What are some races/classes I should try for a new or interesting replay?

[Nella]

I've done my 1ste playthrough as a Human Sorcerer and a second Durge redemption playthrough as a Dragonborne Monk.

I wanna try a new 3rd playthrough but unfortunately, I am someone who is very thorough when playing a game, I think I encountered most quests and secrets, apart from a completely evil run, which I do not have the heart to do.

So, I know classes and races do have a significant impact on game content, so I do want to ask, what are some classes and races I should mix and match for a new experience?

Also, side tangent, I cannot see the durge character as anything but the original dragonborne design and it upsets me deeply. If I try to make him any other race, it just doesn't feel true to the character.

[Ironwu]

Impossible to say since you did not lay out all the classes, sub-classes, and builds you have previously played in the two run through sessions.

[Nella]

Originally posted by Ironwu:

Impossible to say since you did not lay out all the classes, sub-classes, and builds you have previously played in the two run through sessions.

1ste Human Sorcerer
2de Dragonborne Monk.


3de - What I am trying to piece together now

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by Nella:

What are some races/classes I should try for a new or interesting replay?
I've done my 1ste playthrough as a Human Sorcerer and a second Durge redemption playthrough as a Dragonborne Monk.

I wanna try a new 3rd playthrough but unfortunately, I am someone who is very thorough when playing a game, I think I encountered most quests and secrets, apart from a completely evil run, which I do not have the heart to do.

So, I know classes and races do have a significant impact on game content, so I do want to ask, what are some classes and races I should mix and match for a new experience?

Also, side tangent, I cannot see the durge character as anything but the original dragonborne design and it upsets me deeply. If I try to make him any other race, it just doesn't feel true to the character.

Originally posted by Nella:

Originally posted by Ironwu:

Impossible to say since you did not lay out all the classes, sub-classes, and builds you have previously played in the two run through sessions.

1ste Human Sorcerer
2de Dragonborne Monk.


3de - What I am trying to piece together now

Give Paladin a go. Not only are the skills and abilities interesting, but following your oath or not can also open up interesting situations.

Plus I think Ironwu refers to your party compositions.

You might less enjoy playing e.g. Paladin as main if you run with Paladins in your previous parties, or maybe you do?

Bard has funny dialogues as and so on ~ that by the end of the day every class is worth playing. Some more as primary some less. Hell, you could even respec in time. As in: druid for Act 1, Paladin in Act 2, Barbarian in Act 3 etc.

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halfling shadow monk

[Panda-Bishop]

Drow have amusing interactions in Act 1, Minthara really has those goblins whipped.

[Nella]

Originally posted by Panda-Bishop:

Drow have amusing interactions in Act 1, Minthara really has those goblins whipped.

I've been thinking of a drow playthrough ngl.

[seeker1]

If you can and are willing to use mods, I'm personally finding it fun playing with an Artificer hireling. I wouldn't be an Artificer as a main origin character, it's kind of a very support oriented class. MHO, the artillerist is the best subclass. The armorer and alchemist is meh and the battle smith just can summon essentially a mini steel defender. But the artillerist gets a blaster rifle! Plus can use other firearms and summon mobile artillery as backup.

I tested out WoW Demon Hunter and Death Knight. Should note especially the latter is very script extender dependent (so I couldn't use many abilities).

The other ones I liked were Vanguard (essentially a very improved Eldritch Knight, but made its own class not a fighter subclass) and Mystic, which has its own psionic/psychic energy system independent of in-game magic. The Magus would be cool because it can use 2PFE spells (along with that mod). At least it once could, I did something to my mod order and now it's not getting them, sigh.

Subclasses I've tried that are also very interesting - Graviturgy magic for wizards, the Drakewarden ranger (be warned keep your dragon in mote form most of the time, it's not good at moving around indoors), the Pirate rogue (which is a swashbuckler that can also use firearms and gets some spells oh and can summon a parrot that mocks your enemies), and the Radiant/Sun Soul monk that can project radiant energy as well as using their fists. Storm herald barbarian can create elemental storms as they rage. The Hexblade is a vanguard like version of the warlock. Arcane Archer is sorta meh there isn't much it can do that in-game magic arrows don't already.

There's additional cleric domains but to be honest the best ones (IMHO), Tempest and Light, are already in game. Oath of the Golden Order for paladins is the one I've found I really like, though it seems to be based on Elden Ring, not D & D source material. Oh and as for additional mod races, I've tried Aasimar and Half Dragon. Aasimar starts out with winged flight. and some buffs. Half Dragon is Dragonborn on steroids. Much better breath weapon, you gain spells as you level up, and you can turn into a real dragon form. But, as I've found, in real dragon form you can fly but are so big you essentially have zero movement, so I rarely used it.

So ... all in all, I love what the world of modding makes possible as to replayability in this game, even as I agonize over the occasional bugs and crashes it creates in a patching game with its own issues ... I find the cost-benefit worth it.

[Gentoo]

It is fun to play class/race that are mismatches.

[Ironwu]

This 'tuber has a lot of great BG3 builds and what is really nice is that he lays out the Level progression and all the choices at each step. Also the why and how of them. :)

https://www.youtube.com/@DnDDeepDive/videos

He just released a video on his suggestion for an Honor Mode party build which is great information.

Good Luck