Gimblebock

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

Act One

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

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, 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

Selecting any of these options grants:  +1  -1  +1  +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 )
• [BARBARIAN] [INTIMIDATION] Not yours - mine. Leave. Now. (DC 10 )
• [ASTARION] [INTIMIDATION] Just grin, baring your fangs. (DC 10 )
• [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.  +1  +1  +1  +1

When exiting from the crypt itself:  +1  +1  +1  +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.  +1  +1  +1

Combat

Attacks and abilities

 Lacerate ()   –   Longsword

Damage: 3~10

1d8 + 2⁠Slashing

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

Undead and Constructs can't Bleed.

CON Save

 Range: Normal weapon range

Recharge: Short rest

 Main Hand Attack ()   –   Longsword

Damage: 3~10

1d8 + 2⁠Slashing

Make a melee attack with your equipped weapon.

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

 Pommel Strike ()   –   Longsword

Damage: 1~4

1d4⁠Bludgeoning

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

CON Save

 Melee: 1.5 m / 5 ft

Recharge: Short rest

 Rush Attack ()   –   Longsword

Damage: 3~6

1d4 + 2⁠Piercing

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

STR Save

 Range: 9 m / 30 ft

Recharge: Short rest

 Second Wind ()

Healing: 1~10 + modifiers

1d10 + Fighter level⁠Healing

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

 Range: Self

Recharge: Short rest

Loot

•  Longsword
•  Scale Mail
•  Shovel
•  Gold
• Random Gemstone
• Random Camp Supply

Related quests

•  Explore the Ruins

Idle banter

• Gimblebock

  There could be all sorts of loot in that thing - don't you want to be rich?

• Taman

  Of course I want to be rich - but not if it'll get me killed.

• Gimblebock

  You'll die a bloody pauper unless you take a few risks.

• Taman

  Why don't we just wait a while? Make sure it's safe.

• Gimblebock

  Either we act now, or someone else will pick that wreck clean and leave us nothing.

• Taman

  Haven't seen anyone but us. It's just wilderness out here.

• Gimblebock

  Hells. Pity you aren't as good at graverobbing as you are at excuses.

• Taman

  Just being careful. Like my mum always said, fools rush in.

Speak with Dead

Gimblebock can be spoken to with  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

• 
  Gimblebock's model
• 
  Gimblebock, during early development of Baldur's Gate III

External links

• Gimblebock on the Forgotten Realms Wiki