Stat increases through the entire series

Klorox

I always get lost in BGII. But in BGI, you get:

STR +1
DEX +1
CON +1
INT +1
WIS +3
CHA +1

I'm pretty sure the stat increases in BGII also depend on alignment.

Breaking this all down for me would be very helpful. TIA.

semiticgoddess

Here are the stat increases in BG2:

1. In the Spellhold dream sequence, you have to lose 1 point of any ability score besides Charisma.

2. If you choose to sacrifice yourself in the Nine Hells's Selfishness trial, you lose 1 point of Dexterity.

3. Choosing one of the evil options in all of the Hell trials will give you +2 Strength (I'm not sure which one; you can find it on Gamebanshee or a similar site).

4. Choosing one of the good options in Hell will give you +1 Wisdom and +1 Charisma.

5. You can get +1 to every ability score using the Machine of Lum the Mad near the bottom of Watcher's Keep. You need to know the proper code for each one, which you can find online or in the little notes scattered all over Watcher's Keep.

Klorox

Just for powergaming purposes, you can't do 3 and 4, correct?

semiticgoddess

@Klorox: They're mutually exclusive, yes. But I just checked Sorcerers.net and apparently you can also get +2 Constitution from the evil option in the Fear trial (take the Cloak of Fear from the demon), and the alternative, the good option, grants no ability score bonuses (it just grants immunity to +1 weapons and less).

Zaghoul

BG2EE Broken down AND spoiled if really wanting to know in detail.

http://baldursgate.wikia.com/wiki/Tear_of_Bhaal

Shikao

Wiki page is nice but only lists Hell Trial bonuses. There is nice and very old thread here on the forums with all possible stat increases -> Guide to Stat Distribution Metagaming

@semiticgod, you forgot about Deck of Many Things - +1 to primary stat =]

Kurona

Shikao said:

@semiticgod, you forgot about Deck of Many Things - +1 to primary stat =]

Requires an awful lot of save-scumming tho :x

karl_maulder

BG: Str +1 (Candlekeep tomes), Dex +1 (Thieves guild), Con +1 (Pirate cave), Int +1 (Ramazith's tower), Wis +1, +2 if keeping the tome from Jalantha Mistmyr (The first tome can be found when doing Lothander's quest, the second can be found in Candlekeep tomes), Cha +1 (Gnoll stronghold).

TotSC: Wis +1 (Durlag's tower)

BG2:
Demon (Spellhold dream sequence) -1 to one stat: Dex, Con, Int or Wis.

Hell trials:
Fear:
Good: Immunity to weapons, up to +1
Evil: +2 Con
Selfishness:
Good: +10 magic resistance, but you also lose -2 HP (first door) -1 Dex (second door), -75000 Xp (third)
Evil: +2 AC
Greed:
Good: +2 all saving throws
Evil: +15 Hp
Pride:
Good: +20% resist to fire, cold and electricity
Evil: +2M Xp
Wrath:
Good: +1 Wis, +1 Cha
Evil: +2 Str

ToB:
Machine of Lum the mad
+1 Str, +1 Dex, +1 Con, +1 Int, +1 Wis, +1 Cha, +5 magic resist

Deck of many things:
If first draw was bad: +1 to main stat (depends on class) and +10 Hp
No bad draws: +10 Hp or +5 Fire resistance

StummvonBordwehr

Kurona said:

Shikao said:

@semiticgod, you forgot about Deck of Many Things - +1 to primary stat =]

Requires an awful lot of save-scumming tho :x

It must be done... its canon.... At least for powerplayers.

Here is some info on the deck of many things found on WK 3: http://www.sorcerers.net/Games/BG2/Walkthrough2/items/deck-of-many-things.php

As you see it must be bad before it gets better

Tip: drink a potion of magic shielding and get ready to reload (as Kurona pointed out)

tbone1

Shikao said:

@semiticgod, you forgot about Deck of Many Things - +1 to primary stat =]

I misread this as Duck of Many Things. Right, time to start my first mod.