Baldur’s Gate 3 gives players endless choices for creative plays. My favorite: “barrelmancer,” a made-up class that uses incendiary barrels like dominos.
Baldur’s Gate 3 has already dazzled fans with its scope, and the degree to which it supports player creativity. You can improvise melee weapons — throwing rotten food, shoes, and even companion characters. You can also fill your pockets with just about anything you’re strong enough to carry, and make some outrageous plays by placing those items strategically. One of my personal favorite aspects of the game’s freeform item aesthetic is the made-up class fans call a “barrelmancer,” someone who collects flammable barrels, then sets them off to create a daisy chain of explosions.
The barrelmancer strategy went viral on Reddit and X (née Twitter) last week. In the clip, content creator Okoii scrolls through an inventory stocked with nearly 40 incendiary barrels.
