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-{{up to date | 2023-09-03}} <!-- Date format is YEAR-MONTH-DAY, like 2023-08-07. -->
+{{PageSeo
-[[File:Background Sage Icon.png|frameless|right]]
+| description = Sage is a character background in Baldur's Gate 3. It influences your skill proficiencies and provides opportunities to gain inspiration.
-{{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."}}
+| image = Background Sage Icon.png
+}}
+'''Sage''' is a character [[Backgrounds|background]] with [[skills]] and [[inspiration]]s themed around the pursuit of scholarly knowledge. [[Gale]] and the hireling [[Sir Fuzzalump]] have this background.
+{{Quote background|{{PAGENAME}}}}
+== Background features ==
+* '''Arcana Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Intelligence]] ([[Arcana]]) ''Ability Checks''.
+* '''History Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Intelligence]] ([[History]]) ''Ability Checks''.
-== Background Features ==
+== 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. Completing an inspiration event will also grant experience to characters with that background.
-* '''Arcana Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Intelligence]] ([[Arcana]]) ''Ability Checks''.
+{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 100%;"
-* '''History Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Intelligence]] ([[History]]) ''Ability Checks''.
+!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="3" |[[Blighted Village]]
+|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.
-== Background Goals ==
+* There are a total of four journals to read.
-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.
+|-
+|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
+* Title of book is actually [[On Goblins: My Life Among the Conquering Host]]
+* Obtained from [[Booyahg Piddle]] at top of tower in center of Goblin Camp.
+|-
+|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.
-{{SpoilerWarning}}
+* [[Dhourn]], [[Filro]], and [[Xargrim]] each carry information about the forge.
+|-
+|30
+| Secrets Of The Sussur Tree
+|Disable an [[Arcane Turret|arcane turret]] using a [[Sussur Bloom|sussur flower]].
+|-
+|30
+|The Forbidden Arcane
+|Read [[Omeluum]]'s notes on illithid magic.
-=== Act One ===
+* [[On Illithids, Volume XXVI]], which can be purchased from [[Omeluum]] after completing its mushroom quest, or from [[Nansi Gretta]] in the [[Lower City]].
+|-
+|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.
-* '''All Knowledge Is Worth Having:''' Finish reading the [[Necromancy of Thay|Thayan tome of necromancy]].
+*Located in the top north-eastern part of the map
-* '''A Natural Alliance:''' Recognise the druid and Harper armour.
+|-
-* '''A Solitary Spider:''' Read the arachnomancer's journals at the bottom of the well.
+! rowspan="2" | [[Last Light Inn]]
-* '''If I Can't Have It...:''' Discover the secrets of the [[The Adamantine Forge (Quest)|Adamantine Forge]] from all three drow wizards.
+|60
-* '''Reanimator:''' Correctly follow [[Gale]]'s instructions to resurrect him.
+|Waking the Sleeper
-* '''Roots of the Grove:''' Learn local history from the druidic frescos.
+|Wake [[Art Cullagh|Art]] from his catatonic slumber.
-* '''Secrets Of The High Chieftain:''' Read [[Volo]]'s Guide to Goblins.
+|-
-* '''Secrets Of The Matron:''' Read the obscure text by a [[drow]] matron.
+|50
-* '''Secrets Of The Necromancer:''' Discover the strange nature of the Thayan tome.
+|Theskan Tactician
-* '''Secrets Of The Shadow Druids:''' Discover and read Faldorn's Canticle.
+|Help [[Mol]] win the game of lanceboard.
-* '''Secrets Of The Sundering:''' Unlock and read the [[Book of Dead Gods]].
+|-
-* '''Secrets Of The Sussur Tree:''' Disable an arcane turret using a sussur flower.
+! rowspan="4" |[[Reithwin Town]]
-* '''The Forbidden Arcane:''' Read [[Omeluum]]'s notes on illithid magic.
+|60
-* '''The Phases Unfold:''' Solve the moon puzzle sealing the door to the [[Underdark]].
+|Hippocratic No More
-* '''Whispers from the Grave:''' Glean some wisdom from [[Speak with Dead|speaking with the dead]].
+|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.
-=== Act Two ===
+* 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.
-* '''A Little Too Familiar with the Grotesque...:''' Solve [[Balthazar]]'s secret study puzzle without making a mistake.
+* 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.
-* '''A Natural Alliance:''' Recognize the druid and Harper armour.
+|-
-* '''Brain Blast!:''' Successfully complete the mind puzzle in the mind flayer colony.
+|60
-* '''Corrupted Beyond Recognition:''' Find and read the dead druid's journal about how the shadow curse came to be.
+|To Have Loved and Lost
-* '''Emblem of the Moonmaiden:''' Discover the truth about the [[Nightsong]].
+|Discover the source of Ketheric's shame.
-* '''Hippocratic No More:''' Find the surgeon's research notes.
-* '''Partaking in Local Customs:''' Perform the ritual in the [[Sharran Sanctuary]].
-* '''Rat King''': Discover the truth behind the numerous rats in the [[Gauntlet of Shar]].
-* '''Secrets of The Necromancer:''' Solve [[Balthazar|Balthazar's]] secret study puzzle.
-* '''Snuffed Spark:''' Find the dead aasimar's journal.
-* '''Tenets of Loss:''' Open the way into the [[Sharran Sanctuary]].
-* '''Theskan Tactician:''' Help [[Mol]] win the game of lanceboard.
-* '''They're in the Walls!:''' Discover what the 'meat sound' is.
-* '''Thorm Family Secrets:''' Discover the fate of [[Ketheric Thorm|Ketheric's]] family members.
-* '''Waking the Sleeper:''' Wake [[Art Cullagh|Art]] from his catatonic slumber.
-=== Act Three ===
+* 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.
-* '''A Foul and Awesome Display:''' Use [[Wulbren Bongle|Wulbren's]] runepowder bomb.
+* Get the best possible outcome from [[Zethino|Zethino's]] relationship quiz.
-* '''A Grand Prize!:''' Figure out [[Akabi]]'s scheme and obtain the 'grand' prize.
+|-
-* '''An Exotic Charter:''' Obtain access to the [[House of Hope]] portal.
+|170
-* '''Assistant to the Extra-Planar Agent:''' Take up [[Valeria]]'s serial killer investigation.
+|A Foul and Awesome Display
-* '''Blood of the Convenant:''' Find out how [[Araj Oblodra|Araj]]'s blood experiments are going.
+|Use [[Wulbren Bongle|Wulbren's]] runepowder bomb.
-* '''Coronation of the Dreadmaster:''' Meet [[Enver Gortash|Gortash]] in [[Wyrm's Rock Prison|Wyrm's Rock]] and witness his coronation.
+|-
-* '''Crossing's Namesake:''' Find the undying sentinel underneath [[Wyrm's Crossing]].
+|170
-* '''Heavy is the Head:''' Find the [[Helm of Balduran]].
+|A Grand Prize!
-* '''Knowledge of the Heart:''' Get a fresh perspective on your relationship with a companion.
+|Figure out [[Akabi]]'s scheme and obtain the 'grand' prize.
-** Get the best possible outcome from [[Zethino|Zethino's]] relationship quiz.
+|-
-* '''Membership Admittance:''' Ask to join the [[Society of Brilliance]].
+![[Wyrm's Crossing]]
-* '''New Normal:''' Let yourself be scanned by a [[Steel Watcher]].
+|135
-* '''Stopping the Repetition of History:''' Defeat [[Lorroakan]].
+|New Normal
-* '''The Returned Cap'n:''' Behold the true [[Captain Grisly]] in all her piratical glory.
+|Let yourself be scanned by a [[Steel Watcher]].
-* '''Using the Proper Means:''' Find and use the [[Torch of Revocation]].
+|-
-* '''The Karsus of Our Times:''' Give Nightsong to Lorroakan
+! 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="9" |[[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]].
+|-
+|30
+|All Knowledge Is Worth Having
+|Finish reading the [[Necromancy of Thay|Thayan tome of necromancy]].
+|-
+|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]].
+|}
+{{Character creation}}
 [[Category:Backgrounds]]