- What is itModes, party size, and release platforms
- BeginnerDifficulty, origin, camp, grove exits
- CompanionsRoster, camp, and the approval bar
- Camp restPartial rest scenes and the rests that end quests
- IllithidDream, skill tree, body change
- KarlachTwo Infernal Iron, then the Act 2 rest
- Underdark or mountainTwo Act 1 roads and the grove popup
- BuildsHonour party, breakpoints, and the starters
- Honour partyLegendary Actions and the Haste rule
- BreakpointsNo ability gate, Explorer block, item spells
- Character plannerPoint buy, multiclass spell slots, feats
- Storm sorcererLevel 1 flight and the level 6 storm
- Open HandFlurry, Stagger, Tavern Brawler
- Romance gatesPartner locks before you leave Act 2
- Hirelings100 gold, level 3, no tadpole
- Act 1 orderGrove talks, Waukeen's Rest, then the two exits
- Act 1 softlocksGrove exit, Waukeen's Rest, Nere
- Act 2 shadow gatesLight, Isobel, Moonlantern, Shadowfell
- Act 3 priorityIron Throne, Florrick, Morphic Pool
- Honour survivalSingle save, wipe, Golden D20
- Honour mistakesEmpty camp, a stacked party, no way out
- Withers100 gold respec and hirelings
- Silver SwordVoss, the Orphic Hammer, misses
- FAQShort answers with sources
- SourcesLarian notes, Japanese pages, diagrams
This is an unofficial gap guide. Larian Studios publishes the game at baldursgate3.game.
What these pages cover
Baldur's Gate 3 is Larian Studios' cRPG. The official site is baldursgate3.game. This hub keeps a short set of high-intent pages: Honour Mode, a few build gates, romance and act warnings, Withers, and the path to one missable sword. A short overview sits with those pages: what the game is, the difficulty modes, the companion roster, and an act map.
Class feature lists and weapon stat blocks stay on the level-up screen and the item tooltip.
Larian publishes the game at baldursgate3.game. Patch notes and community updates on that site are the primary sources for mode rules.
Honour Mode in one paragraph
Community Update #25 (30 Nov 2023) introduced Honour Mode with Patch 5. It raises the difficulty past Tactician, adds Legendary Actions to boss fights (more than 30 boss tweaks), and turns save scumming off. Dying shows run statistics. Continuing after that screen disables Honour Mode. Finishing with Honour Mode still on awards the Golden D20.
Modes at a glance
Tactician is the difficulty Honour sits above. Custom can load the Honour ruleset. The survival page has the single-save rules.
Community Update #25 places Honour Mode above Tactician, with Legendary Actions and save scumming off. Custom Mode shipped in Patch 5 with it.
From 19 Sep 2024, a new Custom Mode game can start on the Honour ruleset.
Companions at a glance
Origin companions on the romance overview are Astarion, Gale, Karlach, Lae'zel, Shadowheart, and Wyll, with Halsin and Minthara also partnerable. Jaheira and Minsc are not romance options.
Act map
Act 1 has the grove exits and the choice of Underdark or Mountain Pass. Act 2 is the shadow curse. Act 3 is the city clocks, starting with the Iron Throne.
Start here
New to the game, use the overview and the beginner page. The gap pages under them are the timers and the one sword.
Official site: baldursgate3.game.