Astralities' Fantasy Skintone Expansion
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #8 of 196 Visuals mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Astralities' Skintone Expansion
✧ Fantasy Skintone Version ✧
Update 2. 0 - 19th April 2025 - Patch 8
Updated all files related to this mod
For more Patch 8 details, please check the pinned comment
This mod extends the fantasy skintones available in Vanilla BG3 by adding both lighter and deeper tones to all Fantasy skintone color families featured in the game. It also adds a number of additional options.
The following color families were expanded:
Ice | Lichen | Dusk | Ash | Wisteria | Amethyst
Gold | Ochre | Olive | Sage
Moon | Wood | Vampire | Smoke
Sulphur | Chili | Red | Pink | Orchid | Purple
Violet | Azure | Storm | Aqua |Green | Lime
Dryad | Marid | Fey | Decay
Orcish Grey | Orcish Green
The expansion includes 4-6 lighter and 4-6 deeper tones for each of the mentioned color families.
Lighter tones, deepest to lightest: pale, fair, faint, palest, barely, touch of
Deeper tones, lightest to deepest: deep, rich, vivid, deepest, potent, fully
The amount of tones added per color family varies based on the vanilla tones already available & how the colors performed at lighter and deeper tones. For certain colors, further expansion was possible; for others, adding further tones might have severely skewed the color, created significant overlap with other shades, or resulted in (unintentionally) splotchy complexion.
New Color Options
These colors are custom colors not based on existing CC colors.
Gemstone-inspired Colors
More saturated vivids with (mostly) monochromatic accenting.
4 shades: diffused, bright, luminous & brilliant
Ruby | Pyrope | Vanadinite | Carnelian
Amber | Topaz | Citrine | Chrysoberyl
Serpentine | Emerald | Jade | Turquoise
Amethyst | Rubellyte | Morganite
Rose Quartz | Serandite
D&D-inspired Colors
Shades inspired by creatures & characters from D&D and BG3.
Astralities' Fantasy Skintone Expansion adds lighter and darker shades to vanilla skintones plus new fantasy color options for character creation. With 5,663 endorsements and over 535k downloads, it's a popular visual enhancement for players seeking more diverse and magical skin tones.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 5,663 endorsements and over half a million downloads
- Expands character creation with both subtle and bold fantasy shades
- Simple visual mod that doesn't require gameplay changes
⚠️ Cons
- Only covers fantasy skintones—if you want realistic tones, this isn't it
- Last updated in April 2025—may not be updated for future game patches
For players who love character creation and want more colorful, magical skin options for their fantasy characters. Skip if you prefer realistic skin tones or want gameplay-altering mods—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check your game's mod manager for a preview to see the new shades before installing
- If you use other skintone mods, load this one after them to avoid conflicts
- Make sure to enable mods in your game's launcher settings if required
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- Astralities
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 535,681
- Endorsements
- 5,663
- Category
- Visuals
- Created
- 10/4/2023
- Updated
- 4/18/2025
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