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Baldur's Gate 3

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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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"So then it's onboarding people, teaching them how to play D&D, which is really complex"

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

The shows follow the rules and utilize all mechanics, but you need the context. As someone familiar with 3.5, Critical Role got me 95% to playing the 5th edition without touching the books.

Can't say the same would apply to someone new to pen-and-paper RPGs.