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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Jason Rodriguez

Published: Oct 6, 2020 07:30 pm

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Dwarf race and subraces

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

+2 Constitution.
Dwarven Resilience — Advantage on saving throws against poison; resistance against poison damage.
Darkvision — Can see in the dark within 12 meters.
Weapon Proficiency — Battle axe, handaxe, light hammer, warhammer.

Gold vs. Shield

No, we’re not talking about the next Pokémon game and its counterpart. It’s just the two subraces for Dwarves:

Gold	Shield
+1 Wisdom	+2 Strength
Base Racial Speed – 7.5m movement per turn.	Base Racial Speed – 7.5m movement per turn.
Dwarven Toughness – +1 max HP; increases by +1 each level-up.	Armor Proficiency: Light Armor, Medium Armor.

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

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