The adventure starts out with the usual tutorial, but it doesnt teach every mechanic.

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Hover over a creature and a speech bubble icon will appear if they can be talked to.

Shadowheart and Gale casting defensive spells in BG3

If a battle is not yet set in stone, why not try using your words?

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Most spells use a spell slot and these slots come in increasing levels.

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Each spell slot has a different tab indicated by an icon above your action bar.

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These grant a variety of buffs that will give you an advantage in different encounters.

Compared to potions, these last the whole day until you take a long rest.

You take long rests at camp using up camp supplies to restore health and spell slots.

A steel watcher, a party of four, and Tav taking a long rest in Baldur’s Gate 3.

After that, the game will progress to the next day.

Taking long rests will make time pass.

Plenty of cutscenes can occur in the night, explaining the lore and deepening your bond with companions.

Astarion on top of stacked boxes, Lae’zel with a Mage Hand, and Astarion pickpocketing Dammon in Baldur’s Gate 3.

For instance, if you want to buy or sell items using gold you should pick the bartering option.

This will allow you to exchange goods of similar value.

Vendors also have an approval rating which improves buying and selling prices as approval goes up.

Tav speaking to a Steel Watcher in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Spells like these can only be cast one at a time.

Casting a different concentration spell will cancel the previous one.

These spells can also be canceled if disturbed by external factors such as taking damage.

An open spell book and the description for Level 3 Spell Slots in Baldur’s Gate 3.

An active concentration spell has a tiny icon in the bottom-left corner of your screen.

press the X above the icon to cancel the spell.

Those that dont make the cut are inaccessible unless you speak to Withers to change your class.

Shadowheart seated surrounded by several elixirs in Baldur’s Gate 3.

Wizards can learn spells from scrolls for a fee.

Right-press the scroll to see the option.

The wizards level has to be high enough depending on the spell.

Tav taking a long rest in Baldur’s Gate 3.

This can be seen using the spellbook accessible by pressing K while outside of combat.

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To group up again, you might press G to bring everyone back together.

Tav trading with Helsik in Baldur’s Gate 3.

If theyre all close enough, theyll run back to the current selected character.

There, youll be able to talk to Withers and other co-campers.

Your travelers chest is also in your camp and items that you send to camp end up inside.

Gale about to cast the Cloudkill spell in Baldur’s Gate 3.

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