Baldur’s Gate 3 delivers you 12 popular RPG classes that you can further expand with “specializations”. One of these classes, the Oathbreaker Paladin, is so unique that you can only unlock it while playing, and only when you act against all your convictions.
What kind of class is this? Paladins are one of the 12 classes in Baldur’s Gate 3. When you create the class, you need to choose an oath that your Paladin follows, a kind of code of honor. The available options at the start are:
- Oath of the Ancients: stands for preservation of good and fighting against darkness
- Oath of Devotion: stands for chivalry, honor, and virtue
- Oath of Vengeance: stands for justice at any cost
However, there is also a fourth, hidden subclass, the Oathbreaker. As an Oathbreaker, you have access to a range of new abilities that Paladins usually do not master. You become a kind of “dark Paladin” who can no longer adhere to their original vow.
Oathbreaker Paladin in Baldur’s Gate 3
How do I become an Oathbreaker? To play as an Oathbreaker, you need to – as the name suggests – break your oath. To do this, you must make certain decisions in the game that completely contradict your beliefs.
If you have sworn the Oath of Devotion, you must break promises or kill defenseless victims. If you are an Ancients Paladin, even “evil” deeds should be enough to break your oath.
For power gamers: You do not lose any progress. When you become an Oathbreaker, all your features and spells from previous levels are retroactively applied to your Oathbreaker level. So you can decide to break your oath even very late in the game.
There are certain moments in the game where your decisions will make you an Oathbreaker. At least in early access, you can also regain your oath – for a proud sum of 2,000 gold coins.
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Baldur’s Gate 3 opens up absolutely crazy possibilities for you
The creators of Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios, apparently have made it their mission to give you as much freedom as possible. The Oathbreaker is just one example of this. You have complete freedom over:
- Appearance and sexuality of your character, you can even customize the primary sexual organs
- Behavior and attitude, even a crazy murderer is possible as a standard character
- Romances you want to have with your companions
Especially regarding the theme of sex, Larian apparently sees a lot of potentials. A rather strange scene where you can have sex with a bear even caused problems on social media and discussions about how moral such things still are.
Your decisions also have significant impacts in the game. They can influence how your companions and other NPCs perceive you. In the end, thousands of possible scenarios await you:
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