Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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How beginner friendly is it? (feddit.de)

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I always wanted to play D&D and/or a crpg and now I see the hype about BG3, but when I watch streams and let's plays I don't understand most of the jargon.

So how beginner friendly is it?
Are there good tutorials?
Are there difficulty levels, like less mechanics for beginners? I found the UI a bit overwhelming.
How frustrating is it if you don't understand the mechanics at first?
How long does it take to learn the rules? How complex are they? Do I need to remember stuff like: oh I can only cast this if the day of the month is a prime and the mother of the target was born under the sign of zock or can I just happily nuke everything with fireballs?
I have only time to play on weekends. Is it easy to get back into the game or do I need to remember most of the past story to enjoy it? So is it casual player friendly?

Thanks.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd recommend starting as a fighter or barbarian. They are simpler to play from a mechanics perspective. I'd probably watch a "dnd 5e for beginners" video.

There is a difficulty slider but it doesn't affect how many mechanics. I'd recommend starting on exploration mode because even normal difficulty can be tough

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks

[–] RaincoatsGeorge 1 points 1 year ago

Explorers mode makes it way more manageable. Also if you roll a high charisma character like a bard and lead with them for all interactions the stat checks for conversations can effectively be trivial. I’ve only failed a handful of conversations and have multiple routes to bypass combat in most instances. I’ve talked my way through about half of the first act.