Summary
Baldur’s Gate 3has a wealth of branching dialogue paths, romances, side quests, and endings, so there are already plenty of reasons toplay it again and again. But one modder is taking things a step further, turning the entire game into an endless roguelike.
“By now, you probably know all the different item combinations and ways to create overpowered builds,” writes Hippo0o on the BG3 Builds subreddit. “If you are looking for a new challenge, look no further—welcome to Trials of Tav, the roguelike mode mod for Baldur’s Gate 3.”
You’ll progress from encounter to encounter, starting with nothing but the clothes on your back.
Trials of Tavis a complete overhaul that turns Baldur’s Gate 3 into something more reminiscent ofHadesorThe Binding of Isaac. You fight waves of increasingly difficult enemies who drop random loot, earning RogueScore which you’re able to use to buy power-ups like tadpoles, ceremorphosis, double XP, upgraded stats, etc. It promises over 100 hours of gameplay with 38 maps, 250 plus enemies, and even multiplayer support.
How To Play Baldur’s Gate 3 Roguelike
The mod is fairly simple to download, all you need is Norbyte’s Script Extender and Mod Fixer. With all three installed, open up a new save file and you’ll see a prompt, “Welcome to Trials of Tav! Start playing?” Select ‘Yes’ and you’re good to go.
If you accidentally press ‘No’, you can start the roguelike mode through the attack dialogue with Withers or by typing ‘!TT Activate’ in the console.
Hippo0o recommendsplaying in Honour Modefor the true roguelike experience as it’ll stop you from scum saving with its permadeath punishment, but otherwise, you don’t need to do anything else. It automatically skips the tutorial and throws you right into the thick of things.
Baldur’s Gate 3
WHERE TO PLAY
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the long-awaited next chapter in the Dungeons & Dragons-based series of RPGs. Developed by Divinity creator Larian Studios, it puts you in the middle of a mind flayer invasion of Faerûn, over a century after the events of its predecessor.
