Maggie Robertson is joining Baldur's Gate 3's star-studded cast, which includes J.K. Simmons and Jason Isaacs, taking on the role of an antagonistic figure.
Plagued by a voice urging them to do horrible things, players can either resist it or give in and commit all kinds of atrocities.
New character creation features at launch include heterochromia, freckles, a maturity slider, Vitiligo Pigmentation, and more.
However, those who want to do everything will probably take about 200 hours in a playthrough, per Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke.
Story Mode will have more forgiving combat for the narrative-minded, while Hardcore Mode features more challenging battles.
"Our ambition is definitely to get it ready for this year," says Larian Studios founder and Baldur's Gate 3 creative director Swen Vincke.
Swen Vincke also reveals that Larian Studios has been receiving support from Microsoft and the Xbox Advanced Technology Group.
Karlach is a Tiefling Barbarian who "seeks justice for the oppressed." A reveal for the seventh Origin character is coming July 7th.
Monks specialize in close-quarters combat with light weapons and bare fists, with three different sub-classes available.
Instead of level 10, players can max out their characters at level 12. There are also 11 races and 31 subraces available at launch.
The Dungeons and Dragons-based RPG has over 170 hours of cinematics and is roughly four times the size of Divinity: Original Sin 2.
It also looked at companies like Niantic, Konami, DeNA, Square Enix and even Nintendo for improving its "mobile footprint."
Larian Studios will reveal more details on the playable races and classes and release the RPG in "order of platform readiness."
Larian Studios offers a look at the titular city of Baldur's Gate, a seamless, massive environment teeming with gameplay opportunities.
Voiced by Jason Isaacs, Gortash is appointed the protector of Baldur's Gate, though he's seemingly in league with General Khorm.
Larian Studios' highly anticipated RPG launches for PlayStation 5 and PC less than two months from now, on August 31.
Funcom's Dune: Awakening is also confirmed, and Klei Entertainment will announce a brand new game at the June 11th showcase.
Larian Studios says the game's "graphical fidelity and complexity has improved quite a bit" throughout the early access period.
Larian Studios has explained that it is facing technical issues in implementing split-screen co-op in the Xbox version of Baldur's Gate 3.
The necromancer is one of three main antagonists that players must fight when the role-playing game launches on August 31st.
