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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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Githyanki race

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

  • +1 Intelligence.
  • +2 Strength.
  • Base Racial Speed – 9m movement per turn.
  • Weapon Proficiency — Shortsword, longsword, greatsword.
  • Armor Proficiency — Light armor, medium armor.

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

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

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