Hello everyone,
I finally have enough time off work to start my first BG3 playthrough and am looking for tips on my first character. Its been a while since I played a D&D game but I grew up on such games as the Icewind Dale series, Neverwinter Nights and Baldur's Gate 2 which is in my opinion still the best RPG ever made. My two most memorable characters were a Red Dragon Disciple multiclassed into Fighter in Neverwinter Nights 2 and a Kensai Mage in Baldur's Gate 2 to get a feeling as to my playstyle, I like melee characters with an ability to cast protective and CC spells.
To me the most important part of an RPG is my ability to sink into character and like to play Chaotic Good misfits so this time I'm thinking of playing an intelligent or wise or charismatic Half-Orc or Tiefling. I would like the character to have many interesting dialogue options but also be able to threaten NPCs and follow through on that threat if needed.
After doing some research on Baldur's Gate 3 classes I came up with these combinations:
- Ranger 2 / Eldritch Knight 10, Half-Orc, with an Outlander or Soldier background. Something like a Half-Orc witcher, preferably in medium armor, buffing himself and going in for the kill.
- Bard 10 / Fighter 2, Tiefling, with a Folk Hero background. A Tiefling that tries is bothered by his race so he tries to help people and prove his worth in the world. Fight style again, buffing himself and going into melee. Still not sure about Bard collage and Tiefling sub-race.
- A Tempest Domain Half-Orc Cleric. Something like Thrall in WoW going in close into melee smashing faces with my hammer while at the same time crowd controlling enemies with the elements and buffing myself and allies. This is very appealing to me in theory but don't know how good Tempest Domain Cleric is in melee and how he interacts in role playing. Also, I'd really like to have Shadowheart in my party and two Clerics might be too much. Maybe multiclass for better melee and less support?
- A Bard / Paladin combination Folk Hero Half-Orc however I don't like being Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes and don't know how much Paladin will impact my role-play enjoyment.
I know my character won't be the strongest possible combination in the game and I'm ok with that long as he can hold his own as a main or secondary front line character and interacts well with NPCs opening multiple options and dialogue possibilities.
I'm hoping to get this right as I don't know when I'll have time for a second playthrough. Any tips or help for my build are greatly appreciated.
