Baldur’s Gate 3: What does Karmic Dice do?

Rishov Mukherjee
A screenshot of Baldur's Gate 3 from Steam

Baldur’s Gate 3 has a random number generator that plays a massive role in what happens during a fight. However, there’s a way players can toggle with the luck factor in the RPG using the Karmic Dice. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

Baldur’s Gate 3 is a full-fledged DnD RPG game. This means that dice rolls are a thing and if you are not having a good game, then you’ll have multiple failures in a row.

In fact, the difference between whether you are forced to fight and whether you can come to a mutual understanding will depend on your dice roll. Therefore, a major section of the game will ultimately be determined by how lucky you get. However, there’s a way players can toggle with such luck.

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What is the Karmic Dice in Baldur’s Gate 3?

Karmic Dice is a mechanic that you will come across in Baldur’s Gate 3. There are times within the game when you might have strings of failures making the game quite frustrating. In such cases, Karmic Dice can come in clutch and help turn the RNG aspect of the game in your favor.

However, you need to know when to turn it ON or OFF, as Karmic Dice can make things difficult for you as well and completely mess up your fights.

Should you leave the Karmic Dice ON or OFF in Baldur’s Gate 3?

The particular thing with the Karmic Dice is that it not only works for you, but it messes with the NPCs’ and enemies‘ luck as well. Therefore, if things go right for the enemy, they can land critic hits on you multiple times and finish you off very easily.

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However, if you are having too many issues with the RNG, then turning on Karmic Dice can be a handy trick. So it all comes down to the situation you’re going through in the game. Be smart about the use of the Karmic Dice and make a habit out of toggling with it during your adventure.

Remember this can work on multiple features including attack rolls, dialogue rolls, and even saving throws. Plus, the Karmic Dice’s effect will be stronger as the game’s difficulty is increased.

How to change the Karmic Dice setting in Baldur’s Gate 3

You can turn Karmic Dice ON or OFF from the main menu, just follow these steps:

  1. Open Baldur’s Gate 3 on your device.
  2. Go to “Options” in the main menu.
  3. Go to the “Gameplay” tab and scroll down.
  4. Find the “User Options” list and near the bottom, you’ll find the “Karmic Dice” option.
  5. Tick or untick the box to turn the Karmic Dice feature ON or OFF.

That’s every detail you should know about the Karmic Dice in Baldur’s Gate 3. For more game content, check the list below:

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