Baldur's Gate 3 is a hit. After years in early access, the D&D-inspired jaunt through the Forgotten Realms has launched officially on PC (due on PS5 next month), and the result is a near-uniform celebration of the game's successes. Or, as we said in our Baldur's Gate 3 review, "a new gold standard for RPGs". Horny bears, and all.
But Baldur's Gate 3 launches at a curious time for Dungeons & Dragons, the influential tabletop role-playing game (TTRPG) on which the game's mechanics are closely based. D&D is set to redefine its current ruleset for the game's 50th anniversary next year, and is currently in the process of cycling through various playtests for the upcoming edition, codenamed 'One D&D'.
