You should avoid a hero in Baldur’s Gate 3 as a beginner

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When you start with Baldur’s Gate 3, the game offers you a number of options for your own character. But you can also play a ready-made hero. One of them is the Dark Urge. This hero sounds tempting, but if you’re a beginner, it’s best not to play him.

Which hero is this?

  • The Dark Desire is one of the “Origins” in Baldur’s Gate 3. This means: the character has its own story that you can explore in the game.
  • The special thing about the Dark Urge is that you can completely customize the character: class, race and appearance are up to you.
  • But what the game doesn’t necessarily tell you is that Dark Desire is a mad killer, and every now and then this trait comes through without you being able to defend yourself against it.

    • This article contains spoilers! Read on at your own risk. If you’re brave enough, give Dark Desire a try, but we warned you.

    Therefore you should avoid the Dark Desire: The Dark Desires more or less forces you down a dark path. This means your character will be forced to become evil, sometimes in ways you can’t evade.

    In most cases, the classic “evil” deeds are not something players aspire to. These things include:

  • Chop off Gale’s hand while calling for help
  • to crush the cute squirrel in the emerald grove on the tree
  • Have Benryn burn alive in Waukeen’s Rest when he calls for help

    • For such deeds, as a Dark Urge, you gain “Inspiration.” Inspiration is a mechanic in Baldur’s Gate 3 (and D&D) that allows you to reroll a failed roll. Such re-throws are often useful.

    In the editorial office, we already had cases where the character carried out the action without being asked, but also cases where the player could decide against it. We don’t know for sure what the triggers are. You probably have to be angry sometimes to be able to suppress the desire in other places.

    Thinking about which class is right for you? You can find the best classes in our Tier List and the video has tips for all 12:

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    By the way, playing an evil killer in Baldur’s Gate 3 is not necessarily the wrong way to go. The game allows you tons of creative solutions and freedom. One of those freedoms is the sinister path of the serial killer.

    However, you have to live with the consequences. Many, maybe even most, NPCs don’t approve of such actions. Some of the companions in the game will even abandon you if you get angry in their presence too often, including:

    And of course, if you just slaughter people, guards and NPCs in villages won’t do you any favors. Others, on the other hand, do not see it so narrowly or even advocate evil deeds. Characters that would continue to accompany you include:

  • shadow heart
  • Lae’zel
  • Astarion

    • The paladin Minthara, who you can only recruit later, is inherently evil and doesn’t bother with meanness, as long as it’s compatible with her ideas.

    But beware! You can even become “too angry” with these companions at some point. If you become an absolutely psychopathic butcher who indiscriminately murders everything and everyone, the “bad” companions will also leave you at some point. MeinMMO boss Leya Jankowski has already spoken to Larian boss Swen Vincke about this:

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