The official Dungeons & Dragons minis for the Baldur’s Gate 3 cast are available, and one of the key staff members who worked on the game has criticized their poor quality on social media, especially for their high cost.
As Baldur’s Gate 3 uses D&D 5e rules, it’s entirely possible to use the characters from the game in a tabletop campaign. There are official D&D stats for the main characters, allowing anyone to take on the mantle of someone like Astarion or Shadowheart for their game.
As such, there is a set of officially licensed Baldur’s Gate 3 minis, which are part of the Icons of the Realms series. These have been harshly criticized by Elodie Ceselli, Senior Cinematic Artist at Larian Studios, who has publicly shamed Wizards of the Coast for the minis on their Twitter/X account.
The Baldur’s Gate 3 Minis Have Terrible Paint Jobs
The issue is with the quality of the paint jobs, as these are all pre-painted. The faces of characters like Shadowheart being compared to a paint job done by a five-year-old. The bigger insult is the cost, as these minis cost around $50 USD, which is a lot of money for seven plastic...
