The officialDungeons & Dragonsminis for theBaldur’s Gate 3cast are available, and one of the key staff members who worked on the game has criticized their poor quality on social media, especiallyfor their high cost.
As Baldur’s Gate 3uses D&D 5e rules, it’s entirely possible to use the characters from the game in a tabletop campaign. There are official D&D stats for the main characters, allowing anyone to take on the mantle of someone like Astarion or Shadowheart for their game.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Mod Is Recreating Iconic Dungeon From Baldur’s Gate 2
The upcoming Menzoberranzan mod for Baldur’s Gate 3 is planning on recreating the iconic Irenicus Lab opening dungeon from Baldur’s Gate 3.
As such, there is a set of officially licensed Baldur’s Gate 3 minis, which are part of theIcons of the Realms series. These have been harshly criticized by Elodie Ceselli, Senior Cinematic Artist at Larian Studios, who has publicly shamed Wizards of the Coast for the minis on their Twitter/X account.
The Baldur’s Gate 3 Minis Have Terrible Paint Jobs
The issue is with the quality of the paint jobs, as these are all pre-painted. The faces ofcharacters like Shadowheartbeing compared to a paint job done by a five-year-old. The bigger insult is the cost, as these minis cost around $50 USD, which is a lot of money for seven plastic figures that look this bad.
It’s also pointed out that the final product looks nothing like the minis that were originally promoted, which look like they were properly hand-painted. This isn’t new, however, as it’s common for early promo images of toys to look worse than the final product, as was the case with Nintendo’s Amiibo figures.
Those looking touse Baldur’s Gate 3 charactersin their D&D game might want to consider making little cardboard cutouts using official artwork and sticking them on bases. This will look way better than the official minis and is far more cost-efficient, even if it’s not 3D.
