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{{PageSeo | {{PageSeo|description = There are many different permanent character enhancements that can be obtained in Baldur's Gate 3. See below for these bonuses and how to obtain them.}} | ||
There are many different permanent character enhancements or bonuses that can be obtained throughout [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. See below for details on these bonuses and how they can be obtained. | |||
| description = There are many different permanent character enhancements that can be obtained in Baldur's Gate 3. See below for these bonuses and how to obtain them.}} | |||
{{NoExcerpt|''See also: [[Illithid Powers]], another form of permanent bonuses that can be obtained.'' | |||
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==== How to | == Chapter One == | ||
* The following permanent character bonuses can be obtained in [[Chapter One]] of the game's story. | |||
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! Name !! Effect !! How to Obtain !! Notes | |||
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| [[BOOOAL's Benediction (Condition)|BOOOAL's Benediction]] || Gain {{Advantage}} on [[Attack Roll]]s against [[Conditions#Bleeding|Bleeding]] targets. || Sacrifice a companion to [[BOOOAL]] in [[The Festering Cove]] or pass a DC 20 {{Verify}} [[Persuasion]] check. || Effect stops working if all Kua-Toa are killed {{Verify}} | |||
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| [[Paid the Price (Condition)|Paid the Price]] || You have a +1 bonus to [[Intimidation]] checks, but {{Disadvantage}} on [[Perception]] checks. Additionally, you have {{Disadvantage}} when attacking Hags. Changes the chosen eye's appearance. || Accept [[Auntie Ethel]]'s deal to remove the parasite at the [[Riverside Teahouse]]. || | |||
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| [[Auntie Ethel's Hair]] || Gain +1 to an [[Ability Scores|Ability Score]] of choice. || Defeat [[Auntie Ethel]] during [[Save Mayrina]] and take her deal to spare her life. || | |||
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| [[Volo's Ersatz Eye (Condition)|Volo's Ersatz Eye]] || Grants a permanent {{IconLink|See_Invisibility_Icon.png|See Invisibility|size=25}} effect. Changes the right eye's appearance. || Rescue [[Volo]] from the [[Goblin Camp]]. When speaking to him in the [[Campsite]] afterwards, tell him about your Tadpole infection and agree to his experimental surgery. ||Effect is lost if the character dies and is revived. | |||
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| [[Brand of the Absolute]] || Allows the benefits from [[:Category:Absolute_Equipment|Absolute Equipment]]. || Agree to let a character be branded by [[Gut]] in the [[Goblin Camp]]. || Multiple characters can receive the brand. | |||
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| [[Proficiency#Instrument Proficiency|Instrument Proficiency]] || You know how to play a variety of musical instruments and are able to entertain a crowd with them. || Pass two Charisma checks while helping [[Alfira]] with her song in the [[Druid Grove]]. || | |||
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| [[Loviatar's Love (Condition)|Loviatar's Love]] || When you have 30% Hit Points or less, you gain a +2 bonus to Attack Rolls and [[Wisdom]] saving throws. || Submit to [[Abdirak]] and put on a good performance for him in the [[Shattered Sanctum]]. | |||
|Effect is lost if the character dies and is revived. | |||
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| [[Survival Instinct]] || Gain the additional [[Illithid Powers|Illithid Power]] {{Icon|Cleric Tadpole Survival Instinct.png|30|link=Survival Instinct}}[[Survival Instinct]]. || [[Help Omeluum investigate the parasite]]. || Any class can receive this additional power. | |||
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| [[Necromancy of Thay]] || Gain the {{IconLink|Passive Feature Generic Icon.png|Forbidden Knowledge|size=25}} passive feature and {{Icon|Speak with Dead Icon.png|25|link=Speak with Dead}} [[Speak with Dead]] spell once per long rest. || Turn all three pages while reading [[Necromancy of Thay]], a [[Books|book]] found in a hidden area in the [[Apothecary's Cellar]] beneath the [[Blighted Village]]. Turning only 1 page will grant only [[Speak with Dead]]. The reader does not need to succeed on the Saving Throws associated with turning the pages. | |||
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|Find Familiar: Scratch | |||
|Summon the best boy. Scratch's keen nose can discover many things hidden around the world. | |||
|Leave Scratch with your scent so he joins your camp, then later when he offers you a ball, throw it to play fetch with him. | |||
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== Chapter Two == | |||
* The following permanent character bonuses can be obtained in [[Chapter Two]] of the game's story. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Name !! Effect !! How to Obtain !! Notes | |||
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| [[Potion of Everlasting Vigour]]|| Gain +2 Strength || Convince [[Astarion]] to bite [[Araj Oblodra]] in Moonrise Towers || Can be raised above 20 | |||
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| [[Awakened]]|| You can use all of your Illithid Powers as a Bonus Action || Make the Zaith'Ish in the githyanki infirmary explode {{Verify}} || If you fail any of the saving throws you will take permanent ability damage to one of your mental scores {{verify}} | |||
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| [[Arabella's Shadow Entangle]]|| Entangle an undead or shadow creature || Tell Arabella about her parents' fate after [[Save Arabella]] || | |||
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| [[Githzerai Mind Barrier]]|| {{Advantage}} on [[Intelligence]] [[Saving Throws]] || Take the Waking Brain (found after the brain connect puzzle in the [[Illithid Colony]]) to the Mind-Archive Interface, and agree to purge the mind when talking to the Slack-Skinned Head ||Effect is lost if the character dies and is revived. | |||
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== Chapter Three == | |||
* The following permanent character bonuses can be obtained in [[Chapter Three]] of the game's story. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Name !! Effect !! How to Obtain !! Notes | |||
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| Partial Ceremorphosis|| Gain access to tier 3 Illithid Powers, and automatically unlock all tier 1 Illithid Powers and the Fly tier 3 Illithid Power || Consume the Astral-Touched Tadpole offered by the Emperor || | |||
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|The Tharchiate Codex: Blessing | |||
|Once per long rest, gain temporary hit points | |||
|Read The Tharchiate Codex (found at the end of the Vault puzzle in Ramazith's Tower) | |||
|Remains active if The Tharchiate Codex is also used to obtain Danse Macabre | |||
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| [[Danse Macabre]]|| Create 6 ghouls that fight alongside you || Read The Tharchiate Codex (found at the end of the Vault puzzle in Ramazith's Tower), then read the last page of the Necromancy of Thay (from Act 1) and pass a 20 Wisdom Saving Throw || Comes with a curse that lowers Constitution by 5, but can be removed with the [[Remove Curse]] spell while keeping Danse Macabre | |||
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| [[Mirror of Loss]]|| Gain +2 to an [[Ability Score]] of choice || Sacrifice the knowledge of the Necromancy of Thay to the Mirror of Loss in the House of Grief. | |||
Alternatively, offer a prayer (25 Religion Check), then sacrifice your memories (-2 to an Ability Score of choice) to the Mirror of Loss in the House of Grief. | |||
| Can be raised above 20 | |||
If no prayer is offered to the mirror prior to sacrificing memories, no bonus is received, only the penalty. | |||
As of Hotfix #2.1, all the bonuses from the Necromancy of Thay are retained when you sacrifice its knowledge, along with the Ability Score increase - this is likely a bug. | |||
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| [[Unstable Blood]]|| Your blood is now highly flammable and will explode on contact with fire || Give your blood to Araj Oblodra in Moonrise Towers in Act 2, then meet her again east of The Blushing Mermaid in Act 3 and help her again. She will give you a potion that grants this feature once drunk. || | |||
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