Baldur's Gate 3 News

Baldur's Gate 3 wizard accidentally breaks the game by learning too many spells

D&D wizards live and die by one rule: you can never know too many spells. The same is generally true in Baldur's Gate 3, except for in the case of one player who has been apparently been wizarding so hard that they broke the game...
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Please help me understand these weird Baldur's Gate 3 gloves that make my animal summons randomly attack my friends

Let me make this clear: I'm not here to litigate the events that transpired in a smuggler's cave or whose fault it is (or isn't) that all of the smugglers wound up stabbed, incinerated, or shoved-off-ledges to death. I'm just here to talk about what someone, and I won't say who, may have found while innocently rummaging through the horribly murdered smugglers' treasure chests in Baldur's Gate 3...
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As the age of survival horror ends, the reign of magic games begins

The sun is setting on the age of survival horror, and in the dusk I smell a new genre on the air. Between the fireflies as moonlight begins to shine, a new burst of inspiration is kindled - medieval magic games are coming, ushered in by the success of Baldur's Gate 3. There is this strangely cyclical nature to videogames. For some reason, everyone seems to have a really good idea for a new take on a genre at about the same time. To me, it was most obvious with 2021 to 2023's game reveals often being survival horror games, but Baldur's Gate 3 has forced the pendulum to swing back in the favor of all things fantastical.

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Baldur's Gate 3 is now this year's top rated PC game

Baldur's Gate 3 is my favorite RPG game of all time, and it's only been out of early access for a few days. I haven't slept for any of them. Larian Studios poured its heart and soul into the Dungeons & Dragons-style game, making Baldur's Gate 3 one of the most immense releases of 2023 yet. It looks like I'm not the only player who feels so strongly about Baldur's Gate 3, though, as it has just taken the number one spot as this year's top-rated PC game on Metacritic.

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All Baldur's Gate 3 ritual spells list

What are Baldur's Gate 3 ritual spells? Magic is all around you in Larian's DnD game, and no matter which class you choose when creating your character, you will have the option to throw some spells around if you so wish. Casting most spells takes up a spell slot which limits the amount of times you can use them between long rests, but we've found out just how BG3 ritual spells change all that.

There are hundreds of BG3 spells in the DnD game, giving you the ability to cruelly mock your Baldur's Gate 3 opponents into submission, befriend cute critters, and even turn yourself into a cloud of gas. Unlike traditional spells, BG3 Ritual spells can be cast outside of combat as much as you like, just like a cantrip. On top of this, any of the BG3 classes can cast ritual spells, provided you choose the ability when given the option.

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