Everything you do in your part of Baldur’s Gate 3 influences the course of your trip. And it starts at the character creation screen.
Every class, race, background, and original character has ripple effects on the world around you, triggering subtle permutations that change Forgotten Realms in big, small, good, bad, exciting, and sometimes very bad ways. .
What is an Origin character? They’re essentially playable heroes, each with their own stories, desires, and attitudes towards the world around you. If you don’t play with them, they each become companions, which you may (or may not) recruit throughout your journey.
You may have already encountered Shadowheart, Wyll, Gale, Astarion, Lae’zel, and Karlach – heroes with their own stories to tell, guided by your choices as a player. Of course, you can also customize your character and create an entirely new avatar, weaving its story through your actions with the same depth and responsiveness.
Today, however, we’re looking at a whole new way to play Baldur’s Gate 3. The Dark Urge. An all-new customizable Origin, The Dark Urge can be created as any of the 11 races you wish, but with their own Origin-like Dark Urge story as the backbone of your adventure.
Bringing a wealth of malevolent reactivity to Baldur’s Gate, let’s talk about The Dark Urge.
Become The Dark Urge
The Dark Urge embodies the darkest corners of the moral spectrum. With alabaster skin and a towering dragonborn frame, The Dark Urge’s preset design is imposing, dazzling with the piercing gaze of a predator. However, it is also a fully customizable character. Its class, appearance, species, and gender are entirely up to you. After all, evil can reside in anyone, regardless of appearance.
If you’ve been following our community murder mystery Blood in Baldur’s Gate, you know Dark Urge’s simple but effective modus operandi: brutal and indiscriminate murder. The Dark Urge is driven to commit some of the most sinister acts of violence you’ll encounter in gaming, and by playing as this character, you can either indulge your most depraved urges or resist them. We hope this character whets the appetite of horror fans and those looking for a more sinister character to inhabit during their playthrough.
Entering the role of Dark Urge, you begin Baldur’s Gate 3 with your memory lost after an unfortunate encounter between a parasitic tadpole and your brain. Now all that’s left is an insatiable craving. A craving that manifests in your subconscious, through your deepest thoughts, and in your dialogue options. Dark Urge gives players the opportunity to explore their dark side and let their subconscious urges come to the surface in the form of sinister responses and permutations.
Dark Urge’s customizable origin holds many secrets, but it’s up to you to find out what they are and where this brutal new darkness came from.
Just as an innocent squirrel, thrown head-on from a cliff, meets a tragic end, so do the fragile hopes of those who are unlucky enough to meet you on the road. The Dark Urge is guided by Sceleritas Fel, your vile and loyal servant who lives only to see you return to your bloodied rightful path. His words of encouragement are like poison in your mind, fueling your impulses. But it’s a poison that tastes like honey if you’re so inclined.
Despite your impulses as The Dark Urge, you are still a party member facing an arduous journey to Baldur’s Gate. Your group – despite your cravings – will do their best to be there for you, and for those you get closest to, you can always form relationships and romances. How they stack up against others, however, is a story only you can tell when Baldur’s Gate 3 releases on September 6th for PlayStation 5.