The gameplay of Tales of the Sword Coast remains fundamentally unchanged from that of Baldur’s Gate. The game mechanics are the same, and the new game areas of the expansion are placed in the same world map as the original game. However, the expansion pack introduces minor tweaks both to game mechanics and interface.If the player has already finished Baldur’s Gate, the game presents the option of loading a save game which places the player character (and party) in Ulgoth’s Beard. Ulgoth’s Beard acts as a hub for the new quests introduced by Tales of the Sword Coast.