Baldur’s Gate 3 – How To Change Characters During Conversations

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Nattering on with random NPCs in Baldur’s Gate 3 is a huge part of the game – which shouldn’t be surprising considering it’s an RPG. Chatting with folk will progress the story, expand the world, introduce characters, and generally involve a lot of humming and harring. It’s a good time well worth investing in.

That being said, Baldur’s Gate 3 is also a party-based game, so whilst one guy is having a bit of a chin-wag, the rest of your party is free to do what they want (for the most part). In this guide we are going to go over how you can do that, and more importantly, why you would want to do that in the first place.

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Changing characters mid-conversation is as simple as looking at the bottom left of your screen while talking to someone. You will see a few options, one of which lets you change your character. This will have no impact on your conversation, but it will allow someone to talk to a character whilst your party does other things.

The button you are looking for is the second from left. Left-clicking on this button will bring up a portrait menu. Click on the character you want to control and you will zip to them instantly. If you want to go back to the conversation, all you have to do is take control over the character who instigated the interaction. 

Nearly all conversations have the option to change characters, but not all of them. You will find that many scenes that contain major narrative beats will restrict this option. The same can be said for some boss fights. For the most part, however, you are free to swap away. 

Now we know how to do it, it’s time to