ability score booster in BG2? (spoiler)

Lemernis

Forgive me but it's been ages since I played BG2. Isn't there an ability score boosting machine in Watcher's Keep?

DinsdalePiranha

there is, 4th level, it can give +1 to each of your (or anyone on the team) stats.

also, there's deck of many things (3rd level), which can give you +1 to your main stat, sometimes selected in quite a retarded way. (FMTs main stat for example is intelligence... not strength, intelligence. :C)

Lemernis

Okay, thanks. I gave away one of the Wisdom tomes to complete the quest for Tremain in BG city. I have the other two, though. My Fighter-Mage has Wisdom 10. And mages get a bonus 1st level spell if Wis is 13. So it makes sense to use the two tomes for him versus giving them to Viconia in BG:EE (so that she can get a bonus 3rd level spell).

ZanathKariashi

Only clerics and druids get bonus spells based on any stat.....

DinsdalePiranha

yup, only them. for F/Ms however wisdom isn't nearly as useless as it seems, though that only manifests at higher levels - to be more precise, it's required for limited wish.
why? cos fighter/mages have no other useful lvl7 spells (mantle? phah.), and at least limited wish has the option to give you back one of each spells between the 1st-4th level - but it requires 16 wis... so if you start with less then 13-14 wisdom, chances are you'll never reach it anyway.

Lemernis

@ZanathKariashi and @DinsdalePiranha Thanks, that's one of those many things about the game I had forgotten, and I didn't see it stated in the manual's table.

I guess I'll give Viconia those two tomes then.

szb

While mages don't get bonus spells, high intelligence and wisdom is still usefull if you plan to use the wish spell.

Sed

It also adds to your lore value :-)

moopy

For wish you can just quaff a 18 wis potion though

Devarim

Here is all the ability boosters you can get in the baldurs gate saga. Well except for the special abilities you get from the dreams in baldurs gate 1.

BG 1
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STR +1
DEX +1
CON +1
INT +1
WIS +3 (one of these in Durlags Tower, so requires TOTSC)
CHA +1

BG 2: SoA
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'The Transformation and the dream', -1 to DEX, CON, INT or WIS.

Tears of Bhaal Choices.
FEAR TEAR (the Nymph cloak)
Good: Immunity to +1 weapons or less
Evil: +2 CON

SELFISHNESS TEAR (sacrifice for companion)
Good: +10 resistance to magic - 1 to DEX
Evil: +2 to your AC

GREED TEAR (the Blackrazor sword)
Good: +2 to all saving throws
Evil: +15 to HP

PRIDE TEAR (the dragon)
Good: +20% resistances to fire, cold and electricity
Evil: Gain 200,000 experience

WRATH TEAR (Sarevok)
Good: +1 to WIS and CHA
Evil: +2 to STR, +1 to primary stat.

BG 2: ToB
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+1 to all Stats, Machine of Lum the Mad
+1 to Primary Stat, Deck of Many Things (Watchers Keep)