Baldur's Gate 3 promises level 12 cap, new races, 22 new subclasses, and whopping 174 hours of cinematics in community update
Baldur's Gate 3 just keeps getting bigger. Larian Studios dropped a new community update today, revealing a new release date as well as a huge package of features that'll be included with the full release.
First off, the game's level cap—initially slated to be level 10—has been raised to 12. For those unfamiliar with the TTRPG ruleset Baldur's Gate 3 is built atop, that's a big deal: Dungeons and Dragons fifth edition only has 20 levels in total, so a bump from 10 to 12 is a huge power spike, providing casting classes with 6th level spells.
«While we originally planned for Level 10 to be the highest character level in the game, too many rad high-level spells would have been left just out of reach had we done so. Instead, Baldur's Gate 3 players will be able to reach Level 12, unlocking Planar Allies, Otto’s Irresistible Dance, and Chain Lightning.»
Just those three spells ought to have the mages among you drooling. Planar Allies allows you to summon a divine ally for up to 10 days, Otto's Irresistible Dance forces your foes to boogie with no saving throw, and Chain Lightning can hit up to four targets with a whopping 10d8 lightning damage. Of course, we'll have to see how these translate to Larian's new colossal RPG.
Also mentioned are two new racial options: Half-Orcs and Dragonborn, the latter sporting 10 whole draconic subraces.
«A Dragonborn's subrace determines their damage and resistance. For Silver Dragonborn that's cold damage; for Red Dragonborn it's fire. In Baldur's Gate 3, there are 10 subraces to choose from: Black, Blue, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Gold, Green, Red, Silver and White, more subraces than any other race in the game.»
The post mentions you'll be able to see the Dragonborn in action during the Panel
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