Baldur’s Gate 3 guide — Character creation for races, backgrounds, and origins

Baldur's Gate 3 offers several races (some with subraces too) as well as backgrounds and origins for character creation.

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Human race

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The humans of Baldur’s Gate 3 have the following race features seen below. There are no additional subraces.

  • +1 to Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma.
  • Base Racial Speed – 9 movement per turn.

Baldur's Gate 3 Character Creation Guide Background Races Origin 2

Next, let’s take a look at the options for Githyanki. Alternatively, go back to the main page of our character creation guide.

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