14 DAY TRIAL // Great news for Larian fans, as the studio behind the Divinity Original Sin franchise, has just revealed the contents of the huge Baldur's Gate 3 patch that should hit PC later today. The highlight of the upcoming patch is the new Druid class, something that many D&D fans have been asking for a very long time.
First off, it's worth mentioning that the Druid class comes with over 30 spells and abilities, including Wild Shape. At launch, only two shapes will be available for players choosing Druid class: Spider and Badger. However, six other shapes will be available when the game will release: Deep Rothe, Cat, Raven, Dire Wolf, Spider, Polar Bear, and Aberrant.
Also, Druid players get to choose between one of the two Circles that will allow them to focus on various aspects of their class. Druids belonging to the Circle of the Land are connected to arctic wastelands, sunny coasts, scorching deserts, fair forests, and tall mountains. Based on what type of geography they're connected to, they gain additional power.
Druids of the Circle of the Moon are stewards of nature who keep the ways of the moon to gain the ability to morph into more powerful combative Wild Shapes - like the Polar Bear.
Along with the Druid, the new patch brings many improvements and changes to the game, including fixes, major quality of life improvements, and increasingly polished cinematics.
For starters, the update adds an Optional Loaded Dice feature, which should help smooth out the extremes of the bell curve. It retains the core elements of RNG, ensuring a player can no longer be unlucky or super lucky with several dice rolls in a row. The system also runs in two parts. Dice rolls in the dialogue are different from those in combat, and this change only impacts the d20. Not damage rolls.
Furthermore, cinematics in special cases like Speak with Dead have made huge improvements along with the ability to join conversations as an animal. The patch also adds improved animations with the Druids in the Grove as they cast spells and use their abilities.
As far as the multiplayer aspect goes, players will now be able to see their teammate's Equipment, Spells, Inventory, and Character Sheets. Also, the ability to take and place items to and from has been added too.
Last but not least, many quality-of-life improvements are part of the patch too, along with improved narrative cinematics. The new update is set to arrive "soon".