Baldur's Gate 3 brought many innovations that can be carried over to the tabletop version of Dungeons and Dragons. Most of these are design or gameplay elements, but some of them involve character and storytelling. Creating a homebrew long-form campaign in a story setting like Dungeons and Dragons can be a difficult task, especially when it comes to keeping players engaged. Baldur's Gate 3's pacing and quest setup involves moments that set up the player character as a hero during the course of side quests, which goes on to be recognized by NPCs.