Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General What character(s) will you make first?

1) Way of the shadow monk (is way of the shadow in game? I thought I saw that)

OR

2) Oath of Devotion Paladin


Races, not sure yet.

My thought on this has changed completely after today. Out of spite for haters, my first character will be criminal background that has been trying to make amends, and after getting saddled with dark urge as a result of whatever went down on the nautiloid, struggles deeply to remain an I'm-making-up-for-past-sins do-gooder

It's not a fully fleshed idea at all yet, but it's pure spite for the folks who think the choices we have leave certain character ideas irredeemable

you're going to choose your first character just to spite a couple of forum-goers?

ish? It seems like an interesting character to play. I'd always intended my first release playthrough to be team tadpole, but there's so much negative sentiment about something that sounds really interesting that I feel like I want to prioritize that

Probably going to do plays in the order of...

1. Custom Lore Bard - Good
2. Wyll Origin - Evil
3. Dark Urge - Redemption

I'm very interested in playing Shaddowheart to see what they'll reveal about the artifact. I've got ~600 hours of EA in two years, so if that rate continues, that's two playthroughs a year? I'll have my Shadowheart playthrough this time next year, maybe

I might actually do a halfling bard named Helia now.
Bard was always my first choice.

First character will be an Half-Elf Sorcerer and the second one a Tiefling Bard or Druid.

This is really cute.

I wonder ...
Have you also thought that Halsin is turning into a Werewolf during his romantic scene?
Bcs that was first thing that ocured to me ... that they blend Halsin with Helia.

They already did that once, because in the dark, far away beginnings, Helia was datamined as the archdruid, then they gave that to Halsin and made her the werewolf bard. I wouldn't be surprised, if she got booted again for Halsin and he will actually get a werewolf subplot. Sad for us few, that hoped for Helia, but good for Halsin fans, I guess.

Male human gold draconic sorcerer. I also want a drow assassin, but since we can have additional custom characters in the party, I'll make her one of those.

Oh yes, i know ...
That was another reason to believe they turned it other way around ... on the other side tho, i feel like being overwhelmed by its bestial nature is somehow better ... it feels more fiting to Druid, and not as "dark and edgy" as werewolf.