One Baldur's Gate 3 Character Choice Reveals An Incredible Amount Of Hidden Dialogue

Trying to experience the majority of what has to offer in a single playthrough can be challenging, with plenty of interactions and scenes hiding behind specific choices and opportunities. This branching network of possibilities starts as soon as the character select screen, where some key decisions inform a lot more than just a character's appearance. Picking an Origin character can make jumping into things simpler, but deciding to build a custom character from the ground-up is easily overwhelming for those who aren't used to the format.

Choosing a specific fantasy race and subrace tweaks the experience in a variety of ways, from opening up unique spellcasting options to simply offering basic stat boosts here and there. Everything is well-balanced enough to make choosing according to flavor and style perfectly reasonable, even if minmaxers will want to opt for more specific builds that take advantage of powerful combinations. When it comes to dialogue, race can change in a less obvious manner, opening up unique conversation options and spurring NPCs to act in different ways.

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Not all races have comparable amounts of unique interactions, and Reddit user ZaunKonigin did the math to show just how wide the disparity actually is. A chart pulling game data to determine which scenes are affected by each race and subrace shows a mostly steady curve that starts with humans at the bottom and ticks upward through all the more fantastical alternatives. Towering above every other choice is the Githyanki option, which boasts 266 counted scenes compared to the distant second place of 83 achieved by Lolth-sworn drow.

The difference is especially impressive due to the lack of any githyanki subraces, as a good chunk of the tagged scenes for Lolth-sworn drow are specifically triggered by the subrace. In third place, duergar actually gain