While character creation in Baldur’s Gate 3 can be a complicated process to get through, one step in particular is less confusing than it might seem – the Guardian. Developed by Larian Studios, Baldur’s Gate 3 shares many aspects with the developer’s previous games in the Divinity: Original Sin series, such as the ability to choose between playing a preset Origin character with their own unique story, or a fully customized one. However, like previous Baldur’s Gate games, and unlike Divinity, the mechanics of Baldur’s Gate 3 replicate those of tabletop Dungeons & Dragons very closely, with BG3 specifically emulating the fifth edition of DnD.
As with most RPGs of its scale, Baldur’s Gate 3 has a comprehensive character creation process, allowing players to freely choose their character’s race, class, skills, attributes, background, and appearance. With so many options available, character creation can easily take up the majority of a player’s first session with the game, as even decisions choosing an Origin hero in Baldur’s Gate 3 demand careful consideration. Even after players are done creating their characters, however, there’s one additional hurdle to cross before the game truly starts, as players will be asked to create and customize a character to serve as their so-called Guardian.
Guardian creation in Baldur’s Gate 3 can be confusing to first-time players, as the game offers little explanation as to who the Guardian is or what their role in the game’s story will be – and with most of the same race and appearance options (besides Dragonborn) available for Guardian creation, it’s entirely possible for new players to overthink their options. Fortunately, however, Guardian creation in Baldur’s Gate 3 is mainly cosmetic – their race and appearance will have practically no impact on their role in the game’s story. Instead, other decisions made during gameplay will affect how the Guardian acts.
The Guardian is an intentionally mysterious character in Baldur’s Gate 3, and it may take decently long time for players to see their first appearance in the game’s story. They initially appear in the game’s first act, contacting the player character through their dreams to warn them of the mysterious Absolute, one of BG3’s overarching villains, and to encourage them to use the illithid powers afforded to them by the mind flayer tadpole implanted in their head. From then on, players may hear their Guardian speak when they miss an attack or if an enemy succeeds on a saving throw in battle, encouraging the use of illithid abilities.
Importantly, early encounters with the Guardian will only happen when players take a long rest at the camp, and may vary for each playthrough depending on how fast players progress through the story and how many times they make use of illithid checks in dialogue. After the first dream encounter, players will gain access to the illithid powers menu, which will allow them to use extra mind flayer tadpoles found in the world to gain…
2023-08-08 14:00:05
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