Baldur's Gate 3: How to change the character's appearance in BG3?

During the course of Baldurs Gate 3's campaign, you may want to revisit the character creation wizard and change the already-decided appearance of your hero. On this page of our guide, we explain whether such an option is possible, and whether you can change the appearance of the equipped items (armor, headgear etc.).

• Can you change your face and body type?
• Changing the appearance of items

Can you change your face and body type?

1. In BG3, it is not possible to change the character's appearance after concluding the character creation wizard section and beginning the actual campaign. For that reason, while at the beginning of your adventure, you should think your choices through and make sure that the hero's appearance matches your preferences.
2. There is a partial exception to this rule, and it involves using Mask of the Shapeshiter. This is a magic headwear that allows casting a Shapeshift spell. Unfortunately, this doesn't mean full freedom to change the appearance of a character, but rather randomizes your look (new race, face, male or female body type) following the casting of the spell. The effect is also temporary.

Changing the appearance of items

1. In Baldur's Gate 3, the current appearance of your hero is affected by the currently equipped items (armor, cloth, headgear, etc.). Interestingly enough, you can change the color of equipped items.
2. The merchants all over the world of the game offer Dyes and the first opportunity to buy them appears in Druid Grove (merchant Arron - screenshot above). The name of the dye gives you information about its color (green in our example).

1. After purchasing, move the Dye to the inventory of the hero whose items you want to apply the color to, press RMB on the dye and choose Combine.
2. An new window will open. You need to move the item you want to dye to the right slot (armor in our case) and click on the Combine button.

1. The item should change its colour, but the degree of effect may vary. For example, with some items, the change may be very visible, in others (e.g. Plate Armour) it will be really subtle. We recommend saving the game before dyeing, as the Dye is lost after the process, and you may find the end result unsatisfactory.

Baldur's Gate 3

August 3, 2023

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