Sage is a Background in Baldur's Gate 3. Backgrounds are special traits or expertises that affect the starting Proficiencies the player has and also add two bonus background features. Backgrounds may also decide how your character be treated by certain NPCs, and how can they handle certain situations.
Sage Information
- You are curious and well-read, with an unending thirst for knowledge. Learning about rare lore of the world will inspire you to put this knowledge to greater purpose.
- Gale, a Wizard and possible companion, has this background.
Sage Skill Proficiencies
- Arcana Proficiency: Add your proficiency bonus to any roll made with Arcana.
- History Proficiency: Add your proficiency bonus to any roll made with History.
Sage Background Goals/Inspirations
- When a character performs an action that's true to their Background, they will be Inspired. Earning +1 Inspiration Point and +25 Exp. Inspiration may be spent to reroll an Ability Check. Not only your character can become Inspired, but also your Companions.
- You may hold up to 4 Inspiration points at once. Inspiration earned over the cap will become Experience Points.
Click Details to learn how to complete the selected Background Goal
A Natural Alliance
Recognise the Druid and Harper armour
The Phases Unfold
Solve the moon puzzle sealing the door to the Underdark.
Secrets of the Matron
Read the obscure text by a Drow matron
Reanimator
Correctly follow Gale's instructions to resurrect him
The Forbidden Arcane
Read Omeluum's notes on illithid magic
Secrets of the Sussur Tree
Read the treatise on Anti-Magic
Secrets of the High Chieftain
Read Volo's Guide to Goblins
Roots of the Grove
Lean local history from ther druidic frescos
Secrets of the Necromancer
Discover the strange nature of the Thayan tome
All Knowledge is Worth Having
Finish reading the Thayan tome of necromancy
Secrets of the Shadow Druids
Discover and read Faldron's Canticle
A Solitary Spider
Read the arachnomancer's journals at the bottom of the well
Secrets of the Sundering
Unlock and read the Book of Dead Gods
Sage Tips & Notes
- Tips and notes go here.
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In Other Languages
- Español (España): Erudito
| Backgrounds |
Acolyte ♦ Charlatan ♦ Criminal ♦ Entertainer ♦ Folk Hero ♦ Guild Artisan ♦ Haunted One ♦ Hermit ♦ Noble ♦ Outlander ♦ Sailor ♦ Soldier ♦ Urchin |
AnonymousIf you recruit Gale and Sir Fuzzalump hireling, you can just hold the books that give inspiration in storage and bring them into your party when you need some inspiration. Read the books to get 2 inspirations each time.
- Anonymous
Roots of the Grove: Druids have an easier time and don't need to make skill checks for this one. There are panels inside the Druid's Grove where Kagha is. Upon reading all 4 panels, Shadowheart will have a small conversation eluding to her backstory, and Sages/Gale will receive this Inspiration. Druids also receive a slightly different narrative, so it may be worth respeccing to hear it at least once, and or potentially not have to make the checks.
- Anonymous
A Natural Alliance - Underneath the broken bridge outside of the Blighted Village there are two skeletons there. You need to search them both, AND wait for a few moments so that the Main Character sais something along the lines of "I recognize that armor..." Which will pop the Inspiration for Sage backgrounds and Gale. There are two ways to reach the skeletons. Climb down the cliff just to the left on the side with the Gnolls/Hyena's, or when you are coming from the Toll House/Karlach, stay along the water. Both ways will take you to the Skeletons, they are fairly difficult to see, so I recommend Alt Highlighting, even then, it's hit or miss. They are in the center of the bottom broken bridge on the Gnoll/Hyena side.
- Anonymous
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WHISPERS FROM THE GRAVE - Glean some wisdom from speaking with the dead.
- Anonymous
For Reanimator, you CANNOT use/make the Perform Check, pass or fail, in order for it to trigger. Rezzing Gale, is a legit pita... Can't even have a quick jazz session knowing you can bring him back with a revivify, scroll or spell. Nevermind the True Res Scroll you HAVE to use.
- Anonymous
Sage also gets an inspiration in Act 1 for obtaining all three clues to the forge from the Drow in the Underdark "If I can't have it..."
Gale doesn't seem inspired by reading Treatise on Antimagic anymore?
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