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In a seemingly abandoned Tollhouse withinBaldur’s Gate 3’s Shadow-Cursed Lands lies an interesting gimmick boss that punishes the unsuspecting. For the unprepared and unknowing, she’s a challenge that can wipe parties and demand save-resets.
But her power is nothing more than an illusion, and once you know her trick, you’ll be punishing her for getting the better of you the first time. Punish her greed, and rest assured, you’ll be able to sate your own. We hope your coin pouch is big enough to hold it all.
Updated July 30, 2025 by Alexis Campbell:Updated to reflect Patch 5 Honour Mode changes, including Legendary Actions and Twist of Fortune weapon nerfs. Additionally, added new information about the “Signed Trade Visa” item gained when giving Gerringothe enough gold.
Gerringothe Thorm’s Gimmick
What You Need To Know
As you find Gerringothe on thesecond floor of theReithwin Tollhouse(Coordinates: X:-108, Y:-84), you will noticesmall piles of gold on the floorleading up to her position near an open section in the outer wall.Pick them up as you approach.
These piles of gold arecapable of spawning new enemies and explodingduring Gerringothe’s battle. The ones closest to you willexplode at the beginning of the first turn,potentially starting the encounter off to a rough start.
Get ahead of the curve and eliminate the threat beforehand byremoving as many coin piles as you canwithout being seen or caught, andcast Bless on your teammates,if you can, before speaking with Gerringothe.
You’ll also noticeseveral floating heads around named “Visage of X.“These will be enemies that help Gerringothe Thorm during combat.
More than just enemies that deal additional damage, their existence contributes to Gerringothe’s massive health pool and some of her abilities. During combat, youshould not be fighting Gerringotheherself. Rather, yourtargets will be these spooky heads.
Visage of Regret
Choking Wail
Deal 2d8 + 2 Psychic damage and Paralyse foes within 4m on a failed Saving Throw.
Visage of Heartlessness
Moral Confinement
Deal 2d8 + 2 Psychic damage and Silence foes within 4m on a failed Saving Throw.
Visage of Guilt
Venomous Guilt
Deal 2d8 + 2 Poison damage and Poison foes within 4m on a failed Saving Throw.
Visage of Greed
Burning Avarice
Deal 2d8 + 2 Fire + (Conditional) 1d6 Fire to all foes within 4m. Deal 1-6 Fire damage for each stack of 1,000 gold pieces each foe carries.
Visage of Cowardice
Blind Terror
Deal 2d8 + 2 Psychic damage. Frightens and Blinds foes within 4m on a failed Saving Throw.
How To Get The Signed Trade Visa
Let Your Gold Do The Talking
When talking to Gerringothe, she’ll demand gold. You can give coins to her, but she will keep insisting on more. At this point,you have three choices:
If you choose to give her all your gold, she willfight you anyway if your gold totals less than 6,000.
If yougive more than 6,000 gold, she’ll give you the “Signed Trade Visa"and leave you alone. This item turns a creature into solid gold after three turns.
When you approach Gerringothe, if you have no interest in bargaining with her or if you would like your gold back, you canpush her through the open hole in the wallto deal massive damage at the start of the fight.
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18 (+4)
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8 (-1)
Cursed coins increases her overall health.
Coin Cuirasse (R)
Cursed coins allow her to use them as whips and increases her overall health.
Coin Cuisse (L)
Coin Vambrance (R)
Coin Vambrance (L)
+5 initiative and cannot be surprised.
Coin Armour
This feat does nothing beyond suggesting there is a gimmick to her armor.
Gerringothe has an additional bonus action.
Immune To Control Undead & Turn Resistance
Control Undead does not affect Gerringothe, and she has advantage on saving throws against being Turned.
Incapacitation (Honour-Mode Only; Legendary Resistance)
Gerringothe has +10 on Saving Rolls against checks that would Incapacitate her.
Sublimation (Honour-Mode Only; Legendary Action)
When losing a piece of armour, Gerringothe can attempt to turn all her enemies into solid gold (Constitution save). If turned, the creatures are incapacitated and cannot take any form of action. It affects all creatures in battle and lasts four turns or until the affected succeeds a Constitution save.
Attacks
Combustible Coins
Gerringothe enchants all nearby coins to explode after one turn. Targets that succeed a DEX save take half damage.
+7 to hit, 5ft; deals 4d8 + 1 Slashing damage.
Whip
Bonus action. Whips a target and pulls them 4m toward Gerringothe. (Gerringothe usually follows this with a Claw attack)
Gerringothe Thorm is an immense pushover once youunderstand her gimmick.After eliminating the skulls, her health is ameasly 6 HP, and her AC is lowered to 14.
The swarm of enemies in close quarters means that they’reuniquely susceptible to area attacks.You’ll want topack area or multi-hit attacks.Additionally, they’revulnerable to Psychic damage.
As a result, you should bring alongweapons like theSword Of Screamsor theGithyanki Greatsword.Try ensuring you also have feats likeCleaveor Sweeping Attack.
Spells that should be broughtinclude but are not limited to:
You will certainlywant a Cleric or high-level Paladin or Druidfor this fight. Healing will be almost necessary for this fight due to the pure potential damage of the first round.
On the first turn,focus on the two skulls closest to youwhile you saveone player nearby to use the Help actionon any of your party members that may have been caught in an initial explosion (if you leave them, the skulls' area attacks will kill them).
For everyone skullyou kill, Gerringothe’s health will bedepleted by 100 HP.
Additionally, each skull is linked to an armor piece of her body. Thefirst two pieces to go are her vambraces,which allow her to use the Whip action. After two skulls are gone, she willno longer be able to use Whip.
When Gerringothe uses Combustible Coins, halt your initial strategy bypicking up any nearby highlighted coins. Picking them up will stop them from exploding.
Additionally, Gerringothe typicallysummons a coin-halberd spirit weaponas a bonus action on the second or third turn. It is best avoided in favor of the skulls. In fact, you canignore it for the entirety of the fightsince killing Gerringothe also defeats it.
Once the final skull is gone, Gerringothe is only a standard weapon attack away from death. She hasno special abilities or attacksto worry about here.Kill her.
When she’s defeated, you’ll get:
you may now loot all of the gold in the Tollhouse without worry, and there is amassive collection of gold within the large safeyou started battle near.Loot it,and you’ll be free to explore.
Twist of Fortune, the mace looted from Gerringothe,has seen a significant change in the wake of Patch 5.
This weapon no longer deals damage equal to the amount of gold on the creature struck, therefore allowing you to cheese Gerringothe by giving her all your gold, pickpocketing the weapon, and striking her with it.
This weaponnow consumes the gold of the target when struckas well asonly dealing extra damage (1d6) for each grouping of 300 goldon the enemy.
Baldur’s Gate 3
WHERE TO PLAY
Baldur’s Gate 3 is the long-awaited next chapter in the Dungeons & Dragons-based series of RPGs. Developed by Divinity creator Larian Studios, it puts you in the middle of a mind flayer invasion of Faerûn, over a century after the events of its predecessor.
