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Why do you get... *SPOILERS*...

3 Wisdom pumping Tomes in BG1?
Is it a RP thing? As you become wiser and more worldly on your travels?
I know that a straight priest (W18) would gain about 6 more spells taking them all, and it could be a decent way to compensate for Ranger prerequisites if dualling to Cleric, but it seems an odd stat to get so much attention...

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  • EudaemoniumEudaemonium Member Posts: 3,199
    I think its an RP thing (getting wiser, etc), but honestly I don't think anybody really know. Maybe some of the devs that were on the original team, but I doubt they'd remember the logic behind it XD
  • abacusabacus Member Posts: 1,307
    Fair enough.. I remember being a bit baffled when I found the 2nd (I already had a few of the other tomes), but the extra Wis didn't really seem to benefit my brute fighter, so I slapped them on npcs... long shot is I spent a lot of time looking for other Str & Con tomes that didn't exist!
  • EudaemoniumEudaemonium Member Posts: 3,199
    I think that also might be part of it, btw. Most (new) players seem to pick Fighter-types, and Wisdom is the stat least likely to make a Fighter-type horribly unbalanced.
  • WilburWilbur Member Posts: 1,173
    If they wanted to give more than 6 tomes then additional wisdom tomes might be the best choice. Additional str, dex or con would too easily break the game considering many players min-max their charname IMO.
  • abacusabacus Member Posts: 1,307
    Or could it be a subtle(ish) hint towards a "canon" PC? Priest type growing up amongst monks (tonsure wearing non kick-ass type) and books and so forth?
  • abacusabacus Member Posts: 1,307
    Also, answering my titular question in an uncool but mildly lulzy way: "They keep the back end down to improve handling."
  • PantalionPantalion Member Posts: 2,137
    Theoretically speaking, the "behaved PC" in core BG gets two Wisdom Tomes, one of which is a teaser that is lost in a quest, so it's one of each stat.

    Of course since nobody's ever behaved, these two tomes, and the extra in TotSC instead go to give Viconia her canon 3 wisdom boost going into BG2.
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