Cleric's Deities

[Karam]

I wanna start a run as a cleric of Bahamut, will my specific deity choice give me special interactions regarding Bahamut for example? I know Shar and Selune get a lot of spotlight, but I wonder if my Deity choice will change anything in the game besides my alignment, and will it get any mention at all?

[Raz]

Your Deity choice will not impact the story. There might be some flavor text (much of which likely overlaps, haven't tried Bahamut, though I have done Eilistraee as a Seladrine Drow and she does get the option, occasionally, to correct ppl and say she does not worship Lloth), but only Shar, Selune, the Dead Three, and Mystra have anything to do with the main story.

[jonnin]

there is no alignment. All the choices have minor text here and there. Its not much.

[GriffinPilgrim]

Originally posted by jonnin:

there is no alignment. All the choices have minor text here and there. Its not much.

There is for Clerics.

[GriffinPilgrim]

Some gods have direct interactions here and there, I don't know if Bahamut does. The priest in the Stormshore Tabernacle always knows your deity and comments on it.
What does matter is the god's alignment. As a Bahamut cleric you will get occasional "Cleric of Good Diety" dialogue options.

[[TG] zac]

Alignment doesn't exist in 5e.

Want to be a complete evil psychotic mass murderer that somehow serves a god of justice and love ?

That somehow works....

All diety choice does in the game is grant you a few dialog choices and possibly make a few checks easier then they normally would be (often other classes get similar things tied to their class as well)

[GriffinPilgrim]

Originally posted by TG zac:

Alignment doesn't exist in 5e.

Want to be a complete evil psychotic mass murderer that somehow serves a god of justice and love ?

That somehow works....

All diety choice does in the game is grant you a few dialog choices and possibly make a few checks easier then they normally would be (often other classes get similar things tied to their class as well)

5E does still have alignment. BG3 does not.

[seeker1]

There does seem to be different dialogue/interactions based on your deity's alignment (at least good vs. evil), so a Bahamut worshipper will get different stuff from a Tiamat worshipper.

The Wiki doesn't have much on this question, but this article does.

https://gamerant.com/baldurs-gate-3-bg3-most-important-deities/

Baal worshipper (needs mods) gets Durge-like interactions
Shar (likewise) gets SH-origin-like interactions
Vlaakith (must be Githyanki) gets Lae-like interactions
Mystra gets unique interactions with Gale, Elminster, and her
Selune is the most impactful and available choice (for all good clerics)
Myrkul and Bane (needs mods) changes up interactions with Ketheric & Gortash
Umberlee will give you the most access to her shrine in the city
Silvanus - will affect your interactions in the Grove
Lolth (must be drow) - will affect interactions with Nere, Karniss, and other drow
Lathander - affects your interactions in the Monastery
Loviatar - mostly affects your interactions with Abdirak

As for Bahamut, Tiamat, Tyr, Helm, and so many others, it mostly affects some things, but mostly dependent on whether the god is good or evil.