What decided that my character was a Baldurian?

[e11]

Is it just a matter of race?

[Hobocop]

It's pretty much based on race, yes. If you're not Githyanki or one of the Underdark denizens, the default assumption is Baldurian.

[AokiYakumo]

It's supposedly more Setting-Relevant to say that Tav's a Baldurian, since the game takes place in/around Baldur's Gate.

It's not what I'd prefer, tho. FR's a huge setting in and of itself and Mindflayers are Planeswalkers; it'd make sense that the people on the Nautiloid could've come from any walk of life, from any locale.

It's why for Build-a-B*tch challenges (How to make X in BG3 sort of thing) I specifically avoid the [BALDURIAN] tagged responses as much as able.

[alanc9]

I seem to remember that it didn't work this way in EA.

[Detective Costeau]

Originally posted by alanc9:

I seem to remember that it didn't work this way in EA.

Pretty sure it was like that even in EA, at least during the time I played it (which was fairly late in the EA period).

I distinctly remember expecting the [BALDURIAN] tag to be one of several options you could pick for a character background in the full release, sort of like DOS2's tag system, and being a bit surprised when that wasn't the case.

[Hobocop]

Originally posted by Detective Costeau:

Originally posted by alanc9:

I seem to remember that it didn't work this way in EA.

Pretty sure it was like that even in EA, at least during the time I played it (which was fairly late in the EA period).

I distinctly remember expecting the [BALDURIAN] tag to be one of several options you could pick for a character background in the full release, sort of like DOS2's tag system, and being a bit surprised when that wasn't the case.

It wasn't really something you could choose, per se. Just presented in a similar manner to D:OS2's tags before the UI reworks.

[alanc9]

Thanks. I never actually looked into changing it.