Character Creation - Shadowheart Actor & her Director Girlfriend play Baldur's Gate 3

Jennifer English (Shadowheart actor) and Aliona Baranova (performance director/Corinna & Xeph actor) attempt Character Creation as they begin their first playthrough of Baldur's Gate III.
Twitch Stream from September 10th 2023 twitch.tv/JenandAliona
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[@Laurite_ttv]

Hey! There are some timestamps below 5:45 Backseat gaming is encouraged 7:50 Opening cinematic pt. 1 10:20 Shadowheart origin introduction 11:00 Fun fact about recording the introduction 11:35 Fun fact about the artifact 13:24 Jen's favorite tea 13:35 Aliona is indecisive 14:15 Character creation starts 15:40 Race - Jen 19:00 Class - Jen 19:10 Race - Aliona 23:25 Aliona looks at the casting notes for races 25:10 Cantrips - Jen 26:20 Aliona makes a correction about Halsin's writer 28:00 Class - Aliona 33:30 Cantrips - Aliona 35:15 Spells - Jen 37:05 Spells - Aliona 39:10 Dark Urge Aliona 42:35 Subclass - Jen 43:55 Why Shadowheart could never do standup comedy 44:05 Instrument - Aliona 45:55 Background - Jen pt. 1 47:59 An important message from Jennifer 48:05 Aliona with the cheesy jokes (Seriously, she can crack a dad joke like it's nothing) 49:25 Background - Jen pt. 2 50:35 Background - Aliona 52:50 Ability scores 53:50 Skills 55:00 Appearance starts 58:05 Muki Zubis hype (Tav 6) 1:04:00 "Smile chat!" "Why is everyone sending smiley faces?" 1:06:33 Do you remember recording the insults for Vicious Mockery? 1:09:20 The "shrimpy" story 1:17:40 "Shar's blessings upon me" 1:22:00 Momentary break 1:24:05 Break is over 1:48:45 Jennifer, identity theft is a serious crime 1:53:25 Name - Aliona 1:56:55 Name - Jen 2:00:35 Guardian time 2:01:00 Aliona's flirting flies over Jen's head 2:03:50 "What does 'based' mean?" 2:05:20 Samantha Béart appears in chat (Karlach) 2:07:25 Aliona gives relationship advice 2:10:20 What would Shadowheart's Starbucks order be? 2:11:20 We've crossed the finish line 2:12:05 Opening cinematic pt. 2 2:15:45 We were all thinking it 2:16:00 Aliona developed the movement for the imps and mephits 2:16:30 Gameplay starts 2:20:10 The first roll of the game! (RIP) 2:24:30 Signing off Shar's Blessings!

[@lovfro]

1:43 Microphones are working, pleasant waffling

[@timtimber5271]

you missed a big one at 1:47:32

[@amMatt]

i very much like the title almost implying that your real name is corinna the squirrel haha

[@JenandAliona]

yes

[@Athavir]

wait... it's not???

[@4manchu]

Only two hours to defeat the first boss, the character creator!😄

[@taylorl.9875]

Just opened the video and thought this was a joke/ omg 😂❤

[@MorganaEvelyn]

Hey Jen & Aliona (Shadowheart's ambassador) I wanted to write this comment to express how much your lovely voice acting has given Shadowheart so much character. It has brought so much joy and happiness to me and the community. Thank you so much and I'm sending you lots of joy your way 😍❤️

[@CyberChunk77]

It's so wild that every character won me over... but it's extra wild that Jennifer and Devora (Shadowheart and Lae'zel) won me over because they were both SUCH ARSEHOLES in the early game! But their journeys ended up being my favorite of all.

[@camanquedesel]

lmao mommy milers

[@wetwillie]

You two are absolutely made for each other. Also, I never thought I'd so thoroughly enjoy watching a two-and-a-half-hour character creation.

[@themalcore_]

"Performance Director Girlfriend Corinna the Squirrel" is quite the title

[@ngaiosbrain]

My favourite bit is when you say "only two tabs left" and I'm like "great, can't wait for you to start playing" then I click to see how much time is left. THERE IS MORE THAN AN HOUR OF TIME LEFT 53:11

[@michalinaskowronska5355]

Almost 2 hours of character creation? Well, you're perfect for playing RPGs :P Me and my gf were slightly quicker, we created our characters in like 1,5h xD I'm waiting to see your playthrough!

[@JenandAliona]

look...listen, we would've been quicker if it wasn't for the chat being in the way! we're gonna play the game and stream this Saturday and hopefully make it a regular weekend thing :)

[@michalinaskowronska5355]

@@JenandAliona Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not criticizing that at all! I always spend lots and lots of time adjusting my characters in every possible detail. So speaking as an RPG gal - I love seeing this and I think you'd enjoy RPGs in general. I hope this will be a beginning of your journey! :) And me and my gf will be watching! :)

[@alexandrupatru2892]

Once upon a long time ago, waited for BG2 to come, for a co-worker (at a net cafe) to bring it and install it and after what seemed like an age, I spent more than 2h making a character. There was a regular client, a lawyer lady that was always playing Diablo 2 and Might and Magic VII that helped with the model and personality, otherwise it would have taken more. And BG2 didn't have that many options to make you character as these new games do...

[@pauloemer9625]

Protect these two at all costs. I love you together and your content! Keep it coming!

[@NightchaserN7]

This was amazing girls, it's a pleasure to watch you two figure out the game. I hope you guys will keep playing!

[@JenandAliona]

thank you! we're doing another one in an hour 5pm BST!

[@randomguy6679]

Would you say it’s your favourite KZbin channel on the Citadel?

[@TimmWith2Ms]

This is a truly PRECIOUS playthrough! Not only are you all new to RPGs, but just gaming in general. A wholesome learning experience combined with unique behind the scenes insights. Thank you both for sharing this with us ❤

[@Ashley1Black]

I knew who I would play beforehand and still spent 2 hours in character creation. You're both adorable and funny. There are enough professional streamers out there. It's refreshing to see you learn and experience the game for the first time.

[@KillYourInnerLoser]

Agree - it's very wholesome watching them figure it all out. Everyone starts somewhere.

[@broomhilder]

Took me enough hours in Character Creation to set the game down for the night to do online research on what race I should be 😅

[@TTart1st]

my tav is literally a dnd character i've been playing for months but it still took me over an hour xD its important choices

[@TheWrldIsSquare]

Shoutout to the linguist in the chat pulling out "lateral plosion" on the spot

[@Vern235]

As someone who has sensory issues, seeing such successful and inspiring people be patient with their sensory management, all while having chat's support and encouragement, really made me emotional :) like, I should be more patient with myself too! I love seeing yall experiencing the game with fresh eyes, and your behind the scene tidbits are so valuable to me ❤ the community loves this game and loves all the work that went into making it!

[@JohnGenericName]

Y'know I joked to myself "Hey, 2 and a half hours, guess they just passed character creation." I'm glad I wasn't wrong.

[@ZacChilds]

I listened to this and the first Q&A at work after seeing the Bing Bong video and I have been smiling all day. You are both so sweet and adorable. I'm excited to see you two learn how to play the game when I get some time to watch it!

[@perfectlyhopeless]

You two are so sweet with each other, the check-ins make me so happy

[@thecraftmasque]

every time is see games bringing people together i get the most uplifting feeling, and this is more together than usual. truly games are the greatest media.

[@jaybee4288]

Lol no they’re a huge waste of your time and life. Guys should be focused on making money, not roleplaying lesbian elves.

[@Iezepies]

​@@jaybee4288I'm so sorry capitalism did this to you... 😢

[@thecraftmasque]

@kldantt hopefully it was just sarcasm, it does sound quite characaturish.

[@mycelia_ow]

@@jaybee4288 Roleplaying lesbian elves enriches me more than any money would.

[@julatsa]

I've never been so entertained watching 2 people in a character creator for 2 hours 😂

[@JenkoGaming4]

I dont think I've ever had as much fun watching a character creation before... I was chuckling the entire time

[@cryem]

No shade about kicking a child. My friend calculated how much power and spins it would take to throw a child into a wall. The answer was a lot, so much it would incinerate the child. We all have our quirks ♥️

[@AkiraWilson]

Glad to see these KZbin, will make for a fun rewatch one day. Can't wait for the next one! :)

[@RyllenKriel]

When the camera went off, I figured you were just roleplaying Shadowheart casting a Darkness spell to appease Shar. Technical difficulties happen, thanks for soldiering through it and making a fun video! It must be a really funny sensation to play a game you both worked on so much, especially as a voice actress.

[@sbev0574]

It gives Brian Dechart and Amelia Rose Blaire vibes when they played Detroit Become Human together. It's so adorable.

[@Songfugel]

This was so much fun! hope you find the time and enthusiasm to keep up with the series

[@Aradinsc]

These streams have been such a delight to watch! :) I am glad that they are being saved! :)

[@Critter94]

As a neurodivergent person you two are such couple goals with how you communicate your support needs to each other. It’s so sweet. 😊

[@fbskxnwkdnworkir]

Don't call it neurodivergent, makes you look like a fool. Call it by your diagnosis because you can't group all of us up in one small term LOL

[@hawkname1234]

@@fbskxnwkdnworkir You should be nicer to people. That's where you should start.

[@Critter94]

@@hawkname1234 seems I missed the other reply. I was confused thinking this was directed at me 😂

[@Afflictamine]

I too am special and unique

[@skelingtonrick]

ahh omg I swear I had to watch a thousand videos on BG3 before It finally showed me your channel, I heard you did this but thought it was only on twitch. so excited to see your journey and hear all the fun behind the scenes info. love you both, cannot wait to watch more

[@sofaking1627]

"Drow, no they're mean" Lol, You're not wrong. But it still hurts 🤣 Sincerly someone who always plays drow.

[@_george84]

You two are such an adorable couple! Thanks for sharing your journey with us

[@OliveTheFox]

I absolutely loved watching you two stream together. This is going to be a blast and learning experience for us all. LOL Mad props to you both and the rest of the team. I haven't enjoyed a game like this in ages, and have played it over multiple times with many different outcomes, can't wait to see how this turns out!

[@triangleDAYS]

omg 2 hours in character creation is so relatable, XD me every time i make a playthough! hahaha , i hope you guys keep streaming!

[@peterwashburn114]

I really appreciate the efforts both of you, and everybody else on the team, put into the game. Also, the two of you together are so amazingly adorable it's not even funny.

[@ynnuswatchingyou]

Well, two characters need two hours. It's perfectly fine. Actually, including the guardian, it's 4 characters. Luckily with the new magic mirror one can change it's appearance in game now so if you made a wrong choice it can be changed. It was fun to watch streaming the game, thank you. :)

[@therealzahyra]

Lol I thought you guys were ADHDers like me but I want sure and then y'all confirmed it! Love it haha glad to have you in the fold! 💖

[@Octy_in_Boots]

With my first playthrough being a Forest Gnome Bard (using a character i made in 2015, inspired by both scanlan and pike), I was excited to see some shortie representation! I love that everyone has to kneel to kiss her!

[@soupstoreclothing]

"in shoes.. in shoes i'm 5'4" literally made me lose it. short queens.

[@rosegarnet5310]

I love the energy of the stream. Thank you for streaming!

[@wizzenberry]

good god you cant help but love the shadowheart va, she is so lovely

[@Aquanios08]

Ugh god they’re both so adorably hilarious I love em!

[@SammeLagom]

This game has given me so much joy, and follow you two on here is so much good energy. I was inspired to start my second playtrough now with a big kind half-orc

[@adamsermet5953]

I would watch these two a lot. They’re freakin’ adorable.

[@isamusg]

this honestly so enlightening, seeing people who don't usually play games navigate just menus and interfaces. I have this feeling that console interfaces are terrible for casual gamers, mouse and click is way more intuitive.

[@josie8997]

meanwhile as someone who's used to console gameplay, mouse and keyboard are so hard to get into 😅 it took switching to controller for me to enjoy the game

[@deptusmechanikus7362]

​@@josie8997 i downloaded this game on steamdeck and had to buy a mouse and mini keyboard to play because the controls were just impossible for me. Especially the radial action menus.

[@josie8997]

@@deptusmechanikus7362 haha 😅 i have it on steamdeck too actually and the keyboard and mouse were my original plan, but I just couldn't enjoy it like that

[@Argo.nautica]

Controller looks magnitudes worse than m+kb. But I also find m+kb better for pretty much everything.

[@timurdos]

@@deptusmechanikus7362 I think they ment that everyone uses m+kb on their pc/mac anyway, so it's more natural. For a non-player a controller is some voodoo type shit lol. what with analog sticks sensitivity, stick clicks, shift buttons etc, unlike a keyboard and point-click with mouse.

[@RuijsNL]

Couldn't catch you two live so its nice to see the reupload! Been playing the game a lot and it's great fun to see the people who worked on it playing the game

[@bjorntantau194]

I'm noticing that the parts without chat on the screen are much calmer and less exhausting for me. Maybe it's the same for you guys. It allows you to focus more on what the game is telling and showing you. Anyways, love your Streams and your work on the game!

[@pookiipower435]

This was so wholesome and fun!

[@whattypeofx7750]

LETS GO GIRLFRIENDS, LETS GO LETS GO LETS GO

[@pauldunecat]

OMG thank you for posting on KZbin! ❤❤❤❤❤

[@Erebos931]

Monk, the most martial class ever: "Does Monk mean I don't need to fight?" 😂

[@lucianaortega8505]

This is the sweetest thing I've ever seen, you two are amazing!

[@MackeyD3]

Thanks for uploading this, didnt get around to watching it and was sad to see it wasnt on twitch anymore

[@notednuance]

This was a lot of fun. Excited to check out the other vods.

[@megamancards]

I loved this video. This is basically every RPG session zero during college when we were playing TTRPGs.

[@nissi26]

I am there with Aliana with seeing catnip instead of cantrip 😆

[@vh5636]

❤ love watching you guys choose your characters 😂 I made a monk high elf the first time, I had absolutely no idea what Baldur's Gate 3 would be like. Love that all of you guys are so down to earth. I love Lynsey's voice that was my favorite. Love that you got Gale in the test😂 I actually did get Shadowheart❤

[@MatthewNope]

Well this is super adorable! Loooove the vibe! :D

[@meodrac]

DOWN DOWN BY THE RIVER INTENSIFIES

[@yulileong2242]

I been waiting for this thnx

[@mepik15]

I now want a mod that replaces the artifact with earl grey tea box.

[@eldenwarden9673]

This was fun you two, thanks for sharing.

[@joshuabarbeau9159]

I want to like this video twice. KZbin why can't I like it twice?

[@trengilly01]

"I'm just going to create an idealized version of myself" . . . not sure that is possible when you're already perfection! 😉

[@zkyrus1873]

I just found out this series exists. You two are just so enjoyable together. The energy the two of you bring to even the simplest of things is really joyfully infectious and i am only 40 minutes in

[@hori_meri]

48:07 Jen's reaction to that line was endearing but the line itself was cringe hahahahaha. It only worked due to Aliona's rizz. Ver Rizzmol indeed

[@silkmonkey]

I’m late to the party but this is amazing and I love how cute you two are together ❤️😎

[@shanesmith6124]

I’m a little late to the party, but it’s so cool to see this. Thanks for sharing this with us, seeing you two play the game and share behind the scenes stuff is so interesting.

[@emp0rt]

y'all are so freaking adorable

[@athena1491]

This was the dopamine i needed today

[@Fairburne69]

I love this. Its chaos and awesome.

[@ravenskuggi]

I know this is old for this video now and it may have been figured out in a newer video that i havent seen yet, but regarding the comment at 1:40:39 about if you can change your appearance later on, you ARE able to once you get access to your camp. You can use the Magic Mirror to adjust your appearance at any time. And just to mention by extension, once you have access to Withers, you can change your class at any time for just 100g. The only thing you can't change is your race/subrace and your background, once those are set they are set.

[@Cindarr1]

If you don't spend at least an hour picking your hair style/colour are you even playing?

[@ionescucristian3672]

Loved the stream ❤much love

[@AccidentalKamikaze]

Thanks for the great stream, my first character was a tiefling druid with voice 6 so it was cool to learn about Muki Zubis. All the voices are great but she's my favorite of the 8 choices.

[@OriginalNotNyanCat]

aaaahhhhh!!!! FIRING UP THIS VIDEO NOW! 😍

[@NyxWhoGlows]

Jen being in love with Tieflings is the true queer DND experience 😂 In all seriousness though, I’ve been scanning through all the cast mates that have been streaming and seeing the joy of them interactive with the art they’ve created is so wholesome and sweet like you can just tell all the love and care that was put into BG3 I love them all so much ❤

[@Fairburne69]

Between Jennifer and Amelia I can't decide who has the more beautiful voice. I've listened to them both extensively outside of the game and they are amazing. Audio books please.

[@qinng4350]

I like how this is just two and a half hours of character creation

[@Blisterdude123]

I have taken an undue amount of enjoyment watching like 3/4 of the cast of this game playing it for themselves.

[@MiraSubieGirl]

God I love this, love Shadowheart and just... saw all this and thought "what keepers..." I am Russian Australian, so im weirdly at home here amongst a Pommie and a Slav.

[@ciaacho1]

I may have spent as much time creating my one character WITHOUT distractions, so don't feel bad. Lady Shar's blessings upon you.

[@vomotorium]

2 hours of character creation so real (i love it)

[@gamingmisadventures]

Jen: "I HATE peppermint tea!" Me, casually sipping on my peppermint tea, snickering to myself. xD

[@doppelgengar9483]

I love this!

[@ep7672]

It is really cool to see the voice actors playing the game. I started watching Dev just before finding this. I love it❤

[@namtellectjoonal7230]

Now I kind of need a tea ball that is shaped like the artifact so I can brew my earl grey with it xD

[@xenndax]

I absolutely adore you dorks.

[@poetic.voyage]

What a lovely couple. #couplesgoals

[@leterrierauxlivres]

Nice !! I spent also so much time on my character creation, so much options ! ^^' Have fun, the game is amazing, thank you two for your work on it.

[@squidigin9515]

1:17:43 sharts upon you

[@taylorrevis2378]

I'd love to listen to Jen narrating books on audible. The Warhammer universe could use her voice big time!

[@kylefiegener4403]

Blessings of Shar would be a terrifying thing to receive. "Blessings of the goddess who actively seeks the end of all living things upon you." "Uh. Yeah. Thanks. I'm sure that will be... very helpful. To me. As a living thing."

[@Marqan]

I guess even they need 2 hours on cahracter creation screen.. amazing!

[@im7254]

british ppl so lucky they have +2 charisma from accent alone

[@alirezajohari8916]

You two are gorgeous! Lovely couple!🥰

[@JordanJumpin]

i think you can talk your way out of most encounters except like the big battles

[@ciaacho1]

not really 😝 there are a lot of enemies, beasts etc that will just fight you no matter what. worse yet they will ambush you

[@skoogadoo]

if anything it's the opposite

[@Leo619858]

I love that Aliona doesn't like to fight, there aren't that many games out there where pacifism is supported. BG3 is a lot more open but they still force fights. Whenever you're finished with BG3, if you're looking for a game that's combat free, I'd recommend Palia. There's no combat, and its story base. It's story like bg3 but non combat like sims. :)

[@ceruleanserpent387]

Ahhhh I'm dying for this!

[@martinjrgensen8234]

You two are absolutely adorable ❤

[@KhaldorHawke]

The double "Ouh..!" at 1:48:08 gives my soul joy.

[@plumiplum]

thank you so much for recording and posting this!!! gosh im so happy to see the bg3 voice actors playing the game! enjoy it!!