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About this mod
Sword Coast Aesthetics does what it says on the box.
In general, this mod is an attempt to make Baldur's Gate 3 look more like Faerûn as we know it. Most notably, more Dwarves will have beards and more Duergar will be bald (including the women!). The changes aren't universal, but you will certainly notice a difference!
- Permissions and credits
- Changelogs
Sword Coast Aesthetics has a simple goal: make Baldur's Gate 3 look more like Faerûn as we know it by changing the appearances of its NPCs. This is primarily accomplished through two major changes which are also meant to bring Baldur's Gate 3 more in line with what we expect of Faerûn in particular and epic fantasy worlds in general.
Installation Instructions: The newest version of the mod is Mod Manager compatible. However, if you would like to manually download, you can use one of the older versions of the mod and follow these instructions. They're very simple! Download the provided .zip and extract its contents directly into the "Data" folder located inside of your "Baldur's Gate 3" folder. For Steam users, your Baldur's Gate 3 folder can be found at Steam/steamapps/common/Baldur's Gate 3.
A changelog of all changed NPCs can be found in the changelog section.
If you are like me, I trust you made a double-take or two at the sheer number of shaved Dwarves wandering around the city as if they were not by their very presence in public bringing great and lasting shame on their ancestors. Babyface Dwarves? This mod addresses this scandalous situation. With this mod installed, most of the male Dwarves you encounter across Baldur's Gate will now be sporting big, bushy beards, as one would expect of the Dwarves across Faerûn and other fantasy worlds.
In addition, fans new to Dungeons & Dragons and Faerûn may not know that the Duergar (or "Grey Dwarves") are famous for being almost universally bald - both men and women! And while the team at Larian largely kept true to this vision, there were still plenty of Duergar sporting voluminous manes of bouncy, breezy hair. Simply unacceptable! Most of the Duergar you encounter in the Underdark (and elsewhere) will now be bald.
I've made some other less noticeable changes, such as reducing the amount of facial hair on Githyanki men (the beards of most Githyanki men come out in sparse tufts) and reducing the amount of normal hairstyles among Githyanki, in general - topknots and fauxhawks abound! There will also be fewer pink-haired Half-Orcs, among other quality of life changes. There are additional, less universal changes to the city's NPCs that you will see in the mod. You will see fewer people who appear to be from Kara-Tur and the Peninsula of Chult, making the city's population look more like it did in Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 and the old sourcebooks for the Sword Coast. Major NPCs remain unchanged.
Installation Instructions: Download the provided .zip and extract its contents directly into the "Data" folder located inside of your "Baldur's Gate 3" folder. For Steam users, your Baldur's Gate 3 folder can be found at Steam/steamapps/common/Baldur's Gate 3.
Installation Instructions: The newest version of the mod is Mod Manager compatible. However, if you would like to manually download, you can use one of the older versions of the mod and follow these instructions. They're very simple! Download the provided .zip and extract its contents directly into the "Data" folder located inside of your "Baldur's Gate 3" folder. For Steam users, your Baldur's Gate 3 folder can be found at Steam/steamapps/common/Baldur's Gate 3.
A changelog of all changed NPCs can be found in the changelog section.
Dwarves of Faerûn
If you are like me, I trust you made a double-take or two at the sheer number of shaved Dwarves wandering around the city as if they were not by their very presence in public bringing great and lasting shame on their ancestors. Babyface Dwarves? This mod addresses this scandalous situation. With this mod installed, most of the male Dwarves you encounter across Baldur's Gate will now be sporting big, bushy beards, as one would expect of the Dwarves across Faerûn and other fantasy worlds.
In addition, fans new to Dungeons & Dragons and Faerûn may not know that the Duergar (or "Grey Dwarves") are famous for being almost universally bald - both men and women! And while the team at Larian largely kept true to this vision, there were still plenty of Duergar sporting voluminous manes of bouncy, breezy hair. Simply unacceptable! Most of the Duergar you encounter in the Underdark (and elsewhere) will now be bald.
Githyanki of the Astral Planes
I've made some other less noticeable changes, such as reducing the amount of facial hair on Githyanki men (the beards of most Githyanki men come out in sparse tufts) and reducing the amount of normal hairstyles among Githyanki, in general - topknots and fauxhawks abound! There will also be fewer pink-haired Half-Orcs, among other quality of life changes. There are additional, less universal changes to the city's NPCs that you will see in the mod. You will see fewer people who appear to be from Kara-Tur and the Peninsula of Chult, making the city's population look more like it did in Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 and the old sourcebooks for the Sword Coast. Major NPCs remain unchanged.
Installation Instructions: Download the provided .zip and extract its contents directly into the "Data" folder located inside of your "Baldur's Gate 3" folder. For Steam users, your Baldur's Gate 3 folder can be found at Steam/steamapps/common/Baldur's Gate 3.