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Ranger is a good option, but I wanted to keep it open for them in case they wanted to make other characters from the stories too.

There is a certain "ranger" with LOTS of names, innit?
But he could be a Paladin, which would explain his healing prowess. Also, he should start the game at several levels higher than anybody else. While a certain "wizard" actually is a nerfed high level angel ...

I made this thread if you need more help!

I say you unite and play some multiplayer together! Wouldn't that be legendary? I bet Frodo will pop out of nowhere in no time!!!

that would be so cute

Sam, Frodo, Gandalf and Aragorn

or better yet

Sam, Frodo, Pippin and Merry lol

Way to understated and wholesome characters for Larians liking.

But i would love some companions in the vein of those.

To help with the character lore a bit:
Almost all of the backgrounds assume you are from Baldur's Gate or the surrounding area, so we can focus on the latest comings and goings there. If you decide to be a folk hero, then you could be someone who lives on the outskirts and mostly just helps people out with their lives (and gardens). Not all heroes wear capes. Being able to create food for people, along with all the other benefits to some of the basic healing spells you have access to really would feel heroic to the local peasants. Far more helpful to them than a fireball or icebeam.

What has most recently happened in the BG and it sister city of Elturel is:
About a decade ago the last two kids of an evil god (Bhaal) killed each other and brought him back to life. The city was torn up a little from the fight and left in disarray politically because one of the god's kids (Abdel Adrian) was the leader of Baldur's gate.* This is probably something you would remember and depending on your character's age you may have been around to help some of the survivors.

Eventually things settled down and Abdel's prodigy, Ulder Ravengard, took over as leader.

Cut to a few weeks ago and things went crazy in Elturel. Basically their leader tricked Ulder into visiting for a diplomatic discussion. However, it turns out that Elturel was traded to an evil demon with all the people inside of it. The whole city descended into Hell with Ulder in it, but somehow it was saved and returned to the real world.* Ulder is on his way back to Baldur's Gate when the game starts as are a bunch of survivors from Elturel. A lot of tieflings are fleeing the Elturel because of their demonic blood now makes them a target for racism since the city was nearly destroyed in Hell.

At some point you were abducted by mindflayers and wake up in one of their ships. That is where the game begins.

Hopefully that gives you enough to start with


*Those two events were captured in the DnD modules "Murder in Baldur's Gate" and "Descent into Avernus" which are made pretty open with many different possible endings. This is why no one really knows what happened in the BG3.

I think I'll make a thread for all of us nerds to nerd out together.

Going on a tangent here, what with the Samwise picture above... In the 3.5 days, we decided to make Gandalf as accurate as possible. It's not level 20 Wizard. He's nota Wizard at all.

He's a Aasimar - can cast light
Ranger 8 - Animal Companion, Animal Handling, Martial Weapon proficiency, Two Weapon Fighting, Summon Animal
Monk 12 - Ludicrously quick, Unarmored innate AC yet relies on Wisdom

Gandalf is not an Aasimar ...
From DnD perspective Gandalf is not even a PC ... he is quite litteraly angel NPC.

Bard of swords, You can ever use Elendil´s "light" with spells and all this tuff and you can defend yourself with swords like the "real" Sam xD

But that is so SPOT ON!

Sam was by far the bravest of the bunch, loyal, strong and not once fell for the lure of the Ring. It does scream paladin like nothing else out there