Cast members from Baldur’s Gate 3 took to the main stage at New York Comic Con yesterday to discuss their roles (and rolls), go behind the scenes, and answer some fan questions. The four-person party talked about everything from D&D and motion capture to squirrels and Chappell Roan. Neil Newbon (Astarion), Devora Wilde (Lae’zel), Aliona Baranova (Corinna), and Jennifer English (Shadowheart) guided attendees on quite a Q&A adventure.
Maggie Lovitt of Collider moderated the panel, entitled Exploring Faerun: Behind the Scenes of Baldur’s Gate 3. She kicked things off with a question about the cast’s familiarity with Dungeons & Dragons, the basis for the gameplay system in Baldur’s Gate 3. And the answers varied.
“Baldur’s Gate 3 is a gateway drug to D&D,” explained Neil Newbon. Newbon had the most familiarity with the role-playing game going in, identifying as a “card carrying geek.” So he had effusive praise for the (mostly) wholesome fandom of D&D and Baldur’s Gate 3.
On the opposite end of familiarity, Jennifer English explained that she didn’t know much about D&D going into production. “It wasn’t a thing in my rural town.”
“You didn’t look hard enough,” Newbon immediately responded. And you could absolutely hear...
