Adds powerful magical runes throughout Faerun! This mod aims to add unique new spells, summons, and behaviors to the game that change the way you play
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Changelogs
Version 1.0.6.2
Fixes a bug where the rune pouch contained all of the runes. This is a side effect of how beta testers were able to spawn the rune pouch with all the runes for the ease of testing, but I forgot to remove the treasure table when I added the rune pouch as regular loot. If you experienced this and would rather find all the runes on your own, you can drop the runes into the tutorial chest and let it disappear. Thanks Pewee for bringing this to my attention
Makes the rune pouch weightless
Version 1.0.6.1
Adds unique to all runes so that you only find each of them once. This should make finding runes more exciting
Reduces Optimus Slime's HP. This summon is found in act one and its HP is a little too high for this early in the game. Thanks [DemonEyesZero](https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/users/169949423) for pointing this out
Adds Pouch of Many Runes - this enchanted pouch magically stores all newly acquired runes. It will not retroactively move runes acquired before the pouch was in your inventory
Add help dialogue about rune pouch
Fixes typo in Duplicitous Bow tooltip
Version 1.0.6.0
Adds Rune of Grim Renewal - Restores a random spell slot when your summons strike a killing blow. Runic summons gain Bloodthirsty, healing 3d6 hit points as well
Adds Rune of Amnesia to several drop locations, adds more for others
Version 1.0.5.2
- Updated Dreadful Mummy icon
- Fixed a bug preventing the help dialogue from appearing for runes
- Refactored to prevent warnings in console when referencing a spell that doesn't exist. This didn't actually break anything; I just didn't want people to misinterpret the warning
- Adds !debugmode console command to enable additional debugging messages in the console
- Adds use costs to two of the arrows for Duplicitous Bow
Version 1.0.5.1
Added drop locations for some runes that I forgot
Version 1.0.5.0
- Adds Rune of Temporary Amnesia - Grants the spell Temporary Amnesia, which assaults a target's mind, dealing 1d6 damage and causing them to forget an ability or spell for three turns
- Adds Rune of Unsummoning - Dismisses runic summons
- Adds Rune of Mummification - Transforms the Dreadful Nurse into a mummy with powerful new abilities
- Adds Rune of Embiggening - Embiggens your runic summons. This may cause some of them to get stuck. I recommend re-summoning them when this happens, or use Teleport Party To Me
- Adds Duplicitous Bow - A legendary bow that teaches the wielder several new Trick Shots
- Adds Rune of Runic Invigoration - Fully heals Runic summons when you take a short rest
- Persistent Upgrades: when you apply an Upgrade Rune to a summon, it will now persist. This means when you summon the Giant Badger or Dreadful Nurse again, any previously unlocked upgrades will be applied automatically!
- Fixes huge puddles of blood appearing when you re-summon the Dreadful Nurse, Optimus Slime, and Giant Badger. Sorry. I know this was traumatic for some of you
- Adds additional drop locations for all runes
- Updates Spellsteal description to more accurately reflect the current implementation
- Fixes incorrect display name/description for the Rune of Crushing Flight
- Adds help dialogue which appears on the first discovery of a rune/enhancement rune
- I've had a conversation with Optimus Slime and told them to quiet down. They should now silently follow you on your adventures
- Fixes a bug affecting Rune of Bone armor where it applied to any undead, including enemies
- Fixes a bug preventing the Giant Badger from synchronizing its level with the caster
PATCH 7 READY:) Installation
This is safe to add to an existing save
I recommend using BG3MM to install this mod, but others will likely work too
Simply drag the zip file onto BG3MM and export your load order
This mod requires Script Extender 19+, which can be installed through BG3MM or acquired on Github. To install Script Extender with BG3MM:
Important Update: 1.0.6.0 fixes a treasure table issue preventing Rune of Amnesia from appearing as loot. Apparently the rune affected me too and I forgot to add it to the treasure table file
Runes/Items You can find these runes throughout the world in multiple places for each rune. All summons are AI controlled. Sit back and enjoy the ride! 1.0.6.1
Pouch of Many Runes - this enchanted weightless pouch magically stores all newly acquired runes. It will not retroactively move runes acquired before the pouch was in your inventory.
1.0.6.0
Rune of Grim Renewal - Restores a random spell slot to your summons when they strike a killing blow. This effect can only happen once per Long Rest for each summon. Runic summons gain Bloodthirsty, healing 3d6 hit points as well.
1.0.5.0
Rune of Temporary Amnesia - Grants the spell Temporary Amnesia, which assaults a target's mind, dealing 1d6 damage and causing them to forget an ability or spell for three turns
Rune of Unsummoning - Dismisses runic summons
Rune of Mummification - Transforms the Dreadful Nurse into a mummy with powerful new abilities
Rune of Embiggening - Embiggens your runic summons. This may cause some of them to be unable to get through small spaces. I recommend re-summoning them when this happens, or use Teleport Party To Me
Duplicitous Bow - A legendary bow that teaches the wielder several new Trick Shots. Below is one of them called Arrow of Transformation
Rune of Runic Invigoration - Fully heals Runic summons when you take a short rest
1.0.0.0
Rune of Harnessed Weave - Implementation of the homebrew spell Spellsteal. Currently doesn't restrict use based on the level of the spell being cast because of how Counterspell works in BG3, but otherwise works as written
Scarred Rune - Summons a Giant Badger to defend your team, and looks good doing it
Rune of Crushing Flight - Grants the Giant Badger the ability Crushing Flight
Bloodstained Rune - Summons a Dreadful Nurse to heal your team and deliver devastating attacks to your enemies
Rune of Slimy Companionship - Summons Optimus Slime, a slippery companion known for its powerful attacks and tendency to steal the weapons of enemies
Rune of Bone Armor - Bolsters the armor of undead companions as long as they are not incapacitated
Changelog See Changelog at the top
Recommended Mods These mods pair well with this one
SailorCat's Valkrana mods - I made the Rune of Bone Armor specifically because I enjoy all the undead summons
Teleport Party To You - I gave flying to some of the summons to make this problem happen less, but it's not 100% effective. This mod works great for when summons get stuck somewhere
Obtaining Runes
I won't be adding anything to the Tutorial Chest. My philosophy is that it's more fun to discover the runes throughout the world where I've distributed them as loot. I've tried to add the more powerful ones later in the game to preserve some sense of balance
Credits/Shout outs
Norbyte, who constantly answered my questions and implemented features/fixes that made the Spellsteal feature possible. Thanks!
lushlemonx3 for being the #1 tester and consulting on various features. Go check our their mods!