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{{quote|"You’re curious and well-read, with an unending thirst for knowledge. Learning about rare lore of the world will inspire you to put this knowledge to greater purpose."}} | {{quote|"You’re curious and well-read, with an unending thirst for knowledge. Learning about rare lore of the world will inspire you to put this knowledge to greater purpose."}} | ||
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* '''History Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Intelligence]] ([[History]]) ''Ability Checks''. | * '''History Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Intelligence]] ([[History]]) ''Ability Checks''. | ||
== | == Background Goals == | ||
Performing certain actions that align with this background will reward [[Inspiration]]. These goals can be accomplished by any member of the active party, and Inspiration points are pooled, up to a maximum of 4. | |||
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=== | {| class="wikitable" style="width: 100%;" | ||
!Location | |||
!XP Reward | |||
!Name | |||
!Description | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="4" |General | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" |Anywhere | |||
|20 | |||
|Reanimator | |||
| Correctly follow [[Gale]]'s instructions to resurrect him. | |||
|- | |||
|26 | |||
|Whispers from the Grave | |||
| Glean some wisdom from [[Speak with Dead|speaking with the dead]]. | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="4" | Act 1 | |||
|- | |||
![[Dank Crypt]] | |||
|20 | |||
| Secrets Of The Sundering | |||
|Unlock and read the [[Book of Dead Gods]]. | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" |[[Druids Grove]] | |||
|20 | |||
|Roots of the Grove | |||
|Learn local history from the druidic frescos. | |||
|- | |||
|20 | |||
|Secrets Of The Shadow Druids | |||
| Discover and read [[Faldorn's Canticle: The Shadow Druids' Doctrine|Faldorn's Canticle]]. | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" |[[Blighted Village]] | |||
|25 | |||
|All Knowledge Is Worth Having | |||
|Finish reading the [[Necromancy of Thay|Thayan tome of necromancy]]. | |||
|- | |||
|30 | |||
|A Natural Alliance | |||
| Recognise the druid and Harper armour. | |||
* | *Located underneath the broken bridge to the north of the blighted village. | ||
|- | |||
|25 | |||
|A Solitary Spider | |||
| Read the arachnomancer's journals at the bottom of the well. | |||
|- | |||
|25 | |||
|Secrets Of The Necromancer | |||
|Discover the strange nature of the Thayan tome. | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" |[[Goblin Camp]] | |||
|25 | |||
|Secrets Of The High Chieftain | |||
|Read [[Volo]]'s Guide to Goblins. | |||
|- | |||
|25 | |||
|The Phases Unfold | |||
|Solve the moon puzzle sealing the door to the [[Underdark]]. | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" |[[Underdark]] | |||
|30 | |||
|If I Can't Have It... | |||
|Discover the secrets of the [[The Adamantine Forge (Quest)|Adamantine Forge]] from all three drow wizards. | |||
|- | |||
|30 | |||
| Secrets Of The Sussur Tree | |||
|Disable an arcane turret using a sussur flower. | |||
|- | |||
|30 | |||
|The Forbidden Arcane | |||
|Read [[Omeluum]]'s notes on illithid magic. | |||
= | * "On Illithids, Volume XXVI", which can be purchased after completing Omeluum's mushroom quest | ||
|- | |||
|30 | |||
|Secrets Of The Matron | |||
|Read the obscure text by a [[drow]] matron. | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="4" | Act 2 | |||
|- | |||
![[Shadow-Cursed Lands]] | |||
|50 | |||
|Corrupted Beyond Recognition | |||
|Find and read the [[Dead Druid's Journal|dead druid's journal]] about how the shadow curse came to be. | |||
* | *Located in the top north-eastern part of the map | ||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | [[Last Light Inn]] | |||
|60 | |||
|Waking the Sleeper | |||
|Wake [[Art Cullagh|Art]] from his catatonic slumber. | |||
|- | |||
|50 | |||
|Theskan Tactician | |||
|Help [[Mol]] win the game of lanceboard. | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" |[[Reithwin Town]] | |||
|60 | |||
|Hippocratic No More | |||
|Find the surgeon's [[Surgeon's Research Notes|research notes]]. | |||
|- | |||
|60 | |||
|Partaking in Local Customs | |||
|Perform the ritual in the [[Sharran Sanctuary]]. | |||
|- | |||
|60 | |||
|Snuffed Spark | |||
|Find the dead [[Olam's Journal|aasimar's journal]]. | |||
|- | |||
|60 | |||
|Tenets of Loss | |||
|Open the way into the [[Sharran Sanctuary]]. | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="5" |[[Moonrise Towers]] | |||
|50 | |||
|Secrets of The Necromancer | |||
|Solve [[Balthazar|Balthazar's]] secret study puzzle. | |||
|- | |||
|60 | |||
|A Little Too Familiar with the Grotesque... | |||
|Solve [[Balthazar]]'s secret study puzzle without making a mistake. | |||
|- | |||
|50 | |||
|They're in the Walls! | |||
|Discover what the 'meat sound' is. | |||
=== | * Interact with the Cracked Wall up over the kitchen area (ladder in adjacent room) | ||
* Need to select "Do Nothing" or else fail the first ability check (must activate the cut scene where The Absolute introduce itself) | |||
|- | |||
|60 | |||
|Thorm Family Secrets | |||
|Discover the fate of [[Ketheric Thorm|Ketheric's]] family members. | |||
* Gale must be the one who "judges the goblins" in first interaction with Ketheric, which as of Patch 6 requires Origin Gale. Unique dialog is available here. | |||
|- | |||
|60 | |||
|To Have Loved and Lost | |||
|Discover the source of Ketheric's shame. | |||
* Read "Letter to Ketheric" found in a locked chest in his bedroom at Moonrise. | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" |[[Gauntlet of Shar]] | |||
|60 | |||
|History Never Forgets | |||
|Open the way into the [[Gauntlet of Shar]]. | |||
|- | |||
|75 | |||
|Emblem of the Moonmaiden | |||
|Discover the truth about the [[Nightsong]]. | |||
|- | |||
|75 | |||
|Rat King | |||
|Discover the truth behind the numerous rats in the Gauntlet of Shar. | |||
|- | |||
![[Mind Flayer Colony]] | |||
|95 | |||
|Brain Blast! | |||
|Successfully complete the mind puzzle in the mind flayer colony. | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="4" |Act 3 | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="4" |[[Rivington]] | |||
|135 | |||
|Assistant to the Extra-Planar Agent | |||
|Take up [[Valeria]]'s serial killer investigation. | |||
|- | |||
|135 | |||
|Knowledge of the Heart | |||
|Get a fresh perspective on your relationship with a companion. | |||
* Get the best possible outcome from [[Zethino|Zethino's]] relationship quiz. | |||
|- | |||
|170 | |||
|A Foul and Awesome Display | |||
|Use [[Wulbren Bongle|Wulbren's]] runepowder bomb. | |||
|- | |||
|170 | |||
|A Grand Prize! | |||
|Figure out [[Akabi]]'s scheme and obtain the 'grand' prize. | |||
|- | |||
![[Wyrm's Crossing]] | |||
|135 | |||
|New Normal | |||
|Let yourself be scanned by a [[Steel Watcher]]. | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="3" |[[Wyrm's Rock Fortress]] | |||
|170 | |||
|Coronation of the Dreadmaster | |||
|Meet [[Enver Gortash|Gortash]] in Wyrm's Rock and witness his coronation. | |||
|- | |||
|170 | |||
|Crossing's Namesake | |||
|Find the [[Ansur|undying sentinel]] underneath Wyrm's Crossing. | |||
|- | |||
|170 | |||
|Heavy is the Head | |||
|Find the [[Helm of Balduran]]. | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="8" |[[Lower City]] | |||
|170 | |||
|An Exotic Charter | |||
|Obtain access to the [[House of Hope]] portal. | |||
|- | |||
|170 | |||
|Blood of the Convenant | |||
|Find out how [[Araj Oblodra|Araj]]'s blood experiments are going. | |||
|- | |||
|170 | |||
|Membership Admittance | |||
|Ask to join the [[Society of Brilliance]]. | |||
|- | |||
|170 | |||
|Rennaissant Ingenuity | |||
|Uncover the machinery powering the [[Stop the Presses|printing press]]. | |||
|- | |||
|220 | |||
|Stopping the Repetition of History | |||
|Defeat [[Lorroakan]]. | |||
|- | |||
|220 | |||
|The Karsus of Our Times | |||
|Give Nightsong to Lorroakan. | |||
|- | |||
|220 | |||
|The Returned Cap'n | |||
|Behold the true [[Captain Grisly]] in all her piratical glory. | |||
|- | |||
|220 | |||
|Using the Proper Means | |||
|Find and use the [[Torch of Revocation]]. | |||
|} | |||
[[Category:Backgrounds]] | [[Category:Backgrounds]] | ||