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'''Folk Hero''' is a character [[Backgrounds|background]] with [[skills]] and [[inspiration]]s themed around rescuing others from peril. [[Wyll]], [[Minsc]], and the hireling [[Danton]] have this background. | |||
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== Background features == | == Background features == | ||
* '''Animal Handling Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Animal Handling]]) ''Ability Checks''. | |||
* '''Animal Handling''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Animal Handling]]) ''Ability Checks''. | * '''Survival Proficiency''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Survival]]) ''Ability Checks''. | ||
* '''Survival''': Gain [[Proficiency]] with [[Wisdom]] ([[Survival]]) ''Ability Checks''. | |||
== Background goals == | == 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. | 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. | ||
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|Side with either [[Isobel]] or [[Marcus]] during the confrontation in Last Light. | |Side with either [[Isobel Thorm|Isobel]] or [[Marcus Falgor|Marcus]] during the confrontation in Last Light. | ||
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** The enthralled fishermen were a group encountered in the crashed Mindflayer ship during early access but were removed for the release version, making this goal unobtainable. | ** The enthralled fishermen were a group encountered in the crashed Mindflayer ship during early access but were removed for the release version, making this goal unobtainable. | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:37, 26 August 2024
Folk Hero is a character background with skills and inspirations themed around rescuing others from peril. Wyll, Minsc, and the hireling Danton have this background.
Background features[edit | edit source]
- Animal Handling Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Wisdom (Animal Handling) Ability Checks.
- Survival Proficiency: Gain Proficiency with Wisdom (Survival) Ability Checks.
Background goals[edit | edit source]
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.
Location | XP Reward | Name | Description |
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Act 1 | |||
Druid Grove | 20 | A Timely Rescue | Save Findal from the goblins who kidnapped him. |
20 | Guardian of the Forgotten | Save the tieflings from the goblin assault.
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20 | Protector of the Small | Save Mirkon from the harpies. | |
20 | Snake Whisperer | Save Arabella from Kagha and her serpent.
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Blighted Village | 25 | The Most Unfortunate Gnome | Rescue the gnome from his fate at the windmill. |
Goblin Camp | 25 | Fate Worse Than Death | Save Liam from his goblin torturers. |
25 | Saved By A Thread | Save Smythin from his lethal fall.
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25 | The Bard With Nine Lives | Rescue Volo from the Goblin Camp. | |
Waukeen's Rest | 30 | Rescued from the Flames | Save whoever you can from Waukeen's Rest. |
Riverside Teahouse | 30 | Unmasking the Truth | Free one of the Hag's masked thralls. |
Underdark | 30 | A Lethal Endeavor | Escort Baelen out of the field of bibberbangs. |
Grymforge | 30 | Breaker of Chains | Save the deep gnomes from Nere and the duergar. |
Act 2 | |||
Shadow-Cursed Lands | 50 | Not Another Soul | Keep all Harpers alive during the ambush with the Shadows. |
60 | Greatness Thrust Upon Them | Find, save & bring Arabella to your camp. | |
Last Light Inn | 50 | A Smile Better Suits... | Offer a hopeful response to Alfira's inquiry. |
50 | From One Hero To Another | Meet Jaheira and stay in her good books. | |
50 | Helping The Little Guy | Help Mol win the game of lanceboard. | |
60 | Meeting of Fates | Side with either Isobel or Marcus during the confrontation in Last Light. | |
Reithwin Town | 50 | Saving the Prodigious | Save Rolan from the Shadow-Cursed Lands. |
60 | Power Corrupts | Defeat a major figure in the corrupted town.
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75 | Power Corrupts... Absolutely | Defeat all of the major figures in the corrupted town.
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Moonrise Towers | 50 | No Strings to Hold Them Back | Release the gnolls from their enslavement. |
50 | Uncommon Recognition | Relate your feats to the bugbear merchant. | |
60 | Breakout! | Break out and save all of the Moonrise prisoners. | |
Gauntlet of Shar | 75 | Damsel No More | Free Nightsong. |
Act 3 | |||
Rivington | 135 | Securing Hospitalities | Save the squatters from being kicked out. |
135 | Trusting Your Instincts | Take up Valeria's shoddily concluded investigation. | |
135 | Keeping Your Hands Clean | Refuse to cause collateral damage with Wulbren's plan. | |
170 | Innocence Lost | Expose the toy-maker's mischief. | |
Wyrm's Rock Prison | 170 | Diplomatic Rescue | Save Counsellor Florrick from Wyrm's Rock. |
Wyrmway | 170 | Wyrmslayers | Challenge and defeat Ansur, the not-so-immortal sentinel of Wyrm's Crossing. |
Lower City | 170 | Painted Hero | Obtain your portrait from Oskar. |
170 | Safeguarding the Songbird | Meet the unflappable Alfira in Baldur's Gate. | |
170 | Truth Shines Through | Find the true culprit behind the serial murders. | |
170 | A Bet Is a Bet | Meet with Lakrissa in Baldur's Gate. | |
170 | Empathy for the Fallen | Convince the coffin-maker to make an exception. | |
220 | In Need of a Hero | Successfully rescue all of the Gondians from the Steel Watch Foundry. | |
220 | Chained, Unfortunate Souls | Rescue the vampire spawns from Cazador's lair. | |
220 | Never To Be Chained Again | Defeat Lorroakan and let Nightsong execute her vengeance. | |
Iron Throne | 220 | Against All Odds | Rescue all thirteen captured Gondians' family members before the turn limit expires. |
House of Hope | 220 | Freeing the Preyed | Free Hope from captivity. |
Murder Tribunal | 220 | End of the Tribunal | Save Valeria and end the Murder Tribunal. |
Cut Background Goals[edit | edit source]
- Soul Warden: Save Nadira from the bugbear assassin.
- While this event is still present in the game, completing it does not seem to award this inspiration.
- Liberator: Liberate the enthralled fishermen from the mindflaye
- The enthralled fishermen were a group encountered in the crashed Mindflayer ship during early access but were removed for the release version, making this goal unobtainable.