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Baldur's Gate 3 Character Creation Guide Background Races Origin
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Baldur’s Gate 3 guide — Character creation for races, backgrounds, and origins

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Tiefling race and subraces

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The tieflings of Baldur’s Gate 3 have the following race features regardless of subrace:

  • Hellish Resistance — Is resistant to fire; only takes half-damage from fire effects.
  • Darkvision — Can see in the dark within 12 meters.

Asmodeus vs Mephistopheles vs Zariel subraces

These are the main differences when you pick a the Asmodeus, Mephistopheles, and Zariel subraces in Baldur’s Gate 3:

Asmodeus Mephistopheles Zariel
Base Racial Speed – 9m movement per turn. Base Racial Speed – 9m movement per turn. Base Racial Speed – 9m movement per turn.
+1 Intelligence +1 Intelligence +1 Strength
+2 Charisma +2 Charisma +2 Charisma
Thaumaturgy (Transmutation Cantrip) – Gains an advantage on Intidimation and Performance checks. Mage Hand (Conjuration Cantrip) – Creates a spectral hand that can manipulate and interact with objects. Thaumaturgy (Transmutation Cantrip) – Gains an advantage on Intidimation and Performance checks.

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Next, let’s take a look at the options for Drows. Alternatively, go back to the main page of our character creation guide.


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