Turn Off This Baldur's Gate 3 Mechanic If You Want The True D&D Experience

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Baldur's Gate 3 has a hidden mechanic called Karmic Dice that's switched on by default that you're going to want to turn off if you're looking for the true Dungeons & Dragons experience.

After years of being in early access, Baldur's Gate 3 finally launched yesterday and it's already proven to be one of the biggest and most popular games of the year, rocketing up the Steam most-played charts after only a few hours of being on sale. Those who have already dived in will tell you that it's the most accurate D&D experience that you can get in a video game, but there's actually a way to make it even more true to the tabletop game.

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As pointed out by Twitter user Porshapwr, Baldur's Gate 3 has a hidden mechanic that the game doesn't tell you about unless you look into its settings and have a fiddle around - Karmic Dice. The game describes Karmic Dice like this, "Karmic Dice avoids failure or success streaks, while keeping the results mostly random".

Essentially what this means is that having Karmic Dice activated, which the game does for you by default, means that you won't see a string of successes or failures, as they'll be more balanced out and jump between failure and success. This is meant to ensure that no run of the game has you winning or losing too much, but it basically takes away the RNG element that Dungeons & Dragons is so known for by mixing up your failure rate.

While that does ensure that your playthrough will be varied and that you're experiencing a good range of results rather than just being blessed or dicked over by the dice, if you want the true Dungeons & Dragons experience when playing Baldur's Gate 3 it might be worth turning off