Sorcerer - Which race

[TwoGunTony]

Hello Folks :)
I need some advice about my 2nd playtrough in Bg3 about the Sorcerer class.
Im gonna play on Explore this time for a way more casual experience.
Im playing on Normal with my Barbarian. Should I also go Normal with my Sorcerer?
Which race should i choose? I think the Githyanki is a good choice because of the armor they can wear to take more hits ect. But Ive seen many videoes on youtube were people is choosing Half-Elf.
What is your take?

[Solvem Probler]

Race doesn't matter in this game.

[Rex is back, baby!]

Races are mostly cosmetic now-a-days.
Half-elf is the most popular race, because it looks good and has great passives.
High elf half elf gets an extra cantrip. Wood elf half elf gets movement speed, and drow half elf get dancing lights cantrip, faiery fire, and darkness spells.

[Angel]

high half elf for shields

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by TwoGunTony:

Sorcerer - Which race
Hello Folks :)
I need some advice about my 2nd playtrough in Bg3 about the Sorcerer class.
Im gonna play on Explore this time for a way more casual experience.
Im playing on Normal with my Barbarian. Should I also go Normal with my Sorcerer?
Which race should i choose? I think the Githyanki is a good choice because of the armor they can wear to take more hits ect. But Ive seen many videoes on youtube were people is choosing Half-Elf.
What is your take?

I recommend Drow.

Githyanki is quite powerful, but I never could get used to their appearance.

Forest Elves are great with their movement speed.

[IvoryTemplar]

If you're playing on explorer then pick whatever you want, but you shouldn't need armor on a sorcerer unless you're playing it wrong. The idea is to attack from a distance, not be in the middle of the fray.

Personally, I like halfling for sorc since it's super rare to roll a nat 1 due to their passive.

[アンジェル]

Originally posted by TwoGunTony:

Sorcerer - Which race
Hello Folks :)
I need some advice about my 2nd playtrough in Bg3 about the Sorcerer class.
Im gonna play on Explore this time for a way more casual experience.
Im playing on Normal with my Barbarian. Should I also go Normal with my Sorcerer?
Which race should i choose? I think the Githyanki is a good choice because of the armor they can wear to take more hits ect. But Ive seen many videoes on youtube were people is choosing Half-Elf.
What is your take?

If you want a tanky sorcerer, consider Tempest Cleric 1 / Storm Sorcerer 11. You get heavy armour and shield, and incredible mobility. Making it a very comfortable playthrough.

[Doomvora]

Wood Elf or anything that gives you shield proficiency.

Races really don't matter in this game and are mostly cosmetic outside of a few specific choices for specific things.

[OnlyOffensive]

I would recommed half-orc to look sophisticated in robes and circlet

[da_venom]

Originally posted by TwoGunTony:

Hello Folks :)
I need some advice about my 2nd playtrough in Bg3 about the Sorcerer class.
Im gonna play on Explore this time for a way more casual experience.
Im playing on Normal with my Barbarian. Should I also go Normal with my Sorcerer?
Which race should i choose? I think the Githyanki is a good choice because of the armor they can wear to take more hits ect. But Ive seen many videoes on youtube were people is choosing Half-Elf.
What is your take?

as many said before , race is not a key factor, however you do want to lookat race passives that may or not may help you

like wood elf for extra movement and resistant to sleep etc

and another thing is would you go pure class or multi

[Caerbannog]

GO DROW! DOUBLE FIST THOSE HAND CROSSBOWS! YEAAAAAHHHH

[Math1337]

Drow will give you a lot of new dialogue options with NPCs. I've played Dark Urge Drow Warlock, awesome experience.
If you choose DRACONIC BLOODLINE sorc, you can combo it with Dragonborn.
Githyanki are fun, but i prefer them as melee fighters.

[Tomas Mac Mordain]

The answer is: whatever man - everything works just fine - pick a race you'll like the initial proficiencies from. Other than that it really makes no difference outside of RP reasons. Leveling properly is what makes the difference later on.

[The1Kobra]

For a sorcerer, assuming no multiclassing, I think human is best mechanically. Alternatively Sylvan Half-elf. All of those races get shield proficiency free, which helps to getting a semi-decent AC. Start with 16 DEX, dragon bloodline, and a shield, and you start with 18 AC off the bat.

Sylvan Half-elf gets increased movement speed and stealth proficiency, human gets better carrying capacity and 1 free skill, which makes it easier to cover all of the CHA skills.

[Kafik]

Gnome.

[SoloQ]

Halfling. Rerolls on critical failures is unmatched by any other racial.