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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Halfling race and subraces
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The halflings of Baldur’s Gate 3 have the following racial features regardless of subrace:
- +2 Dexterity.
- Lucky — Whenever you roll a 1 for an attack roll, ability check, or saving throw, you can reroll the die and use the new result.
Lightfoot vs. Strongheart
These are the key differences between the two halfling subrace options:
| Lightfoot | Strongheart |
| +1 Charisma | +1 Constitution |
| Naturally Stealthy – Proficiency in Stealth checks. | Strongheart Resilience – Advantage on saving throws against poison; resistance against poison damage. |
| Base Racial Speed – 7.5m movement per turn. | Base Racial Speed – 7.5m movement per turn. |
That does it for the backgrounds and races section of our Baldur’s Gate 3 character creation guide.
Baldur’s Gate 3 is available as part of Steam’s Early Access program.
