max level may be 15

[Solo Cat Collector]

the latest BG3 Release Trailer shows shows the party at level 8 fighting a major antagonist. And there are 2 more which Larian (for some reason???) will show later, either in trailers or the text-heavy update posts.
I think it is safe to say that the maximum level may be 15 or more, based off of the assumption that the party shown is at the minimum level required to fight this antagonist, level 8
What do you think is a good maximum level for this type of adventure? We still do not know if the threat we are up against is world-ending or not
They might have as well increased it to 20, who knows...

[DOOM THE PRIME EVIL]

i want level 20 or higher but that's just me as a Baldur's Gate player from the very start

[Razorblade]

Originally posted by DOOM THE PRIME EVIL:

i want level 20 or higher but that's just me as a Baldur's Gate player from the very start

There is no higher than 20 in 5E. Level 20 is already reality-warping, godlike power.

[NeeLot]

Originally posted by DOOM THE PRIME EVIL:

i want level 20 or higher but that's just me as a Baldur's Gate player from the very start

There is no level higher than 20 in 5e.

Also, BG1 was capped at like 8.

[KeyboardBerserker]

14 gives my warlock hurl through hell, thats all i care about at this point

[Pan Darius Cassandra]

🤞for 14.

[SnarkOne]

Ask which spell slot do you think will be the maximum. If it's 8th, then you're getting max level 15 or 16; and spells like Clone, Control Weather, Dominate Monster and Animal Shapes. If that seems feasible, then max could be 16 due to the feat levelup.

[AsianGirlLover]

Aren't they going to release an expansion after a while? Wouldn't be surprised if we can hit 20 in a DLC or something like that.

[Яeplicant]

Originally posted by AsianGirlLover:

Aren't they going to release an expansion after a while? Wouldn't be surprised if we can hit 20 in a DLC or something like that.

Unknown at this point and somewhat unlikely, given their track record of narrative driven DLCs released. Really depends if WotC has something to say on that matter or how the story itself is going to end.

[Yojo0o]

Originally posted by SnarkOne:

Ask which spell slot do you think will be the maximum. If it's 8th, then you're getting max level 15 or 16; and spells like Clone, Control Weather, Dominate Monster and Animal Shapes. If that seems feasible, then max could be 16 due to the feat levelup.

Clone and Control Weather are fun spells in tabletop, but I can't imagine them being implemented in a satisfactory manner in a video game.

[georgeAM]

i dont know much about DnD, but i assume its the same as divinity 2 where by level 7 you have tons of skills so it dosent matter much the cap level be low.

[Yojo0o]

Originally posted by georgeAM:

i dont know much about DnD, but i assume its the same as divinity 2 where by level 7 you have tons of skills so it dosent matter much the cap level be low.

Nah, not really. 5e DnD does a good job of making sure that each level-up grants a feature to each character, be it a class feature, a subclass feature, or a new level of spellcasting. DOS2's level-ups tend to be more incremental, except for the vendor updates at 4/9/16.

[BurningFalcon]

I don't know how OP gets to the assumption max level will be 15 by seeing a required level of 8. It makes no sense to me.
Would I be happy to see lv15? Yes.
I had BG3 on my wishlist since I knew the game would come, but when I heard the max level would be 10, I decided at least against EarlyAccess. Due the fact that multiclassing was already mentioned, while doable with Lv10, you just don't have the proper flexibility in my opinion.
Now, since there's talks about increasing said limit, I still wait for some official news which it would be.
Anything from 12-14 would be valid, 17+ seems unrealistic to me at the moment.
With the initial cap being 10, 15/16 seems unlikely, though I wouldn't be against it, especially since 16 would give us great groundwork for multiclassing.

[Yojo0o]

Originally posted by BurningFalcon:

I don't know how OP gets to the assumption max level will be 15 by seeing a required level of 8. It makes no sense to me.
Would I be happy to see lv15? Yes.
I had BG3 on my wishlist since I knew the game would come, but when I heard the max level would be 10, I decided at least against EarlyAccess. Due the fact that multiclassing was already mentioned, while doable with Lv10, you just don't have the proper flexibility in my opinion.
Now, since there's talks about increasing said limit, I still wait for some official news which it would be.
Anything from 12-14 would be valid, 17+ seems unrealistic to me at the moment.
With the initial cap being 10, 15/16 seems unlikely, though I wouldn't be against it, especially since 16 would give us great groundwork for multiclassing.

Damn dude, are you regularly playing tier 3-4 campaigns? I'd hardly call level 10 inflexible in 5e terms.

[Baron]

It'll be 12 or 14. Not only are we talking stupid massive levels of XP worthy of probably being the sequel once you get that high, but they will be deciding based on spell slots and similar mechanics.

So level 12 for a Wizard for example is going to net you a stat point and a lvl 6 spell slot. 14, however, gets you a class feature and a lvl 7 spell slot. That would be, in my eyes, the ideal break point to stop for a sequel with the intention of carrying the party over (hypothetically).

Considering DLC, we may be looking at lvl 12 for vanilla campaign, 12-14 for the DLC, 14-20 for the sequel.

P.S and yeah...the people wanting the high levels but not understanding how DnD works...the whole setting has to change because you are basically gods at the high levels - level 10 or 12 characters are pretty strong, fighting pretty tough enemies.

The multiclassing question is an interesting one. As I see no focus on it yet I could easily see them not caring too much for this iteration, then focussing big time on multiclasses for the sequel, perhaps. Optimising multiclassing and having that work for Larian....we dont know exactly what corners they have broken off the system yet...multiclassing may be completely different min/max wise

[Regulator XIII]

if max'd i'd hope for 15 its a well rounded number or at least gib 20, if lv 14 , 13 , 11 or 12 itll bother the piss out of me because its no increment of 5