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Is there a list of quest related or items granting permanent stats increase? Like the tomes and manuals in BG1 granting +1 STR, CHA, etc. I'm trying find out how many of these there are from various FAQ's but it's taking too much time...

 

Maybe there is a formal list, but you might be better off checking out one of the walkthroughs on this site.

I'm not sure how much of BG2 + ToB you've played already. Your protagonist can get +1 to every stat in Watcher's Keep. There is also an item from Watcher's Keep that may grant another +1 to your main stat, but it's a random/small chance. The Hell quests can grant +2 or +3 to strength depending on your class, +2 to constitution, or +1 to wisdom and charisma, depending on the choices you make. Also many other permanent bonuses possible in the Hell trials, like increased magic resistance and improved saving throws.

 

In BG1 I believe there's 1 "manual of" each atribute, except for wisdom, of which there's 2. But you have to be a d*ck to the b*tch god worshipers to get the extra one

 

I thought there were three wisdom manuals if TotSC was installed....

 

Angulimala has detailed the BG2 stat increases, although remember there is the demon when you lose your soul.

In BG1:
Strength (catacombs beneath Candlekeep)
Dexterity (Thieves' Guild)
Constitution (Flesh Golem cave on the coast)
Intelligence (Ramazith's Tower)
Wisdom x3 (catacombs beneath Candlekeep, The Lady's House, Durlag's Tower)
Charisma (Gnoll Stronghold cave)

So 8 in total, 7 without TotSC.

Yeah, one of the Tomes of Wisdom is part of a quest involving the Temple of Umberlee.

 

So I rolled the following stats:

STR 18/16
DEX 18
CON 18
INT 11
WIS 16
CHA 18

I'm thinking I should use Gate Keeper to take a point away from INT or WIS and up the 18/XX STR. It's my way of pretending I'm not really cheating . But is 18/16 really going to affect me that much until I get the +1 tome later?

 

That is going to look like this at the end of BG1:

STR 19
DEX 19
CON 19
INT 12
WIS 19
CHA 19

So tweaking them further might be a bit overkill, but that's your game. If you care for that kind of things I'd suggest giving that character a 19 in INT as well.

 

I'm just concerned about 18/16 part, for weight allowance, to hit bonus, I don't know... but hey, if it doesn't matter, I really don't care. I hate using editors anyway!

 

Every bonus at low levels helps, but you'll survive without bumping it up.

 

Sorry for being sarcastic but 18/16 is really fine.

 

how long did it take u to roll that high? i spent literally days trying, and got 18/100 and 18s in the rest of them with CHA at 5 (utterly useless statistic, u always got other party members to do ur talkin and a ring in soa that sets CHA to 18), so just always use shadow keeper and just put all 18s and cha 5. so wat u got is very unbelievable to just roll..

in any case, kensai mages r nice, but the best (dual/multi)class for a powerplay is a kensai dualled to a thief - i did kensai lvl18 to a thief, and by the end of game got insane thac0 of like -19 and -20 and AC of -18 dual wielding crom and whatever else, backstabbing, with 5 APR. trust me, there is nothing better than this, NOTHING - the fact that a thief can use any item cancels kensai no armor limitation, gives u any item in the game to wear, AND u can have a familiar too cause u can cast spells from scrolls lol
oh and i forgot - i had close to 300 hp
yeah yeah u got lots of time to activate kensai, but ur thief gets levels up fast once u r that far into the game, and its cool to play anyway cause of all the gadgets u got at that point, just stay in shadows lol
i finished kensai 18 thief 40ish (xp cap removed of cource) - it was pretty much playing solo most of the time tho..