Affects New Playthroughs Only (Not Compatible w/ Origin Customisations Unlocked - Patch is Work In Progress)
Restores some Early Access Background goals, with Inspiration support for Act 1.
Restores Origin Backgrounds, descriptions, icons and Inspiration support for Acts 1 - 3.
Inspiration changes based on whether it felt inconsistent with the character. Companions mostly retain all original Inspirations (except Halsin).
Changes (Spoilers):
Inspirations:
• - New
• - Removed
• - Renamed
Tav Backgrounds
Changes to the base backgrounds.
• [A1] Start Them Young - Inspire the Tiefling children to train harder.
Folk Hero
• [A1] Soul Warden - Save Nadira from the bugbear assassin.
• [A1] Stalwart Heart - Persuade Rolan to stay and protect the grove.
Origin Backgrounds
Changes to the origin backgrounds only.
Astarion | Charlatan → Trickster Hedonist | No Inspiration Changes
Shadowheart | Acolyte → Cloistered Stray | No Inspiration Changes
Wyll | Folk Hero → Blade of Frontiers |
• [A1] Soul Warden - Save Nadira from the bugbear assassin.
• [A1] Stalwart Heart - Persuade Rolan to stay and protect the grove.
Lae'zel | Soldier → Astral Zealot |
• [A1] Bred For Battle - Inspire the Tiefling children to train harder.
• [A1] Indolence Breeds Madness - Persuade Rolan to stay and protect the grove.
• [A2] War is No Place for a Child - Lie to Arabella about her parents' fate.
Karlach | Outlander → Blood War Veteran |
• [A1] Pain In The Hells - Defeat Anders.
• [A1] Food for the Heart - Acquire a Soul Coin.
• [A2] Keep It Cool - Accept Jaheira's invitation to talk.
• [A3] Bitter Revenge - Execute Gortash, meaning some comeuppance.
• [A1] A Noble Endeavor - Use a noblestalk mushroom.
• [A2] From Head to Toe - Explore all sections of the mind flayer colony.
• [A3] Horizon Walker - Enter the House of Hope.
Minthara | Noble → Underdark Exile |
• [A2] Top of the Ladder → Credulous Comeuppance
• [A2] Recognised by Shadows → Begrudging Succession
• [A3] The Right Oil for Any Situation → Something About.. Webbing?
• [A2] No Quarter - Kill all members of the Thorm family.
• [A3] Beget, Begone - Defeat Gortash without making a deal with him.
• [A3] Alms for the Unfortunate - Donate something to the refugees.
Jaheira | Folk Hero → World-Wise Heroine |
• [A3] Past Meets Present - Purchase a room at the Elfsong Tavern.
• [A3] Down Memory Lane - Defeat Viconia and her Sharran consorts.
• [A3] Painted Hero - Obtain your portrait from Oskar.
• [A3] A Bet Is A Bet - Meet with Lakrissa in Baldur's Gate.
Minsc | Folk Hero → Legend of Baldur's Gate |
• [A3] Hark, Jester! - Gain access to the circus.
• [A3] The Nose Knows - Snuff out evil's trail to reach the temple of Bhaal.
• [A3] Down Memory Lane - Defeat Viconia and her Sharran consorts.
• [A3] Painted Hero - Obtain your portrait from Oskar.
• [A3] A Bet Is A Bet - Meet with Lakrissa in Baldur's Gate.
Halsin | Outlander → Grove Tender |
• [A1] A Noble Endeavour → Down to the Root
• [A1] Secrets of the Shadow Druids → Regaled Rivalries
• [A3] Catastrophic Structural Failure → Unearthed, Undone
• [A1] Know Thy Enemy - Discover and read Faldorn's Canticle.
• [A1] A Natural Alliance - Recognise the druid and Harper armour.
• [A1] Unearthed Arcana - Read Omeluum's notes on illithid magic.
• [A1] Roots of the Grove - Regale local history from the druidic frescoes.
• [A1] Tipping the Balance - Save the deep gnomes from Nere and the duergar.
• [A1] The Finest Ingredients - Create a masterwork item from acquired sussur bark.
• [A2] A Tale of Two Souls - Complete the saga of Art, Halsin and the spirit of the land.
• [A2] Eclipse of the Heart - Recount Ketheric Thorm's past to him, shaking his resolve.
• [A2] Remnants of the Past - Find and read the dead druid's journal about how the shadow curse came to be.
• [A3] Oak-Father Preserve Us - Receive a service at Sharess' Caress.
• [A3] Waste Not, Want Not - Donate a Long Rest's worth of food to the donation chest.
• [A1] Nest Egg - Loot the Carrion Crawler nest.
• [A1] Rock Steady - Survive the bandit's boulder trap.
• [A1] Sticky Fingers - Secure the pouch from the spider crevice.
• [A1] Walking On Air - Successfully use an Underdark fairy ring.
• [A1] A Mother's Fury - Triumph over the mother Owblear in her cave.
• [A1] Abyss Jumper - Enter the Underdark through the bottomless well.
• [A1] Clever Cuckoo - Steal from the giant bird's nest within the Underdark.
• [A1] The Floor Is Lava - Defeat the Lava Elemental in the Grymforge lava lake.
• [A2] Tools of the Trade - Obtain the Orthon's crossbow.
• [A2] Never Liked Stairs - Enter a restricted area in Moonrise Towers from the outside.
• [A2] Path Least Followed - Complete the Gauntlet of Shar without going to Last Light or Moonrise.
• [A3] Cat's Got Your Tongue? - Find the missing letters.
• [A3] Macabre Hunt - Find all the pieces of Dribbles' body and return them to Lucretious.
Massive thank you to Bibsan for their fantastic Background documentation.