Baldur’s Gate 3: The Dark Urge’s Appearance in a Standard Playthrough Explained

SPOILERS AHEADWhen players first boot up Baldur’s Gate 3, they essentially have a choice between three differently-styled playthroughs: an Origin Character, a completely custom character (often referred to as Tav with the default name), and The Dark Urge, a hybrid custom Origin character with dark, murderous tendencies. It seems like a safe assumption that The Dark Urge doesn’t appear in a standard playthrough as they are not a BG3 companion, and they drastically influence the events of the game.