Editing Difficulty

Baldur's Gate 3 has three difficulty settings to choose from, in increasing difficulty order: Explorer, Balanced, Tactician.

=== Selecting A Difficulty ===
When you start a new game, you will be prompted to select a difficulty. 

You also may change the difficulty after starting a game by using the menu and clicking on 'Difficulty'. The changes to statistics by modifying the difficulty are immediate.

=== Explorer ===
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Explorer is the least difficult setting. In comparison to the Balanced difficulty setting, Explorer has:

* All Enemies Maximum Health decreased by 30%.
** In comparison to Tactician, Tactician enemies max HP is twice as much as Explorer enemies max HP.

* Party characters receive a 100% bonus to hit points.
* Items purchased from a merchant are at a 20% discount.
* All characters (including enemies) proficiency bonuses are increased by 2.
* Some turn-limited combat gives you additional turns making the encounter easier.
** [[Iron Throne]] is an example of this where you'll be given 6 rounds to solve the problem rather than 5 rounds at the other difficulty settings.
* Multiclassing is not allowed on Explorer difficulty. Multiclass levels previously gained will stay if the difficulty is lowered to Explorer.
** This makes the Jack of All Trades achievement (multiclass into all the 12 classes on a single character) unobtainable.
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=== Balanced ===
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This middle ground of the other two difficulties, see the other difficulties to see the differences.{{clear}}

=== Tactician ===
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Tactician is the highest difficulty setting. In comparison to the Balanced difficulty setting, Tactician has:

* All Enemies Maximum Health increased by 30%.
** Note: Some temporary companions seems to be affected by this rule too.
* Almost all Bosses Maximum Health increased by 50%<ref><!-- Raphael health remains 666 for his entire devilish theme. --></ref>.

* More aggressive enemy NPC behavior, such as targeting spellcasters more often and attempting to finish off downed characters.
** This could also be somewhat beneficial as they end up triggering attack of opportunity reactions more frequently.
* Some enemies will gain special attacks that are not present in the other difficulties. 
** Examples from the Prologue: [[Intellect Devourer|Intellect Devourers]] gain a ranged psychic attack, [[Cambion|Cambions]] can cast [[Fire Bolt]], [[Commander Zhalk]] can attack twice.
* All non-party characters receive modifiers that when examined are noted as "Difficulty: Tactician" in the combat log.
** All enemies gain +2 to attack rolls.
** Other modifiers can be additional attack rolls, AC, resistances, better saving throws and sometimes unique modifiers that are not present in the other difficulties.
* [[Camp Supplies]] requirements for a [[Long Rest]] increased from 40 to 80. Insufficient camp supplies rules remain the same (restore half HP and half your spell slots rounded down).
* At stores, items cost more to purchase and sell for less.
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=== Example of Difficulty Changes ===
One named 4th level enemy in Act 1's statistics change the following across the three difficulties:

* Explorer Difficulty: 46hp, +4 Proficiency Bonus
* Balanced Difficulty: 67hp, +2 Proficiency Bonus
* Tactician Difficulty: 87hp, +2 Proficiency Bonus, additional +2 Difficulty: Tactician bonus to attack rolls.