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'''Help the Cursed Monk is a''' [[quest]] attained in [[Chapter One|Chapter One]] of [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. It can be initiated by activating the [[Sentient Amulet]]. It cannot be completed until Chapter | '''Help the Cursed Monk is a''' [[quest]] attained in [[Chapter One|Chapter One]] of [[Baldur's Gate 3]]. It can be initiated by activating the [[Sentient Amulet]]. It cannot be completed until Chapter Three. | ||
==Objectives== | |||
{{SpoilerWarning}} | |||
== Objectives == | |||
''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending player decisions and outcomes.'' | ''Objectives and journal entries may vary pending player decisions and outcomes.'' | ||
*Find the lost amulet. | *Find the lost amulet. | ||
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**The spirit possessed Shirra's body. We agreed to take on the curse of his madness, allowing his spirit to pass on. | **The spirit possessed Shirra's body. We agreed to take on the curse of his madness, allowing his spirit to pass on. | ||
==Rewards== | == Walkthrough == | ||
=== The Adamantine Forge === | |||
The cursed monk can be found possessing a sentient amulet within the Adamantine Forge. The amulet is inside a locked adamantine chest (DC 25) that is guarded by a [[Lava Elemental]]. | |||
Once the amulet is picked up, they feel the urge to laugh, which needs to be resisted: | |||
* Give in to the laughter. | |||
* Drop the amulet. | |||
* [WISDOM] Fight the urge. (DC 10) | |||
* [DWARF][WISDOM] Squash all cheer and summon memories of your ancestral enemy - the mind flayers. (DC 10) | |||
If the party manages to avoid laughing, the spirit of the amulet appears with a request. The Sharrans cursed him with eternal madness, a laughing curse. He wants to bestow the curse onto his daughter, Shirra, who lives in [[Wyrm's Crossing]] at the [[Open Hand Temple]]. He promises blessings unto the party if they agree to undertake this journey. | |||
=== The Open Hand Temple === | |||
[[File:Open Hand Hatch.jpg|thumb|Location of the crypt's hatch.]] | |||
The Open Hand Temple (X:-19, Y:-5) where Shirra worships is in [[Rivington]], north of the [[Circus of the Last Days]]. | |||
Within the Open Hand Temple, Sister [[Yannis]] (X:-44, Y:-6) will be having a conversation with Investigator [[Valeria]]. They are discussing the recent murder of [[Father Lorgan]], which Valeria is investigating. Allow them to finish their conversation, then answer some questions regarding the investigation. After this, there is a chance to ask where Shirra can be found. Yannis explains that Shirra is passed away last year and they buried her in the crypt under the temple. | |||
The crypt can be found via a hatch in the kitchen (X:-62, Y:3). Enter the double doors to the south, then enter the door to the west to find the resting place of Shirra Clarwen. Interact with the plaque on the sarcophagus in the southwestern area of the room, then open the lid of the sarcophagus. The monk's spirit automatically possesses the withered husk of Shirra's corpse and jumps out of the sarcophagus. Speak with him and he laments the death of his daughter, as she would have been willing to bear the curse on the wishes of her god, Ilmater. He asks who will bear the curse now, perhaps the party? | |||
[[File:Shirra Clarwen Sarcophagus.jpg|thumb|Shirra's tomb.]] | |||
From here, the party can decide to volunteer to bear the curse or reject his offer: | |||
* If it will bring you peace, I will bear the madness. | |||
* Gods, no. I don't want to inherit your curse. | |||
* And what happens if I say yes? | |||
* [ARCANA] Ponder what you know of the monk's affliction. What are the consequences of accepting it? | |||
If the party choose to bear the curse, there are three options to avoid negative consequences - a wisdom check, a constitution check, or an Illithid wisdom check. | |||
* [WISDOM] Call on your wits and shield your mind's most vulnerable reaches. (DC 15) | |||
* [CONSTITUTION] Steel yourself and guide the sensations elsewhere. (DC 15) | |||
* [ILLITHID][WISDOM] Call on the parasite to absorb the strike. (DC 10) | |||
* Accept the inevtiable. Allow your wisdom to drain. | |||
* ENough! I want no part of this! | |||
A second set of checks results in the party successfully absorbing the curse with no penalties (either DC 15 or DC 10 for the Illithid check). Otherwise, if the check is failed, it results in a permanent Wisdom loss. | |||
If the party refuses to bear the curse, or stops partway through absorbing the curse, the monk becomes hostile. He raises the three other corpses in the crypt to attack the party and must be slain. | |||
== Rewards == | |||
*{{SmallIcon|Tasha's Hideous Laughter Icon.png}}[[Tasha's Hideous Laughter]] as an action once per long rest (if the player agrees to bear the monk's curse) | *{{SmallIcon|Tasha's Hideous Laughter Icon.png}}[[Tasha's Hideous Laughter]] as an action once per long rest (if the player agrees to bear the monk's curse) | ||
**Agreeing to bear the monk's curse will present the player with two DC15 [[Wisdom]] [[Saving Throw|Saving Throws]]. Each failure will subtract 1 point of [[Wisdom]] from your character permanently. | **Agreeing to bear the monk's curse will present the player with two DC15 [[Wisdom]] [[Saving Throw|Saving Throws]]. Each failure will subtract 1 point of [[Wisdom]] from your character permanently. | ||