number.
Despite how much emphasis is put on how much danger you might be in thanks to the Illithid worms inside your heads, there's actually no in-game timer counting down to your doom. If you had any fears that taking too many Long Rests would lead to your demise, you can put those thoughts to one side.
In fact, you should be taking Long Rests quite often. The
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