In Baldur’s Gate 3 dice play a significant role, as the RPG is based on the famous tabletop Dungeons & Dragons. Fans make the experience even more immersive by connecting real dice with the game.
In Baldur’s Gate 3, there are all sorts of twists of fate and decisions that you need to make with a dice roll. Depending on the outcome, your chosen endeavor will either succeed or fail.
Usually, this is done in the game with a simple click on the digital dice in the center of the screen. However, fans have developed a way for you to literally take your fate into your own hands and immerse yourself even deeper into the game, enhancing that tabletop feel.
What this looks like in action can be seen here:
Baldur’s Gate 3 with Real Dice – The Community Makes It Possible
How does that work? The modder SkyExplosionist, in collaboration with GameWithPixels, Tsuda Kageyu, Michael Matsev, and Andrey Unis, has developed a mod for Baldur’s Gate 3 that allows you to connect smart dice with the game. The mod is based on the connection with the smart dice from Pixels, but in principle, other models should work as well.
You can find the mod itself on NexusMods. You can use it with mouse and keyboard, DualSense (PS5), and Xbox controllers, and there should be no issues even in co-op.
Once you have installed everything, you can start rolling your real dice whenever you need to make a dice roll in the game, and the result will automatically transfer into the game. It doesn’t matter whether you need to make regular rolls or rolls with advantage or disadvantage. However, this only works with checks that you roll with your W20 – other rolls will still be handled automatically by the game.
What do you think of that? Would you like to try it yourself, or have you even had experiences with it? Perhaps you could even recommend suitable dice? Feel free to write it in the comments. How to install and use it, you can find out on page 2. If the mod is not for you, you might find something in our list: 5 Mods for Baldur’s Gate 3 that are so good that even the developers recommend them
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