WotC Baldur's Gate III Announced; Powered by D&D 5E

The developers of the Divinity: Original Sin series, Laria Studios, officially announced Baldur’s Gate III.

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The new game will use the D&D 5^th Edition rules as the backbone for their system and the storyline will be set directly after the events in the upcoming adventure Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus. The game will be released on PC and the new Google Stadia video game streaming service. The announcement came with a teaser trailer below. More information is expected at the video game and electronics conference E3 next week.

The game isn't quite available for pre-order, but you can add it to your wishlist on Steam. The Steam listing also gives some idea of the features and gameplay options, as it lists Single Player, Multi-Player, Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer, Co-Op, Online Co-Op, Local Co-Op, Shared/Split Screen, and Cross-Platform Multiplayer.

The announcement follows a tease last week with an image of the stylized "III" which left the title of the game as part of the filename.

Warning: The trailer features some gruesome imagery which may not be suitable for all audiences and is definitely NSFW.

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[Hurin70]

The name of the studio is 'Larian' not 'Laria'.

I have played the D:OS games and loved them (as well as all the old Baldur's Gate/Neverwinter games). I think this is a great fit.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

I'm not very optimistic after hearing them say that "Missing isn't fun in a computer game".
I suspect this game might have a fun story and characters, but it won't feel like playing D&D on a computer the way Baldur's gate 1 and 2 did back in the day

 

[vecna00]

I for one welcome our new Illithid overlords....until the time comes to crush them with an awesome group of adventurers!

 

[Hussar]

Loved BG 1 and 2, so, yeah, gonna jump on this one I think.

 

[Gladius Legis]

Please be better than Sword Coast Legends...
Please be better than Sword Coast Legends...
Please be better than Sword Coast Legends...

That's such a low bar to clear it's underground.

It's Larian Studios, though. That's a developer I can trust to make this good.

 

[Fandabidozi]

What a year! I’m playing through BG1 again atm. WoW Classic, Animal Crossing, Pokémon and Fire Embelm are all incoming not to mention the dozens of other games I juggle as par of the course. I need like a 48 hour day to get all this done.

 

[Slit518]

I am pretty pumped for this game!

I hope the Goliath race is in, and the Fighter archetype Eldritch Knight.

I am a bit disappointed that the game isn't related to Baldur's Gate I & II in any way aside from just dealing with the city of Baldur's Gate.
In fact, the game plot takes place after their most recent Baldur's Gate module that releases in September of this year.

I wonder if we can have a party of up to 6 people?

I wonder if we will run into Volo; Elminster; Drizzt; any other Forgotten Realms characters?

So many questions! Such a great company to be doing this game!

 

[gyor]

What a year! I’m playing through BG1 again atm. WoW Classic, Animal Crossing, Pokémon and Fire Embelm are all incoming not to mention the dozens of other games I juggle as par of the course. I need like a 48 hour day to get all this done.

I'll add Age of Wonders: Planetfall to that list.

 

[gyor]

Over 300 people working on this, three freaking hundred. That is massive. 4 studios and external developers.

It's going as closely to 5e as they can make work. Most of the PHB spells are in.

Its got drop in and drop out multiplayer.

Its on Stadia and PC (GoG and Steam)

They got help from WotC with adjusting 5e mechanics for the Video game medium.

It's set right after BG: DIA, and they borrowed a mechanic from the AP, perhaps infernal deals or Infernal Warmachines.

It does have elements that tie into BG 1 and BG 2 and Murder In Baldur's Gate, but not the protavonist from those games because he died in in Murder In Baldur's Gate.

They said big parties.

Nactiliods, Mind Flayer space ships.

Accelerated Mind Flayer breeding.

Bane, Bhaal, and Myrkul figure into the story.

Mind Flayers invade BG.

The game starts nust outiside BG.

Enviromntal Effects are in.

Speculation:

At minium all the PHB races/subraces are in, likely more (300 devs), most if not allPHB feats, classes, and subclasses will likely be in. I think playable Gith will be in, a major Illithid invasion with draw both Gith subraces to it like flies to poop. Thanks to ties to BG: DIA I think Aasimar will be in as well.

But with 300 people I think its entirely possible that all the races/subraces/class/subclasses/backgrounds/ffeats will be in the game.

Oh and I think all of VGTM's mind flayer minion creatures will be in.

 

[R_Chance]

I'm happy. I'd be happier if it was NWN 3... complete with DM and tile sets / tools.