Table of Contents
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- Character Creation
- Walkthrough
1.Chapter One: Tragedy
2.Chapter Two: Iron Plague
3.Chapter Three: Bandits
4.Chapter Four: The Cloakwood
5.Chapter Five: Baldur's Gate
6.Chapter Six: "Homecoming"
7.Chapter Seven: Vengeance
Character Creation
The first thing you will do when creating a new game in Baldur's Gate is to create your character. This is also the most important thing, as it sets the pace for the entire adventure. Be careful when
deciding on character classes and how to distribute ability points because you will have this character the entire game, and will need to utilize every resource they have.
Here are the steps to create a character:
deciding on character classes and how to distribute ability points because you will have this character the entire game, and will need to utilize every resource they have.
Here are the steps to create a character:
- Gender - Either gender will do. There are no advantages or disadvantages here.
- Appearance - Pick a portrait that suits what class you think your character will be, or just one that you like.
- Race - Your choices are Human, Elf, Half-Elf, Gnome, Halfling, and Dwarf. I suggest choosing Human because humans can excel in any class and ascend to any level. For example, if your character class will be Ranger, then the Elf or Half-Elf is more suitable.Be sure to read the descriptions about the different races.
- Class - You can choose between Fighter, Ranger, Paladin, Cleric, Druid, Mage, Thief, and Bard. Certain races can also be a Specialist Mage. The classes of Specialist Mages include Abjurer, Conjurer, Diviner, Enchanter, Illusionist, Invoker, Necromancer, and Transmuter. The disadvantage of mages is that they are very weak at the beginning of the game and hard to start out. Every other race but Human has the choice of being Multi-Classed. Multi-Classed characters, however, are harder to level up. I suggest being a Fighter.
- Alignment - Your alignment sets your reputation when you start the game. The higher your reputation, the cheaper items suggest the highest: Lawful Good.
- Abilities - This is where you set your characters stats. If you picked fighter, I suggest the following stats: STRENGTH -15, DEXTERITY -10, CONSTITUTION -17, INTELLIGENCE -10, WISDOM -10, and CHARISMA -13.
- Skills - Next, you can select what weapons your character will be proficient at. These will be the only the weapons you want your character to use. For Fighters, I suggest two stars for Long Sword and two for Axe.
- Appearance - You can pick hair color, skin color, and two different colors for your clothes, as well as a voice.
- Name - Lastly, you choose a name for your character.
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