There's A Much Darker Side To Bards In Baldur's Gate 3

Bards are often viewed as a generally humorous class option for Baldur's Gate 3, but just like in tabletop Dungeons & Dragons, dismissing them as silly ignores the heavier implications of what bards can do. Baldur's Gate 3 doesn't shy away from darker themes and violent affairs in general, offering plenty of possibilities to take an amoral path and bloodying the party at just about every turn. It's easy to think of the more devious Origin characters as the ones most likely to embrace underhanded behavior, but a playable bard is capable of outdoing them all in some regards.