(I made this post for another topic, but decided to tweak it and stick it where it was on-topic)

I hear that Baldur's Gate III deviates from the core rules of D&D 5e from time to time, but it never made sense to me, and when I google something like Baldur's Gate III D&D 5e, I mostly get results about how it's very similar to 5e, and keeping to most of the rules though having some differences. Examples include these three articles:

https://gamerant.com/baldurs-gate-3-dungeons-dragons-5e-different-same/ ("Overall, Baldur's Gate 3 does an excellent job translating the dice-throwing role-playing experience to a virtual medium.")
https://www.thegamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-biggest-differences-dnd-dungeons-dragons/ ("Baldur's Gate 3 does a great job of staying true to most of the rules, but a few major changes were made to accommodate the shift to video game.")
https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/7/21506293/baldurs-gate-3-early-access-impressions-pc ("Being so faithful to 5th Edition rules means that Baldur’s Gate 3 is constantly illustrating concepts and rules for me.")

(Yes, I'm relying on outside articles, mostly because I don't have any experience with D&D on the tabletop. Call it what you want.)

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