Rarities Of The Realms- Readme
A mod for Baldurs Gate 3
Version 1.16
clintmnich
2023

INTRO
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This mod aims to bring Uncommon, Rare, Very Rare, and Legendary magical items from the Forgotten Realms universe into BG3.
All these item are directly from the 5e rule set, and I have re-created the official icons and tooltips to represent them.
None of these items are currently in game by default, or in the unused assets shipped with the game.
In full Release, Larian Studios has steered clear of most of the interesting rarities found in the realms.
This mod, "Rarities Of The Realms" changes this by adding some of the interesting and unique items
you could/would potentially be using, if you were playing an actual live table top campaign of DnD.


ITEMS ADDED
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Currently there are 28 new items added to BG3. Effects and spells attached to these items match up with the 5e rule set as close as possible.
Some items may need some future tweaking. But this mod is currently in Early Access, so I'll keep updating it as much as possible.


Amulet Of Health
Cloak Of Invisibility
Belt Of Dwarvenkind
Belt Of Hill Giant Strength
Belt Of Storm Giant Strength
Brooch Of Shielding
Belt Of Stone Giant Strength
Boots Of the Winterlands
Dust Of Disappearance
Medallion Of Thoughts
Stone Of Good Luck
Gauntlets Of Ogre Power
Oil Of Slipperiness
Goggles Of Night
Pearl Of Power
Restorative Ointment
Ring of Warmth
Shield Of Greatness
Shield Of Power
Shield Of Wonder
Periapt Of Health
Eyes Of Charming
Horn Of Blasting
Crystal Ball Of Mind Reading
Ring Of Featherfall
Ring Of Invisibility
Ring Of Protection
Flame Tongue Greatsword





ITEM LOCATIONS
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Location 1 (Cheat)
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Right now you can find all the items for free in a chest when you first start a new game.
Go up the elevator in the second room of the Mind Flayer crashed ship.
The chest that's behind and to the right of the brain guy holds all the unique/rare items from this mod.

Location 2 (Acquire legitimately)
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You can also buy the items from the first merchant you meet at the Druids Den.
(Prices may change in future updates for better gameplay balance)

Location 3 (Acquire legitimately)
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The items have now been seeded(Since v1.15) throughout the BG3 game world. You can find them in specific loot drops, chests/containers, and some traders
will have some rare items as well.

Future Locations
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Eventually these items will be spread across the expanded game world in acts 2 and 3.
(Currently this mod is in Early Access)






MORE ITEMS SOON
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I haven't got through the whole list of rare items yet, but working my way. I plan on re-creating as many as possible.
This depends on the restrictions on how BG3 has been developed.
Some items may never come to pass due to the way the game engine works.

New Models

Currently there are no new world models to represent these rarities. But, I've matched them up with the best possible alternatives that I could find.
New models could eventually be in this mods future though. I've worked with .GR2 model formats in the past with my mod for
Divinity Original Sin 2 : Weed Shops Nexus Mods
Weed Shops Steam Workshop

I added these models through the official tool kit for DOS2.
So adding new models this early in BG3's development without an official modding
toolkit might be a challenge at this point. But I'll look into it.






REFERENCES
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These 2 websites were my main references for the info needed to re-create these items.

DnD Beyond: https://www.dndbeyond.com/
DnD 5e: https://dnd5e.info/magic-items/magic-items-by-rarity/





INSTALL
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Please see Nexus sites for install instructions: https://www.nexusmods.com/baldursgate3/mods/277





CREDITS
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Author - clintmich
Larian Studios - for an amazing game
GIMP - for the image manipulation software
Norbyte - for the converterapp
ShinyHobo - for the BG3 modders Multitool
Gamers - You! Thanks for downloading and playing! Cheers