Patch #8 for 'Baldur's Gate 3' has been released, with major additions including the Gnome race and the Bard class.

About this point the gnome reciting the prologue to “Romeo and Juliet” is yanked offstage by a big Bugs Bunny hook. For this is no epic tale of woe, this romance of Juliet and her Gnomeo.

The eighth major update for Baldur's Gate 3 is now available, and it comes with a new class: the Bard. Update 8 also includes the playable Gnome race, a major upgrade to the pace of combat, and more.

Baldur’s Gate 3 got a brand new update, which has added a new set of features to the game, along with a new class and a race.

The verdict: Quite short and mildly appealing, much like a garden gnome. Nearly everything about “Gnomeo and Juliet” is straight-up OK, from the animation to the bits of cleverness that ...

Patch 8 dropped today in Baldur’s Gate 3, adding the Bard class, the Gnome race, and plenty of new fixes and features. Bards can play a drum, flute, lute, lyre, or violin.