Why is it called Baldur's Gate?

History. The city takes its name from the great seafaring hero Balduran. Long ago, Balduran sailed to the fabled Anchorome and returned with great wealth which was used to build the wall around what became Baldur's Gate.
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Why is it called Baldur's Gate and not D&D?

The game was only titled Baldur's Gate due to Interplay having lost the general D&D license to Atari, but still retaining the right to make Baldur's Gate and Icewind Dale branded D&D games (the same reason as for Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance's title).
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What is the meaning of Baldur's Gate?

Over time, when people referred to Baldur's gate, they actually meant the whole city behind that fortification ("Are you heading to Baldur's gate to sell your produce?") so the city became known as Baldur's Gate. Edit: And for those asking why it's not Balduran's Gate, Baldur is just short form of the name.
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Why is it called Baldur's Gate on Reddit?

As I've gathered from MiBG, it was originally called Balduran's Gate by traders who ruled the city, but Balduran's shipmates, who called him Baldur as a nickname, rebelled, overthrown the traders and renamed the city (or rather used the wording that was more convenient to them).
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Who is Baldur's Gate named after?

The one who built Baldur's Gate is named Baldur. City is named after an explorer named Balduran. He invested his money into growing the city that now is his namesake.
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Why is it Baldur's Gate and not Balduran's Gate?

It was built after he departed again, and one of its gates was called 'Baldur's Gate' in his honor.
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Is there a gate in Baldur's Gate?

Baldur's Gate was the eponymous city gate that gave the famed port city of the Sword Coast its name. It was one of the oldest Baldurian landmarks, located in the heart of the city, that separated the aristocratic Upper City from the working-class Lower City.
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Is Battle for Baldur's Gate legal?

Card Legality

Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate cards with the CLB set code are permitted in the Commander, Legacy, and Vintage formats. Notably, they are not legal in the Standard, Pioneer, or Modern formats.
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Is Baldur's Gate canon?

Baldur's Gate series game takes place in Forgotten Realms Dungeon & Dragons setting, so areas and events in game fits the Forgotten Realm canon.
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Is Baldur a god in Baldur's Gate?

Balder, also spelled Baldur, is a male deity in the Norse pantheon. He is a god of beauty, and one of twelve seated upon the council at Asgard.
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What is Baldur's Gate in lore?

It was a crowded city of commerce and opportunity, and one of the most prosperous and influential merchant cities on the western coast of Faerûn. Despite its long-standing presence as a neutral power, the leaders of Baldur's Gate were members of the Lords' Alliance of powers in the west.
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Is Baldur's Gate based on D&D?

🎥 EDITORS 🎥 ► / @swordplaysorcery 📧 BUSINESS INQUIRY 📧 ► [email protected] Baldur's Gate 3 is a role playing video game based off of the popular TTRPG, Dungeons and Dragons, more specifically 5th edition.
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Can you be evil Baldur's Gate?

1: Yes, going evil will have some companions leave you (specifically Karlach, Wyll, and Gale... though I think you can persuade Gale into staying.). In return you do get a couple evil companions. 2: While it is entirely possible to do an evil playthrough, doing so cuts out a massive portion of the game's content.
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Why are the games called Baldur's Gate?

The city takes its name from the great seafaring hero Balduran. Long ago, Balduran sailed to the fabled Anchorome and returned with great wealth which was used to build the wall around what became Baldur's Gate.
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What is Baldur's Gate inspired by?

Wasteland was a major influence on Baldur's Gate, particularly its design philosophy of having more than one possible method to achieve each goal.
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Is Dorn evil Baldur's Gate?

Companion Codes

It shall be even bloodier than you hoped. Dorn Il-Khan is a male half-orc and neutral evil blackguard in the Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition, Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear and the Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. Gorion's Ward may choose him as a companion.
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Is Baldur's Gate legal in modern?

Since Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate is a supplemental set, the cards will not be Standard, Pioneer, or Modern legal. However, cards printed in the set will be Commander, Legacy, Vintage, and Pauper legal.
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What universe is Baldur's Gate set?

Baldur's Gate is set in the Forgotten Realms fantasy universe of the popular Dungeons & Dragons franchise. Generating numerous spin-offs and expansions, Baldur's Gate was viewed as a comeback for the lagging role-playing game genre in the late 1990s.
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Is Baldurs Gate 3 set in D&D Universe?

Baldur's Gate 3 takes place in the fictional world of the Forgotten Realms during the year of 1492 DR, over 120 years after the events of the previous game, Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, and months after the events of the playable Dungeons & Dragons 5e module, Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus.
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Do people still play Baldur's Gate?

Baldur's Gate 3 was the runaway GOTY winner in 2023, and halfway through 2024, it is still putting up 80,000 concurrent players a night, sometimes peaking at over 100K.
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Is baldurs gate like diablo?

Diablo® IV

BG3 has more long term gameplay with much more replayability. Diablo 4, since Baldurs Gate 3 is not an Action RPG. They are completely different games.
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Is Baldurs Gate a good set?

While there are few upsides to the set being so misjudged, Baldur's Gate are currently selling for a more than fair price for the experience that the draft can bring you, and that's ignoring the play value (if not necessarily the monetary value, though I wouldn't sleep on the value of this set staying so low) of the ...
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What is so great about Baldur Gate?

Baldur's Gate 3 is a great game that throws players into an amazing fantasy world quickly and dramatically, contriving a dire series of events that thrusts a group of unlikely companions into a situation where they'll have to work together in order to survive.
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Can you become a vampire in Baldur's Gate?

Players must first let Astarion drink their character's blood, then follow his quest line to the end, resulting in him becoming a more powerful party member. The player character can't fully become a vampire, but they can also gain some vampiric power after Astarion ascends.
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Will there ever be a Baldur's Gate 4?

No. Studio founder Swen Vincke announced as much this March, during a talk at the Game Developers Conference. “We're not going to make Baldur's Gate 4, which everybody is expecting us to do,” Vincke said. “We're going to move on, we're going to move away from D&D, and we're going to start making a new thing.”
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