Baldur's Gate - New Player Guide

Baldur's Gate is a complex game. It's based on the Dungeons & Dragons advanced 2nd edition ruleset (quite old) which involves many things that players might not be accustomed to, such as the spell system, rolling dice to determine the outcome of game actions, the way time flows in rounds and turns, and many other mechanics that can be confusing for new players. The purpose of this video is to try and guide new players in some areas they might be struggling with by providing an explanation of game mechanics and UI, tips on how to work with the multiple game systems as well as some recommendations I think are best for people trying out the game for the first time(s). Note: This video is recorded using Baldur's Gate 2 to exemplify, but what is being shown here applies exactly in the same way for Baldur's Gate 1. There's a lot of stuff to cover so the video ended up a bit long, so I encourage you to explore the timestamps in order to quickly access the information you might be looking for: 00:00 Introduction 01:37 Character creation 02:07 Character creation (Races) 03:47 Character creation (Classes) 06:13 Character creation (Alignments) 08:51 Character creation (Abilities/Stats) 17:52 Character creation (Skills/Proficiencies) 20:33 Character creation (Pure vs Multi vs Dual class) 22:29 User Interface 37:24 Inventory 47:00 Combat stats (AC, THAC0, Saves) 54:37 Real Time with Pause 58:40 Spell casters 01:00:16 Spell casters (Learning mage spells) 01:02:40 Spell casters (Memorizing spells) 01:03:37 Spell casters (Recuperating spells - resting) 01:05:37 Spell casters (Casting spells) 01:06:46 Spell casters (Innate spell casters) 01:07:57 Spell casters (Spells slots / Spells per day) 01:09:20 Reputation 01:12:22 Party composition 01:22:37 Party AI 01:35:43 How to Thieves 01:41:22 Game time (Rounds and turns) 01:49:08 Dice rolls (attack, damage, saves rolls) 01:57:05 Weapons 02:02:26 Conclusion For some more advanced topics I suggest looking into this playlist: Baldur's Gate - Alhoon Lair Guide (SCS Ins... where I have some more guides available :) There's also complete playthroughs of BG1, Siege of Dragonspear, BG2 and Throne of Bhaal already available in the channel in case you want to see how I handle certain situations in the game (these are modded playthroughs for extra difficulty and tactical challenges but the core game and quests are the same): BG1: [BGEE #00] Baldur's Gate Playthrough - Int... SoD: [BGSoD #1] Siege of Dragonspear Playthroug... BG2 (with ToB): [BG2EE#01] Baldur's Gate 2 Let's Play with... As always, if there's anything else you want to know or just want to say hi, leave a comment and consider subscribing if you like this content :D Thank you for watching!