Perform, persuade, cast spells, and talk your way out of any situation with Charisma.
This comprehensive guide will teach you exactly how to acquire every lasting bonus the game has to offer.
Buff Name
Effect
Location
How To Get
Instrument Proficiency
Allows you toperformwith musical instruments.
Emerald Grove
Help Alfira, the Tiefling Bard, finish her song.
Find Familiar; Scratch
Allows you to summonScratch, the dog.
Wilderness
InviteScratchto your camp.
Brand of the Absolute
Allows you touse itemsassociated with theAbsolute.
Shattered Sanctum
Let Priestess Gutbrand you.
Loviatar’s Love
Grants you a+2 bonustoAttack RollsandSaving Throwswhen under30 percent health.
Submit to Abdirak’sbeating and react accordingly.
Paid the Price
Grants you a+1 to intimidation checks, but imposesDisadvantageonPerceptionchecks.
Riverside Teahouse
Allow Auntie Ethel totake your eye.
Auntie Ethel’s Hair
Gives you a+1 to any Ability Scoreof your choice.
Weaken Auntie Etheland then spare her.
Volo’s Ersatz Eye
Allows you tosee invisiblecreatures.
Campsite
Rescue Volo, then let himattempt to extractthe Parasite.
Necromancy of Thay
Allows you tocastSpeak with Dead, a second-level Necromancy spell.
Blighted Village
Readthe Necromancy of Thay book.
Forbidden Knowledge
Grants you a+1 to Wisdom Saving ThrowsandAbility Checks.
Readthe Necromancy of Thay book andsucceedon a series of checks.
Find Familiar: Shovel
Allows you to summonShovel, a quasit.
Use the’Summon Quasit’scroll found in the Necromancer’s cellar.
BOOOAL’s Benediction
Grants youAdvantage on Attack Rollsagainstbleedingtargets.
Festering Cove
Allow the Kuo-toa tosacrificeone of your companions to BOOAL.
Myconid Colony
Help Omeluumtry to extract your Parasite, and pass three Skill Checks.
Awakened Illithid Powers
Allows you to use your Illithid powers with aBonus Action, instead ofan Action.
Creche Y’llek
Usethe GithyankiZaith’iskand pass three Skill Checks.
You’ll need to speak to andhelp her finish writing her song lyrics.
Afterward, you’llgain proficiencyin musical instruments.
Find Familiar: Scratch
You canfind Scratch in the woodsto the northeast of the Blighted Village.
After a Long Rest, you’llfind Scratch at your camp, where he’ll be a permanent fixture.
Priestess Gut can befound in the Goblin Camp.
You’ll find herbranding Goblinsin the middle of themain hall of the Shattered Sanctum.
Speaking to her will give you the choice toreceive a brand yourself.
Speak to him, andaccept his offer to flagellate you.
it’s possible for you to challenge him todo betteror cry out in an exaggerated performance.
Accepting her offer will replace one of your eyes with a glowing, whitish-green eye.
Mechanically, this gives you a+1 on Intimidation checksbut gives youDisadvantage on Perception checks.
Accepting Auntie Ethel’s offer will inflict apermanent cosmetic changeon your character!
Using her hair will give youa +1 in any Ability Score of your choice.
You cansave him from his plightby killing his new Goblin owner or tricking her into giving you the key.
Whatever you do, you caninvite him to your campafterward.
While he’s at your camp, you canexplain your Mindflayer Parasite situationto him.
After a Long Rest, he will claim to have a cure for you.
Letting Volo attempt to remove the Parasite will inflict apermanent cosmetic changeon your character!
Your sacrificed companioncannot be revived by any meansand will bepermanentlydead for the game.
Youcannotsacrifice aHirelingfor the buff.
This buff will grant youAdvantage on Attack Rolls against bleeding targets.
Of course, the price to receive it isextremelyhefty.
Complete this quest, drink his potion, and pass several Ability Checks to receive this buff.
Awakenedwill allow you to use any Illithid power as aBonus Action instead of an Action.
Moonrise Towers
Force Astarionto drink Araj Oblodra’s blood.
Mystra’s Benevolence
Grants GaleAdvantageon checks tomaintain Concentration on spells.
(Gale Only)
Destroythe ritual circle in Balthazar’s Laboratory.
Arabella’s Shadow Entanglement
Allows you tocast Entangleon Undead creatures.
House of Healing
Investigate and inform Arabella about herparents' fate.
Conjure: Us
Allows you to summonUs, an Intellect Devourer.
Necrotic Laboratory
Prevent Usfrom dying on the Nautiloid, then free it from its cage.
Githzerai Mind Barrier
Grants youAdvantageonIntelligence Saving Throws.
Complete the brain puzzlein the Necrotic Laboratory, and insert the Waking Mind into the Mind-Archive interface.
Bardic Inspiration
Earn a1d12 Bardic InspirationCharge to use once per Long Restwithoutconsuming regular Bardic Inspiration Charges.
Must be aBard.Talk to Alfirain Moonrise Towers when she wants to play music for the Tiefling Children.
Slayer Form
Allows you totransform into the Slayeronce every Long Rest.
Shadow-Cursed Lands
Can only be earned when playing as theDark Urge.
Eitherkill your lover, Isobel,or thecompanionwho approves of you the most.
OR
BecomeBhaal’s Chosen in Act Three.
Reithwin Town
Can only be earned when playing asGale’s Origin.
Earned after killing Malus, Gerringothe, or Thisobald Thorm andconsuming the Weavefrom their corpses.
Araj Oblodrais a Drow who can befound in Moonrise Towers.
Doing so will permanentlyhurt your relationship with Astarion.
So, if you’re trying toromance the vampire rogue, you may want to avoid doing this.
The consequences of each choice are explained in more detail inour guide aboutBalthazar’s laboratory.
Letting Gale destroy the ritual circle will grant himMystra’s Benevolence, which grants himAdvantage on Concentration checks.
This is a great boon for the relatively-fragile wizard class to have.
This boon isonly obtainable by Gale, and only if youlet Gale destroy the ritual circle.
Arabella can be found during Act Twoin front of the Thorm Mausoleum, looking for her parents.
Freeing Us here will make it a loyal ally you cansummon once per rest to aid you in battle.
This Bardic Inspiration Charge ispunchierthan a regular charge and will allow you to cast1d12 damage.
To unlock this extra charge,speak with Alfirathe Tiefling Bard at the end of Act Two.
While fun, youdo not have to play the songwith Alfira to earn the Bardic Inspiration Charge.
If you are playing as theDark Urge Origin, you canunlock a Slayer Formduring Act Two.
The Slayer is a large monstrous form unique toBhaalspawn.
However, choosingnotto become Bhaal’s Chosen during Act Three will meanlosing the Slayer Formforever.
This Spell Slotwill not depleteone of your regular Level Three Spell Slots.
Youwill notgain the spell slot if you choose tocleanse the Weaverather than absorb it.
Eat, or open your mind to, theAstral Tadpole.
Unstable Blood
Makes yourblood flammable and explosive.
Blushing Mermaid
Drink Araj Oblodra’s potionafter meeting her at the Blushing Mermaid.
Monk’s Curse
Lets youcastTasha’s Hideous Laughterat will.
Open Hand Temple
Complete the’Help the Cursed Monk’questline.
(Astarion Only)
Cazador’s Dungeon
Kill Cazadorand allow Astarion to go through with theascension ritual.
Mirror of Loss
Grants you a+2 bonusto an ability of your choice.
House of Grief
Interact with theMirror of Lossand pass the Skill Checks in the House of Grief.
Tharchiate Vigor
Grants you20 Temporary Hit Pointsper Long Rest.
Ramazith’s Tower
Obtain andread the Tharchiate Codex.
Danse Macabre
Allows you to castDanse Macabre, a Fifth-Level Necromancy Spell thatsummons six ghoulsto fight alongside you.
Obtain and read theTharchiate Codex,then read theNecromancy of Thaybook again.
Anointed in Splendour
Gain a+2 bonusto allSaving Throws.
Stormshore Taberncale
Offer goldto one of the deities in Stormshore Tabernacle until you canask for a blessing.
Ask forMystra’s forgivenessas Gale.
Slayer Knowledge
GainAdvantageagainst Bhaalspawn.
Applies to theentire party.
Steel Watch Foundry
Ask Volo about the Slayer andread the guidebookhe offers you.
Sweet Stone Features
Grants you a1d4 Slashing damagebonus to all Attack Rolls and Saving Throws.
Circus of the Last Days
Buy a Stone Statueof yourself or your companion from Boney.
The bonus goes to whoever was sculpted.
Consuming the Astral Tadpole will inflict apermanent cosmetic changeon your character!
You’ll also be able to convince your party members toundergo Partial Ceremorphosiswith a variety of social checks.
The requirements and consequences of doing so aredetailed in our guide about the Astral Tadpole.
This one will turn your bloodexplosive and flammablewhen it comes in contact with fire.
The Sentient Amulet is anitem you might obtain in Grymforge, during Act One.
If you are romancing Astarion, he will also become uncomfortably possessive.
The Mirror of Loss can be found in the House of Grief, during Shadowheart’s personal story.
When operated correctly, the Mirror of Loss will grant you a+2 and -2 in two separate Ability Scores.
However, the penalty can beremoved withRemove Curse, leaving you with just a +2 buff.
The Tharchiate Codex can be foundin the Sorcerous Vaultwithin Ramazith’s Tower.
After a series of puzzles, you’ll be able toobtain this book from the Elminster Vaultwithin the tower.
Anointed In Splendour
The Anointed In Splendour bonus gives your character a+2 bonus to all Saving Throws.
Theother wayto unlock this bonus is availableonly to Gale.
This gives you Advantage overall of Bhaal’s Chosen.
To unlock this bonus, you must choose torescue and untie Voloat the Steel Watch Foundry.
Read Volo’s guidebook, and you will earn the Slayer Knowledge bonus for yourentire party.
This bonus appliesonce every Long Rest.
Talk toBoney the Mephitin the tent at the back left of the circus.
Only one characterin your party can obtain this bonus.
The bonus will also wear off if your character has beenBlessed by theBlessSpellor washealedby a character wearingThe Whispering Promise.
Long Resting will replenish the bonus.
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