Naturally, it'd be wrong to expect any video game RPG to perfectly adapt a tabletop game without any changes, especially one as vast and complicated as DnD. Baldur's Gate 3 does a pretty good job of adapting DnD overall, but of all its tweaks, the playable race omissions are most sorely felt. It can be incredibly disappointing to go into the game expecting to recreate a beloved tabletop character, only to find that their race isn't even on the list. There may be hope for future additions in DLC, but in the meantime, there are other solutions, even if they're temporary and imperfect.

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There Are No Current Plans For More Races In Baldur's Gate 3

Despite changes coming to character customization Baldur's Gate 3, there are no known plans to add additional playable races to the game. There's simply no evidence, no word from the game's developers, and no details found in-game that indicate that more races could be coming soon.

Plus, given the sheer scope and reactivity of Baldur's Gate 3, a large-scale playable race expansion just seems unlikely in general. Think of every time in the game a party member's race affects an interaction, a conversation, or a quest. For each of these scenarios, developers would have to add new options for every single race added to the game. That'd mean more writing, more programming, and more dialogue recording. While certainly possible, adding more playable races would be a massive undertaking, so it's not something likely to come to fruition even in DLC.

Mods Can Add More Races To Baldur's Gate 3

The Fantastical Multiverse mod, created and ed by Nexus Mods best mods for Baldur's Gate 3.

However, the mod does have its limits. It's PC-exclusive, since there's no mod for the PS5 and Xbox versions of Baldur's Gate 3 just yet. Most of the races it includes aren't quite as reactive as the ones in the vanilla version, although there are some custom dialogue options for particular races. Just don't expect NPCs to react vocally to a yuan-ti character as they would to an elf; modders don't have access to the same voice actors and animators who worked on the base game. Still, what the Fantastical Multiverse mod includes is already very impressive, and far more expansive than anything likely to come in official DLC.

All 54 Races In The Fantastical Multiverse Mod For Baldur's Gate 3

The majority of the playable races in the Fantastical Multiverse mod come from official DnD material published by Wizards of the Coast. Many of these are brand-new playable races from the Monsters of the Multiverse expansion, or from other official campaigns. The ones that seem to overlap with the vanilla Baldur's Gate 3 races are different versions of them, whose traits have been altered in past or future revisions to the DnD Player's Handbook. The official DnD races in the mod are as follows:

• Aasimar
• Astral Elf
• Avariel
• Bugbear
• Changeling
• Dragonborn (Unearthed Arcana 2024 Player’s Handbook version)
• Duergar
• Dwarf (Unearthed Arcana 2024 PHB)
• Elf (Monsters of the Multiverse version)
• Firbolg
• Gem dragonborn
• Genasi (air, earth, fire, water)
• Githyanki (Monsters of the Multiverse)
• Githzerai
• Gnome (Unearthed Arcana 2024 PHB)
• Goblin
• Goliath
• Grugach
• Half-elf (Mark of Detection)
• Half-elf (Mark of the Storm)
• Half-orc (Mark of Finding)
• Kalashtar
• Kender
• Kobold
• Lineages (dhampir, hexblood, reborn)
• Locathah
• Minotaur
• Orc
• Pallid elf
• Sea elf
• Shadar-kai
• Shifter
• Tiefling (Unearthed Arcana 2024 PHB, with nine subraces)
• Triton
• Vedalken
• Verdan
• Yuan-ti (pureblood and Monsters of the Multiverse versions)

Some of the playable races in the Fantastical Multiverse mod come from Grim Hollow, a popular third-party campaign setting that takes advantage of DnD's Open Game License to use the 5e system. Those are:

• Disembodied
• Downcast
• Dreamers
• Laneshi
• Ogresh

The Fantastical Multiverse mod also includes a selection of playable races from its creator, DungeonsAndSouls' own homebrew. These mostly draw from real-world mythological figures, and consist of:

• Gwŷddpāla
• Krsnik
• Lunari (with two subraces)
• Malformed
• Moroi
• Mušḫuššu
• Nephilim
• Tydelvian

Finally, the Fantastical Multiverse mod adds four playable races from the critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy 14 to Baldur's Gate 3. Those are:

• Elezen
• Garlean
• Hyur
• Roegadyn

This is a growing list, as the official mod page states that there are many more races coming to the Fantastical Multiverse mod in the future. Those include several more DnD races, a few more homebrew varieties, some options from Pathfinder, and the rest of the playable races from FF14.

What Else The Fantastical Multiverse Mod Changes About Baldur's Gate 3

The Fantastical Multiverse mod also changes a handful of things about the base mechanics of Baldur's Gate 3 so that all races better match their tabletop counterparts. It adds the Trance feature for certain races, which gives them immunity to spells that would otherwise put them to sleep. Some traits in Baldur's Gate 3 can only be used once per short rest; their tabletop versions, and those in the mod, instead have charges equivalent to the character's Proficiency Bonus. Innate Spellcasting, a feature that allows some races to cast particular spells even if they have no other magical ability, is also included. Imperfect and incomplete as it may be, the Fantastical Multiverse mod is an impressive addition. It makes a great tool for any experienced DnD player who wants to try and recreate a character from their tabletop campaign, or for a repeat Baldur's Gate 3 player who wants to try something completely different on a repeat playthrough. Unless Larian puts out an official announcement on more playable races in Baldur's Gate 3 DLC, the Fantastical Multiverse mod is the best way to recreate the variety of experiences available in a TTRPG. Source: DungeonsAndSouls/Nexus Mods