We've all seen the amazing (and surprisingly adult) customization options in Baldur's Gate 3. But can Origin characters also use these options? And once you've chosen a look, can you go back and edit your appearance at any time?
Baldur's Gate 3 is incredible, and it features one of the most absurdly complex Character Create systems we've ever seen. But once you get past Character Create, can you ever alter your appearance again? And what about players who choose to play as Origin characters, will these folks simply never get to change appearance in Baldur's Gate 3?
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Can You Change Your Appearance In Baldur's Gate 3?
You can never change the appearance of Origin characters, but you can change the appearance of Custom characters in Character Create. However, once you are past character create your appearance will be fixed. There is no way to change your appearance mid-game, even for custom characters.
Yep, in a game where we can sleep with bears, raise an army of undead, and choose our own genitals, we can't get a haircut. Slightly disappointing. But we can temporarily shapeshift, at least.
We weren't joking about the bear sex....
Mask of the Shapeshifter
If you pre-order the Digital Deluxe edition of the game then you get access to something called the "Mask of the Shapeshifter", which will allow you to temporarily assume the appearance of another gender or race. However, this is really just a short-term disguise and it won't actually change your appearance.
You can find the Mask of the Shapeshifter in a chest next to Shadowheart in your camp:
Sorry we don't have better news for you regarding being able to change your appearance in Baldur's Gate 3, however, we believe that in a future patch things might improve in this area. Time will tell.
Anyway, have a great adventure in Baldur's Gate 3!
And if you're brave (stupid) enough to try and play solo:
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