User:PcGameHunter/Sandbox/Act One/Inspiration

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Inspiration

This page contains all inspiration that can be earned within Act One of Baldur's Gate 3. To unlock an inspiration the character has to be in your active party.

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These inspirations can be earned throughout the game, beyond Act One.

General

⁠Fate Must Wait: Resurrect anyone in your party.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
⁠Dragon's Hoard: Have at least 2000 gold among the party.  Kerz
⁠Whispers from the Grave: Glean some wisdom from speaking with the dead.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
⁠Soul for Sale: Acquire a Soul Coin for your personal collection.  Kerz 

Combat

⁠Killing Spree: Kill 5 enemies in a single round.  Dark Urge
⁠Pentacrush: Kill 5 enemies in a single turn.  Lae'zel  Varanna Sunblossom
⁠Unfriendly Fire: Defeat 5 neutral creatures in a single round.  Dark Urge
⁠One for the Ages: Survive a fight in which you kill ten or more enemies.  Lae'zel  Varanna Sunblossom
⁠Panoply of Agony: Get at least one kill with each Damage type.  Dark Urge
⁠Strategist: Defeat a powerful foe in one strike.  Lae'zel  Varanna Sunblossom

Dialogue

⁠Indulge Thine Appetites: Follow your Dark Urge.  Dark Urge
⁠Subdue Thine Appetites: Resist your Dark Urge.  Dark Urge
Dark Urge choices are untagged, but are often violent and use a thinner font. Must specifically pick a choice that indulges or resists the Urge, not just ignore it. 

Not mutually exclusive.

⁠Eldritch Authority: Become a True Soul.  Kerz 
Use your illithid power 5 times.

⁠Noblesse Oblige: Dismiss a companion for interrupting a conversation or Ignore the pleas or requests of a companion in dialogue.  Custom
⁠Reanimator: Correctly follow Gale's instructions to resurrect him.  Gale (Origin Gale only)
⁠Penchant for Diplomacy: Reach a High level of approval with a companion.  Kerz (41 or more. See approval)

Crime

⁠Escape Artist: Escape from jail after being arrested.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
⁠Blood Price: Kill an innocent civilian.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
⁠A Fine Fortune: Steal an item worth at least 1000 gold.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
⁠Fine By Me: Use your wealth to bribe a guard.  Kerz

Trading

⁠Valued Customer: Trade with someone who has High approval of you.  Jacelyn (41 or more) 
⁠A Golden Masterpiece: Sell an item worth at least 1000 gold.  Jacelyn

Wilderness

Ravaged Beach

Talk to  pinned mind flayer:

⁠To Sleep, Perchance To Dream Tentacled Dreams: Close the pinned mind flayer's eyes forever.  Dark Urge
Resist the mind flayer's influence and kill it.

Roadside Cliffs

Approach  Damays and  Nymessa:

⁠Flexible Diplomacy: Betray the tieflings after convincing them to free Lae'zel.  Astarion  Kree Derryck 
Persuade them to shoot the cage open to fight Lae'zel together, then attack the tieflings instead.

Overgrown Ruins

Enter the ⁠Chapel:

⁠Cheese Your Way Through: Talk your way past the bandits and enter the chapel.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
Pass any ability check or class dialogue to make your way into the chapel.

Dank Crypt

Read the  Book of Dead Gods:

⁠Divinity Undone: Unlock and read the Book of Dead Gods.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
⁠Secrets of the Sundering: Unlock and read the Book of Dead Gods.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Pass any ability check or class dialogue to unlock the book and read it.

Release  Withers:

⁠Unfamiliar Familiarity: Release Withers from his tomb.  Dark Urge
Press the button on the left side, past the large statue of a cloaked figure. Then kill all the undead and open the large sacrophagus.

Emerald Grove

Gate

Approach the ⁠gate:

⁠No One Left Behind: Ensure all of the Grove's defenders survive the first goblin assault.  Lae'zel  Varanna Sunblossom
Aradin, Barth and Remira must all survive the goblin attack when you first arrive at the grove.

The Hollow

Talk to  Guex:

⁠To Arms!: Help Guex learn to fight.  Lae'zel  Varanna Sunblossom
Pass any ability check or use a class dialogue to train Guex. 

Talk to  Meli and  Barth:

⁠Family Comes First: Encourage Meli to tell the truth about the amulet. Maddala Deadeye
⁠Protect Your Own: Protect the child who took the locket from Barth.  Maddala Deadeye
Mutually Exclusive. [verify]

Talk to  Mattis:

⁠Made You Look: Earn Mattis' respect by taking his ring.   Brinna Brightsong
⁠Artful Dodger: Earn Mattis' respect by taking his ring.  Maddala Deadeye
Must pass a  DC 15 Sleight of Hand check then return the ring to him.

Secluded Chamber

Talk to  Zevlor:

⁠Serpent's Bounty: Take Zevlor's payment for killing Kagha.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Agree to kill Kagha and return for payment afterwards.

Makeshift Prison

Talk to  Arka then  Sazza:

⁠Jailbreaker: Smuggle Sazza out of the grove.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Protect Sazza from Arka, then agree to break her out. Easiest path is via the Underground Passage, don't help Findal yet or he will arrest you.

Underground Passage

Save  Findal:

⁠A Timely Rescue: Save Findal from the goblins who kidnapped him.  Wyll  Danton
Heal him with a spell or throw a healing potion at him. Make sure Sazza is not with you when you do so.

Tiefling Hideout

Loot the ⁠stash:

⁠Show Them How It's Done: Steal from the tiefling children's stash without making enemies of them.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Loot the chest in the corner in the kids hideout without getting caught. 

Talk to  Mol:

⁠Paying It Forward: Give Mol money to found a guild in Baldur's Gate.  Maddala Deadeye 
Helping several childen in the Grove eventually leads to this option. 

Sacred Pool

Talk to  Alfira:

⁠A Bard's Muse: Inspire Alfira the bard.  Brinna Brightsong
Help her finish the song. Recommended route is to play an instrument, as this unlocks instrument proficiency for the character speaking to her. 

Talk to  Volo:

⁠A Very Tall Tale: Tell Volo a dramatic story fit for a chapbook.  Brinna Brightsong
Pick the most ludicrous options. 

Steal the  Idol of Silvanus:

⁠Heretic: Steal the Idol of Silvanus.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
⁠Idolatry: Help Mol steal the Idol of Silvanus.  Maddala Deadeye
Stealing it after Kagha is exposed or Halsin returns has least consequences. Use Fog/Darkness/Invisibility to not get caught. You can steal the idol back from Mol after handing it in.

Unleash Silvanus' Curse:

⁠Treefather's Sorrow: Unleash Silvanus' curse upon the grove.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel 
Kill all the druids, then long rest. 

Seal the Grove:

⁠Silvanus' Solitude: Witness the ritual that seals off the grove from the world.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
Stealing the idol, killing Zevlor, killing only Kagha or leaving for the Monastery or Shadow-cursed Lands will trigger the ritual, sealing the grove permanently. If Halsin has returned the ritual cannot be completed. 

Inner Sanctum

Save  Arabella from  Kagha:

⁠Not On My Watch: Save Arabella from Kagha and her serpent.  Maddala Deadeye
⁠Snake Whisperer: Save Arabella from Kagha and her serpent.  Wyll  Danton 
Pass any ability check or class dialogue to convince Kagha to release Arabella. As Dark Urge, do not flick your eyes to the entrance or Arabella will be killed by Teela. Speak to Arabella's parents after.

Look at the ⁠frescos:

⁠Roots of the Grove: Learn local history from the druidic frescos.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
There are four frescos. You must pass each check to learn their meaning.
First requires  DC 10 Religion check and shows druids and Sylvanus, the Old Oak.
Second requires  DC 10 Investigation check and shows how the druids and forest rose against a threat.
Third requires  DC 10 Religion check and reveals the druids entered a concord with the Harpers to fight 'the shade'.
Fourth requires  DC 5 History check shows a Sharran helmet broken at their feet. Shadowheart can interpret the frescos without a check.

Use Nettie's ⁠cauldron:

⁠The Apprentice Turns Master: Craft Nettie's antidote in the cauldron.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Read On Antidotes on the table and then bring the ingredients to the cauldron next to the table and make an antidote.

Find Kagha's ⁠hidden chest:

⁠Secrets of the Shadow Druids: Discover and read Faldorn's Canticle.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Open Kagha's chest hidden behind a bookshelf in the Servant's Quarters and read the book inside.

During ⁠Investigate Kagha:

⁠A Story for the Ages: Turn someone to your side with a well-timed tale.  Brinna Brightsong
⁠Entitled: Earn a title from your deeds.  Kerz [verify]
After retrieving the Letter to Kagha, return and convince Kagha to abandon the Shadow Druids. If you read all four frescos a unique, easier option is available.

Secluded Cove

Find  Mirkon:

⁠The Allure of Coin: Steal from a child charmed by harpies.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Rogue dialogue option.
⁠Protector of the Small: Save Mirkon from the harpies.  Wyll  Danton
⁠Slaying the Piper: Rescue Mirkon from the harpies.  Maddala Deadeye
Just make sure Mirkon doesn't die during the fight.

Meet  Raphael:

⁠Hunger Never Fades: Fill your plate at Raphael's House of Hope.  Maddala Deadeye
One of many locations he can appear. See triggers and locations. Simply start filling your plate, when teleported to the House of Hope.

Forest

Approach  Brynna and  Andrick:

⁠Reuniting Friends: Kill Brynna and Andrick, reuniting them with their fallen companion.  Dark Urge
Attack them yourself or defend yourself. If they are send to the Owlbear cave, they can be killed by it. If you tell them to leave, they will be in the Goblin Camp and can be killed at any time.

⁠A New Vision: Reforge the broken spear.  Ver'yll Wenkiir 
Part 1/2 - Loot the spear shaft off of Edowin.

Harper outpost

Reach into the ⁠spider crevice:

⁠Sticky Fingers: Secure the pouch from the spider crevice.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
The outpost (more of a camp) is up the hill across from the Druids Grove entrance, up a tall ladder. 
The spider crevice is inside a larger rock. Pass any ability check or use Speak with Animals to acquire the Spider Egg Sac.

Meet  Raphael:

⁠Hunger Never Fades: Fill your plate at Raphael's House of Hope.  Maddala Deadeye
One of many locations he can appear. See triggers and locations. Simply start filling your plate, when teleported to the House of Hope.

Owlbear Nest

Unlock the ⁠Selûnite chest:

⁠Her Gift of Silver: Recover Selûne's lost treasure through prayer.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
Pass the Perception check and pick up the prayer note from behind the statue (not the book at its feet), and read it while near the chest. 

Approach the  Owlbear:

⁠A Mother's Fury: Triumph over the mother Owlbear.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
Fighting or convincing her to let you leave both count.

⁠A New Vision: Reforge the broken spear.  Ver'yll Wenkiir 
Part 2/2 - Kill the Owlbear mother or long rest after entering the cave, come back and loot the spear head from her corpse. Then right-click combine the shaft and the head together.

Blighted Village

Approach any ⁠gate:

⁠Just Passing Through: Trick the Goblins in Moonhaven.  Astarion  Kree Derryck 
Convince them to let you into town. [verify]

Talk to  Lump the Enlightened:

⁠Bodyguards for Hire: Recruit the ogres to protect you.  Kerz
⁠Pyramid Scheme: Convince the ogres to work for you without giving them gold.  Maddala Deadeye
⁠Creatures of Bloodlust: Recruit the ogre mercenaries, using the corpses of your enemies as payment.  Dark Urge
Pass the DC 20 Persuasion to convince Lump to work for you, eating the corpses as payment. Triggers all three.

Talk to  Fezzerk:

⁠The Most Unfortunate Gnome: Rescue the gnome from his fate at the windmill.  Wyll  Danton
Convince or beat up Fezzerk, then enter the windmill and make sure to pull the correct lever to stop the windmill.

Apothecary's Cellar

Talk to the  Ornate Mirror:

⁠Mirror Master: Trick the magic mirror in the Thayan cellar.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
Convince the mirror you're an ally. Say "Szass Tam is a foul, wretched creature.", then "To clean a wound?", finally any answer.
If you've read  Dark Journal you can convince it you are Ilyn Toth.

Acquire the  Necromancy of Thay:

⁠Secrets of the Necromancer: Discover the strange nature of the Thayan tome. Gale  Sir Fuzzalump 
Part 1/2 - The tome itself is located here. A Dark Amethyst must slotted into the tome to open it. It is located deeper under the village, via a blacksmith's forge or the well.
⁠All Knowledge Is Worth Having: Finish reading the Thayan tome of necromancy.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Part 1/3 - Same as above

Basement Forge

Enter the ⁠Forge:

⁠The Finest Ingredients: Create a masterwork item from Sussur Tree Bark.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Part 1/2 - Enter by breaking the web over a large hole in one of the buildings and jumping down, or pick the large basement door near the east gate. Find and read  Highcliff's Blueprints to start the quest. The bark can be found later in the Underdark.

Whispering Depths

Learn the ⁠origin of the Spider Matriarch:

⁠A Solitary Spider: Read the arachnomancer's journals at the bottom of the well.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Find and read all of the arachnomancer's journals. There are four in total:
 Bloody Journal
 Tattered Journal
 Burnt Journal
 Web-Covered Journal

Enter the  Matriarch's nest:

⁠Secrets of the Necromancer: Discover the strange nature of the Thayan tome.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Part 2/2 - Dark Amethyst is here. Open the tome and read all three pages to trigger it. If you fail any checks you can cure youself with  Remove Curse.
⁠All Knowledge Is Worth Having: Finish reading the Thayan tome of necromancy.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Part 2/3 - The final part of the book cannot be read until you acquire a certain codex in Act 3.

⁠Abyss Jumper: Enter the Underdark through the bottomless well.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
Grant your party  Feather Fall via spell, scroll or potion. And jump down the large chasm in the center of the nest. If the indicator says "Death" you're jumping in the wrong spot.

Broken Bridge

⁠A Natural Alliance: Recognise the druid and Harper armour.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump 
Located under the bridge, leading to the Risen Road. Must succeed a passive check.

The Risen Road

Road

Talk to  Bloated Hyena:

⁠Cursebreaker: Discover the curse of Yeenoghu and destroy his hyenas.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith 
Kill all of the hyenas and gnolls.

Waukeen's Rest

Talk to  Ephren:

⁠A Unified Spirit: Pray with the Flaming Fists at Waukeen's Rest.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
Only Paladins with oath or Clerics of non-evil deities can do this.

Loot the  Dead Drow Raider:

⁠The Spider's Gift: Identify the drow armour near Waukeen's Rest.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Pass a passive DC 5 History check, or be any race hailing from the Underdark (Drow, Half-Drow, Duergar, Deep Gnome).

Talk to  Yeva:

⁠Chain of Command: Follow Flaming Fist orders at the burning inn.  Lae'zel  Varanna Sunblossom
⁠Protector of the Duke: Rescue Counsellor Florrick from the burning inn.  Kerz
Kick the door down when she asks. Follow her upstairs and break the rubble blocking the door to free Florrick.

⁠Rescued from the Flames: Save whoever you can from Waukeen's Rest.  Wyll  Danton
Turn around and break the rubble to get into the room oppossite Florrick's and free Benryn then guide him to the balcony area just next to him.
⁠Fresh Kindle for the Fire: Leave the pinned Benryn to burn.  Dark Urge
Only rescue Florrick, then find Benryn and leave him trapped until he dies.

Mutually exclusive.

Zhentarim Basement

Getting stopped by  Zarys:

⁠The Importance of Networking: Talk your way into the Zhentarim Hideout.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
Use any method to be allowed in. If you helped Rugan and didn't rob him, he will be standing behind her and help you out.

Talk to  Oskar then  Brem:

⁠An Artist in Need: Rescue Oskar the painter from the Zhentarim.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
⁠The Price of Ink: Free Oskar the painter from the Zhentarim.  Brinna Brightsong
Buy him from Brem or kill the Zhentarim and then talk to Oskar.

Fixing the elevator:

⁠In Working Order: Repair the elevator in the Zhentarim hideout.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Hidden behind an illusory wall, you have retrieve the  Mechanical Key from Karad to unlock it. The elevator leads to the Underdark.

Cave

Talk to  Rugan or interact with  Caravan Strongbox:

⁠Hero for Hire: Get some coin out of the Zhentarim survivors.  Maddala Deadeye
After helping Rugan. Demand payment from him for saving him.

⁠Friend of the Family: Become an ally of the Zhentarim.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Help Rugan and let him leave or pick up the strongbox without opening it and deliver it to Zarys.
⁠Open for a Surprise: Acquire the Iron Flask from the Zhentarim.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Disarm, unlock and loot the Caravan Strongbox to get the Iron Flask.

Mutually exclusive.

Tunnel with ⁠large boulder:

⁠Rock Steady: Survive the bandit's rolling boulder trap.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith 
Disarm the tripwires in the tunnel without triggering the boulder. If the boulder falls it will roll over the tripwires locking inspiration.

Toll House

Talk to  Anders:

⁠Warrior of the Hells: Kill the cultist leader seeking Karlach.  Lae'zel  Varanna Sunblossom
Side with Karlach during the confrontation and kill the 'paladins'. Anders specifically is quite dangerous as his sword is strong and he can use smite twice in one turn.

Mountain Pass

Talk to the  Gith'yanki patrol:

⁠Silver Blades, Silver Tongue: Convince Kith'rak Voss to leave without violence.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
Succeed any active checks and do not tell him about the artifact.
⁠Conquer the Conquerors: Defeat the Githyanki raiding squad.  Lae'zel  Varanna Sunblossom
Attack them or defend yourself and eliminate the patrol.

Mutually exclusive.

Sunlit Wetlands

Enter the ⁠wetlands:

⁠Eyes of the Wild: See past the illusion covering the swamp.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
 Automatically triggers a scene when you enter the area. You must pass any check to reveal the true appearance of the wetlands.

Overgrown Tunnel

Find the  thralls:

⁠One of Us: Use the hag's mask to peacefully bypass her thralls.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
Cast protection to avoid being possessed and put the mask on. Have only the masked character walk past the thrall's and jump to the other side of the waterfall, without triggering combat.
⁠Unmasking the Truth: Free one of the Hag's masked thralls.  Wyll  Danton
Don't kill or unmask Mask of Regret, skip or knock her out. Kill Ethel (taking her deal will not count). Speak to Mask of Regret, or unmask her, long rest, then talk to her, if she was knocked out.

Acrid Workshop

Enter the ⁠workshop:

⁠An Acquired Taste: Drink one of Ethel's unique potions.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
 Drink A Mother's Loathing or Heart of Stone as they're the only ones that have positive effects.
⁠Walking on Air: Successfully use a mushroom circle.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
 Simply walk into the circle to teleport outside to the swamp or into the Underdark using the hidden circle.

Goblin Camp

Enter the ⁠camp:

⁠Very Important Parasite: Deceive any of the guards in the goblin camp.  Astarion  Kree Derryck 
Just convince them to let you in using Illithid powers.

Courtyard

Interact with ⁠War Drum:

⁠Feel the Beat: Successfully perform on the goblin war drum.  Brinna Brightsong
Must succeed a  DC 10 Performance check as this is the drum normally used to call reinforcements. You may get off with a warning.

Watching  Volo on stage:

⁠The Bard with Nine Lives: Rescue Volo from the Goblin Camp.  Wyll  Danton
Part 1/2 - Boo that man, boo him or don't. He is then taken inside the Shattered Sanctum where he can be rescued easily.

Get yourself some  dwarf:

⁠Good Ol' Long Pig: Eat a chunk of the cooked dwarf.  Dark Urge
Dark Urge only. Get your hands on some Roasted Dwarf Belly and eat it.

Talk to  Krolla:

⁠Chicken Chase Extraordinaire: Win a match of chicken chase.  Brinna Brightsong
⁠Cub Tamer: Successfully tame the owlbear cub.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
⁠Born Innocent: Save the owlbear cub from the goblins.  Maddala Deadeye
The Owlbear cub must not be dead nor knocked out, otherwise only a chicken is present. Agree to play chicken chase. Once the game starts and the sound effect has played (important!), speak to the owlbear or chicken and tell it to run to the posts to win. Krolla will try to cheat you, make her pay out your winnings. Then talk to her again and say you're taking the owlbear. Speak to it, to invite it to your camp.

Talk to  Crusher:

⁠Anything for a Profit Steal the toe ring from Crusher without getting caught.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
⁠What Price Dignity?: Steal the toe ring from Crusher without getting caught.  Maddala Deadeye 
Kneel to kiss his feet, then succeed a Sleight of Hand check to steal it.
⁠Give Them a Show: Get the goblins on your side while duelling Crusher.  Brinna Brightsong 
Defeat Crusher in a duel and, after he surrenders, choose the Intimidate option to make him kiss your foot.

Mutually Exclusive

Talk to  Piddle:

⁠Secrets of the High Chieftain: Read Volo's Guide to Goblins.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Piddle is upstair atop a small tower. Climb some vines to reach him and get him to give you the book.

Poison the ⁠booze tub:

⁠Spiked: Poison the beer in the goblin camp.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
⁠Culling the Crowd: Use poison to kill the drunk goblins in camp.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
⁠Now It's a Party!: Poison the stolen ale, slaughtering the goblins.  Dark Urge
⁠Life of the Party: Take part in the Goblin Camp's toast.  Brinna Brightsong
Must have some poison like the one from Nettie and must not be seen interacting with the tub. Casting fog or darkness over the tub or being invisible makes this trivial, but don't cast on NPCs or they turn hostile. The goblins will call for a toast, don't actually drink it unless you can resist the poison. You will be accussed of poisoning after and must pass a check or fight the entire camp.

Shattered Sanctum

Talk to  Abdirak:

⁠A Kiss Without Mercy: Endure the ritual of Loviatar until Abdirak is pleased.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
⁠The Art of Agony: Perform for Loviatar's pleasure in her ritual.  Brinna Brightsong
He will beat you and require you to pass an ability check 3 times. Strip to your underwear to gain  Ardent Apostle and use  Blade Ward to make it easier. Reading his book also lets you alter which type of damage you receive.

Talk to  Gribbo:

⁠The Bard with Nine Lives: Rescue Volo from the Goblin Camp.  Wyll  Danton
⁠A Man of Many Talents: Expand your retinue by bringing Volo to camp.  Kerz
Part 2/2. Get the key from Gribbo or just pick the lock. Invite Volo to your camp.

Deal with  Liam:

⁠Fate Worse Than Death: Save Liam from his goblin torturers.  Wyll  Danton
⁠Grabbing the Poker with Both Hands: Torture Liam yourself.   Dark Urge

Mutually exclusive.

Talk to  Brakkal:

⁠Saving the Heretic: Learn about Maglubiyet and safely free his priest.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
Break him out. His cage is trapped and locked. If you are branded he will be dismissive, but you can still break him out.

Above the ⁠spider pit:

⁠Saved by a Thread: Save Smythin from his lethal fall.
Very tight timing as he is pushed immedietly after entering the area. Use a featherfall spell, scroll or throw a potion. If Sazza was rescued, he will not appear.

Talk to  small or  large spider:

⁠A Better Offer: Convince the pit spiders to attack the goblins.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
Easiest way to get inside is to jump down from above and speaking to the spiders.

Talk to  Dror Ragzlin:

⁠Devil's Advocate: Interrogate the dead mind flayer without drawing suspicion.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
Allow Ragzlin to perform the spell, then control his mind to ask useless questions. Do not ask "Who is the Absolute?".

Talk to  Minthara:

⁠Guardian of the Forgotten: Save the tieflings from the goblin assault.  Wyll  Danton
⁠Morally Acceptable Massacre: Spill the blood of the goblins.  Dark Urge

⁠Slaughter's Prize: Ally with Minthara to loot and slaughter the grove. Ver'yll Wenkiir
⁠Camaraderie in Bloodthirst: Spill the blood of the tieflings.  Dark Urge
Reveal the grove's location to Minthara and long rest. Go to the grove and pick a side.

Mutually exclusive. Side with either the tieflings or goblins.

⁠Kill the goblin leaders:

⁠A Headless Horde: Kill every leader in the goblin camp.  Lae'zel  Varanna Sunblossom 
Kill Gut and Ragzlin and Minthara. It is recommended to only knock-out Minthara.

Mutually exclusive with all grove raid inspirations. If leaders are defeated raid does not occur.

Sanctum Basement

⁠The Phases Unfold: Solve the moon puzzle sealing the door to the Underdark.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
The black dots must all be on the sunlit area.

Underdark

Destroy 3 types of mushroom:

⁠Mushroom Enthusiast: Destroy each kind of hazardous Underdark mushroom.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
Destroy a Bibberbang, a Timmask and a Torchstalk

Selûnite Outpost

Break the ⁠Selûnite defenses:

⁠Shatter the Moon: Destroy Selûne's protection over the Underdark fort.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
The gate is protected by two statues that fire at anything that gets close. To stop this you must break the Moonstone apon the central statue of Selûne inside in outpost.

Minotaur Hills

Interact with the  sword in stone:

⁠Last Rites of the Dark Dancer: Complete Eilistraee's ritual of sorrow and obtain her blessed blade.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
The sword requires blood to be spilled on it. So either pass the relevant checks to learn this or simply hit someone near the sword to spill blood on it.

Ancient Battlefield

 Spectator and  Pertrified Dhourn:

⁠Know Your Place: Leverage your role in the drow matriarchy to force Dhourn to abandon his quest.  Kerz
Must be a female Lolth sworn Drow or disguised as one. Dhourn must be unpetrified by the Spectator's ray and survive or via a Basilisk Oil. 
Speak to him and succeed one of the Lolth-Sworn options.

⁠If I Can't Have It...: Discover the secrets of the Adamantine Forge from all three drow wizards.   Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Part 1/3 - Get the  Memory Shard from Dhourn and pass all ability checks when using it.

Arcane Tower

Shut down the  Turrets:

⁠Secrets of the Sussur Tree: Disable an arcane turret using a sussur flower.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Acquire a Sussur Bloom from the towers garden or the tree in the Dread Hollow. Then simply place or throw it close enough to affect the turret.

Restart the ⁠elevator:

⁠Regeneration: Restore power to the elevator in the Arcane Tower.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Reach the basement area by jumping down the mushrooms near the tower. Then pick up a bloom from the garden and insert it into the machine inside the tower basement.

Put something in the  chest:

⁠Trash & Treasure: Observe the effects of the Chest of the Mundane.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Place an item inside the chest, close and re-open it.

Talk to  Bernard:

⁠Heart of the Creator: Perform in a play with Bernard the automaton.  Brinna Brightsong
Read The Roads to Darkness before speaking to him. He can be found at the very top of the tower after you've repaired the elevator.

The Festering Cove

Shrine to  Booal:

⁠Tipping the Scales: Earn the worship of the Kuo-toa.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
Expose Boaal and make the Kuo-toa workship you or ask to kill in Booal's name.

Myconid Colony

Rob the ⁠Giant Bird Nest:

⁠Clever Cuckoo: Steal from the giant bird's nest in the Underdark.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
 From the western entrance of the Myconid Colony (The one across the water from the waypoint, the side where Glut is), there is a massive birds nest to the south-east X: 50 Y: -152 across a small chasm. It is illuminated by a Glowing Bulb and there is a Chasm Creeper near the edge you can jump on. Jump over and loot the chest inside the nest.

Talk to  Blurg:

⁠Mind Over Mushrooms: Gather ingredients for Omeluum's potion.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
⁠The Forbidden Arcane: Read Omeluum's notes on illithid magic.  Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Tell Blurg you are infected with a tadpole, he will summon Omeluum. Complete Omeluum's quest to unlock the potion. Buy/steal the book from him afterwards to read it.

Rob  Thulla:

⁠Swiftly Stolen: Obtain Thulla's magical boots through underhanded means.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Pickpocket the Boots of Speed off of her, idealy while she's still poisoned.

Talk to  Glut:

⁠Warmonger: Cause Glut to stage a coup - then pick a side.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
⁠New Management: Kill the Myconid Sovereign for Glut.  Dark Urge
Agree to kill the Duergar for Spaw and bring Glut along with you. Afterwards he will ask you to kill Spaw, agree and kill him to trigger both, or side with Spaw and kill Glut to trigger Warmonger.

Talk to  Spaw:

⁠Entitled: Earn a title from your deeds.  Kerz
Kill the Duergar and return to Spaw to earn a title.
⁠If I Can't Have It...: Discover the secrets of the Adamantine Forge from all three drow wizards.   Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Part 2/3 - Get the  Flumph Mating Rituals on a corpse inside the secret area rewarded for killing the duergar. Must pass the ability check.

Dread Hollow

Save  Baelen and find  Noblestalk:

⁠A Lethal Endeavour: Escort Baelen out of the field of bibberbangs.  Wyll  Danton
If you walk too close to the Bibberbang it will become agitated and chain activate the entire field towards a nearby lit torch, killing Baelen and destroying the Noblestalk instantly. Use Mage Hand or jump along the left side and pick up the torch to prevent an explosion. Then toss Baelen his bag so he can Misty Step away.

⁠A Noble Endeavour: Effectively use a noblestalk mushroom.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
The Noblestalk is in the same area in the back right. Jump where there are fewest mushrooms and pick it up. Use a high Strength character, since they can jump furthest. 
Once you have it, give it to Derryth, Baelen, Shadowheart, or eat it as Dark Urge.

Climb the ⁠Sussur Tree:

⁠The Finest Ingredients: Create a masterwork item from Sussur Tree Bark.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
Part 2/2 - The bark is on a branch of the large the Sussur tree near center of the area, surrounded by several Hook Horrors. Once you acquire it, travel back to the forge below the Blighted Village to create one of three weapons.

Kill  Filro:

⁠If I Can't Have It...: Discover the secrets of the Adamantine Forge from all three drow wizards.   Gale  Sir Fuzzalump
Part 3/3 - Get the  Scribbled Notes from him and read them.

Decrepit Village

Invisible  Duergar:

⁠Drowned in the Dark: Defeat the duergar patrolling on the Ebonlake.  Lae'zel  Varanna Sunblossom
Bring along Glut to make it easier and advance the quest.

Loot the ⁠Carrion Crawler nest:

⁠Nest Egg: Take an item from the Carrion Crawler nest.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
There is a series of holes in a stone wall, most are too large to reach into, only Dwarves, Gnomes and Halflings, or one  disguised as such, can reach in. The dialogue is tagged as "[Short]" when its possible to reach in. Must pass a Wisdom check to succeed.

Skiff to Grymforge

Boarded by  Greymon:

⁠A Friend to All: Gain access to Grymforge peacefully by lying to the raft patrol.  Astarion  Kree Derryck
Show him the boots, the Absolutes brand, or pass a check to trick him.

Grymforge

Duergar encampment

Gnome ⁠mass grave:

⁠You Can't Take It with You: Loot the dead gnomes in Grymforge before their corpses are thrown into the river.  Maddala Deadeye
Across the water from where you disembark, the Duergar are tossing the bodies into the water. Loot the ring before the body is thrown in. Speaking to the Duergar to dismiss them or pass a Sleight of Hand, lets you loot without angering them.

Talk to  Lur Xanta:

⁠Acolytes of the Demonweb Pits: Persuade the spiders in Grymforge to remain faithful to Lolth.  Shadowheart  Zenith Feur'sel
Pass any ability or class check to worship Lolth instead of Murmath.

Talk to  Kith:

⁠Expert Opinion: Evaluate the ruins in Grymforge and share your findings with the duergar mason.  Jacelyn
Pass 3 ability or class check to glean more knowledge for Kith.

Dealing with  Nere:

⁠Breaker of Chains: Save the deep gnomes from Nere and the duergar.  Wyll  Danton
⁠Perfect Cut: Split Nere's money with the duergar mutineers.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
⁠Head of the Snake: Take Nere's head.  Dark Urge
First make a deal with Brithvar to turn on Nere for a payout. Then help Nere and the gnomes escape the cave-in. Side against Nere and kill him and the loyal Duergar. Pay Brithvar his cut. Finally cut off Nere's head. (May require Sovereign quest to retrieve the head first)

Adamantine Forge

Use the ⁠Forge:

⁠Art Endures: Craft something in the Adamantine Forge.  Ver'yll Wenkiir
After defeating Grym. Simply find one Mithral Ore and one Mould and combine them in the center of the forge, and pull the lever to strike the hammer on it.

Kill the  Lava Elemental:

⁠The Floor Is Lava: Defeat the Lava Elemental in the lava lake.  Karlach  Eldra Luthrinn  Sina'zith
If it starts a turn on lava it will heal quite a bit, it can also create lava at its feet. So pull it out of the lava and put out the lava it creates. Drink  Elixir of Fire Resistance.

Camp

⁠Blueblood Solidarity: Learn Wyll's family history.  Kerz
⁠Lest Ye Be Judged: Learn Astarion's history as a magistrate.  Kerz

⁠Snipping the Chords: Kill Alfira in cold blood.  Dark Urge
Cross the bridge towards The Blighted Village or the stream next to it leading to the Owlbear Nest. Long rest and Alfira will appear in the camp wanting to join you. No matter what you say or do, you will wake up in the morning, having butchered Alfira. If Quil appears instead of Alfira the inspiration will not trigger.

Dark Urge only event.

Tiefling Party

⁠Celebrant: Enjoy a dance in camp with the tieflings.  Brinna Brightsong
You have to side with the Grove and kill all the goblin leaders or side with the tieflings during the raid. The tieflings will start packing and will spend one night at your camp. Before the party, knock out or kill Lakrissa, if she survived. Zae will appear at the party in her place and will dance with you.