{"id":256214,"date":"2023-10-28T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-28T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=311566"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:50:15","slug":"20-000-hours-playing-dungeons-dragons-before-daring-to-script-baldurs-gate-3-like-yes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/20-000-hours-playing-dungeons-dragons-before-daring-to-script-baldurs-gate-3-like-yes\/","title":{"rendered":"20,000 hours playing ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ before daring to script ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’. Now, that’s the way to do it"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Many – too many – people are convinced that playing ‘Dungeons & Dragons<\/a>‘ is very complicated and requires spending a lot of money. When, in reality, all you need are the free rules from the internet, a set of dice, pencil, paper, and imagination. Is it a Trojan horse, and will you end up spending your entire paycheck on a beautiful handmade 20-sided die you saw on Etsy? Absolutely. But it can also shape the rest of your life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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And the proof is James Ohlen, the writer and designer of the first ‘Baldur\u2019s Gate,’ who introduced BioWare<\/a> to the world. And do you know what interested them the most from his entire resume? His skills in playing D&D. Exactly: before joining the company, he spent more than 20,000 hours playing<\/strong> (which can be two long sessions, we won’t deceive you). Or, more precisely, mastering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea is that if you’ve dedicated 10,000 hours to something, you know how to do it better than someone with innate talent. “It’s ridiculous. I owe a lot to D&D. My friendships, my career, my mental stability<\/strong>,” he said. Ohlen eventually became the design director of BioWare and worked on ‘Neverwinter Nights,’ the sequel to ‘Baldur\u2019s Gate,’ and even games unrelated to D&D like the iconic ‘Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic’ or ‘Dragon Age: Origins.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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