Baldur's Gate 3: Playable Races Guide

[@MortismalGaming]

Patch 1 made the breath weapon for Dragonborn scale with their level

[@argonianmate3191]

Also it now refreshes on short rest, not long.

[@henrylin3681]

To😅o p

[@Local_commentor]

But they can't flyyyyy so i am just discount argonian

[@bigbongtheorem3821]

@@Local_commentor Nexusmods has a mod that adds the gem-type dragonborn from Fizban's with their ability to fly. But being a discount Argonian is pretty great too in my opinon though!

[@Local_commentor]

@@bigbongtheorem3821 I Played monk bronze dragonborn and create water with the electricity breath is really good

[@gamesmash9859]

Githyanki being the least selected race despite having so many bonuses really goes to show how much appearance matters to players.

[@bonzwah1]

Yeah I feel like they made githyanki overtuned on purpose to try to counteract the natural ick. But honestly, it's not appearance for me. It's just story. I didn't want to be born from the githyanki culture.

[@gamesmash9859]

@@bonzwah1 fair enough. For me they're just too skinny. A Gith barbarian would look comical.

[@bonzwah1]

@@gamesmash9859 which is funny because they're such a martial culture too. Seems strange that they are so thin right?

[@pul0y]

same as bonzwah1. i am not too keen to RP a ace with such a sense of exceptionalism..now if the githzerai were in here, i would play those. though finally seeing how things turn out, i am becoming interested in playing a custom githyanki due to that major plot point involving that race. i have wiped those giths for my 2 playthroughs, first coz i didn't know better and in the second coz that was a sacred place of my light cleric's deity they desecrated...but having a gith PC would finally give me a good RP reason to let them survive.

[@wondertownfunk6858]

I think you could also factor in the "WTF am I meant to be as this race" as well. Dwarves, elves and fantasy races in between are represented well in fantasy media so there are baseline concepts a player can run with.

[@pickle2654]

I really like how you acknowledge that picking based solely on how cool they look is entirely valid

[@schmakyle649]

That’s how I play most of my games lol

[@MelatonixGaming]

If my character isnt a hot girl then why play? Picking the vulva is extremely important.

[@ProfKisuto]

Abilities that you gain by race should absolutely be in the character creation menus. That is REALLY important information!

[@shanewilson7994]

I do hope they add that in patch 2

[@jtfike]

Agreed. So much missing information.

[@thestatusjoe9949]

They also don’t tell you what your class and subclass give at higher levels, which is an interesting choice. I’d prefer more information but I’m fine with them keeping it for you to discover as you play

[@ProfKisuto]

@@thestatusjoe9949 I feel like knowing that information can inspire build ideas tho..

[@browut644]

​@@ProfKisutoif you need to you can always search it up though, so its not the biggest deal. Would be nice if they had it but oh well

[@Parawhiskey]

No one ever mentions that Goblins fear and respect Drows on sight. USEFUL

[@david5310]

Drow also get alot of unique dialogue in general all throughout the game. Sometimes useful, sometimes deadly.

[@enescustovic1883]

Drow are so badass, I love them @@david5310

[@BobaBushido]

I'm brand new to the game and yeah, that was a happy surprise for me at the goblin camp in act 1 😂

[@MrsSetsuna101]

I just picked drow cause of the aesthetics lol. I was surprised when the goblins just let me through after watching my boyfriend trying to get into the camp on his own playthrough.

[@the_infinexos]

"Amazing, so many different species and classes now!" *creates human fighter*

[@Svoorhout85]

The extra carrying capacity is pretty nice. Getting encumbered sucks and having to distribute your loot among party members isnt fun either. So a STR based human is very usefull. A merchant at your camp wouldve been nice. They dont even have to sell anything worthwhile. Just have a some gold so I can sell all the empty bottles, bones and plates ive been hoarding.

[@codeinecowboy8607]

Me: “wow so many playable races!” Also me: chooses the most lizard man looking one every time

[@kaidenhall2718]

The most boring combination

[@kaidorade1317]

I love how in certain situations your race can help or hinder you in exploration and quests. A small touch but really lends to the roleplay aspect

[@Ridingh00d1]

Drow subrace also decides which options the cleric gets to pick for their god, no mechanical change but the difference in role play between lolith and eilistraee is fairly big!

[@danitron4096]

I’m guessing Lolth for lolth-sworn and Eilistraee for Seldarine?

[@addiction4062]

​@@danitron4096you only get lolth as lolth sworn and nothing else. seldarine can pick any god except lolth

[@marcosdheleno]

kinda disapointed gods dont change anything. in NWN2 you could pick war as your domain, and gain their weapon proficiency and focus. so you could get a shuriken throwing cleric to turn into a ligthing throwing shuriken storm lord. which while not amazing, is hilarious. also domains gave passives, so you could pick earth and start with toughness for free. which was also nice.

[@spellandshield]

You are underselling duergar invisbility. It is LITERALLY an unlimited resource; you can use it twice per battle, once for entering and then during and outside of combat you have unlimited uses of it and it lasts forever, perfect for sneaking, pickpocketing, etc. You don't need to short or long rest as it is permanently available for every battle and every situation. Amazing race!

[@brentbentKRFP]

I just got a magic item that confers a free turn of invisibility whenever I kill something even if it's with something like a spike trap spell. Baddie drops dead from walking through the spikes and zap and I vanish!

[@spellandshield]

That is the Dark Urge item, yes. Now imagine, having that plus unlimited invisbility at will, without killing anyone in addition to that.@@brentbentKRFP

[@brentbentKRFP]

@@spellandshield That's awesome, I'm trying to roleplay a Gith spore druid that's the Dark Urge. I'm a Gith Gish.

[@peacefulrelaxingsounds3468]

How is it unlimited? Does it not use spell slots?

[@athormaximoff4634]

Is it different from regular invisibility? As a racial skill I would expect it to be one free invisibility cast per long rest that lasts 10 turns.

[@heyitsinferno]

Just bought the game and was looking for a guide for the races. Went to your channel straight away and the video is 4 minutes old. Talk about perfect timing. Thanks!

[@khal7702]

ur in the right place

[@skunkjulio]

Half-Drow also get a few of the Drow RP dialog options, but are inconsistently recognized as Drow. Compared to my Drow EA playthrough, it seems like "good" NPCs recognize my character as Drow while bad ones see them as a regular half-elf, lending to the lore that Half Elves never fit in anywhere. A nice touch, even if a little disadvantageous.

[@AliasAerius]

I wish we could have played Githzerai. It would allow some really interesting interactions with Lae'zel and the Githyanki.

[@hoboofserenity]

When I saw that the monk hireling was a gith in the screenshots before launch, I was so excited because I was sure that it'd be a Githzerai, maybe even a Zerth. Then we'd get some cool lore/interactions given how prevolent both githyanki and illithids are in BG3 and how intrinsicly connected all 3 are. Huge missed opportunity imho, and my only real gripe with the game. Though I'm biased because my favorite D&D character I ever played was a monk githzerai back in 3.5ed.

[@Jonsoner]

@@hoboofserenity While I also love Githzerai (loved that companion on Neverwinter Nights 2), there is no need to add another faction. *SPOILERS* *ACTUAL SPOILERS* You find some Githzerai, and they are all badass psychic monk. Hell, you fight them on the astral plane and find someone REALLY important to them there. If we had the chance to go to a Githzerai *crepe* or whatever it's called and get quest, lore and conflicts it may bloat the game too much. We do get SOME lore from that fight and Lae'zel, so it's not like they skipped one of the coolest part of Gith lore (the division and the rebellion).

[@Kammereer]

​@@JonsonerThese are all Githyanki though? The only Githzerai in the game is one of the brains in the Illithid colony

[@cbake52]

Might add em for dlc maybe

[@cmdr.jabozerstorer3968]

Absolutely. I loved Dak'kon from Planescape: Torment and the Rule of 3. I wasn't aware of the Gith before that and I have a soft spot for the Githzerai. I like the Githyanki too (they were in Neverwinter Nights 2) though.

[@markeyestone9980]

I'm always torn between actually playing the game and binge-watching videos about it

[@subject8776]

Same

[@Guaguadeath]

Just get it it's worth it lol I know it might seem overwhelming but just dive in! It's so cool to experience it all for yourself and make all your own decisions

[@franknova987]

My problem is not having a beefy computer to play it...

[@LOL-zu1zr]

@@GuaguadeathI spend my money on cyberpunk😂 lmao gotta wait for sale

[@Afett111]

Play and watch at the same time😂

[@danny3120]

I am close to finishing my first playthrough and my advice is to build your character from a roleplaying perspective instead of picking optimal stats. First decide what kind of character you want to make, then allocate points in a way that best reflects that character.

[@stynkus]

Drow is really fun to play because of all the insane interactions you get throughout the game. I usually choose elf because of the innate perception proficiency that get; which can be huge. My current playthrough is as a Zariel tiefling vengeance paladin (they're made for paladins apparently) and I'm having a blast as they also have some really cool interactions in the game.

[@blajx]

Githyanki gets lots of stuff some of it being quite goofy also ("what is cat?") :p I feel that no matter what u choose it turns out to be satisfying with the way the world interacts with u.

[@alliu6562]

My current playthrough is as a drow, and the drow interactions are honestly funny in the sense that either the npc commits a microaggression against you or they kiss your feet there’s no in between

[@tlotpwist3417]

"Maybe the real critical throw was the friends we made along the way" ~Deep Gnome

[@kaidenhall2718]

Possibly the worst race gameplay wise

[@reddott2k]

im playing as a drow and as someone who is completely new to all this lore, it was cool as hell to see ppl just be afraid of me, and treat me like a god lmao, was not expecting that at all...its been awesome!

[@BluegrassGeek]

3:29 As of Patch 1, Dragonborn breath attacks do scale with level now!

[@mylesdrake2949]

Half orc rogue assassin dark urge evil solo playthough. So powerful and so on point.

[@Pumpernickel420]

I chose Mephistopheles for my bard, Zariel may fit a slight bit better with its thaumaturgy, but I like the idea of my bards mage hand helping out with the music, maybe slapping a drum

[@novesix69]

Wood Elf and Wood Half Elf also get proficiency in Stealth.

[@Provokedcarp]

Yup. It's very fair for Mort to have missed this because it weirdly doesn't tell you in the 'Race' part of the character generator. I think if someone didn't play the tabletop game it'd be pretty easy to totally miss this.

[@novesix69]

Yes right, I am not sure why they removed it, it was there during early access. @@Provokedcarp

[@Mavryck_Tha_Myghty]

Also, Elves appear to still receive “Keen Senses” (perception proficiency), despite it also not showing.

[@henrifunke3825]

gnome wizard. where are my short kings at

[@ericposey-vt5ej]

Halfling bard here.

[@kylecarey4189]

Jan Jansen here

[@allmyhomieshatefreud5501]

Shield Dwarf sorcerer for that sweet armor proficiencies 😍

[@stokesy2469]

Forest Gnome, Emo, Bard here. Spreading hate and depression through song and drums.

[@chrismin26]

Rock Gnome Necromancer here, leaving the work for the undead to enjoy the life

[@LORDOFDORKNESS42]

I was very tempted by Deep Gnome, because... well, this is the mind flayer game, right? Makes a lot of sense that the sub-race known for fighting them & living in the Underdark without turning into COMPLETE butt holes, would get something of a leadership position, right?

[@blackburned]

Deep gnomes are one of my favorites too. I'm playing as a wood elf now but am strongly considering deep gnome for my next playthrough

[@zekthemad]

Loving BG3 so far, but I wish they did a better job on showing what the races and classes give you, like PF:WotR does. Like elves get perception as a skill but I never found a place it tells you that, same with half-orc and intimidate I believe

[@predwin1998]

Wood (full and half) elves also get stealth proficiency, once again, unlisted. I wouldn't be surprised if lightfoot halflings also get stealth, but haven't checked.

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

I so miss that feature, and how we can click information whenever a character mention a lore.

[@mmmhhh4052]

yyy under Proficiencies in Race section of character creator you can find that info, and I'm surprised that Mortismal did not mention that.

[@thegoodrevbadandyarr4272]

On the Githyanki, if you have the Deluxe Edition you can use Mask of the Shapeshifter to change form to something more aesthetically pleasing, and it doesnt change back if you remove it, so it doesnt even cost you the helm slot! Some have also pointed out that you can become a gnome to enter small spaces and get tossed up on ledges. Also as Storm Sorc (Draconic subclass), using the SS spell gives you a free fly, so that is infinitely usable.

[@olivierklein762]

I like the duergar, they get 2 spells, enlarge at level3 and invisibility at level 5, that makes them much better than other dwarves.

[@11nephilim]

Super Darkvision doesn't hurt either

[@woutvanostaden1299]

Great paladin/rogues, also because that increases your auras.

[@Harryeaster]

I found that my drow makes for an excellent paladin with the combination faerie-fire and smite. Also, because of the proficiency rapier and what else you get as a paladin, you get a very versatile and effective fighter after a few levels.

[@woutvanostaden1299]

Faerie fire should also work exellentely for arcane trickster rogues. If I can catch some archers with that I might even dip monk.

[@srottfaen]

Elves and Drow also come with a free proficiency in perception. Edit: And Orcs come with intimidation too.

[@Halauris]

Do half elves also get that proficiency?

[@skunkjulio]

​@@Halaurissadly no

[@Halauris]

Well I may have to go full elf then.@@skunkjulio

[@showbeaut]

Great guide Mortym. Been avoiding most of the BG3 content for now as I’m just on Act 2, but your efforts are much appreciated as always 🙏

[@dlastkatipunero2185]

I hope the modders help out the dragonborn class to both have better racial benefits and even cooler looks.

[@jonathanabgrall6075]

Yeah my main guy is a Black Draconic Ancestry Dragonborn Sorlock and the racials are godaweful. So is Acid Damage in general :/. I'm keeping him as is cause i really like it flavor-wise but if i cared about power-gaming in any way i would had swapped both his race and ancestry a while ago. Just don't get how getting a tiny aoe that does 2d6 of damage in front of you somehow equate to getting Darkness, invisibility or Misty Step as part of your racial perks lol.

[@Jenna_Talia]

The resistances can be pretty good. If the breath levelled with your character it'd be perfect. But dragonborn is one of those classes that gets picked for appearances even if the bonuses are objectively bad.

[@jonathanabgrall6075]

@@Jenna_Talia breath weapon eeds to reset on short rest and level at the same rate as cantrips. Some of the subrace's resist can be good like red or green since fire and poison damage is fairly common but black for example is useless as there's like 3 enemies in the game who do acid damage.

[@Acesahn]

Screw the Dragonborn, look what they did to Shield Dwarves! The most iconic Dwarfy race in the game gets... light and medium armor training... and not even shield training??

[@zendalexander]

I really like how he mentioned that darkvision is not that important because it really isn't I totally agree. in a game where you have infinite torch light is basically like not having it

[@zilexfaulty4954]

Not to mention multiple illuminating spells if you’re desperate, playing as a dragonborn with no dark vision is easily solved with Komira’s locket or as you said, a torch, hell even finding items in the dark is easy with holding left alt

[@HamsterPants522]

The same is true in D&D overall. They make it pretty easy to produce light by other means so that races with darkvision aren't greatly advantaged over other races.

[@rogerith7905]

The Gith are quickly becoming my favorite race! Thank you so much for this guide Mord

[@brentbentKRFP]

How can you not love cosmic warriors from the Astral Plane that ride atop red dragons all in service of their centuries if not thousands of years old lich queen.

[@GoldenMaskedChad]

@@brentbentKRFP becuase they're ugly

[@subject8776]

@@brentbentKRFP Their apperance is a hard sell

[@Zayl1016]

Half Orc + Barbarian is fun for the various intimidation checks you can do. A lot of them I can just stare down the opposition into submission.

[@Svoorhout85]

I was sold already in the prologue when you had to break Shadowheart free. - Use your strenght "That doesnt work! Find the release mechanism!" - Use your strenght with *BARBARIC INTENT*!

[@nsp477]

Many of the racial benefits are rather... counterintuitive. For example, if you pick an elf to play a seemingly fitting class like a bow-based ranger, most of the benefits of being an elf are redundant because the ranger class already provides them. The same for Githyanki and martial classes. So if you really want to make the most of racial benefits you need to pick an "unusual" class for that race, so that feats, etc don't overlap.

[@keg8129]

I picked forest gnome Druid because it’s thematic and I get to speak with animals. The animal dialogues are the funniest ones in the game imo

[@AssassinFOURnolan]

Such a shame you cant play as a Githzerai, playing through Planescape Torment and fell in love with Dak'kon, who is easily my favorite character, the Gith lore and culture is super cool. It would have been nice to see them as a sub-race and to see conflicts between the Githzerai and Githyanki.

[@ahorseofcourse7283]

Pour one out for everyone's favorite Zerth. May the Karach strike true.

[@fistimusmaximus6576]

Wish the game gave more tool tips like explaining what abilities these races get at higher level.

[@erikbergman5810]

Jesse - your content and channel is my no1 these days, or actually the only gaming channel I watch. I have been gaming since the 80’s and I recognize a true gamer when I see one:- I have a strong feeling that your channel will grow and become really big soon. Keep up the good work and always stay true 🕹️ 🕹️

[@theKonfusion]

I'm happy Larian removed the stats for classes, so people can roleplay or meme their run more interestingly. Also small races can enter some tiny holes. that's a proficiency not mentioned in the character sheet.

[@stephenlewis6922]

Dont forget that like the Gith, the Duergar were also slaves/test subjects to the mind flayers.

[@woutvanostaden1299]

The reduced movement speed is the bummer here, because enlarge/reduce is great for combat and getting into places you can otherwise not reach "nobody tosses a dwarf ... now give me a long distance boost i.e. toss me" and with invisibility you are finally a bit better at stealth even as a paladin.😅😊

[@BrySquatch]

Nice guide. I appreciate that you break things in a clear and down to earth way. Rather than everything being about stats and being just overwhelming, it’s nice to hear “pick the class that looks coolest to you, just know what makes them useful or not”. I loved DOS2, but I still find this game overwhelming, so it’s nice to have some straightforward breakdowns of the world.

[@hiei990]

Dragonborn players represent!

[@JohnnyTightIips]

I picked a silver dragonborn (who get cold resist) because its cool rp as a paladin, but I've barely encountered any cold damage so far, whereas SO much stuff is on fire, and I'd have been better choosing a fire resistant subtype.

[@henrykri2067]

Very good overview, as usual! I do think you forgot one thing that I have found useful with elves, including drow, if you want to build a scout type character. For a scout you probably need perception and it is only a class skill for certain classes. Moreover there are no backgrounds that give perception. So when I decided to start a monk that I wanted to be scouting, lockpicking I choose a wood-elf. Then I could start with Perception (wood-elf), Sleight of Hand (background) and Stealth (background or class).

[@bcantui]

Came to the same conclusion but went drow instead of wood elf, the darkness spell sounded good if I ever went shadow monk (trying open hand first). The reduced movement shouldn’t matter in the long run no? Especially with all the monk movement. Also the lvl 3 spell giving advantage to all attacks in an area sounded good with how many attacks monks make

[@moongirl786]

Don’t Wood Elves automatically get proficiency in Stealth? You could be getting another proficiency

[@henrykri2067]

@@moongirl786 True

[@brentbentKRFP]

Episode idea: a quick tutorial on all the things on how to make the game more efficient. I played EA and totally forgot I could alter multiple aspects of the hotbar until I saw you setting yours up during your liveplay. Of course, I didn't see the little lock button so I kept trying to drag buttons off to no effect until I searched the answer. Also, just read about using ctrl or shift like you would selecting files for inventory manipulation. I'm sure there's some other efficiency knowledge you could share with people unfamiliar with the game or, like me, spaced they were familiar with it because they were so excited about playing a spore druid Githyanki. The spores definitely make the character play more like a martial class making it feel more like a classic spellsword and I'm loving it.

[@Jaszunai]

There's so many options it sounds fun to replay the game just for the race options alone.

[@MGC-XIII]

I wish that they would show all the stuff the races get. In EA they showed that Woodelves got proficiencies in hiding, the new character creator does not.

[@ducky36F]

I still prefer the UI for the character creator from EA tbh

[@ope314]

Forest Gnome Ranger Beast Tamer has been a lot of fun in my co-op playthrough.

[@kharacon]

I picked Githyanki Bard for power gamey reasons, but stayed for all the RP of a guild artisan crafter in exile who is curious about what else exists outside of the astral sea, while having a strong reason to play a "good" anti-illithid playthrough. Makes walking that line with Lae'zel's fervor fun!

[@IDPhotoMan]

I'll be picking a Drow Rogue on my PS5 - excited to play and have been studying up on youtube lol.

[@mathieuguillet4036]

"You will play Githyanki, and you will be happy." -- Larian Studios

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

Wtf, Githyanki got misty step for free?? Brooo

[@obilator]

It's honestly tragic how shafted stat-wise Dragonborn are in BG3. They were already considered the weakest PHB race in the tabletop ruleset, and somehow they're actually even weaker in-game than that, because their breath weapon got nerfed. It's puzzling, and one of my very few complaints about the game so far. Dragonborn really needed something more.

[@lokiserpentem8534]

In the full game they can use their breath weapon again after short rest and it increases in power twice during level up Suffice to say ive only ever used it like 2 or 3 times and mainly to hit multiple enemies at once, but usually my companions are in the way Also i feel like people dont comment as much on me being a dragonborn as I'd like, most i remember is Lae'zel mentioning my scales and talking about me being descended from dragons

[@Flustershy]

I mean while it's easy to overlook the resistance passives they have, you can stack them to really dirty effectiveness, basically in act 1 My dragon born-sorc had resistances to. Cold, fire, poison, acid and shock. And still had room for a potion of resistance. Rangers also can get easy 5 dmg type resistances in act 1 so yeah, while their passives aren't flashy, they sure as hell are effective against any magic user if you build em right.

[@igneousmoon]

I chose half elf drow and its been super useful for exploration

[@ifidio2]

The Dragonborn look so good I had to go with one for my first playthrough, even though they are probably the worst race in BG3

[@TheRedneckGamer1979]

Woodelf monk is great. It's basically the zoomies build. I thought about maybe doing a monk barbarian multiclass but seems like it would be hard to pull off spreading your required stats that wide.

[@Wombats555]

Love your work. You are a machine!

[@Slie1988]

Ive got to point out that the stats that were just released are amazing! Also the fact that Larian is also redacting patch notes to not spoil any store aspect is to be commended!

[@CthulhusDream]

I've played the intro sequence like a dozen times just to pick new race/class combos of all my old tabletop characters lol

[@Mr.Kratoast]

The movement boost makes it hard to ignore elf/half elf wood elf.

[@danboyd6180]

Agreed but that Githyanki jump triple… for sniping from roof tops… I just might

[@Mr.Kratoast]

@@danboyd6180 I think they also get misty step around level 5

[@skunkjulio]

Wood Elf Wildheart Barb with Elk totem lets you run all over the board, and it is especially nice when you have multiple attacks and are one-shotting/GWM activates. Feels like you're never held back due to movement.

[@Edmilsonfsjr]

Githyanki wizard, amazing! I can use magic, big swords and protect myself.

[@vanhoot2234]

one of the best breakdowns i've seen

[@electrolyteblend]

This is the best video of its type. Nice work

[@TuckerLT]

half orc assassin.

[@tankermottind]

I've always found the association of dwarves with axes and hammers kind of ironic, because those would be the worst possible weapons for people of very short stature as they have so little reach. A dwarf would be much better served by a pole weapon that could make up for their short bodies and arms while also leaning into their low center of gravity and general sturdiness. A dwarven pike phalanx would be very formidable indeed!

[@alex-uw4mm]

something ppl often forget: highelf and half highelf cantrips scale of your int so more useful for Wizard, Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster i don't know what the tiefling spells scale off

[@unixtreme]

Half Orc supremacy.

[@countrymonkOSB]

Morty, I just gotta say--you do the best damn RPG videos on KZbin. Fun, informative, and interesting to boot. Rock on with your bad self, bro!

[@totalpichatron8787]

As a side note, the camera makes weird things during cutscenes when you have a small race character... At the beginning, when Lae'Zel threatens you, the tip of her sword was inside the face of my glorious Dwarf.

[@felixrondeau5029]

Hey Mort! Thanks for the upload. Can you do a video about the race feats you get when levelling up?

[@myVIDdump]

Drow are the most attractive race.

[@VannTheDawn]

I stopped myself from playing the early access because of how excited I am for this game. Larian has never had a bad game ever. The last game I was this excited for was Divinity OS II.

[@MortismalGaming]

Nah, Beyond Divinity was terrible, even Larian says so lol but yeah this is fantastic

[@coconutologist]

2:10 now that's a murder hobo if I ever did see one. Onward 300k. All glory to the algorithm.

[@Arcling]

I really like how alien Githyanki look, so that's a plus for me. I find their lore to be quite interesting as well. Their racial Astral Knowledge seems very useful. Would've been even better if we were able to play as Githzerai as well. Lae'zel probably wouldn't be too happy, to put it mildly.

[@nickwanabi5672]

Just the information i was searching for! Thx

[@JP-dp3kt]

I do hope they incorporate monster races as a future dlc or update. I want to play a kobold so bad!

[@Interitus1]

one thing i wish that was added for classes/races what a breakdown at character creation of all the things you get at what level

[@marcinwojcik5476]

IMO a human or half elf monk would be decent because you could use polearms as monk weapons from lvl 1

[@direwolf8703]

Hope they add more races I'd love to play as a Shadar Kai. Blessing of the Raven Queen gives a 30 foot teleport which is always useful and resistance to necrotic damage

[@nunomarkyboy]

Thank you for the amazing content.

[@rickdouglas9166]

Elf or Half Elf is actually good for a Paladin. The Friends cantrip is actually useful in dialogue. Just never see many people bring that up on these kind of videos

[@ryanz486]

Great video. I always go Wood Elf with pretty much any game that has it and my main is a Wood Elf Druid....however the way Larian has handled playing as a Drow makes them probably my favourite in game. My evil Dark Urge character is a Drow, and watching Goblins cower, or put fear into the Tiefling kids is too good.

[@blame7121]

Dragonborn is so damn cool looking, which is all the more reason that their class features feel too underwhelming. I know that this is pretty much how they are in the tabletop, too, but come on, could of given them something more useful. They are walking dragons with scaly skin.. That is natural armor, could have given them something based on that, kind of like Sorcerer's Dragonic Ancestry increases their AC. Or they could put that big mouth of theirs to use and bite down on an enemy to cause bleeding. Or at least make the breath attack more useful. There is a lot of cool stuff that they could have done with a literal humanoid dragon, but alas the only cool thing that they got is their visual design. I'll still play a DU run as a Dragonborn, but yeah, a bit underwhelmed.

[@ThomasPaine01]

Another Excellent video. Thanks, Mortym!

[@engelostermann7203]

My race of choice in the Elder Scrolls is the khajiit. So I was hoping tabaxi would have been a choice in this game.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

Thank you for this insightful guide!!

[@Mikito456]

The buff to breath weapons makes Dragonborn much more viable imo. You get a free elemental resistance, you have solid movement options, good jump range. And a free spell that doesn't use a spell slot, scales to level, does AOE, and reacts to the environment. For example frost breath freezing water, and fire breath igniting oil. The lack of proficiencies does limit their usefulness for certain classes, however they are arguable more useful for certain builds than other races. For example I think White or Silver Dragons, make the best Tempest Cleric/Storm Sorcerer Multi-class since this match relies a lot on using water to set up for Lightning damage. However Cold also synergizes with water, so having an extra cold attack is useful, but gaining resistance to Cold and Lightning damage is invaluable for a character that is often, "Wet."

[@Mikito456]

Also GIth are the most optimal best race for almost any class, at least imo.

[@Dryxxxa]

I started with a Seldarine Drow Dark Urge paladin of vengeance. My entire idea was to be as much of an edgelord as possible, while still resisting the temptations of my dark impulses and the promises of alien power. Basically, an edgelord who manages to stay good. But I didn't expect at all, how impactful the fact, that I'm a drow, would be. Some of the antagonists are drow, so many other characters assumed I'm with them and that has given me a free pass to go to places and do stuff a lot of times already. That went beyond my expectations and I enjoyed it a lot.

[@danboyd6180]

Fighter archer champion knocking everyone off anything more than 1 foot off the ground

[@Kappi__]

They really did a good job bringin the ruleset ro a videogame 😊

[@marcie151.]

more mortismal bg3 content to fill my soul

[@bmscarecrow.]

Gotta say, githyanki seem a little overloaded compared to all the other races. They get access to so many useful tools.

[@michael2968]

Seldarine great old one warlock drow here we goooo!

[@ImGangster23]

Absolutely loving my half orc, oath of vengeance paladin

[@ladooshka]

My favorite is githyanki with their Astral knowledge 😊

[@braziliantvhd2768]

It's too bad they don't give humans that play paladins some sort of advantage compared to other races since, traditionally, they were the only race allowed to take that class. Seems wrong that elves and half-orcs make better paladins from a min/max perspective.

[@Svoorhout85]

I find it odd that paladins cant select a deity.

[@Dc25211]

Looking to do a good/neutral play through as a warlock. Going fiend/pact of blade… I don’t know what race… zeril teifling for legacy smites… or githyanki for med armor proficiency?

[@CA-jz9bm]

Playing as Half-Orc, i can say that reactivity is pretty low compared to other races. Occasionally you will be called ugly, and that is pretty much it.

[@pantonearqm2791]

I wish they kept ability bonuses for races. Not only it makes races mostly the same and takes away important part of character creation, but it also hurts roleplay. You know there is something is wrong when gnome is the best choice for a barbarian.

[@PalaDave99]

I think it mainly came down to them not wanting to make players min-max that hard and this way everyone can pick a race-class combination that doesn't limit their creativity

[@ANDELE3025]

@@PalaDave99 Except it makes people minmax more.

[@probablythedm1669]

@@PalaDave99 that was pretty much it when they made the change for much of the tabletop game as well. They wanted to open up more creativity without the negatives holding people back, step away from the bioessentialism, and focus on the features instead. Encourage rather than discourage, so to speak. I really like the change and it seems all people I've ever played with do to. But some don't, usually people like me who played the earlier editions, and they are free to play the tabletop game with whatever restrictions they want. 🤓

[@unicornburger16]

@@probablythedm1669I loved the change, I’d had the idea for a Yuan-Ti Barbarian and the change is the reason why it works without sacrificing my Strength increases.

[@joannamblount]

Very informative! Thanks