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Gimblebock

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Gimblebock is a gnome bandit leader who is looting the Overgrown Ruins in Act One.

... You're both twice as tall as me but have half the bloody backbone!
Gimblebock, talking to his crew

Involvement[edit | edit source]

Act One[edit | edit source]

Gimblebock can be found during Explore the Ruins Explore the Ruins at the Chapel Entrance with Quelenna Quelenna, Taman Taman, and Warryn Warryn. On approaching, he automatically engages the party in conversation and demands that they leave.[2]

The party can attack the looters or use one of several Ability Checks to convince Gimblebock and the others to leave peacefully.

If meeting Gimblebock after exiting the crypt while using Detect Thoughts Detect Thoughts, it is revealed that he is wondering what happened to his crew inside the crypt - though he is more concerned with whether the player character has the upper hand than his allies' lives.

Resolving the situation peacefully rewards 50 XP and Cheese Your Way Through for charlatans. Triggering the encounter from the balcony with Warryn does not lead to any approval increase no matter which option is chosen. To gain approval, the encounter must be started from the lower area near Gimblebock and Taman. Fighting the bandits grants 70 XP and the opportunity to take all their gear. The party can also defeat the bandits after convincing them to leave, granting a total of 120 XP.

Companion approval[edit | edit source]

Selecting any of these options grants: Gale approves +1 Karlach disapproves -1 Shadowheart approves +1 Wyll approves +1

  • [DARK URGE] [STRENGTH] I don't want to hurt you, but provoke me, and I'll keep stabbing long after you're dead. (DC 5)
  • [PERSUASION] That ship is full of monsters. I wouldn't go near it. (DC 10)
  • [DECEPTION] I think that ship's an invasion force. Run while you can! (DC 12)
  • [INTIMIDATION] The only thing you own is your life. Leave before I take that, too. (DC 10)
  • [BERSERKER] [INTIMIDATION] MINE. (DC 10 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] Not yours - mine. Leave. Now. (DC 10 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [ASTARION] [INTIMIDATION] Just grin, baring your fangs. (DC 10 Advantage Icon.png)
  • [PALADIN] [INTIMIDATION] Selfish cur - there might be survivors, yet you think only of loot. Leave before I make you leave. (DC 10)
  • [MONK] [INSIGHT] Your words hide fear, confusion. Looting that ship will bring you no peace. (DC 10)
  • [WARLOCK] That ship's full of poisonous vapours. Probably demonic. I'd stay away.
  • Attack. Astarion approves +1 Karlach approves +1 Lae'zel approves +1 Wyll approves +1

When exiting from the crypt itself: Gale approves +1 Karlach approves +1 Shadowheart approves +1 Wyll approves +1

  • [DETECT THOUGHTS] [WISDOM] Read the gnome's mind.
    • Leave, before I gut you like I gutted Mari and Barton.
  • [DECEPTION] You have awoken me from my slumber - now I crave your blood! (DC 12)
  • [ASTARION] [DECEPTION] You have awoken me from my slumber - now I crave your blood! (DC 5)
  • [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] Mine now. Leave. (DC 10)
  • [NON-BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] It's mine now. Leave, before things get ugly. (DC 10)
  • Attack. Astarion approves +1 Lae'zel approves +1 Wyll approves +1

Combat[edit | edit source]

Attacks and abilities[edit | edit source]

Lacerate Lacerate (Action)   –  Longsword
Damage: 3~10
1d8 + 2SlashingSlashing

Slash at your target's vital points to make it Bleed Bleed.

Undead and Constructs can't Bleed.

CON Save
 Range: Normal weapon range
Recharge: Short rest
Main Hand Attack Main Hand Attack (Action)   –  Longsword
Damage: 3~10
1d8 + 2SlashingSlashing

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft
Pommel Strike Pommel Strike (Bonus Action)   –  Longsword
Damage: 1~4

Make a non-lethal attack against an enemy and possibly Daze Daze them.

CON Save
 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft
Recharge: Short rest
Rush Attack Rush Attack (Action)   –  Longsword
Damage: 3~6
1d4 + 2PiercingPiercing

Charge forward and attack the first enemy in your way, possibly pushing them Off Balance Off Balance.

STR Save
 Range: 9 m / 30 ft
Recharge: Short rest
Second Wind Second Wind (Bonus Action)
Healing: 1~10 + modifiers
1d10 + Fighter levelHealingHealing

Draw on your stamina to protect yourself. You regain 1d10 + Fighter Levelhit pointshit points.

 Range: Self
Recharge: Short rest

Loot[edit | edit source]

Related quests[edit | edit source]

Speak with Dead[edit | edit source]

Gimblebock can be spoken to with Speak with Dead Speak with Dead.

  • Who are you?
    • Gimblebock
      Gimblebock...
  • What is your profession?
    • Gimblebock
      Thieving. Looting. Cutting throats... wherever there's gold...
  • Do you have any valuables?
    • Gimblebock
      Looking for valuables... chapel...
  • What were you doing here?
    • Gimblebock
      Looting... chapel ruins...
      • Did you find valuables in the ruins?
        • Gimblebock
          Some... but lower crypt locked...
          • How do I get into the crypt?
            • Gimblebock
              Door sealed... can't break it... can't pick it... must be something.
  • What's inside this place?
    • Gimblebock
      The others, searching... chapel ruins. Can't get into lower crypt...
  • Do you have many people inside?
    • Gimblebock
      Handful... Andorn guarding the door. The rest searching...
  • Did you know you were breaking into a chapel dedicated to Jergal(If the party successfully identify the statue in the Dank Crypt)
    • Gimblebock
      No. Doesn't matter... if his loot's good...
  • Who was this chapel dedicated to? (If the party fail to identify the statue in the Dank Crypt)
    • Narrator
      *The corpse remains silent. It does not know.*

Gallery[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. As of Patch 1, Gimblebock's race is simply "Gnome", without having a subrace specified (unlike his fellow bandit Warryn who is listed as a Rock Gnome). This may be a bug.
  2. Gimblebock chooses an unfortunate place to have idle banter with his fellow bandits. If party members get close enough without being seen, they can snap the coiled rope holding the foundation block above him.

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