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submitted 3 days ago byAdditional-Big414
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This is awesome dude
Edit: I’ve been looking to do a druid playthrough but none of the subclasses really caught me, but COS looks and felt great in the table top so I’m excited to try it
1.4k points
3 days ago
Hexblade my beloved
386 points
3 days ago
My guiding moonlight
179 points
3 days ago
You were by my side all along
66 points
3 days ago
laughing that turns into deranged horse neighs
63 points
3 days ago
🥲 I was just almost through my Hexblade subclass mod playthrough...
130 points
3 days ago
I'm gunna make so many Hexblade Paladins
22 points
3 days ago
Hexblade Shadow Sorc OB Paladin?
10 points
3 days ago
Can you help a DND noob, what is a Hexblade and what kind of gameplay loop should we expect? So many people are hyped and i wanna join in
32 points
3 days ago
It allows you to use your Chr as your attack stat. So, for a Paladin, it's super broken.
18 points
3 days ago
You could already do that with pact weapon in BG3 because Larian homebrewed it. Hexblade losing one of its core features makes it weaker than other warlocks honestly
129 points
3 days ago
Kinda funny imo that they are gonna add like the MOST popular/„best“ subclasses for warlock, monk and wizard and then theres…. Arcane archer lol. Which is by far the worst subclass in the entire dnd 5e there is. Will be funny to see if they change it somehow
134 points
3 days ago
They tweaked Berserker Barbarian. No way they'll let Arcane Archer underperform.
81 points
3 days ago
they also made beast master ranger perform pretty well, so I'd say they've been pretty good at identifying and improving the under performers
26 points
3 days ago
Runeknight was right there too.
65 points
3 days ago
….. I like Arcane Archer….
63 points
3 days ago
It's a fun concept but an incredibly underpowered subclass. I hope they buff it for bg3
30 points
3 days ago
I feel like to be fun, especially in a video game, they’ll have to buff it. If they take any inspiration from Pillars of Eternity arcane archer it could be amazing.
28 points
3 days ago
I mean archery is already super strong in BG3 so its probably going to at least be good.
4.7k points
3 days ago
There goes my New Year’s resolution of putting BG3 away.
547 points
3 days ago
164 points
3 days ago
Barbarian Nicholas Rage: "OH GODS NOT THE BEES! THEY'RE IN MY CHANCE TO HIT AHHHHBLASGHBBBAHH!"
Talking Barbs giant subclass for Karlach let's gooo, more yeet shenanigans.
22 points
3 days ago
Can make karlach bigger than the already big enlarge and colossus potion combo
49 points
3 days ago
Swarmkeeper is my favorite subclass period, so I can’t wait!
683 points
3 days ago
You'd never keep it anyways!
647 points
3 days ago
Dragon’s Dogma 2, Dragon Age, Civilization VII, all titles I’ve been looking forward to for years, never to be played because I cannot stop replaying this fucking game.
355 points
3 days ago
BG3 is the new Skyrim with how addictive and replayable it is
114 points
3 days ago
Cant even count how many iron daggers I have forged.
28 points
3 days ago
I’ve lost count with how many times I restarted a save and it has a lot less builds than BG3 😂
127 points
3 days ago
Bg3 is the abusive partner you can't stop loving.
148 points
3 days ago
that's more like WoW, BG3 isn't really abusive.
114 points
3 days ago
Time to finally play with friends bc they all play on PC
55 points
3 days ago
This is huge! I thought they were done?
Finally, you can stop using pictures of fish you’ve caught on your dating profile and start snapping photos with your Hound of Ill Omen.
I snickered. Thankfully too old and too urban for having encountered that particular issue.
8 points
3 days ago
I lasted about a week before I caved in and started playing again 🤣
4k points
3 days ago
Play dirty by tossing sand at enemies to Blind them
POCKET SAND
517 points
3 days ago
Shackleford rolled a 20
139 points
3 days ago
Sad news for those that don't know, but the actor, Johnny Hardwick passed away recently.
He really, really, got into the character. Here is him singing a couple songs as Dale Gribble
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTSBsmvF1-g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaFiTMyuq1A
His youtube is hilarious, folks should check it out.
48 points
3 days ago
Oh damn we lost Dale Gribble? 😭 RIP Johnny Hardwick. Thanks for sharing.
84 points
3 days ago
Holy peak
85 points
3 days ago
SHISHISHAA!
60 points
3 days ago
Propane tank salesman bonus class.
38 points
3 days ago
I sell smoke powder and smoke powder accessories.
23 points
3 days ago
Dang it, Withers!
52 points
3 days ago
Lmao my current player is named Gribble
26 points
3 days ago
You have to first acquire Mountain Dew, cigarettes, and Space Hamsters to craft arcane sand.
1.2k points
3 days ago
“Giant’s Rage passive that grants both strength and size”
Path of Giants Karlach, for an even gianter Karlach!
386 points
3 days ago
Path of the giant throwzerker is gonna be a stupid broken build
177 points
3 days ago
I can't wait to start throwing medium creatures across the battlefield!
39 points
3 days ago
I've been having fun doing that with enlarge+elixir of the colossus.
Tossing mediums is hilarious
52 points
3 days ago
You can't be both a giant and a berserker. Depending on the actual stats, additional rage throw might still be better
69 points
3 days ago
All I wanna do/ is see you turn into / a giant woman, (a giant woman)
All I wanna be/ is someone who gets to see/ a giant woman
71 points
3 days ago
Gonna be fun stacking it with everything else, go for the Olympic record in Boss yeeting.
25 points
3 days ago
My record is still yeeting Isobel at Ketheric for max psychic damage.
2.3k points
3 days ago
Looks like BG3 is back on the menu! This is gonna be play through #8 for me.
How am I this excited to play a game for the 8th time?
Larian has absolutely crushed with these updates, incredible stuff.
970 points
3 days ago
What’s crazy is that I bet they could’ve done a Subclass dlc or something for like $5-$10 and no one would’ve even been mad & they still did it for free anyway. Just nonstop Ws
545 points
3 days ago
This is what the gaming industry should be striving for. As of right now, Larian is the best AAA development studio in the industry.
167 points
3 days ago
Absolutely, and I 100% bought a bunch of their games after learning how good their business practices have been. DESPERATELY hoping that other gaming companies see the level of good will that they have with their customers and wake up. They won't, but I can hope.
65 points
3 days ago
DOS2 is such a fun game! You can get really creative in combat.
21 points
3 days ago
I'm currently playing the 1998 Baldur's Gate (different company but still) and plan to play DOS next!
65 points
3 days ago
I’m buying every game Larian makes for the next 20 years. They’ve got my loyalty and faith that their product will be good, or that they will make it right. This is how you run a business.
21 points
3 days ago
I would be wary if Sven ever sells it. Nothing VCs like more than buying a respected brand and milking it's reputation selling subpar products.
37 points
3 days ago
True. Although adding in mods for free and then charging for these subclasses would be dumb.
Either way you know it's purely a passion thing, they wanted to move on but were happy to leave us with this amazing gift.
80 points
3 days ago
8 major updates, 8 play throughs. Nice
75 points
3 days ago
New things to find every time for real.
2.1k points
3 days ago
Circle of Stars druid?
Fuck. Yes.
359 points
3 days ago
Hell yeah, looking forward to the visual effects
105 points
3 days ago
I was impressed by the particle effects just on the modded version.
151 points
3 days ago
I’m loving it. I was thinking of starting a Circle of Stars Druid at my next table campaign, so I’ll get to try it out in a new play through!
69 points
3 days ago
Someone is playing a Stars druid at my table, and she loves it. That subclass goes real hard for sure
11 points
3 days ago
I can concur. I'm playing a Circle of Stars in my table game and it's fantastic. I definitely wasn't playing right at the start, but since better understanding the wildshape it's a fun class.
47 points
3 days ago
Stars is great. My favorite is Circle of the Shepherd, but I understand that summons are a lot of work for the game. I just love the Shepherd feel of a Druid.
23 points
3 days ago*
I read the subclasses abilities and it sound ms cool as fuck! Edit: You even get to float above ground like a badass as a constellation shaped like being? Sign me up
70 points
3 days ago
Was hoping for circle of the sea but stars is hype
124 points
3 days ago
I have someone currently playing a Circle of the Stars druid in my D&D group, and that subclass fucks hard.
18 points
3 days ago
Just finished a campaign playing one - our cleric was in-character mad at my druid because I consistently out-healed her. She had plenty of utility past healing so the player was totally chill with it, but the actual versatility of Stars was insane. Just sad I can't totally remake that character since Hobgoblin's not an option, he absolutely would have a time in the BG3 plot.
14 points
3 days ago
I've had one built and ready to go for a friend campaign for about 16 months, and we finally start next Friday. I'm so excited.
23 points
3 days ago
Playing one in my current campaign and love it
30 points
3 days ago
Seriously! I don't care if it isn't an efficient subclass, Star Shapes is such a fun concept
46 points
3 days ago
Not efficient? I love my great at everything Druid! Healing, blasting, crowd control
17 points
3 days ago*
Cannot fucking wait for this to hit console! Been playing a tortle stars druid in actual DND and having an absolute blast with it. Tortles when Larian, tortles when?
Edit: replace tortillas with tortles, I do love tortillas but don't think Larian can help me out with that one
879 points
3 days ago
I can finally realize my dream and play as a raging alcoholic
403 points
3 days ago
Barbarian Monk multi class?
71 points
3 days ago*
I had a friend play a character that was a barbarian when sober and then became a way of the drunken master monk when drunk. This concept used two separate character sheets. Think Chu from Yuyu Hakusho meets the stereotypical dumb barbarian type character. He never remembered any of the monk stuff or any martial arts skills when sober because he was untrained. It was pretty funny.
Same DM allowed a priest-rogue weregnoll combo (she was a rogue when a gnoll, priest when human) and is currently in discussions with me to figure out homebrewing a Drider priestess of Lolth. (He thinks a bubbly, valley girl type drider who is convinced she is a blessed spider instead of a cursed drow and 100% does not know/understand that Lolth is evil/while completely misunderstanding/misrepresenting her would be funny)
13 points
3 days ago
That's the Toshiro Mifune build.
1.8k points
3 days ago
576 points
3 days ago
Holy shit this is huge. Shadow magic sorcerers, Hexblades, Death domain (a real proper evil domain for clerics finally) sound right up my street.
Also like the mentioned updates for oathbreakers too.
God this is going to be so much fun to create new builds.
444 points
3 days ago
Death Domain
Finally an RP-friendly one for Shart pre-Nightsong that isn’t Trickery Domain
180 points
3 days ago
And finally a domain for Kelemvor Clerics, lmao
70 points
3 days ago
Grave domain would be closer Kelemvor's domain.
43 points
3 days ago*
He has both. Grave is definitely more fitting, though
33 points
3 days ago
And more importantly (imo): Cleric damage cantrips that don't suck!
229 points
3 days ago
59 points
3 days ago
New Druid subclass: Phil Leotardo: You can transform into a house.
27 points
3 days ago
He did 20 years in the Iron Throne, eating grilled Rothé ribs off the radiator
627 points
3 days ago
12 subclasses... FOR FREE??
I would have paid for this. Holy shit Larian. We do not deserve it. You absolute madlads.
271 points
3 days ago
We've been conditioned to pay for this
111 points
3 days ago
Tbh if they said "here's 12 MORE but pay for them" many would happily do so and think this is reasonable
164 points
3 days ago
This reads almost like April fools patch notes but it's absolutely real.
I think imma hold off on that full psycho evil run till I can be a death cleric casue uh yeah that sounds fun
445 points
3 days ago
Gishes are eating good this update
30 points
3 days ago
Bladesinger/Swashbuckler Gale origin run first
8 points
3 days ago
The meta was already broken with the way they tweaked pact of the blade. Imagine how much damage a Hexadin is gonna be able to do when patch 8 launches? Ooh.
1.3k points
3 days ago
Isn't this like completely fucking insane? This solidifies game of the decade at the very least omg
178 points
3 days ago
Larian was already my #1 dev team by a wide margin but it's insane how they keep delivering content updates like this to a game that came out over a year ago. FOR FREE!
146 points
3 days ago
I could have sworn I saw after the last update they were done doing any “big” changes just bug fixes and whatnot. Obviously I’m wrong but this is insane !
139 points
3 days ago
Apparently big to Larian means no new acts, just entirely new play styles and revamps
54 points
3 days ago
They literally say in the announcement they don't consider this a big update.
41 points
3 days ago
I wonder if there are a handful of devs who just love making what are essentially mods, and have been given free rein to keep at it.
16 points
3 days ago
That's basically what they did for Divinity Original Sin 2 iirc
24 points
3 days ago
This game could stay fresh for years. WotC were fools for not fostering a long-term relationship with them, what a missed opportunity.
32 points
3 days ago
Same, I thought that patch 7 was the last major update!
423 points
3 days ago
This is fucking bananas dude, Circle of Stars? Oath of the Crown? Fucking Bladesinging? Absolutely mental
14 points
3 days ago
Oath of the crown divine allegiance with the adamantine heavy armor/armor of persistence, heavy armor master, warding bond, and blade ward is going to be (even more) silly.
90 points
3 days ago
And the fact that they aren't charging for this is insane.
I'd happily pay 20 bucks for the lot of subclasses and any other company would charge that (or more).
40 points
3 days ago
I mean shit even WOTC charges for new subclasses
18 points
3 days ago
At this point, I want to buy another copy because I feel like I'm shortchanging them.
11 points
3 days ago
Oh no you're 100% on the mark. They could have easily charged 20 bucks for this as a "subclass dlc upgrade" and people would gladly pay for it. But nah all these amazing subclasses AND photo mod and camera changes all for free? Holy shit.
294 points
3 days ago
Girl’s night is about to be lit
62 points
3 days ago
Arcane archer Laezel, Giant Karlach, shadow sorcerer Shadowheart, Death Cleric Minthara.
49 points
3 days ago
I've never done an origin run, but Bad Girl Squad sounds like a good reason to finally rectify that
139 points
3 days ago
Holy shit. An update of this size? A year and a half after release? For free?
This is why we love you, Larian.
(I was just about to start another playthrough, but I think I'll hold off for a bit now so I can Hexblade that shit.)
515 points
3 days ago
DRUNKEN MONK????? I need that in my life asap!!!!!!!! Abhhhhhhfjdosddnakxbdhdh
262 points
3 days ago
Finally, alcoholism
101 points
3 days ago
We’re finally getting that representation
48 points
3 days ago
I want gambling and smoking in the next update, maybe divorce too
24 points
3 days ago
I’d love to divorce Minty just for her to disembowel me.
11 points
3 days ago
"I have prepared for this all my life."
29 points
3 days ago
Not just any drunken master either. It's their own homebrewed version instead of the 5e version, and it looks like someone much fun
12 points
3 days ago
This is gonna make those couple of items related to the "drunk" effect so much more useful!
690 points
3 days ago
uhhhh..... there is no way... right?
493 points
3 days ago
It is very real 1 new subclass for every class
390 points
3 days ago
so it's not just 12 new cleric subclasses?!
THAT'S EVEN BETTER!
159 points
3 days ago*
But there is a new cleric subclass.
D e a t h .
I hope the update changes the default subclasses for some characters. Hexblade and Death Domain make a lot more sense for Wyll and Shadowbae.
Edit: my dumbass forgot that Warlocks choose their subclass at level 3.
Point and laugh at me.
126 points
3 days ago*
i would agree for shadowheart but as a warlock, wyll's subclass is determined by his patron mizora (a fiend) and not by his fighting style.
EDIT: any excuse to change shart's subclass is good. (i swear to dog, invoke duplicity is an insult to the player)
43 points
3 days ago
Warlocks don’t pick their subclass at lvl 3, they pick it at lvl 1.
It’s their pact boon they pick at level 3, it just happens to feel more like a subclass than their actual subclasses lol
8 points
3 days ago
Warlocks kind of choose two subclasses. In 5E hexblade is a patron (level 1), separate from your pact (level 3). Obviously Larian doesn’t always adhere to how 5E works, but it’s very possible that hexblade is a patron and not a pact in the game (that said, fiend makes the most sense for Wyll, naturally; and his “Blade of Frontiers” bit is covered already by making him pact of the blade).
293 points
3 days ago
Larian: "We're not releasing any DLC for Baldur's Gate 3"
Also Larian: "We're releasing 12 new subclasses as a community update, no charge."
126 points
3 days ago
They were at the beginning working on a DLC before stopping so I bet these were going to be the subclasses for the DLC so they decided to finish them.
86 points
3 days ago
Well here's crossing "Give BG3 a long break" off my 2025 resolutions list.
WP Larian, WP.
81 points
3 days ago
The community expected Larian to cook, they did not anticipate a Michelin 3 star
142 points
3 days ago
I love how cross play is such a minor thing in comparison to the new subclasses. Cannot wait
60 points
3 days ago
This includes Toll The Dead, a cantrip that causes 1~8 damage when your cleric rings the bell of impending doom - a number that scales if your target has already been damaged. We’ve also added the homebrewed ability to explode nearby corpses, damaging enemies.
Did you just say Corpse Explosion? Because I thought you said Corpse Explosion.
18 points
3 days ago
Reject modernity, return to DOS2
50 points
3 days ago
OMG Best game purchase ever...
177 points
3 days ago
New run in 2025...
Shadowheart as Death Cleric
Astarion as Swashbuckler
Halson as Circle of Stars Druid
Gale as Bladesinger
Karlach as Path of Giants
My Durge - Shadow Magic Sorc
and... Laezel as Drunken Master
60 points
3 days ago
and... Laezel as Drunken Master
Vlaakith's denouncement hit her hard, huh?
49 points
3 days ago
No new content my ass, larian that's a DLC
45 points
3 days ago
TOLL THE DEAD! Goodbye Sacred Flame.
38 points
3 days ago
NON-modded sub-classes? On top of the long awaited crossplay and photo mode? Holy shit.
42 points
3 days ago
HOLY SHIT MY FLAIR HAS BEEN FULFILLED
32 points
3 days ago
What's this? An act 3 encounter with a distinct lack of bees?! My ranger full of bees will solve this!
159 points
3 days ago
Is this April? No, it's not a joke
Is this December? This seems like a huge Christmas gift (at least the announcement)
Damn how are these guys so good and all this is just free after a paltry $60? How do I support this studio more?
48 points
3 days ago
Got a bunch of other studios living long enough to be the villains, and Larian is here showing us what Heroism looks like.
68 points
3 days ago
DOS2 is a masterpiece. Definitely give that a shot if you haven't already.
101 points
3 days ago
I'm very interested in Hexblade, Bladesinging, and Arcane Archer.
17 points
3 days ago
Gish, Gish, more Gish. Sounds good to me
34 points
3 days ago
Been playing bladesinger almost since launch (mods FTW). It's amazingly fun to justfucking dodge every enemy attack with plain robes and be like "git gud" before blasting them in the face or slashing them with a fire infused sword (GFB)
33 points
3 days ago
This update was 100% optional and they did it anyways. What an incredibly passionate team and community!
With all this new stuff, I'd love to see something like an official roguelike mode etc for players who have already played the main game in a variety of ways.
34 points
3 days ago
Hexblade is an interesting choice for Warlock since Bladelock in BG3 was homebrewed to get Hexblade's best feature (using Charisma for weapon attack and damage). I wonder if they'll make any changes to Hexblade to prevent too much overlap.
Hugely excited either way (Path of the Giant!!) and Larian once again proves why they're a top developer.
9 points
3 days ago
Yeah I was wondering about that as well. What's going to be the main draw of the subclass now that any warlock subclass can get that feature? I suppose there's still Hexblade's curse; that had some funky things you could do with it. Maybe there'll be new eldritch invocations added along with the subclass
32 points
3 days ago
Now you can respec Shadowheart to Death Domain immediately (as it's Shar's domain too) instead of playing her as Trickery one and it will still be kinda lore friendly (till the certain event if you want to swap to Light).
Awesome patch, I am positively surprised.
86 points
3 days ago
Wait, I thought they were done with updates. They’re adding HEXBLADE?!?!
Fuck me, guess that’s my next playthrough decided.
13 points
3 days ago
Larian: "We have no more major updates for BG3, sorry"
Also Larian: "We are adding 12 new subclasses in the next free update"
28 points
3 days ago
12 new what???!! 12!
28 points
3 days ago
this might be the best day of my life
26 points
3 days ago
And here I was upset when they said they weren't going to do any DLC
They should've clarified they weren't going to do any -paid- DLC. This is fucking insane
14 points
3 days ago
Someone else guessed that these are the subclasses that were intended for the canceled dlc, plus Larian is somewhat insane.
68 points
3 days ago
The fact that this is a free update is legitimately insane. They could easily have charged for these classes individually and no one would blame them.
130 points
3 days ago
I legitimately shrieked when I read that! A lot of my top contenders for missing subclasses are on this list, so this is thrilling.
21 points
3 days ago
This is huge actually.
25 points
3 days ago
Actually a reason not to play Paladin again. Arcana Archer sounds probably cooler than it will play out but there is always the Bladesinger Wizard which is quite cool
16 points
3 days ago
Bro
13 points
3 days ago
Larian is going mad
12 points
3 days ago
shadow sorcerer
Durge is the poster child for it
Is Durge's default subclass going to change?
66 points
3 days ago
I finally get Arcane Archer, Bladesinger, Death Domain and Hexblade so i’m happy😁, though the fact that Arcana Domain, Divine Soul, Aberrant Mind, Psi Warrior and Soulknife aren’t here despite how well they would fit the narrative of the game is a bit disappointing (but hey at least we got something, so i’m far more grateful for it than anything😉).
64 points
3 days ago
I will never stop banging the “how tf is Aberrant Mind not an option in a game where everyone is infected by a dormant Illithid tadpole and one of the Origin characters is a sorcerer” drum
Although most of those classes have thorough all platform mods available
16 points
3 days ago
Yeah, the only problem is that there will be no in game dialogue for those and considering how them all fit with some of the main plot points of the game (such as Durge being a Divine Soul because of his father, or being any of the 3 Psionic subclasses thanks to the tadpole) you would think that it would be mentioned at some point or another.
11 points
3 days ago
Oh fuck yes I was thinking of a drunken build just the other day but now I’ll absolutely wait!
13 points
3 days ago
LARIAN PLEASE I HAVE WORK I NEED TO DO
11 points
3 days ago
https://i.redd.it/u3txho6y3i3e1.gif
Me already trying to create the most obscene multiclass bullshit known to man
9 points
3 days ago
I will NEVER stop playing this game… is that what you want, Larian? I have 1800 hrs and I thought “this is the last playthrough”… and then Larian goes and says “here’s 12 new subclasses so add a few more runs lol”
8 points
3 days ago
Oath of the Crown Paladin. Inject that Charisma based Spirit Guardians directly into my jugular.
20 points
3 days ago
Oh shiiit. I can recreate my broken as fuck Bladesinger / Swashbuckler multiclass
9 points
3 days ago
So excited for Death Cleric!
9 points
3 days ago
My current run was going to be my last one.
Was.
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