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There are many different permanent character enhancements or bonuses that can be obtained throughout ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''. See below for details on these bonuses and how they can be obtained. | There are many different permanent character enhancements or bonuses that can be obtained throughout ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]''. See below for details on these bonuses and how they can be obtained. | ||
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== Act One == | == Act One == | ||
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Defeat [[Auntie Ethel]] during [[Save Mayrina]] and take her deal to spare her life. | Defeat [[Auntie Ethel]] during [[Save Mayrina]] and take her deal to spare her life. | ||
=== Awakened === | === Awakened === | ||
{{main|Awakened}} | {{main|Awakened}} | ||
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Failing any of the saving throws for the Zaith'isk inflicts permanent, stacking penalties to the ability scores of the character inside it: each failure will, respectively, give -2 to Intelligence, Wisdom, and Constitution. [[Partial-illithid|Partial ceremorphosis]] will remove the ability debuff. | Failing any of the saving throws for the Zaith'isk inflicts permanent, stacking penalties to the ability scores of the character inside it: each failure will, respectively, give -2 to Intelligence, Wisdom, and Constitution. [[Partial-illithid|Partial ceremorphosis]] will remove the ability debuff. | ||
=== BOOOAL's Blessing === | === BOOOAL's Blessing === | ||
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==== How to unlock ==== | ==== How to unlock ==== | ||
Sacrifice a companion to [[BOOOAL]] in [[The Festering Cove]] ([[hirelings]] cannot be sacrificed). The effect is granted to all present party members and will stop working if all [[Kuo-toa]] in the Cove are killed. | Sacrifice a companion to [[BOOOAL]] in [[The Festering Cove]] ([[hirelings]] cannot be sacrificed). The effect is granted to all present party members and will stop working if all [[Kuo-toa]] in the Cove are killed. | ||
=== Brand of the Absolute === | === Brand of the Absolute === | ||
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Multiple characters can receive the brand after the first character has been branded by Gut by controlling them and speaking to [[Warlock Greez]]. | Multiple characters can receive the brand after the first character has been branded by Gut by controlling them and speaking to [[Warlock Greez]]. | ||
=== Find Familiar: Scratch === | === Find Familiar: Scratch === | ||
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==== How to unlock ==== | ==== How to unlock ==== | ||
Leave Scratch with your scent so he joins your camp, then later when he offers you a ball, throw it to play fetch with him. Having [[Scratch's Ball]] in your inventory allows you to use [[Find Familiar: Scratch]]. | Leave Scratch with your scent so he joins your camp, then later when he offers you a ball, throw it to play fetch with him. Having [[Scratch's Ball]] in your inventory allows you to use [[Find Familiar: Scratch]]. | ||
=== Find Familiar: Cheeky Quasit === | === Find Familiar: Cheeky Quasit === | ||
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==== How to unlock ==== | ==== How to unlock ==== | ||
Find the unique [[Scroll of Summon Quasit]] in one of the coffins of the hidden area in the [[Apothecary's Cellar]] beneath the [[Blighted Village]]. Wizards can scribe this spell, or other classes can permanently acquire her through the [[Shovel_(familiar)#Permanently_acquiring_Shovel|correct dialogue options]]. | Find the unique [[Scroll of Summon Quasit]] in one of the coffins of the hidden area in the [[Apothecary's Cellar]] beneath the [[Blighted Village]]. Wizards can scribe this spell, or other classes can permanently acquire her through the [[Shovel_(familiar)#Permanently_acquiring_Shovel|correct dialogue options]]. | ||
=== Instrument proficiency === | === Instrument proficiency === | ||
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[[Bard]]s have this automatically and this provides no additional benefit to them. | [[Bard]]s have this automatically and this provides no additional benefit to them. | ||
=== Loviatar's Love === | === Loviatar's Love === | ||
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==== How to unlock ==== | ==== How to unlock ==== | ||
Submit to [[Abdirak]] and put on a good performance for him in the [[Shattered Sanctum]]. | Submit to [[Abdirak]] and put on a good performance for him in the [[Shattered Sanctum]]. | ||
=== Necromancy of Thay === | === Necromancy of Thay === | ||
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Turning only 1 page will grant only Speak with Dead. The reader does not need to succeed on the saving throws associated with turning the pages. | Turning only 1 page will grant only Speak with Dead. The reader does not need to succeed on the saving throws associated with turning the pages. | ||
=== Paid the Price === | === Paid the Price === | ||
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==== How to unlock ==== | ==== How to unlock ==== | ||
Accept [[Auntie Ethel]]'s deal to remove the parasite at the [[Riverside Teahouse]]. | Accept [[Auntie Ethel]]'s deal to remove the parasite at the [[Riverside Teahouse]]. | ||
=== Survival Instinct === | === Survival Instinct === | ||
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This is a unique illithid power not obtainable through regular illithid power progression. | This is a unique illithid power not obtainable through regular illithid power progression. | ||
=== Volo's Ersatz Eye === | === Volo's Ersatz Eye === | ||
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====How to unlock==== | ====How to unlock==== | ||
Tell [[Arabella]] about her parents' fate during the quest [[Find Arabella's Parents]]. | Tell [[Arabella]] about her parents' fate during the quest [[Find Arabella's Parents]]. | ||
===Bardic inspiration=== | ===Bardic inspiration=== | ||
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====How to unlock==== | ====How to unlock==== | ||
At the end of Act Two, if [[Alfira]] is still alive, she can be found at [[Moonrise Towers]]. Talking with her reveals that she wants to use music to cheer up the tiefing children in the room with her. If the active character is a [[Bard]], you can speak with her again to gain the bonus (you do not need to perform the song). | At the end of Act Two, if [[Alfira]] is still alive, she can be found at [[Moonrise Towers]]. Talking with her reveals that she wants to use music to cheer up the tiefing children in the room with her. If the active character is a [[Bard]], you can speak with her again to gain the bonus (you do not need to perform the song). | ||
===Githzerai Mind Barrier=== | ===Githzerai Mind Barrier=== | ||
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Effect is permanently lost if the character dies and is revived (as of Hotfix #6). | Effect is permanently lost if the character dies and is revived (as of Hotfix #6). | ||
=== Level 3 Shadow Spell Slot === | === Level 3 Shadow Spell Slot === | ||
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Defeating Malus or Thisobald via dialogue won't grant the option of consuming or cleansing the Shadow Weave (Bug as of Hotfix #16) | Defeating Malus or Thisobald via dialogue won't grant the option of consuming or cleansing the Shadow Weave (Bug as of Hotfix #16) | ||
===Potion of Everlasting Vigour=== | ===Potion of Everlasting Vigour=== | ||
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====How to unlock==== | ====How to unlock==== | ||
Convince [[Astarion]] to bite [[Araj Oblodra]] in Moonrise Towers. | Convince [[Astarion]] to bite [[Araj Oblodra]] in Moonrise Towers. | ||
=== Slayer Form === | === Slayer Form === | ||
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Only available while playing the [[Dark Urge]] Origin. | Only available while playing the [[Dark Urge]] Origin. | ||
Kill either [[Isobel]], or your lover, or the companion with the highest approval toward you, as part of [[The Urge]] quest. Alternatively, it can be acquired alongside the one-time-use spell [[Power Word Kill]] by accepting to become [[Bhaal|Bhaal's]] Chosen after defeating [[Orin]] in Act Three. | |||
Refusing to become Bhaal's Chosen will result in the permanent loss of the Slayer Form. | Refusing to become Bhaal's Chosen will result in the permanent loss of the Slayer Form. | ||
===Summon Us=== | ===Summon Us=== | ||
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==== How to unlock ==== | ==== How to unlock ==== | ||
Read The ''Tharchiate Codex'' (found at the end of the Vault puzzle in Ramazith's Tower), then read the last page of the ''[[Necromancy of Thay]]'' (from Act 1) and pass a DC 20 Wisdom Saving Throw. | Read The ''Tharchiate Codex'' (found at the end of the Vault puzzle in Ramazith's Tower), then read the last page of the ''[[Necromancy of Thay]]'' (from Act 1) and pass a DC 20 Wisdom Saving Throw. | ||
=== Monk's Hideous Laughter === | === Monk's Hideous Laughter === | ||
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Possible wisdom loss if you fail Constitution/Wisdom saves. The sentient amulet seems to lose all of its abilities after the quest completion. | Possible wisdom loss if you fail Constitution/Wisdom saves. The sentient amulet seems to lose all of its abilities after the quest completion. | ||
=== Mirror of Loss === | === Mirror of Loss === | ||
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You will receive the ''Patriar's Memory'' (+1 CHA) if the Narrator tells you the following after sacrificing an ability score: "Disappointment floods your mind. You were sure to succeed Stelmane, but Lord Enver Gortash has stolen your support. All that charming and cajoling in the parlous of the Upper City, Wasted." You can continue to reload until you receive this specific memory, though be aware that this outcome becomes significantly less likely to occur for characters who have completed the DC 25 Religion check, due to the mechanics of how the various outcomes are chosen (described in detail on the Mirror of Loss page). | You will receive the ''Patriar's Memory'' (+1 CHA) if the Narrator tells you the following after sacrificing an ability score: "Disappointment floods your mind. You were sure to succeed Stelmane, but Lord Enver Gortash has stolen your support. All that charming and cajoling in the parlous of the Upper City, Wasted." You can continue to reload until you receive this specific memory, though be aware that this outcome becomes significantly less likely to occur for characters who have completed the DC 25 Religion check, due to the mechanics of how the various outcomes are chosen (described in detail on the Mirror of Loss page). | ||
=== Partial ceremorphosis === | === Partial ceremorphosis === | ||
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==== How to unlock ==== | ==== How to unlock ==== | ||
Consume the [[Astral-Touched Tadpole]] offered by [[the Emperor]]. | Consume the [[Astral-Touched Tadpole]] offered by [[the Emperor]]. | ||
=== Slayer Knowledge === | === Slayer Knowledge === | ||
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Back at the camp, talk to him again and he will explain that he was targeted by the Lord of Murder [[Bhaal]] and his Chosen. You can then ask him about the [[Slayer]] and he will offer you a [[Regarding the Slayer|guidebook]] written by the wizard Irenicus. Read this book and you will gain a passive feature that gives you and your party an edge against any of Bhaal's Chosen. | Back at the camp, talk to him again and he will explain that he was targeted by the Lord of Murder [[Bhaal]] and his Chosen. You can then ask him about the [[Slayer]] and he will offer you a [[Regarding the Slayer|guidebook]] written by the wizard Irenicus. Read this book and you will gain a passive feature that gives you and your party an edge against any of Bhaal's Chosen. | ||
=== Sweet Stone Features === | === Sweet Stone Features === | ||
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==== Astarion: Special interaction ==== | ==== Astarion: Special interaction ==== | ||
If Astarion is the one depicted as a statue, the Sweet Stone Features condition overrules the Curse of the Sired condition that he would otherwise acquire in the [[Szarr Palace]]. The Curse of the Sired status gives Astarion disadvantage on all saving throws while in a place of trauma. With a statue of himself at camp, Astarion does not suffer that penalty and gets to keep the effect of the Sweet Stone Features condition instead, even while in the palace. | If Astarion is the one depicted as a statue, the Sweet Stone Features condition overrules the Curse of the Sired condition that he would otherwise acquire in the [[Szarr Palace]]. The Curse of the Sired status gives Astarion disadvantage on all saving throws while in a place of trauma. With a statue of himself at camp, Astarion does not suffer that penalty and gets to keep the effect of the Sweet Stone Features condition instead, even while in the palace. | ||
=== The Tharchiate Codex: Blessing === | === The Tharchiate Codex: Blessing === | ||
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==== How to unlock ==== | ==== How to unlock ==== | ||
Read ''The Tharchiate Codex'' (found at the end of the Vault puzzle in [[Ramazith's Tower]]). | Read ''The Tharchiate Codex'' (found at the end of the Vault puzzle in [[Ramazith's Tower]]). | ||
=== Unstable Blood === | === Unstable Blood === | ||
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Tip: Give to a [[tiefling]] or [[Dragonborn|red, gold or brass dragonborn]], or equip an item that grants [[Resistance|Fire resistance]] to minimise the damage you yourself take from the explosions. | Tip: Give to a [[tiefling]] or [[Dragonborn|red, gold or brass dragonborn]], or equip an item that grants [[Resistance|Fire resistance]] to minimise the damage you yourself take from the explosions. | ||
=== Vampire Ascendant === | === Vampire Ascendant === | ||