Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Why capped at level 12?

I had more than 150k exp floating on top of my lvl 12, which is enough to be level 17, halfway to 18.

Still, despite reaching level cap so early, Act 3 was interesting enough to keep going and exploring all the way till the end - which is a huge achievement for a game that focuses on character development and leveling.