PSA: Don't miss out on Baldur's Gate 3's hero introductions when picking your character

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In the run-up to Baldur's Gate 3 leaving early access, developers Larian Studios have understandably put a lot of emphasis on the game's custom character creation, what with it being much more firmly ingrained in the world of Dungeons & Dragons and role-playing more generally than, say, their previous Divinity games. But before you jump into creating your favourite D&D build, do take a moment to watch the Introductions for each of its fixed origin characters, too. They're great fun, well-written and have some good jokes in them, but they also reveal some important details about your companions-to-be that you might not have gleaned otherwise. They're also very easy to miss if you're not careful.

When you're plonked into the character selection screen after the opening cutscene, I'm sure most mouse cursors will instantly gravitate toward the shadowy 'Custom' portrait right at the top (see above). Sure, you could pick one of the origin characters - the folks who will otherwise become your companions when playing as a custom character - but let's face it, part of the fun of D&D is role-playing as your own creation, and given how many times we've had to recreate them during its three years of early access (as each major patch has required a complete restart of the campaign), I'm sure many long-time Baldur's Gate 3 players will relish the opportunity to finally take them through the entire game.

Before you do that, though, resist the urge to barrel into the custom menu and instead spend seven-odd minutes watching the origin lot's introductions. In the screenshot above, you'll see there's a little Play Introduction button below their descriptions - literally as far away from the Custom portrait as you can possibly get, it