Newcomers to Baldurs Gate 3 might find themselves extremely overwhelmed with their wealth of options for generating their characters. After all, Baldur's Gate 3 uses the D&D 5e ruleset, allowing them to create highly detailed characters for combat and other gameplay elements such as roleplay and exploration. With the games intense premise of a full-scale Mindflayer invasion in Faerun of the Forgotten Realms, beginners have the perfect recipe for choice paralysis.