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Getting to pick your background inBaldur’s Gate 3adds to the roleplay element of your character, but there are gameplay benefits as well. Not only do you gain experience, but you earn Inspiration for completing Background Goals as you play. These goals are unique to each background, depending on what your character is like.
As you explore the Sword Coast, you’re likely to come across Ability Checks that impact your effectiveness or decisions. Failing a roll can spell trouble, but having Inspiration means you get a second chance. While it doesn’t guarantee success, it helps avoid critical failure more often than not.
What Is A Charlatan?
When creating a character in Baldur’s Gate 3, you have the option to select a background. This backgroundinfluences how you gain Inspirationand what some of your proficiencies are.
As anexpert in manipulation and deception, your character tends toexaggerate and make dealsyou’ll profit from. you may happily bend the truth tosuit your needs and gain bonusesalong the way for your trickster antics.
A littlebit of backstabbingnever hurt you, so you stand to benefit fromdouble-crossing your allieswhen it’s convenient to get more out of your encounters for less work.
Bringing characters like Astarion along with you may help yougain more experience and Inspirationas you explore.
While you don’t have toact in a specific way, and your character can grow as you play, there arebenefits to roleplaying, such asgaining Inspiration.
You can onlyhold up to four Inspirationpoints at a time. Any additional Inspiration will beconverted into experience.
How To Gain Charlatan Inspiration
As you play, you’ll come across all sorts ofcharacters and situations that you can manipulateand benefit from. Some of these encounters willgrant you Inspiration, which will let youreroll a failed Ability Check.
Passing your Ability Checks is vital toavoid combat, earn unique rewards, and unlock dialoguewith NPCs.
The Charlatan Background Goals may contain spoilers for certain events as you progress.
Act One
A Friend To All
Gain access to the Grymforge peacefully by lying to the raft patrol.
Talk your way past the bandits and enter the chapel.
Poison the beer in the Goblin Camp
Anything For Profit
Successfully steal the toe ring from Novice Crusher in the Goblin Camp.
Betray the trust of Moonrise or Lastlight.
Tricks of the Trade
Act Two
Takes One To Know One
Expose the true form of the toll collector by removing all of her gold armor.
Saving a Fellow tale-Spinner
Act Three
Rock-Solid Alibi
Manage to convince the Flaming Fist to let you into Wyrm’s Rock.
Seams of Lavender and Thyme
Perks of the Trade
Find the source of the genie’s trick and take it.
Best Ways To Use Inspiration
Using Inspiration sparingly is a good way tomake it last, but you want to make sure you aren’t squandering theopportunity to reroll Ability Checks.
It’s best tobring a variety of party memberswith you, ordouble-up with similar backgrounds, to get the most out of your experience. There are many ways to gain Inspiration, and you may find more of your own.
