Ironically, the strongest people of Baldur’s Gate 3 receive little recognition in the game. Other members of the species completely ignore you.
In Baldur’s Gate 3, you have plenty of choices regarding the course of the story or even just the creation of your main character. However, this freedom sometimes comes with small drawbacks. Some races seem to have been somewhat neglected by the developers – at least that’s what you might think in the Baldur’s Gate 3 subreddit.
Because Githyanki heroes receive almost no attention, as Lae’zel grabs all the focus from her fellow countrymen.
Which race is the most powerful? While there can surely be debates over the details, most players probably agree that Githyanki may not be the most attractive but are definitely the most versatile race in Baldur’s Gate 3. This is partly due to the fact that there are some weapons that grant special bonuses exclusively to Githyanki – but also because of their very drastic racial advantages:
- Fog Step: Great teleportation, both offensive and defensive or for exploration
- Improved Jump: Massively increased jump range, usable offensively and defensively.
- Astral Knowledge: Enhanced knowledge in selected skills, can be changed with each long rest.
While other races must spend valuable talent points or armor slots for such abilities, the Githyanki simply receive these for free as part of their first level-ups. This provides drastic advantages in combat and makes Githyanki serious adversaries.
How are the Githyanki ignored? The problem is especially prevalent when you play Tav – that is, the player character – as a Githyanki. Other Githyanki rarely acknowledge that you belong to the same species. If they do respond, it’s usually to Lae’zel or they may have a few rare side comments.
This is particularly frustrating, for example, with Voss, who plays an important role in the Githyanki story and thus also with Queen Vlaakith. If Lae’zel is not with you and you are a Githyanki yourself, many dialogues do not occur at all. Even if you are present, you are only minimally involved in these conversations – just like any other species would be.
Additionally, Tav knows remarkably little about Githyanki culture – even though he is one himself. In many dialogues, you can act quite ignorantly and only have response options in a few cases where you can rely on (actually basic) knowledge of Githyanki culture.
However, Githyanki are anyway among the less popular species among the players. Shortly after release, only a few percent played this race at all – it was simply too unappealing.
Have you completed Baldur’s Gate 3 as a Githyanki? How did you find the interactions with other members of your species?
