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There’s a special satisfaction to playing party-based RPGs with a single party member.
In 41 hours, four cats saved Baldur’s Gate.
InBaldur’s Gate 3, a solo build offers a lot of unique challenges but also some helpful advantages.
Here are some build options for approaching this daunting challenge.
Starting Class
For a solo playthrough, you want aclass that excels in stealth.
The two mainoptions are the rogue and gloomstalker ranger.
Both can hide as a bonus action, but the rogue can also dash or disengage.
The ranger gets access to a fighting style that rogues notably lack and some spellcasting to round out utility.
Rogue’s ends up being the better option for a solo player.
They have sneak attacks to increase their damage and expertise to outperform on stealth.
Invisibility and stealth provide constant advantage, ensuring sneak attacks always land.
Rogue gets two expertise skills at first level.
These will go into stealth and athletics.
Stealth allows you to choose your fightsby sneaking past enemies and evading damage via invisibility.
At level four, you’ll want toprioritize the alert feat.
If you’ve lost access to Last Light, there’s an equivalent armor sold in Moonrise.
With no allies to help you up,there’s no difference between being downed and killed.
The ring lets you cast pass without a trace for an easy +10 on stealth rolls.
The ring has a penalty to charisma, which would hurt if this weren’t a Dark Urge playthrough.
Silver Pendant
Wilderness, Act One
This amulet lets you cast guidance.
When out of combat, it’ll be a reliable+2 on average when taking skill checks.
It givesa single cast of Shield dailya helpful panic button in combat.
Fey Semblance Amulet
Hag Survivors, Act Three
A niceupgrade to your Harper’s Amulet.
This protects you from Wisdom, Charisma, and Intelligence saves.
Check shops after each long rest to restockon consumable items.
Keeping a flock ofsummoned minions can make up for a dearth of humanoid companions.
A Shadow Monk competes with Rogue on stealth due totheir ability to make their own cover.
Modded Classes
Some modded classes also provide interesting options.
They’re strongest when paired withspells imported from Fifth Edition, like absorb elements.
