One of the newest features to come toDungeons & Dragonscould play a big role in establishing an identity forBaldur’s Gate 4. Since theBaldur’s Gategames are based onDungeons & Dragons, most changes that come with new rulebooks have a chance of getting adapted. This is true for class changes, general mechanics, and everything in between. 2024’s new wave of additions toDungeons & Dragonsis full of new elements that could easily find themselves influencing the nextBaldur’s Gate. Among those ideas, there is one in particular that deserves serious consideration forBaldur’s Gate 4.
FollowingBaldur’s Gate 3’s many award wins, any sequel is going to have an extremely high bar to reach.Baldur’s Gate 3has been praised on virtually every level, from its game design to its writing.Baldur’s Gate 4is going to have a hard time surpassing it, no matter how good it may be. However, the fact that it will have an extremely strong game to build on top of provides some hope. In addition to maintaining its quality, the new features thatBaldur’s Gate 4can bring will be incredibly important in ensuring that the game manages to make an impact.
Dungeons & Dragons' New Bastions Could Play a Big Role in Baldur’s Gate 4
Dungeons & Dragons Just Introduced Bastions for Player Parties
Among the tabletop’s new mechanics,Dungeons & Dragons' new bastionscould be a potential game-changer. The best way to describe bastions would be as a home base of sorts for the party. A bastion could take many forms, from an old fort to a building in one of the local cities. To be fair,Baldur’s Gate 3did have the camp as a place for the party to rest. However, the camp was simply set up wherever the party happened to be, and wasn’t a proper location in its own right. A bastion would act as a concrete headquarters forBaldur’s Gate 4’s party.
Bastions Would Give Baldur’s Gate 4’s Party a Home
A bastion could be similar to theMonster Hunterseries' hubs, being a common place for the party to return to between quests. It could have most of the resources that the party could want, such as shops, potion-mixing stations, and other essentials. It would also play a big role in solidifying a central location for the game to revolve around. While the titular city is important to theBaldur’s Gategames,Baldur’s Gate 4centering on the player’s bastion could be a new twist on the formula. In addition, it could giveBaldur’s Gate 4an identity all its own.
A bastion would act as a concrete headquarters forBaldur’s Gate 4’s party.
Bastions in Baldur’s Gate 4 Would Bring Excellent Opportunities
Adding a bastion could also introduce a whole new dynamic toearning gold inBaldur’s Gate, as well as many other aspects. InDungeons & Dragons, players can customize and upgrade their bastion in various ways, andBaldur’s Gate 4could let players do the same. Possibilities include setting up shops and merchants to generate passive income, keeping a farm to make food rations to bring on adventures, and forges to craft or enhance equipment. This kind of management mechanic could potentially add a lot of replay value toBaldur’s Gate 4.
The bastion mechanic would be quite interesting to see in an upcoming game. SinceBaldur’s Gate 4will face astounding expectations, any good ideas that come fromDungeons & Dragonsupdates in the meantime should be fair game. Bastions are a particularly worthy idea, since they can offer utility as well as story relevance. Not to mention, it could be an upgrade of sorts toBaldur’s Gate 3’s already excellent camp.Dungeons & Dragons' new bastions could be turned intoBaldur’s Gate 4’s best addition in a few years.
Baldur’s Gate 3
WHERE TO PLAY
Abducted, infected, lost. You are turning into a monster, but as the corruption inside you grows, so does your power. Forge a tale of fellowship and betrayal, sacrifice and survival, and the lure of absolute power. Caught in a conflict between devils, deities, and sinister otherworldly forces, you and your party will determine the fate of the Forgotten Realms.THE ULTIMATE D&D EXPERIENCEChoose from a wide selection of D&D races and classes, or play as an origin character with a hand-crafted background. Adventure, loot, battle, and romance as you journey through the Forgotten Realms and beyond. Play alone or as a party of up to four in multiplayer – and select your companions carefully.A CINEMATIC STORYTELLING EPICForged with the new Divinity 4.0 engine, Baldur’s Gate 3 gives you unprecedented freedom to explore, experiment, and interact with a world that reacts to your choices. A grand, cinematic narrative brings you closer to your characters than ever before, as you venture through our biggest world yet. Romance, deceive, aid, obstruct, and grow alongside your friends thanks to Larian’s next-generation RPG engine.
