NEVER played any DND games ever how is this game for total new noob player ?

[☢LordMiki☢]

I never played anything relevant to DND, how is this game for total noob and newcomer. Will it be to complicated or complex for me to understand, or is the game made for all, is there an easy mode or things like that for totally new ppl to understand?
I really don't know anything about the DND world, I don't even know how dice work, yea ...
Is the whole gameplay complex or you can play it more easily and to the point, see the enemy kill it, or do you have to be really creative every time?
i played RPG games my whole life, but nothing like this.
Thx to all for the help and tips <3

[Mijj]

I think you should probably find some guide online about basic DnD rules, I think someone somewhere made a sumamry of the basic rules? Even if there are tutorials, I don't thnik they explain that much about the core rules...

[Sentient_Toaster]

WOTC does publish D&D 5E's Basic Rules for free @ https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules

BG3 does deviate from those, but familiarity with the above might still be useful at least re: basic concepts.

[malusignis]

Yes, Story Mode. It's not so difficult to understand. It's totally worth it

[The HR Department]

You have to learn how to play if you want to have a streamlined experience rather than a slog fest.

[ShinyLumi]

you don't need to go through all the DnD rules.. the tutorial pop ups explain quite a bit.. just be curious in general and read the description of spells, abilities etc..
just play whatever is fun to you.. you don't really have to be creative with anything.. it just does make the combats easier sometimes to use environment.. but they're still at a good difficulty even in intermediate difficulty for newer player (which is something you can change in the game anytime).. just mostly good strategy and understanding of different abilities takes you far enough in the game..
i can only count on one hand the hard fights with specific mechanics in about 100 hours of playing.. but by then you'll probably understand most of the mechanics and stuff like that either way.
as far as i tried and saw with friends that are not as knowledgeable and myself that only played DnD like.. once.. it's pretty newbie friendly, even for non-gamers and non-experienced DnD players~

[DogWater]

It's very approachable but you have to expect a learning curve. You just don't need encyclopedic knowledge of arcane synergies and the game doesn't expect you to metagame particularly hard. As stated already, you can absolutely try it on easy to get an understanding of the systems while playing pretty poorly without instant punishment. Also don't hesitate to restart the game after a bit with a new character once you get the systems and have a better idea of what character you want to make.

As far as oopsies along the way, you should get access to cheap respecs for everyone quite early so if you make some choice you regret, it's easy to fix. It could be something as stupid as missing an option during level up. In general the game is not super hard, the ruleset is not super complicated and it isn't a hardcore meat grinder of an rpg expecting you to optimize your party particularly hard.

People who are into these "old school" RPGs really do downplay how difficult they can be to get into. They used to have massive manuals and expected you to read them, for good reason. This one really is just about as easy as they come among this genre, even if you haven't played the classics. It's also, mostly, very transparent about everything going on under the hood which should help a lot.

[Beautiful Ham Sandwich]

If anything, this is a great place to learn. Take it at your own pace and you'll pick up on the stuff pretty easily. The system is decently simple, the problem beginners face is they see all of it and think they have to learn everything all at once, which yeah THAT would be a little bit of effort.

The game explains most of it through tutorial messages, for everything else ask the forums or search for threads that have already answered your questions.

[☢LordMiki☢]

Originally posted by LazyLumi:

you don't need to go through all the DnD rules.. the tutorial pop ups explain quite a bit.. just be curious in general and read the description of spells, abilities etc..
just play whatever is fun to you.. you don't really have to be creative with anything.. it just does make the combats easier sometimes to use environment.. but they're still at a good difficulty even in intermediate difficulty for newer player (which is something you can change in the game anytime).. just mostly good strategy and understanding of different abilities takes you far enough in the game..
i can only count on one hand the hard fights with specific mechanics in about 100 hours of playing.. but by then you'll probably understand most of the mechanics and stuff like that either way.
as far as i tried and saw with friends that are not as knowledgeable and myself that only played DnD like.. once.. it's pretty newbie friendly, even for non-gamers and non-experienced DnD players~ :MiniCatLove:

Thank you :)

[Severance]

It is a bit tough, personally took me about 10-15 hours to figure out how everything worked as a person that never played DnD turn based games. Guides on youtube help for sure.

[Pieshaman]

It not so hard as bg 1 and 2 can be, those were more hardcore. This is basically a polished version of dragon age origin, but less complex combat.

[Thulsa_Doom]

You must read 10000000000000 guides before you have any idea of this strange genre.

Also if you have a wife, kids and a full time job, just stay away from BG3...

[Dad0ne]

This is pretty much all you need to know as a complete newbie to the 5e combat mechanics.

https://youtu.be/BSLGMShwD-I?si=Kv0mVVpP6thA_KqG

[sofia ciel]

Originally posted by ☢LordMiki☢:

I never played anything relevant to DND, how is this game for total noob and newcomer. Will it be to complicated or complex for me to understand, or is the game made for all, is there an easy mode or things like that for totally new ppl to understand?
I really don't know anything about the DND world, I don't even know how dice work, yea ...
Is the whole gameplay complex or you can play it more easily and to the point, see the enemy kill it, or do you have to be really creative every time?
i played RPG games my whole life, but nothing like this.
Thx to all for the help and tips <3

although i do tabletop stuff, I haven't played much D&D, oddly enough. i don't think it's particularly complex though, big thing i had to remember is that you can't move out of melee range without disengaging. for rogues this isn't a big deal since disengage is a bonus action for them, for other classes it's basically a lost turn.

the dice are just RNGesus stuff. most RPGs have that to a degree but this actually shows it to you. You do get mulligans in the form of Inspiration if you do things that fit your character's background or class.

you don't have to be creative every time, but it's definitely fun to realize, "oh hey, I can kill this guy by shoving him into a pit" or finding other stuff that synergizes well.

if you're intimidated by the combat, tho, there is a story-oriented difficulty, the only downside is that you can't multiclass. but then again that's not even completely necessary to the game, the current cap without any sort of mods or what i'd consider inevitable expansion packs is 12 so you don't get *that* much wiggle room for dual classing.

[FuNb0Y86]

There isn't a lot of curve balls in the game tbh. If you take it one step at a time, read the tutorials, read and pay attention to the people and lore, and play with patience, it's good role playing game.

There are some weird things about the spells that aren't crystal clear in the game, but a little research will help you overcome those moments. For example, I am a veteran player of DnD, and I couldn't figure out why a NPC arced a thrown bomb over my darkness patch to hit my entire party of players. What I discovered was the NPC had line of sight from the ground to the stairs where my party was camped. There's little nuances like that which are a little hard to grasp at first. I needed to realize that my darkness spell had a 17 ft. sphere, but the stairs were just a bit higher than 17ft,

I find that the vast majority of people who have complaints are actually veterans who know too much about DnD for their own good lol.